BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber instructor in Iraq accidently set off his own explosives during a training on Monday, killing himself and his entire class of would-be terrorists. The Iraqi instructor was teaching a class at a camp in the Sunni region of the country, north of Baghdad, when the bomb was detonated. A total of 21 suicide bombers […]
SYDNEY — A couple in Australia is refusing their doctor’s recommendations to obtain an abortion after they discovered that their unborn baby has a rare condition that results in the development of two brains and two faces on the same skull. Renee Young and Simon Howie have seven children, and were excited about their new […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is announcing its disappointment after North Korean officials again rescinded an invitation to discuss the release of an American missionary sentenced to fifteen years hard labor in the country. “We are deeply disappointed by the DPRK [North Korean] decision–for a second time–to rescind its invitation for ambassador [Robert] King […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Saturday that he planned to expand federal benefits to same-sex ‘couples,’ following last year’s Supreme Court ruling regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). “In every courthouse, in every proceeding and in every place where a member of the Department of Justice stands on behalf of […]
BELGIUM – Lawmakers in Belgium are expected to approve legislation this week that will allow doctors to euthanize children. Last month, the Belgian Senate voted 50-17 in favor of a bill that would allow terminally ill children to request euthanization. Belgium’s lower legislative house will vote on the legislation Thursday. Analysts say the lower house […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The attorney general of North Carolina has decided to appeal a federal court ruling that recently struck down the state’s ultrasound abortion law despite his personal opposition to the requirement. “While I oppose laws like this that force the state into women’s medical decisions, the state will appeal this ruling because legitimate […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, also known as the ‘Ten Commandments Judge,’ has proposed the passage of a federal constitutional amendment that would enshrine marriage as being between a man and a woman. “Nothing in this Constitution or in the constitution or laws of any state shall define or […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — An 18-year-old Florida man is crediting an ‘act of God’ for his survival after he was beaten and bitten this past week by a naked attacker who had gone on a wild rampage in the public streets. “Somehow I survived it. It had to be an act of God,” Tony Grein […]
VICTORIA, Canada — A Canadian man whose pregnant wife has been declared brain dead has raised over $140,000 in his desire to keep his wife on life support until their baby is able to be delivered. Robyn Benson, 32, collapsed on December 28th after complaining of severe head pain. It was later discovered that she […]
LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — Officials in a Florida county have denied an application to erect an atheist monument near a Ten Commandments display at the county courthouse. The group Williston Atheists had submitted an application last month to Levy County officials to place the 1,500 pound granite bench on the grounds. However, in considering the […]