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Vancouver Police Officer Involved in Shooting

An investigation into the shooting continues.

(VANCOUVER, WA) - Saturday, members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, were attempting to locate and contact a wanted felony suspect, Jesse J. France, DOB 11/16/62, at an apartment complex located in the 7500 block of E 18th Street.

Officers located Mr. France in a vehicle and during that contact, Mr. France rammed the undercover police vehicle that was occupied by officers...

Idaho Firm Recalls Fully Cooked Meat and Poultry Products Due to Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Class 1 recall, heath risk high...

(WASHINGTON DC) - LJD Holdings, Inc., doing business as B and D Foods, a Boise, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement today.

Thousands of Oregonians Show Support For Gun Rights on Capitol Steps

Oregon pro-gun advocates joined brethren across the country at "High Noon".

(SALEM, Ore.) - Temperatures in the low 30's did not dissuade about two thousand citizens from showing their support for the Second Amendment and their abhorrence to President Obama's recent announcement to increase gun control regulations.

The Oregon State Capitol front steps were crowded for hours, filling up before “High Noon”.

Two Perish in Salem House Fire

Includes video report by Jerry Freeman.

(SALEM) - Salem Fire crews were dispatched just after 7:00 p.m. Saturday, to the 5400 block of Portland Road NE in Salem.

A fire had broken out in an occupied single-family manufactured home.

Investigative Journalism In Mainstream Media: From Flaccid to MIA to DOA

Those who wish to be informed need vehicles like Salem-News!

(LAGUNA BEACH) - Gee, what took them so long? Mainstream Media (MM) are now openly admitting that investigative journalism, theirs in particular, whether in print or on the web, has been dwindling for quite some time.

Unlike the first stages of an intervention, getting someone beyond denial and to admit they have a problem, MM have totally capitulated and abandoned altogether the turf of engagement that formerly gave unique insights

Women March for Lives

“We are dead in life. What more could we lose?” - Karla Castaneda, mother of missing 13-year-old girl

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Mothers are demanding answers about their murdered and disappeared daughters.

The 'Walk for Life' took place in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.

30 years ago I crossed the Lebanese border along with an IDF...

Gilad Atzmon with Zeinab Assaffar on Al-Mayadeen TV.

(LONDON) - Gilad Atzmon says in regard to his recent appearance on Al-Mayadeen TV,

Algeria: Confusion Over Military Raid to End Hostage Crisis

A government spokesman confirmed some hostages were killed in the operation but said troops had been forced to act to free them after talks with their captors failed.

(PARIS) - Even as Algeria announced the end of its military operation to regain control of its desert gas refinery last night, there were conflicting reports as to what took place earlier in the country’s remote southern desert to end the hostage crisis.

French president François Hollande, said events had taken a “dramatic turn” – a reference to an apparent assault carried out by the Algerian military in the afternoon.

Laos: Alleged Enforced Disappearance of Human Rights Defender Mr Sombath Somphone

“...authorities are not in a position to say exactly what has actually happened, why Sombath Somphone has gone missing, or who might have been involved in the incident” - Laos government

(YORK, UK) - A Human Rights defender in Laos has gone missing and evidence suggests he is in police custody, even though local authorities deny it.

A recipient of one of Asia's most prestigious civil awards, Sombath Somphone is the type of person Laos needs...

Shedding Crocodile Tears While Collaborating With US-Led Sanctions

Are the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation targeting Syrians?

(DAMASCUS, Syria Al Manar) - One powerful image from Damascus that has become seared into this observers mind these days is when I walk by a Western Union office. Most of them remain open despite the brutal US-led sanctions which in their pervasive effects target almost entirely the civilian population.

But all Western Union offices were closed last Thursday and Friday due to heavy snowfall, some say the deepest here for more than a quarter century. Still, some Syrians braved the extreme cold and could be seen huddled outside some branches, evidently in vain hope that they might open and their families might eat.