Year: 2014

Rosemary Anderson, 57, is on the hook for $152,000 in student loans she took out 20 years ago.  The divorced mother of two grown daughters represents a growing number of older Americans with student debt. […]

‘A British private security company that has been accused of numerous human rights violations has been handed a $118 million deal by the Pentagon to provide “operating support services” for the Guantanamo Bay naval base […]

Yahoo!News today issued an interesting report about a humoid-looking figure on the moon: “In this age of big surveillance and miniature satellites, there is an idea that—once we are able to track everything around us—the […]

‘Police probing historic sex abuse claims against Sir Cliff Richard say “a number of people” have come forward with new information following Thursday’s search of his home. The singer’s Berkshire penthouse was scoured for five […]

‘The Port of Oakland, California is one of the busiest shipping ports in the United States. On 16 August, it will also be a flashpoint of the growing global movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions […]

‘Russia’s , has denied Kiev’s report that it “destroyed the Russian military column” which allegedly crossed into Ukraine, saying that no such column ever existed. “No Russian military column that allegedly crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border […]

‘Despite the Supreme Court having ruled that videotaping police is legal and protected by the 1st Amendment, citizens all across the country continue to be arrested, charged, and abused by police for doing so. Generally […]

Reuters: Ukraine said its forces had attacked and partly destroyed a Russian armoured column that entered Ukrainian territory overnight, a firefight which if confirmed would mark a dramatic worsening of the conflict. Russia’s government denied […]

‘Police in Washington State are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid accidentally telling the bad guys what officers are doing. The “TweetSmart” campaign began in late July by a […]

‘The fighting is barely over in the latest Gaza war, with a five-day cease-fire taking hold on Thursday, but attention has already shifted to the legal battlefield as Israel gears up to defend itself against […]