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Sunday Biker Gang Shooting Leaves Nine Dead, Several Injured WACO: (May 17, 2015) Three rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and several were injured. Waco...

The other side of the "Stupid, Dumb, and Just Plain Ignorant Cop" thread. Officer Benjamin Blair: No Reason To Shoot In contrast to the facile, often nonsensical, excuses offered to justify the needless shooting, killing, someone who fails to comply with an officer’s lawful command...

Hidden camera catches student pouring Windex into her roommates’ food By Peter Holley, May 5 After weeks of intense fighting, Hayley King’s roommates tried to kick her out of their off-campus apartment near the University of South Carolina. When that didn’t work, they would later...

Bill O’Reilly blames rap music for the decline of organized religion. That makes no sense. Bill O’Reilly blames rap music for the decline of organized religion. That makes no sense. - The Washington Post I invite all the wingnuts here to support Billo on this one. Show us how crazy you...

N. Korean military chief executed, South’s spies say By Anna Fifield, and Yoonjung Seo May 12 at 10:32 PM TOKYO — North Korea’s equivalent of a defense minister has been executed by anti-aircraft gun for insubordination and treason — including for sleeping during a meeting where...

Tex. bill would bar local officials from issuing same-sex-marriage licenses By Sandhya Somashekhar May 11 Texas Republicans are pushing legislation to bar local officials from granting same-sex couples licenses to marry, launching a preemptive strike against a possible U.S. Supreme Court...

I commend all involved, cops, DA, and protestors, for doing this right. White officer will not be charged in Wisconsin shooting By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A white Wisconsin police officer won't be charged for fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man, a prosecutor...

Who gives anything to poor Tom? whom the foul fiend hath led through fire and through flame, through ford and whirlpool, o'er bog and quagmire; that hath laid knives under his pillow and halters in his pew, set ratsbane by his porridge, made him proud of heart, to ride on a bay trotting horse...

I've said it before, I'll say it again: All y'all ground pounders can plink away with your M4s as long as you like. The party don't really get started til the zoomie pulls out his radio. These U.S. airmen refused to be taken hostage in Afghanistan. Now they’ll get valor awards. These U.S...

Governor asks Texas State Guard to monitor SOCOM exercise By Kyle Jahner, Staff writer3:24 p.m. EDT April 30, 2015 Concerns from citizens prompted the governor of Texas to ask the Texas State Guard to keep an eye on a U.S. military exercise, one that some fringe websites regard as...

I’m Canadian. Here’s what happened when I tried to work legally in America. By Peter Britton May 7 Peter Britton lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard the American axiom, “Play by the rules and you get rewarded; break the rules and you get...

The ferocious Man of Steel Troy Polamalu and the incredible Baltimore Ballhawk Ed Reed have both announced their retirements. It will be a long, long time before we see the like of these two again.

Fox News erroneously reports that police in Baltimore shot man By Paul Farhi May 4 Fox News erroneously reported that Baltimore police shot a man Monday in the same neighborhood where unrest broke out last week — a mistake quickly corrected by the news network. The midafternoon...

Speaking of prison inmates: "But many are victims of legal and social injustice, inadequately provided for by the public assistance system, and over-prosecuted and vengefully sentenced. The greater competitiveness of the world makes the failures of American education, social services and...

JUDGE FINDS CHICAGO COP DANTE SERVIN NOT GUILTY; COURTROOM EXPLODEs By Diane Pathieu and Michelle Gallardo Tuesday, April 21, 2015 CHICAGO (WLS) -- After just four days, a judge found Chicago Police Officer Dante Servin not guilty on charges he shot and killed Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old...

Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex marriage case: Highlights from oral arguments - The Washington Post OK, 1. Who cares? "Intent to demean" has NEVER been part of equal protection analysis. 2. Yes, these states seek to demean gay people. Just like states that passed...

The new argument against gay equality: Same-sex marriage kills By Dana MilbankOpinion writerApril 20 As the Supreme Court prepares to take up same-sex marriage next week, conservative scholars have produced a last-ditch argument to keep the scourge of homosexual unions from spreading...

Seriously, you gotta read this. When a veteran who posed nude for Playboy seizes (steals) an American flag from black students protesting racism, it's pretty much an internet meme. Except that no contrived scenario could possibly be this crazy. All they need is a Muslim. Playboy-posing...

This may be the best single, do-able tax idea in a generation. Conservatives and the makers of TurboTax want to keep your taxes difficult By James Downie April 15 How long did it take you to do your taxes this year? Hours? Days? Or did you pay someone to do it for you? Every year, millions...

Carly Fiorina, pink nail polish and sexism By Jonathan CapehartApril 16 Carly Fiorina was rather impressive fielding pointed questions from beltway reporters taking their measure of her. The potential aspirant for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination held forth on Iran, religious...