Anti-Jewish attacks in Europe: Keep it in perspective
I was visiting from Europe, where terrorism was a fact of life, and I was scared. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Europe, and even beyond, far-left and far-right extremists,…
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John Wall: ‘When I Have A Guy One-On-One Guarding Me, I Feel Like He’s At My Mercy’
Call it a coming-out party for John Wall. The 24-year-old Washington Wizards point guard and former No. 1 overall pick is enjoying his best season to date, posting career highs…
Bulls Derrick Rose Out, To Undergo Knee Surgery
Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee. – The Bulls say a timetable for his return will be determined after…
Spain arrests 4 people suspected of recruiting for ISIS
But on Tuesday, Spain’s Civil Guard forces arrested four suspects in different parts of the country suspected of recruiting for ISIS, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. – The…
Coast Guard Rescues Australian Fishing Vessel In Antarctica
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued the crew of a ship that was trapped in the Antarctic ice for nearly a week. The Antarctic Chieftain, a 207-foot Australian-flagged fishing vessel,…
U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker frees boat stranded near Antarctica
‘The situation was dire,” said Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy. “Had the Polar Star not reached the Chieftain, it would have had to winter in the ice.” –…
Coast Guard dispatched to help free ship stranded in ice
“The seas of Antarctica are treacherous and unforgiving,” U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Charles Ray said in a press release out Wednesday night from the Coast Guard. “This incident is…
Ferguson Mayor: Governor Refused National Guard Deployment Amid Unrest
The mayor of Ferguson said Wednesday that he had tried in vain to urge Gov. Jay Nixon to deploy the National Guard in his town as people burned and looted…
Cops Called To Brown’s Home Week Before She Was Found In Tub
One of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s neighbors reported a domestic dispute at her address the week before she was found face-down in a bathtub, according to a 911 call released Tuesday….
Migrants Die After Rescue by Italy’s Coast Guard
ROME — Twenty-nine migrants who were rescued alive in rough seas off the Libyan coast died before the Italian Coast Guard could get them to shore, officials said on Monday….
Coast Guard Rescues Dog From Icy Waters In Michigan
The morning meeting at the Frankfort Coast Guard station in Michigan was interrupted on Tuesday when someone noticed a dog plunge into the icy waters of a channel between Lake…
‘Super Drunk’ Cop Takes Plea Deal
A Michigan cop who was so drunk that he couldn’t remember ripping through a guard rail in his truck took a plea deal Tuesday for a lesser misdemeanor charge. Bryan…
This Is An Essay About A Fat Woman Being Loved And Getting Laid
Let me give you some numbers that I’m supposed to guard with my life. I’m 5-foot-3-inches and somewhere north of 300 pounds, though I couldn’t tell you exactly where. I’m…
Warriors’ Klay Thompson Scores NBA-Record 37 Points In Quarter
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has set an NBA record for the highest-scoring quarter in league history, getting 37 in the third against the Sacramento Kings. – Carmelo Anthony…
McDonald’s Suspends Security Guard For Telling Gay Couple To Stop Kissing
A security guard at a British McDonald’s franchise has been suspended after he told two gay men to stop kissing because they were “making people feel uncomfortable.” – While attitudes…
Eleven rescued as vessel carrying 75,000 gallons of fuel sinks off Hawaii coast
“Mayday, mayday, mayday.” A radio recording released by the Coast Guard established the moment an officer sent a distress call to the base. “Approximately two and half miles west of…
Stranded migrant vessel arrives in Italian port
Francesco Perrotti, the harbormaster in Corigliano Calabro, said 360 migrants were found on the cargo ship Ezadeen74 under 18 years of age and four pregnant. The Red Cross arrived to…