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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent ground troops into Gaza early Friday morning local time, in an effort to uproot Palestinian terrorists who have fired nearly 2,000 rockets at Israeli civilians over the past several days.

Los Angeles commuters should expect full-blown traffic jams — or “Obamajams” — once again, with President Barack Obama’s arrival in the area between Thursday evening and Friday morning, where he will be raising money for House and Senate candidates.

Rosie O’Donnell, an outspoken critic of Israeli military action against Hamas, was reportedly selling custom art of her perspective on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict. The longtime co-host of The View created 30 pieces of “limited edition” art, in a collection she

Sacramento Kings rookie guard Ben McLemore decided to weigh in on the events in Ferguson, Missouri in the Kings’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday by inscribing “RIP Mike Brown” on his shoe. Brown was shot and killed by

Josef Koudelka, the Czech-born photographer whose smuggled images defined the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet bloc in August 1968, is the focus of a visiting exhibition, Nationality Doubtful, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles through March 22, 2015.

Getty House, the Los Angeles mayoral mansion currently occupied by Mayor Eric Garcetti, uses approximately 2,100 gallons of water a day, five times the average amount of water used by other Los Angeles households. According to CBS Los Angeles, the

Iran arrested four journalists from the Isna news agency after they reported the acid attacks against women in Isfahan. Isna was one of the first to reach out to the attacked women. The reports caused international outrage. The four journalists

The commander of the U.S. Southern Command said al Qaeda raises “a lot of money” by allowing Latin American drug cartels to traffic cocaine into Europe through West Africa, explicitly associating the two enterprises. “We know that the cocaine that

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Saudis prepare for MERS and Ebola at Hajj Central African Republican government asks UN to lift arms embargo Saudis prepare for MERS and Ebola at Hajj Hajj in Mecca, 1920 (Getty) Saudis are preparing

On Saturday, the St. Louis Rams cut Michael Sam. According to ESPN, Sam did not make the 53-man roster but is still a candidate for the practice squad. Sam “officially hit waivers Saturday at 4 p.m. ET when all NFL

The Boston Red Sox landed Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes in a trade last month. Friday, they added another Cuban defector to their outfield.  The Sox signed vaunted centerfielder Rusney Castillo to a $72.5 million contract that will make him Boston’s

What can the New York Jets do to restore the mediocre franchise to past glory? Bring back Joe Namath? Okay. Call the New York Sack Exchange back into session? Sure. Encourage a Curtis Martin comeback? Yeah. But bring back Fireman

Attorney General Eric Holder criticized police forces for deploying military equipment and arresting journalists as riots continue to escalate in Ferguson, Missouri in response to the death of Michael Brown. Holder also criticized the violent protestors who were escalating the

In an interview with Juan Williams, Attorney General Eric Holder said he is, indeed, an activist attorney general and proud of it. “If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label,” said Holder.

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead off the final restart with three laps left and won Sunday to complete a season sweep at Pocono Raceway. Earnhardt held off the hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win for

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tiger Woods was stricken with more back pain Sunday and withdrew after eight holes at the Bridgestone Invitational. He struggled to even take off his golf shoes before being driven away to an uncertain future. In

The bases full in a one-run game already plays as high drama. But a peculiar, mid-at-bat defensive substitution in yesterday’s Tigers-Cubs game eclipsed the bases-loaded situation in the drama department. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus walked onto the field in the

Radio show host Laura Ingraham has recorded a robocall in support of Joe Carr in his primary challenge against Republican incumbent Senator Lamar Alexander. Ingraham explains that Carr “needs to be your next Republican senator,” citing the push for amnesty

Police in Scottsdale arrested Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker for “Super Extreme DUI” back in May. The sports media apparently just found out–about the arrest and the existence of a charge called “Super Extreme DUI.” The Arizona arrest came long

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Frank Thomas choked back tears, Joe Torre apologized for leaving people out of his speech and Tony La Russa said he felt uneasy. Being enshrined in the Hall of Fame can have those effects, even on

San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum has no-hit the Padres twice since last July. An assortment of Chicago Cubs pitchers eight-hit San Diego in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game. Fifteen Padres players stepped to the plate in the inning,

Tel Aviv, Israel– Two IDF soldiers, Major Amotz Greenberg and Sgt. Adar Barsano, were killed after Hamas jihadis emerged from a tunnel in Israeli territory and fired on their patrol unit. Three IDF soldiers have been killed since the Israeli

Breitbart News has learned that conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham will campaign for Joe Carr, who is challenging Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) in an August primary, at a “Restore America” rally on July 22 in Nashville.  After she helped

Nearly a half century separates Joey Logano from Morgan Shepherd. On Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, daylight didn’t even separate the pair. Logano, in second place on Sunday, saw his hopes to win, place, or show dashed when he

The Associated Press is reporting that lawsuits brought by the Department of Justice, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, and the American Civil Liberties Union against a North Carolina voter ID law will go to trial in 2015. The

The Fourth of July means hot dogs, fireworks, and patriotism. Joey Chestnut combined all three in Coney Island. First came the fireworks. The competitive food-eating champion proposed to girlfriend Neslie Ricasa immediately prior to defending his hot-dog-eating title. The sequence

The Los Angeles Times reports that the National Weather Service announced on Thursday that California’s drought is getting worse and worse. In June, almost four-fifths of the state was labeled as suffering “extreme” drought conditions–and in those areas, the most

Mario “Il Falco” Ferri wasn’t as daring as Fan Man or as visually arresting as Morganna. But for putting the spectacle in spectator sport, he deserves the praise of the planet. In his latest stunt, Ferri raced onto the field uninvited

Georges St. Pierre calls a letter he signed in support of a convicted drug trafficker a “mistake” and apologized “unconditionally” to any offended. The former UFC welterweight champion has long been a loud voice against the use of performance enhancing

The Cleveland Cavaliers took their nickname from England. They grabbed their new coach from Israel. The Cavaliers have hired Dave Blatt, according to Yahoo! Sports. The four-year deal reportedly could award the NBA rookie coach $20 million. Blatt led Macabbi

On Thursday, June 19th, I rode every single bus in the “Big Blue Bus” system run by the City of Santa Monica, California. That’s 18 individual bus lines (a nineteenth, which serves Santa Monica College, has closed for the summer). I

On Thursday, June 19th, I rode every single bus in the “Big Blue Bus” system run by the City of Santa Monica, California. That’s 18 individual bus lines (a nineteenth, which serves Santa Monica College, has closed for the summer). I

Robin van Persie starred with a brace as the Netherlands gained revenge for their final defeat in South Africa by thrashing champions Spain 5-1 at the World Cup in Salvador on Friday. Arjen Robben also scored a brace with Stefan

Brazil said the stadiums for the 2014 World Cup would be finished, but pictures show Manaus’s Amazonia Arena incomplete and its field in very poor condition. England plays Italy at the arena on Saturday. The arena cost over $290 million

Citing secret waiting lists and possible “criminal wrongdoing” a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Justice Department to open up a criminal probe into the Veterans Affairs scandal. According to reports, the “letter to Attorney General Eric