A simple twist of fate has set President Obama’s second Inaugural Address for January 21, the same day as the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Obama made no mention of King during the Inauguration four years ago — but
Gun ownership in Australia has soaredsince the Australian Government enacted strict gun control laws in 1996. Although more than 1 million firearms were handed over for destruction during the Howard Governments gun buyback scheme, it has been revealed that gun imports into
An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered a way to turn the HIV virus against itself in human cells in the laboratory, in an important advance in the quest for an AIDS cure. David Harrich from the Queensland Institute
The family of a teenager killed by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has reacted angrily after a probe into police’s slow response to the July 2011 twin attacks was dropped. “Apparently, no one will ever learn from the grave
Obama was pictured in a “staged” scene with children at the White House, signing various gun laws into legislation. Scurrilous stuff, it’s a form of kiddie porn using children for propaganda like that. It’s very disturbing. It assails the nostrils
Vowing to “put everything into this”, President Barack Obama today unveiled the most sweeping proposals in two decades to tighten gun control in the US, including universal background checks on anyone trying to buy a gun, and a renewed ban
A growing number of American workers are tapping their retirement savings accounts before they retire, due to economic distress. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that more than one in four workers with 401(k) and other retirement plans are cashing them out or taking out loans
A group of teenagers huddles under the grey London sky. It is 4pm and the light is just beginning to fade. The group is well dressed – in Nike, Adidas, Sean John – and they mutter to each other in
This is odd. Take a look at this map of America at night. As you’d expect, the cities are ablaze, the Great Lakes and the oceans dark, but if you look at the center, where the eastern lights give way
