On the heels of the scrapping of the truce between the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the first U.S. Army paratroopers arrived in Poland for the start of military maneuvers that are slated to last approximately one month. The paratroopers are part of what is set to involve about 600 troops […]
Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed that state’s House Bill 60, or the “Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014” in tolaw on Wednesday. This new state law will allow Georgia residents to carry concealed weapons into many areas that were traditionally off-limits to concealed firearms such as bars, school zones, hospitals, government buildings and even certain areas […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban by the state of Michigan on the use of race as a factor in considering applicants for state colleges and universities. By a vote of six to two, the Supreme Court upheld the right of Michigan voters to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking […]
LOS ANGELES — A federal jury has convicted the former CEO of the Simi Valley-based battery distributor Powerline Inc. of defrauding the government by selling more than $2.6 million in cheap, knock-off batteries to the U.S. Department of Defense. Didier De Nier, 63, who lived in Simi Valley until he fled the U.S. nearly two […]