Robert Bates, Oklahoma volunteer cop, found guilty of manslaughter

A bumbling Tulsa County Sheriff’s Officer volunteer who killed an unarmed suspect after mistaking a gun for a Taser has Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: Retired House Speaker John Boehner rips into Ted Cruz

“Lucifer in the flesh. I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have Continue reading →

“Caligula’s ass” and an uninspiring Status Quo Candidate: The U.S. 2016 Election shapes-up

By Robert A. Vella With Donald Trump’s sweep of five northeastern states in primary elections held yesterday (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Continue reading →

Missouri legislature rejects federal Medicaid money in Republican war against Planned Parenthood

… federal Medicaid money that the state was getting was already prevented by law from being used for elective abortion Continue reading →

Atheist pastor sparks debate by ‘irritating the church into the 21st century’

Can a minister in a Christian church be an atheist? That’s the question facing the United church of Canada as Continue reading →

Turkey’s Seizure of Churches and Land Alarms Armenians

ISTANBUL — The Turkish government has seized the historic Armenian Surp Giragos Church, a number of other churches and large Continue reading →

Early analysis of Seattle’s $15 wage law: Effect on prices minimal one year after implementation

Most Seattle employers surveyed in a University of Washington-led study said in 2015 that they expected to raise prices on Continue reading →

Drug makers spend big to fight California price control referendum

Drug companies are expected to pour $100 million into an effort to squash the referendum in what will be a Continue reading →