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Mexican Diplomatic Continuity with NAFTA Partners

“Few problems are as complex in the relations with the U.S. as this one” - Eduardo Medina Mora as Mexico’s new ambassador to the United States

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - With little opposition, the Mexican Senate ratified this week the nomination of Eduardo Medina Mora as Mexico’s new ambassador to the United States.

In a presentation to the Senate’s foreign affairs commission broadcast on the Congress Channel, Medina sketched out his views on the parameters, problems and promises of the Mexico-U.S. relationship.

Alex Jones Switches Sides, Backs Anti-Gun Lobby

The whole mess all stems from Jones' recent appearance on the Piers Morgan show on CNN.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - What anti-gun lobbyists have paid Alex Jones to soil whatever remains of the soul of the pro-gun movement? How did they get him to do it on a national television program?

These questions connect to the only possibility... that Jones sold out and it secretly trying to harm the American's right to possess firearms.

Opponents Set for Ugly Legislative Gunfight in the Oregon Capitol

Gun proponent Kevin Starrett predicts "a very, very ugly hideous fight" in the 2013 session.

(PORTLAND, OR) - With emotions still raw from the Clackamas Town Center shooting and the December massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, both sides of the gun debate in Oregon are readying for a showdown.

“I have never, in the entire time I have worked in this business, seen what I’m seeing now,” said Kevin Starrett, who founded the Oregon Firearms Federation in 1998.

Chicago Man Arrested for Bomb Threat, Says He was on `Jihad Against the White Devil`

The man reportedly yelled racial slurs at the police and proclaimed that he was on a “jihad against the white devil.”

(CHICAGO) - A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly made a bomb threat while aboard a CTA bus on Monday.

Hacker Hits on U.S. Power and Nuclear Targets Spiked in 2012

Conducting interviews on this topic is the former security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the author of the newly released book "A Nation Forsaken", F. Michael Maloof.

(CNN Money) - America's power, water, and nuclear systems are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals seeking to gain access to some of the nation's most critical infrastructure.

The number of attacks reported to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity response team grew by 52% in 2012, according to a recent report from the team.

Alcohol and Smoking Cause 36 Million Deaths Worldwide

The best prevention against these diseases is a healthy lifestyle, including physical exercise, a balanced diet and family socializing, instead of watching television.

(MADRID) - "Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide," said Douglas Bettcher, one of the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the last report about death causes in the world.

Do We Care About Anything Meaningful, or Just Realty TV and Sports?

We don't care that the US government feels it can violate another nation's sovereignty and kill at will? I wonder the public would say if Russia or China used drones to kill innocent US citizens? Would we even care?

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Do we care at all that people pronounced innocent by the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA will die in jail?

About 169 prisoners are still being held in Guantanamo of which 87 have been cleared for release by the CIA, FBI, and NSA.

Michael Francke: Requiem for a Reckoning

Oregon's biggest unsolved crime.

(SALEM) - Michael Francke was the director of Oregon Corrections Department.

His valuable life was snatched away violently two days before he would have testified about Oregon officials closely tied to drug and prostitution rings...

Major League Baseball & The Hall Of Fame

What are the real motives behind sinking the careers of sports heroes?

(CLEVELAND) - When the time came for sports writers to answer the call, What a shock, Big Mac was not elected to the hall,

Allegedly the same will happen for Sammy and Barry, All because of the controversy they supposedly carry.

The Empire Vs. Just One Life

New song 'Just one life' carries a strong message through the voice of a small child.

(TUCSON) - Some of our readers may remember the Lili Tomlin television character Ernestine, the telephone operator.

In those days, the telephone company was a near monopoly, so whenever she had a complaint from a caller, she would famously snort and reply, “We don’t care: we don’t have to. We’re the telephone company!”