Shrapnel Suicide Bomb Used in Airport Attack That Kills 35

Shrapnel Suicide Bomb Used in Airport Attack That Kills 35

Moscow….“The airport was caught in a moment of disarray,” Leonid Koshelev, head of the National Association of Business Aviation, told RT. “There were a lot of thing happening in Domodedovo around the New Year. So the airport was concentrating on those things, dealing with the crisis. Now, in the middle of all these concerns, the […]

Arizona Shootings: Twenty-Eight States Have Submitted Fewer Than 100 Mental Health Records to Background Check Database for Gun Sales

NEW YORK — The Tucson shooter, Jared Loughner, bought a shotgun and passed a background check less than a year after he was rejected from the Army in 2008 for habitual drug use.  He should have failed the shotgun background check, but he didn’t because his record wasn’t in the National Instant Criminal Background Check […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Tax Cuts Kicking In

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Tax Cuts Kicking In

The President touts the new benefits coming from the tax cut compromise for any business large or small, tens of millions of workers and families, and the economy itself….. WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama looked forward to how the tax cut package he signed into law in December will benefit millions of […]

President Obama’s New Year Address, Full Speech and Video

President Obama’s New Year Address, Full Speech and Video

Washington, DC…Hello, everybody. As we close the books on one year and begin another, I wanted to take a moment today to wish you a very Happy New Year and talk a little bit about the year that lies ahead. At the start of 2011, we’re still just emerging from a once-in-a-lifetime recession that’s taken […]

One in Ten Drivers Admit They May Have Driven Drunk, Finds AAA Foundation Study

One in Ten Drivers Admit They May Have Driven Drunk, Finds AAA Foundation Study

Washington, DC..Although filled with merriment, the holidays also harbor many dangers, including drunk drivers. Drinking and driving is viewed as a very serious threat by 87 percent of drivers and the related social disapproval is almost universal. However, new data recently released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that one in ten drivers […]

U.S. Census Bureau Announces 2010 Census Population Counts — Nevada Gains 4 Seats, California Holds Steady

U.S. Census Bureau Announces 2010 Census Population Counts — Nevada Gains 4 Seats, California Holds Steady

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2010 Census showed the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538. The resident population represented an increase of 9.7 percent over the 2000 U.S. resident population of 281,421,906. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Acting Commerce Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank and Census Bureau […]

Project Blue Light Continues Through Month of December to Honor Fallen Officers

Project Blue Light Continues Through Month of December to Honor Fallen Officers

Placer County, CA…The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents and businesses throughout Placer County to continue to display blue lights during the month of December in honor of Project Blue Light. Project Blue Light is observed nationally every year to serve as a memorial to fallen law enforcement officers. Communities are asked to display […]

President Signs Compromise Tax Bill

President Signs Compromise Tax Bill

Washington, DC…South Court Auditorium, 4:00 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very, very much. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a — I wasn’t going say, a big deal, but an important deal. (Laughter.) I can no longer say “big deal.” (Laughter.) Thank god, my mother wasn’t around. The famed 18th […]

Congress Pushes Through Tax Compromise and Unemployment Extensions

Congress Pushes Through Tax Compromise and Unemployment Extensions

Washington, DC…Tonight, Congress passed the compromise tax bill to send it on to the President’s desk. The compromise extends most of the Bush era tax cuts and also extends jobless benefits for the unemployed. Still on the plate for the outgoing Democratic controlled congress is an effort to push through a huge spending bill on […]