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Minor Injury, Multi-Vehicle Crash - Interstate 5 South of Wilsonville

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - One person received minor injuries Friday afternoon during one of six traffic crashes that happened nearly simultaneously involving a total of 15 vehicles northbound on Interstate 5 south of Wilsonville. Oregon State Police (OSP) and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office are completing the investigations and two lanes remain closed while tow vehicles are enroute to remove them.

Reactor Reax: the Latest Articles on Nuclear Power

The human race is playing with fire.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The world experienced a strong bout of awareness from the Fukushima nuclear tragedy. It was a wake up call, reminding us how dangerous radioactivity now imperils an entire community.

The danger goes far beyond the blast, and Americans are keenly aware of that with traces of radioactivity now showing up in milk. The lessons are multifold.

The Obama Doctrine: AWOL in Bahrain

The “Obama Doctrine” ignores recent polls showing that nearly 60 per cent of Americans support the uprising even if they lead to regimes more likely to oppose US policies in the region including US support for Israel.

(BEIRUT) - Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi passed through Beirut a couple of weeks ago and gave a terrific lecture at AUB entitled “Preliminary Historical Observations on the Arab Revolutions of 2011.”

After his talk I reminded Rashid in our brief encounter that we had not crossed paths since that fateful summer of 1982 in West Beirut

We Mourn Another Friend... Vittorio Arrigoni

Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. we will have a gathering to remember him.

(BETHLEHEM) - We are heart-broken. To our hundreds of friends in Italy, to his family, to our global community, we in Bethlehem area send our condolences from the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People.

Our friend and fellow activist Vittorio Arrigoni, a most wonderful human being, was murdered in Gaza.

U.S. #1 Axiom `There Is No Argument For Success` Veil Pierced

An analogy to the collapse of the Roman Empire by obscuring and disguising internal rot corruption and gross underachievement.

(PHILADELPHIA) - America’s #1 axiom “‘There Is No Argument For Success” is pierced and it’s facade becomes invalid. Subsequently, by disguising and obscuring, racist hatreds, eternal war, infinite budget debts, and Israel.

The U.S. sirens a crumbling facade of empire. A 21st Century America ”whom neither the blatant corruption of their rulers nor the attacks of enemies could shake their apathy.”

Members of Congress Question Navy Commitment to Transparency at Camp Lejeune

Senators and Representatives take the Marine Corps to task over dangerous water.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Five members of Congress today sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of the Navy questioning its commitment to transparency regarding Camp Lejeune’s contaminated drinking water.

North Carolina delegation members U.S. Senators Richard Burr, Kay R. Hagan and Representative Brad Miller, along with Senator Bill Nelson and Representative John Dingell ask the Department of the Navy to immediately provide the public with accurate information.

Reports of Elder Abuse Result in Restraining Orders... but Not How You`d Think....

The use of Restraining Orders to restrict family members from their ability to oversee the care of conservatees has become epidemic.

(LOS ANGELES) - In an unparalleled action in an ex parte hearing on the first of April, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz issued a Restraining Order against a local physician.

AMP expresses deep condolences to ISM and family of Vittorio Arrigoni

May we all stand together during this difficult and painful time as we continue to work to bring justice and liberty to Palestine.

(CHICAGO) - It is with heavy hearts that the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) offers our deepest and most sincere condolences to the members of the International Solidarity Movement and to the family and friends of ISM activist Vittorio Arrigoni.

'Vik' as he was known to his friends, was found murdered in the Gaza Strip Thursday.

Now Israel Is Free to Declare Its Innocence before the International Court of Justice

The impacts of Israel’s illegal assaults on Gaza cause both human and environmental damage.

(LAVERNE, Calif.) - Thank God Judge Goldstone recanted his judgment on Israel and its IDF forces in the slaughter inflicted on Gaza during its Christmas invasion in 2008-2009.

Both are now innocent of wrongful intent to kill Palestinian civilians since the Israeli military courts investigated Goldstone’s allegations and determined he was wrong.

Violence, Tourism and Big Bucks

“There will be checkpoints in all the states to make the tourist who comes feel secure and to give any help that is needed,” - Oralia Vega, Secretaries of Tourism

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - As Mexico gears up for its annual Holy Week and Easter Week holiday beach bash, polemics continue to fly over the state of the country’s tourism sector.

At the heart of the debate is how violence and the media’s coverage of it may or may not be discouraging tourism.