The long debate may now be over. For months, a battle had been fought over whether or not a mosque in New York should be built, just two blocks away from the site of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The mosque would be for those of Islamic faith, and for that reason, many felt it [...]
Russia has made an official announcement that atomic fuel will be loaded into the Bushehr, a civilian nuclear power plant facility in Iran on August 21. The loading of fuel is a necessary step for getting the reactor started, a process that will take between two and three weeks. Sergei Novikov, a spokesman of Rosatom, [...]
Today marks the day that United States District Judge Vaughn Walker, who made the ruling that overturned Proposition 8, leaving gay marriage no longer illegal in California, will announce if he lifts his stay or keeps it on the ruling. All over the country people are voicing their opinion on same-sex marriage. Typically, those who [...]
After the Senate confimed President Barack Obama’s nomination of his solicitor-general, Elena Kagan, a third of the United States Supreme Court will now consist of women. Ms. Kagan’s appointment is not expected to change the ideological balance of the court, which is currently under a conservative majority of five-four. The Court is led under Chief [...]
The Obama administration recently gave a report on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: 74% of the oil in the water had either been removed, evaporated, or otherwise taken care of. However, scientists and researchers are split. Some believe there is no way that 74 is the actual percentage; others believe that while [...]
The closely-watched relationship between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston is, as of now, over. Bristol Palin, 19-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, once governor of Alaska, called off the wedding plans herself. As of last month, Johnston let her in on the possibility of him having fathered another baby with a different woman. Johnston told her [...]
This has been considered a victory for same-sex marriage advocates everywhere. Proposition 8, the ban that kept same-sex couples from marrying in California, was overturned by the U.S. court today. The decision was made based on the fact that it “unfairly targets gay men and women”. This is just the latest part of what most [...]
Two years ago, Haitain hip hop artist Wyclef Jean released a song called “If I Were President,” but no one ever thought that he was being serious. Now Jean is set to announce his bid for Haitain president during the November 28th election. “If I can’t take five years out to serve my country as [...]
According to reports from the United States government, an estimated 75 percent of the oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico is now gone. The oil that is left could be anywhere from still in the water, on shore, in the sand, or collected from beaches. While an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil [...]
After last week’s Michigan oil spill, the Great Lakes Environmental Low Center, based in Michigan, sent in a notice to Enbridge Energy Company that they intended to file a suit against the company for the damages cause. President and CEO of Enbridge Inc., Patrick Daniel, claims “no one has to sue Enbridge to be kept [...]