Al-Queda issues new attack threats against the United States on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Adam Gadahn, a U.S. born Al-Queda spokesperson issued a severe warning to President Barack Obama on behalf of the militant group. Gadahn ominously warned Obama in a 24 minute long message the death...
For a country that's struggling to come out of economic recession, the United States might be said to be wasteful when it comes to the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The US has 71 million excess doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, despite the threat having peaked months ago. The government is...
The concept of due process was derived from the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, which states that no one shall be deprived of “life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” It is an established course for judicial proceedings or other governmental...
Celebrities and citizens of the United States are celebrating Thanksgiving today. As many individuals pass the turkey, actor Kirk Douglas extends the spirit of giving to the less fortunate from the Los Angeles Mission in California. Dozens of celebrities and many volunteers have lent their time...
Although there were relatively few attacks on North America during World War Two, the war was not an easy time for the United States. Even before it had begun, a large Nazi spy ring was found operating in the mainland; later when war was declared, hundreds of ships off the East Coast offered rich...
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born to a poor family on February 12, 1809, in a one room cabin in southeast Hardin County, Kentucky. Lincoln was mostly self educated and rose to be one of the greatest politicians within the U.S. by leading the country through the...
Most people become “fully emancipated” when they turn 18. The state recognizes that they are an adult, and they become free of parental control. They no longer need to ask their parents to handle their legal or financial matters, and they can make adult decisions, including voting, marriage and...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, particularly the United States, for arresting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In a statement offered in a press release, Putin suggested that the nations involved in Assange's arrest are less than democratic. Putin stated: "If there...
Solar technology producer SolarWorld AG has asserted that a surge in imports of solar energy equipment from China has been devastating for solar companies in the United States. Complaints of U.S. Solar Firms Solar firms in the United States maintain that imports from China have severely hurt...
One of the United States' Rotavirus vaccines has been tainted. Federal health authorities released a report on Monday that claims investigators found Rotarix to be contaminated with material from a "pig virus." FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg held a press conference Monday and suggested...
