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Sunday the 11th of November was Armistice Day - a time in which we remember the brave soldiers who lost their lives in conflicts around the world, and who died to provide we lucky few with the freedom we so often take for granted. It's also a time for us…
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This week, President Donald Trump has flown to France in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. While there, he was expected to make a visit to the Belleau Wood battlefield and cemetery just outside Paris, but has now said that he is…
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Earlier this week, on Wednesday, 7th November, 12 people were killed during a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. It was the 307th shooting to have taken place in the USA in just 311 days since the start of the year. The killer has since been identified…
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After Barack Obama was elected president, Donald Trump promoted the absurd conspiracy theory that he wasn't born in the United States. Of course, as stated on Obama's short-form birth certificate, he was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. However, 'birthers' believe that certificate is a forgery, and he…
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Last year, Telemachus Orfanos survived the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the worst in United States history. A gunman opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 country music festival, shooting round after round from his hotel high-rise. The suspect, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, killed 58 people, then took his own…
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UPDATE: A county official has since said that noise from a malfunctioning water heater was mistaken for gun fire, "However, they are taking this seriously and making sure." Police in North Carolina are responding to reports of an active shooter at a high school. An emergency dispatcher with the Pender County…
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At least 12 people were killed and a dozen more injured when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday night. Among those killed were a Navy veteran, a cappella singer who worked as a caregiver, and a security guard with a "big…
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America may pride itself on being the land of the free and the home of the brave, but freedom to make outlandish statements does not come without consequences. Clayton Hickey, a hospital worker from Olive Branch, Mississippi, lost his job this week after photos emerged of him at the polls…
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On Wednesday night, hundreds of people were attending 'College Country Night' at the Borderline Bar & Grill a country dance hall and live music venue in Thousand Oaks, California. At around 11:20 p.m., a lone gunman, armed with a .45 caliber Glock, shot the security guard outside, then entered the…
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A survivor of the Thousand Oaks shooting has gone viral with a heart-wrenching apology to the victims. The man, identified only as Tim, broke down as he was interviewed by a local ABC affiliate, after a gunman killed 12 people and injured a dozen more on Wednesday night. The 56-year-old,…
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Two bosses at a takeaway have been jailed for manslaughter after a teenage girl suffered a severe and fatal allergic reaction, Manchester Crown Court heard. 15-Year-old Megan Lee ordered from the Royal Spice takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire via the Just Eat app on December 30 2016, and along with a friend,…
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A paraplegic man who was left to drag himself through a British airport by staff has decided to drop legal action. Justin Levene, an international wheelchair athlete and mentor to disabled athletes, was forced to pull himself along the floor, before sitting on a luggage trolley, after his self-propelled wheelchair…
