Abortion rates in Indiana continue to decline, as there were 1,000 fewer recorded abortions in 2013 than in 2011. “A recent report by the State Department of Health says 1,000 fewer Indiana women had abortions in 2013 than in 2011,”
While the world attempted to figure out why a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 human beings went down over a war zone in Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki took to Twitter to discuss lighter matters. In the midst of
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration criticized Israel on Thursday for failing to do all it can to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza during cross-border attacks as Israel and Hamas consider a cease-fire agreement. Noting the deaths a day earlier
Tuesday at the daily press briefing, State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki was questioned by CNN reporter Elise Labott about the “explosion of Islamic extremists” around the world being a “direct result of U.S. foreign policy.” Psaki said she refutes that
Tel Aviv, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces left voice messages with 100,000 citizens of the Gaza Strip’s north, telling them to “evacuate for the sake of your safety by 8:00 a.m.” Wednesday, or 1:00 a.m. Eastern time. On Tuesday, Hamas
A five-year-old child in the Afghan city of Herat died this week after being the victim of a gang rape, from which he sustained fatal injuries. The incident has triggered another wave of outrage in the nation, which has struggled
The Republican primary for Governor is heating up with ads from the candidates and unaffiliated organizations. Over the weekend a columnist for The Arizona Republic lamented that so far it was a “sorry set” of ads. But, his reasoning for
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) —Forty undocumented immigrants were deported to Honduras from a New Mexico detention facility Monday, the first since a spike in Central American immigrants became a burgeoning political crisis in recent months. The Department of Homeland Security
President Obama is not responsible for every conflict on the planet; he has nothing to do with the ongoing battles in Sudan or Somalia, for example. But the Obama administration is almost solely responsible for the latest outbreak of violence
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday morning into the sea off its east coast, a South Korean defense official said, in a continuation of a recent series of missile and rocket test launches.
JERUSALEM (AP) — With rockets raining deep inside Israel, the military pummeled Palestinian targets Wednesday across the Gaza Strip and threatened a broad ground offensive, while the first diplomatic efforts to end two days of heavy fighting got underway. Egypt,
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson argued Wednesday that there are more cost-effective and efficient ways to confront the ongoing border crisis than President Obama’s emergency funding request for $3.7 billion to be dispersed across multiple agencies. “The $300 million dollar
Under the Obama administration, embassy construction costs have exploded even while security – a major issue in the Benghazi scandal – has grown worse. Now we know why. A video released by the State Department in 2012 shows exhibits the
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stated in an interview on Tuesday’s broadcast of the “Michael Medved Show” that the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas is potentially receiving U.S. taxpayer dollars. He stated that “several hundred million dollars” in foreign aid a year
Tuesday at the State Department press briefing, spokeswoman Jen Psaki dismissed the notion that ties exist between the declared-terrorist organization Hamas and the Palestinian government. Psaki was asked if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had any ties to Hamas’ aggression, to
The scandal surrounding Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) roared back to life late Monday evening with a new report from the Washington Post in which the senator’s attorney accuses the Cuban government of planting negative stories
The White House is requesting 3.7 billion in emergency appropriations from Congress to deal with the influx of tens of thousands unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors and family units from Central America at the southern border The amount the Obama administration
At 1:22 a.m. local time Tuesday, Israel officially declared that a military operation – Operation Protective Edge – was underway to respond to the rocket attacks carried out by Hamas, a terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip. According to a senior
The Los Angeles Times reports that looters of ancient Maidu tribal sites are having a field day, as the California drought leaves water levels plunging to reveal hitherto hidden artifacts. As a result, monitoring areas that hold the artifacts has
The Venezuelan socialist government is attempting to sidle up to the United States and potentially reopen trade negotiations, according to one report. The United States will be sending Lee McClenny, currently the deputy chief of Mission of America’s embassy in
America’s credibility in the world is at risk due to President Barack Obama’s failure to keep U.S. commitments to protect Iranian dissidents, a distinguished bipartisan group of top foreign policy and military leaders declared in a letter to the White
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security. There is no indication that such a bomb has been created or that there’s
The nearly 500 American troops sent to Baghdad to bolster security for the US embassy are equipped with Apache attack helicopters and small unarmed surveillance drones, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. President Barack Obama on Monday ordered 200 additional troops to
As ISIS uses Twitter to further its reach, “Anonymous” and the U.S. State Department are targeting the “social-media campaign” in an effort to stifle it. According to the National Journal, ISIS has used Twitter extensively “to amplify its presence” over time.
Iraq’s leadership was under increased pressure Wednesday to form a new government to deal with a Sunni militant onslaught that has threatened to tear the country apart, after parliament’s first session ended in disarray. Following a break called to calm
Despite sustaining a powerful hashtag diplomacy attack from the Obama Administration – in which everyone from State Department spokespersons to the First Lady took pictures of themselves holding up #BringBackOurGirls placards and looking sad – the Nigerian Islamist group known
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki responded to the murder of three innocent Israeli teens with what some may interpret as complete tone deafness. She urged “continued security cooperation” between Israelis and Palestinians despite “the tragedy and the enormous pain on
On Thursday, the state Department of Motor Vehicles held a hearing in Oakland on Assembly Bill 60, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in October granting illegal aliens a right to a California driver’s license. For those at the hearing who
In response to Meriam Ibrahim update: Free again: According to the Daily Mail, the government in Sudan relented once again due to international pressure and released Meriam from jail, where she had been for the last 48 hours. The Christian
The Associated Press reported that Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim and her family were set free again, about two hours ago. Let’s see if it holds up this time. I wouldn’t assume she’s out of trouble until she’s out of Sudan.
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for apostasy was overturned was freed again on Thursday after being detained on accusations of forging travel documents. Eman Abdul-Rahman, the lawyer for 27-year-old Mariam Ibrahim, told The Associated
In response to Report: Meriam Ibrahim Free Again : Sad to say, the reports of Meriam Ibrahim slipping the noose (and I mean that literally) appear to have been overly optimistic. As of Wednesday afternoon, she was still in custody.
The Hamas abduction of three Israeli teenagers last week has elicited impressive solidarity all across Israeli society. But Israelis are also paying close attention to the reactions from near and far to this terror crime, and they are not impressed.
On June 23, 2014, Sudanese Christian Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, who had been sentenced to death by a Shariah court in Khartoum, was cleared of all charges by the Appeals Court and freed. Today, while the world was still reacting with
From watching some of the media coverage of the mass influx of illegal immigrants at our southern border, one might come away thinking this is some sort of natural disaster – an “act of God” like a hurricane or earthquake
BAGHDAD, June 24 (UPI) — Islamist militants in Iraq have taken full control of the largest oil refinery in the country, though the government said Tuesday the claims are false. The BBC reported Tuesday a “reliable source” has said militants
Last Thursday the State Department hosted its now annual Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies Pride day. One of the speakers was journalist and LGBT activist Masha Gessen, who has been an outspoken critic of the Russian government on
Kenneth Timmerman’s new book, Dark Forces: The Truth about What Happened in Benghazi, focuses on far more than just the events that occurred during the storming of the American consulate in Libya by Islamic jihadists on September 11 2011. According
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor is calling for an end to refugee resettlement in his city, saying Somali families are putting pressure on already strained services in Springfield, a onetime industrial center where nearly a third of the
With tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the border, House Speaker John Boehner called on President Obama to “immediately deploy the National Guard to our southern border” Friday. In a firm letter to Obama, Boehner — who has blamed
