A group of hackers say they breached the Central Intelligence Agency’s website after it crashed Wednesday evening. The group, known as Lulz Security, claimed credit in a Twitter message that said “Tango down – cia.gov.” The CIA’s public website experienced problems throughout the evening on Wednesday. Lulz Security only made claims that it attacked the […]
Congressional Committee Studies ‘Muslim Radicalization’ in US
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. congressional committee has met once again to investigate what one lawmaker calls Islamic radicalization in the United States – a topic that has drawn criticism from Muslims and other groups. The congressman who heads the panel, New York Republican Peter King, says he called the hearings because al-Qaida is actively trying to radicalize […]
Wounded US Congresswoman Released from Hospital
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. congresswoman has been released from the hospital, five months after she was shot in the head during a political event in the state of Arizona. A statement from the Texas hospital where Gabrielle Giffords has been undergoing rehabilitation says the congresswoman is moving to her husband’s home south of Houston, Texas. She will […]
US Births Down For Third Year
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
New data released in the United States shows that birth rates in the country have declined for a third year in a row. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says its provisional count of births in the United States for 2010 was just over 4 million. That is down 3 percent from the […]
US Agents: Gun Sting Operation Allowed Flow of Weapons to Mexico
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 4:13 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. firearms agents say they were ordered by superiors to stand aside while gun buyers purchased weapons that would go to Mexican drug cartels. Agents for the federal agency in charge of monitoring firearms testified before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee that they were told not to arrest the buyers, but instead track where […]
US Lawmakers: Military Action in Libya Is ‘Illegal’
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has filed a legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s decision to take military action in Libya without formally seeking authorization from Congress. Ten members of the House of Representatives filed a lawsuit Wednesday. They included Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich and Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul of Texas. Kucinich said […]
Gates, Mullen Discuss US Defense Cuts, Warn Against ‘Hollow’ Force
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 1:16 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling on Congress to support strategic cuts to the defense budget, while ensuring the military remains strong enough to respond to the threats facing the nation. Testifying before a Senate appropriations subcommittee Wednesday, Gates said the overarching goal is to preserve a U.S. military capable of meeting crucial national […]
Congress Committee Studies ‘Muslim Radicalization’ in US
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. congressional committee has met once again to investigate what one lawmaker calls Islamic radicalization in the United States – a topic that has drawn criticism from Muslims and other groups. The congressman who heads the panel, New York Republican Peter King, says he called the hearings because al-Qaida is actively trying to radicalize […]
Congress Studies ‘Muslim Radicalization’ in US
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. congressional committee is meeting once again to investigate Islamic radicalization in the United States – a topic that has drawn criticism from Muslims and other groups. The congressman who heads the panel, New York Republican Peter King, says he called the hearings because al-Qaida is actively trying to radicalize young Muslims in the […]
US Officials Continue Talks on Deficit
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is holding his eighth session Wednesday with a bipartisan committee of lawmakers to work on a plan for reducing the nation’s budget deficit. Biden and the members of Congress are trying to negotiate how much and what spending could be cut to accompany a needed increase to the country’s debt […]
