John Conyers faces ethics investigation after $27K settlement with staffer who ‘refused his sexual advances’
Lawmakers are calling for an ethics investigation into Michigan Congressman John Conyers after a report that he reached a settlement with a staffer who said she was fired because she rejected his sexual advances. Buzzfeed More...
Georgia teen Ayvani Perez abduction case update: Mother’s live-in boyfriend involved
Ayvani Hope Perez Georgia teen, Ayvani Perez made national headlines when she was abducted from her family home at gun point by two men on September 17. About 36 hours after the abduction the 17-year-old was dropped More...
Georgia teen, Ayvani Hope Perez, found in good health, suspects in custody
Ayvani Hope Perez Georgia teen, Ayvani Hope Perez, who was kidnapped from her home by two gunmen on Tuesday has been found, officials said. The incident happened in Ellenwood, a suburb of Atlanta, during a home More...
US House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to ramp up sanctions on Iran
Just days prior to the inauguration of new Iranian President Hassan Rohani, the US House of Representatives voted to approve a new round of sanctions by a vote of 400-20 Wednesday. Image/CIA The bill, Nuclear More...
House vote on defunding NSA surveillance program falls short
The House voted down an amendment Wednesday to its version of the Department of Defense’s 2014 budget that would have banned funding to NSA surveillance programs such as PRISM by a slim 12 vote margin. The amendment, More...
Ron and Rand Paul among most conservative in 112th Congress according to the ‘DW-NOMINATE’ statistical method
Photo/US Congress Texas Congressman Ron Paul (R) and his son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) were ranked as two of the most conservative members of the 112th Congress based on data from statistical method known More...
Muslims rally in Dearborn Michigan to limit free speech
Muslim activists in Dearborn, Michigan called for putting limits on American free speech at a Dearborn rally on Friday. Osama Siblani, Arab American News publisher “There is a need for deterrent legal measures More...
3 US Soldiers murder by Afghan forces during fake dinner
A senior U.S. Army soldier was killed along with a couple of majors by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, and three special forces soldiers were gunned down by an Afghan commander who had won their trust and invited More...
Who stood by Charles Rangel, voting against censure
CrainsNew York.com writes: “On the darkest day of his four decades in Congress, Rep. Charles Rangel found a friend in Republican colleague Peter King of Long Island, who crossed party lines last week to vote More...
