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American Bird Conservancy Response to Speaker Gingrich`s Statement on Energy Industry Killing of Migratory Birds

In 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that about 440,000 birds per year are being killed by wind turbines in the United States.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On September 11, 2011, American Bird Conservancy, issued a press release entitled: Oil Companies Prosecuted for Avian Deaths but Wind Companies Kill Birds With Impunity.

ABC has taken numerous press calls over a letter Newt Gingrich sent to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary referencing this same issue, and would like to re-iterate its position on the issue of enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Researcher/Historian and Brother of Alleged MLK Assassin Seek Truth to Honor Black History Month

At the age of 76, Jerry Ray is determined to see the full story of MLK’s assassination revealed.

(WALTERVILLE, OR) - The brother of James Earl Ray, and a researcher, are calling on President Barack Obama to honor Black History Month with a complete ballistics test of the alleged murder weapon and release all documents related to Dr. King’s life and assassination.

The King family supports Mr. Ray’s claim, concluding the evidence linking James Earl Ray to the actual killing of MLK is fallacious.

Outlaw Vanity Tattoos for Cats

Animal Advocates gathering 15,000 signatures for petition to Vladimir Putin.

(MOSCOW) - Giving cats elaborate vanity tattoos is all the rage right now in Russia. Pet owners sedate their hairless felines and subject them to the pain of the needle for hours in order to decorate them with ever more fantastical designs. This is selfish and outrageous

THE ARAB SPRING: A Year that Changed the World

On Friday, February 24th, at 9:00AM, Noam Chomsky joins hosts Wael Elasady and Will Seaman to discuss the shifting political landscape of the Middle East.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The events of the Arab Spring have been awesome and inspiring, opening up the possibility of a regional landscape that is almost unfathomably different from what would have been predicted just one year ago.

Students United For Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER, of Portland State University) has organized a wide-ranging conference that is designed to analyze the events of the Arab Spring.

Feature: Guadalajara, Guadalajara

Violence and drugs, historic culture and politics...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In Guadalajara, two men recently played deejay in front of city hall. Strategically positioned across from the entrance to the old building, they directed a barrage of recordings at the staid government offices.

Added to a play list of classic protest music from the Latin American New Song Movement of the 1970s, newer tunes with a socially-conscious tinge broke the brisk Tapatio morning.

Sri Lanka and the UN: Unslayable Ghosts

Sri Lanka and the West head for a showdown over human rights.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - BURY the past. Those killed nearly three years ago in the last, savage days of Sri Lanka’s civil war will never return. Foreign and local critics who harp on about horrors are doing down a fragile country.

“Any sensible person will realise the advantage our people got. Today there is no more killing, fighting. It is peaceful, people are free,” argues Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Norway Backs UN Resolution Against Sri Lanka

The UN is expected to demand a long-term plan for how Tamils and Singhalese can live in peace on the island nation.

(OSLO, Norway) - Norway has joined other nations in calling for an investigation into civilian deaths in the country’s long and bloody civil war.

The UN resolution wants answers to questions about, among other things, what happened to the thousands killed in the last months of the war.

State Urges Consumers to Beware of Tax Season Scams

Misleading offers promise ‘free’ help.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is urging Oregonians not to fall victim to tax season scams promising “free” help around debt management.

Under Oregon law, those offering help in debt management, such as foreclosure avoidance, short sales, modifying loans or negotiating with a consumer’s creditors to reduce monthly payments for a fee, must be registered with the state.

The Telegraph - Marie Colvin, Obituary

Marie Colvin, who has been killed by shellfire in Homs aged 56 while covering the current uprising in Syria, was a fearless, passionate and ebullient foreign correspondent regarded by many as a latter-day Martha Gellhorn.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The two women became friends before Gellhorn’s death in 1998, and shared an extraordinary bravery that put them in a position to deliver the wartime stories of rebels, underdogs and ordinary citizens.

In recent times this ensured Marie Colvin an array of prizes and awards.

China`s Decisions Mean Certain Death for North Korean Refugees

Tell world leaders: Stop China from sending North Korean refugees to their deaths

(NEW YORK) - Moses Bak's* childhood friend faces imminent execution, but change.org says that with your help, he can save her.