The rapidly intensifying war between Israel and Palestinian militants roared into a second day Sunday, with the Israeli Security Cabinet formally declaring war and the death toll closing in on 1,000 − which may include some Americans. ZAKA, a volunteer group that handles human remains after terror attacks, told Israeli media that more than 600 […]
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Suicide Bombs Kill 28 In Iraqi Market
BAGHDAD — Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood smeared […]
Boston Marathon Bomber Death Sentence Vacated By Federal Courts
A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, based on the opinion that the judge in the case did not vet the jury properly with regard to possible bias stemming from pretrial publicity. “A core promise of our criminal-justice system is that even the very worst among us […]
American Arrested For Sending Money To Al Qaeda For Killing Americans
An Arizona woman was busted earlier this week – while awaiting a flight on her way to Syria – for sending money to someone who she thought was an Al Qaeda operative to support an effort to “kill Americans,” the Justice Department announced Friday. Jill Marie Jones arrived at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Wednesday […]