Over 100 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died on Gaza’s bloodiest day yet
The Gaza Strip suffered through the bloodiest day of the two-week conflict between Hamas and Israel on Sunday. The Israeli military escalated its assault in
Month: July 2014
Israel steps up its ground offensive while Hamas steps up its rocket barrages
Israeli military forces are pressing ahead with the country’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip where Palestinian militants have been continuously firing rockets deep in
Obama to meet with Central American leaders to discuss border crisis
President Barack Obama will be meeting with the leaders of the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador next week to discuss cooperation
Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban has been ruled unconstitutional
The same-sex marriage movement landed a minor victory on Friday as a federal appeals court ruled that Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. While the
Obama condemns Russia for the downed plane in Ukraine
President Barack Obama has demanded that Russia stop supporting pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down by a surface-to-air missile
Discussions about Iran’s nuclear program have been extended by four months
Iran and six world powers have agreed to extend discussions about Tehran’s nuclear program until the 25th of November. The six countries had hoped to
Obama to sign executive orders that protect gay federal employees
President Barack Obama has announced plans to sign executive orders on Monday that will prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender people who are working for
A great white shark killed itself by choking on a sea lion
A great white shark washed up on a beach near the small, western Australian town of Geraldton on Monday. The 13-foot shark was found dead
The world’s oldest edible ham has turned 112-years-old
A cured ham in the United States celebrated its 112th birthday this week, making it potentially the oldest cured ham in the world. First cured
A TSA agent thought the District of Columbia was a foreign country
The United States is comprised of fifty states and the District of Columbia, which is the nation’s capital. This is something that the vast majority