It was publicly stated by the Ukrainian government in Kiev on Wednesday that control of the situation, for all intents and purposes has been lost of the eastern region of the country. The interim president of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov says that he believes that Russia has now set an eye on six more regions in […]
A botched execution by lethal injection in Oklahoma left an inmate writhing on the gurney for more than 40 minutes before he eventually died from a heart attack.Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections said inmate Clayton Lockett was issued the first of the state’s new three-drug lethal injection combination on Tuesday. Thirteen minutes later the convicted […]
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu and received assurances that Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman said. In a statement issued after the call, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Hagel emphasized to his Russian counterpart how […]
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said on Monday that the tornado that touched down ten miles to the west of Little Rock could be the strongest that the state has encountered. The death toll continues to rise as workers comb through the rubble. The number of dead stands currently at 18. Nine of those deaths occurred […]