On Saturday, the Pentagon announced that the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush will to be moved from the North Arabian Sea to the Arabian Gulf in order to provide President Obama with "additional flexibility" in Iraq.
More than 1,000 demonstrators demanding changes in gun control laws marched on the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Almost 100 from Newtown, Connecticut, were in attendance as well.
The three teenage boys were last heard from on Thursday evening. Tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to deteriorate, and the latest news from the West Bank will not ameliorate the situation.
Dr. Richard Rockefeller, the great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, was killed Friday morning when his small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a suburban New York airport.
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is in effect across Washington State following a bipartisan vote in February. The law official made Washington the fourth state to approve state financial aid for college students with undocumented immigrant status.
There have yet to be any reported cases. More than 4,000 pounds of beef has been recalled by a Missouri company. The beef was sent to restaurants and Whole Foods, and there was a possibility that the spinal nerves and tissues carried mad cow disease, notes USA Today.
The three men accused are witnesses of an alleged plot against President Maduro and are wanted for questioning though one of the accused denies the allegations.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the current House Republican whip, could be the next House Majority Leader after the "stunning" primary election defeat of Eric Cantor in the Virginia 7th District primary on Tuesday. McCarthy, who has already received Cantor's endorsement, has yet to confirm his intentions for the second-rank position in the House of Representatives, but he will need to deal with several hot-topic issues regularly being debated.
Arizona police are searching for the person(s) that shot and killed a priest inside of a Phoenix church Wednesday night. Another priest was also injured in what authorities believe was a botched burglary.
Four Tu-95's were spotted near Alaska and were intercepted by American fighter jets. Tensions between the US and Russia continue to escalate with reports that Russian planes flew a threatening distance from the United States.
While speaking to the Commonwealth Club in California on Wednesday, Republican Gov. Rick Perry likened homosexuality to alcoholism, describing both as a lifestyle choice that people make.