Category: National news
Photos From The Bomb Explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon
Very little confirmed details are currently available, but what we do know is that two separate bombs exploded from inside and near The Fairmont Copley Plazam Hotel in Boston, right at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The explosives were reported as to have originated from a trash can. The first explosion occurred [...]
Former drug addict Christopher Knafelc saves Philadelphian man who fell on the tracks
Christopher Knafelc, 32 years old and a former drug addict, didn’t expect he’d become a hero on March 28th, Thursday, after he saved a man who fell on the tracks at a north Philadelphia train station. Witnesses said he jumped off the platform instinctively without even thinking of his safety after seeing a person needs [...]
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: Hagel Is the Right Choice
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that the attack in Benghazi could not have been prevented because the United States simply did not have the time to respond. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel has received Panetta’s backing as his successor. Hagel has just recently emerged form an intense confirmation hearing before Republicans. While Panetta has said [...]
Chuck Hagel: Barrage of Criticism at Confirmation
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel faced intense questions from Republicans at his confirmation hearing recently, including questions about his foreign policy decisions towards key Middle East countries such as Iraq and Israel. The ex-Nebraska Republican senator was forced under question to answer to statements he has made in the past, such as comments he made [...]
NRA and Background Checks: What Has Changed?
On Thursday, NRA board member and ex-president Sandy Froman affirmed that the NRA has changed its position on criminal background checks for gun sales. When Wayne LaPierre testified before the House Judiciary Committee in 1999, he argued that “we think it’s reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun [...]
Gun Violence: Teen Inaugural Performer Shot in Chicago Park
As the debate on gun control and gun violence rages on, yet another gun violence tragedy has struck and has the nation talking. A teen that performed around President Obama’s inauguration was shot in a park last week in Chicago, and it has quickly made national news. “She was an honor student and a majorette,” [...]
Paul Ryan: Obama Just Wants to Fight Republicans
On Sunday Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and Vice Presidential candidate in the 2012 election accused President Obama of ignoring the country’s financial problems in favor of fighting with Republicans. “When you saw his speech, say, at the inauguration, it leads us to conclude that he’s not looking to moderate, that he’s not looking [...]
Gun Control in Chicago: How Effective Is It?
Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Gun shops are illegal, and there is no provision to allow citizens to open carry. At one point the Supreme Court decided that Chicago could not ban all handguns the way it had for decades. Despite such strict regulations, though, Chicago faces huge amounts [...]
Wayne LaPierre of the NRA: Blame Violent People, Not Guns
The NRA is set to argue that stricter gun regulations are not the answer to dealing with violent crime in America, but rather that violent people need to be dealt with more directly. They are going before a Senate committee to make their case. “While we’re ready to participate in a meaningful effort to solve [...]
Immigration Reform: Senate Unveils Plan
In a move that shows just how important and vocal the Hispanic population has become in America, a group of Democrats and Republicans announced Monday that they will move forward in submitting legislation that helps give 11 million illegal immigrants a better shot at becoming citizens. This has become the political reality of the social [...]