Black Lives: One person was shot and critically wounded in Charlotte, NC, during a second night of disturbances after the police killing of a black man in a parking lot while officers were looking to serve a warrant on someone …

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chief of Police William Bratton should do the one thing they would never dare do to fix the attitude of their police force. They should fire a thousand cops.   In the midst …

Nelson Mandela: Former South African President Nelson Mandela is being mourned not only as a great leader and peacemaker for South Africa, but for the world.  Mandela died at age 95 after months of illness.   He spent 27 years in …

Syria: Israeli jets yesterday hit two Syrian bases to destroy Russian missiles they say were intended for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is fighting in support of the Syrian regime. Israel has said it will do what’s necessary to …

Bugged: The US has been eavesdropping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal cell phone since 2002, according to an article in Der Spiegel. The publication says Merkel’s phone has been on an NSA bug list since before she became chancellor …

Stop: A federal judge ruled today that NY City’s random “stop and frisk” policy has violated the constitutional rights of tens of thousands of people. For years, NY police officers without cause have stopped and frisked young men, usually minorities, …