Tornadoes Reported from Texas to Illinois in Three-Hour SpanTornadoes were reported from Texas to Illinois late Thursday with the region also battered by high winds and baseball-sized hail. Meteorologists received eight reports of twisters touching down during a three-hour period, according to the National Weather Service
Mob rule: Mozilla CEO forced out over $1000 Prop 8 donation made six years agoFormer Mozilla Corporation CEO Brendan Eich learned that the hard way today. He’s the “former” CEO because he was forced out by an angry mob. The mob was angry because he made a $1000 donation supporting California’s Proposition 8, which banned
Jeb Bush: Is GOP elite drafting him for 2016?Jeb Bush appears to be faring well in Republicans’ so-called ‘invisible primary,’ amid growing concerns among big party donors and establishment officials about Chris Christie and Rand Paul. Please not Bush or Christie or Bohner, or any other RHINOs…
The French Trains were on the Wrong TrackMemory can be painful, even extremely painful. The death on March 8, 2014 of 93-year-old Leo Bretholz has evoked memories of a still painful and controversial issue in wartime France. His small role in history and in current lawsuits in Maryland resulted from his action on November 5,
U.S. Government Keeps Death Ray Under Wraps?A criminal case in Albany, New York may soon have a layer of secrecy as the trial of Glendon Scott Crawford, the inventor of a purported mobile X-ray weapon intended to harm religious minorities, begins to move forward. Using undercover agents, the FBI interacted with Crawford and mounted a
US Army Fort Hood murder-suicide: Soldier kills three A soldier shot dead three colleagues and injured 16 others at the US Army’s Fort Hood base in Texas before killing himself, the military says. US media named the suspect as Ivan Lopez, 34, although his identity has not been officially confirmed. The gunman had served in
‘Electronic Skin’ Tracks Vitals, Delivers Meds and Reports DataA new multifunctional wearable device, described as “electronic skin” that can not only take vital signs but deliver medications when needed, is taking previous reports of flexible, paper-thin electronic devices that stick onto patients to the next level.
The U.S.-Russia Fight Has Entered Space…NASA has suspended contact with Russian government representatives, The Verge reports, citing Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Arielle Duhaime-Ross writes: In an internal NASA memorandum…NASA said that the suspension includes travel to Russia, teleconferences, and visits by Russian government officials to NASA facilities. NASA is even suspending the exchange of emails
DOJ silent on spy chief investigation Months after requesting an investigation into Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for lying to Congress, lawmakers have yet to get an update from the Justice Department. Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the original author of the Patriot Act, and six other House Republicans called for a criminal probe into
