Dustin M Braden

US Senator plagiarized master's degree from Army War College

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 05:59 PM EDT

A United States Senator seems to have plagiarized large portions of the paper he had to write to attain his master's degree from the United States Army War College.

US backed militias carried out extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 11:25 AM EDT

A new report reveals Afghan militias that receive funding and other support from the United States have committed human rights abuses including extrajudicial killings.

Prosecutors read attorney-client emails, use them as evidence

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 10:30 AM EDT

Government prosecutor's routinely read the emails that prisoners send to their lawyers, violating attorney-client confidentiality and possibly the Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

2 Ukrainian jets downed as bodies from MH17 are flown back to the Netherlands

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down as the remains of victims from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 began to be flown back to the Netherlands.

Hundreds of Turkish police arrested in wiretapping probe

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

The Turkish government has arrested hundreds of police officials through out the country for their supposed role in wiretapping that revealed widespread corruption within the government and its supporters in the business community.

Newark Police Department violated constitution

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 06:19 PM EDT

The Newark Police Department has been told it must come under the supervision of an independent monitor after a three-year investigation into the department's practices found a wide range of constitutional abuses.

Israel opens fire on Al Jazeera offices in Gaza Strip

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 01:26 PM EDT

The Israeli military attacked the offices of Al Jazeera in the Gaza Strip just one day after Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Foreign Minister, threatened to ban Al Jazeera from operating in either Israel or Gaza.

Indonesia elects new president

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 11:43 AM EDT

Indonesia has finished counting the ballots in its presidential election, which could be the first peaceful transfer of power from one civilian government to another in Indonesian history.

Court deals Obamacare a serious, possibly fatal blow

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

An appeals court ruling has threatened the economic viability of Obamacare and could basically destroy the law if other courts come to the same conclusion.

Rioters target Synagogues, Jewish stores in France

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 10:37 AM EDT

Although France has banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations throughout the country, they still occur, and sometimes with clearly anti-Semitic motivations.

Israel confirms invading soldier may have been captured by Hamas

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 10:15 AM EDT

The government of Israel has confirmed that one of the soldiers deployed in the invasion of the Gaza Strip has gone missing, two days after denying claims by Hamas that they had captured an Israeli.

Pro-Russian separatists hand over bodies, black boxes from MH17 to international community

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 21, 2014 07:35 PM EDT

Separatists in Ukraine have released the bodies of the dead from flight MH17 to Dutch authorities, and handed over the flight's recorders to Malaysian officials.

Texas to deploy National Guard to patrol border

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 21, 2014 06:15 PM EDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry has formally announced his plans to send 1,000 members of the Texas National Guard to patrol the border with Mexico in an effort to address the humanitarian crisis at the border.

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