NJ Sen. Robert Menendez: An Attractive Target for Federal Prosecutors – Barry Scott Sussman
On April 1, 2015, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D) of New Jersey was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Newark, NJ on 14…
Security tightened at Spain’s tomato throwing festival after attacks
Extra police were deployed at Spain’s annual “Tomatina” tomato throwing festival in the eastern town of Bunol on Wednesday in the wake of the deadly…
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims from around the world began the hajj pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest sites Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage…
Harvey makes second landfall, hitting Louisiana
Five days after slamming into Texas as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second landfall on Wednesday, hitting Louisiana, a state which still bears deep…
Cinema award season kicks off with Venice film festival
The 74th Venice film festival gets underway Wednesday with Alexander Payne’s sci-fi satire “Downsizing” in the high-profile opening slot that is increasingly coveted as a…
Half of Britons think Islam is ‘threat to West,’ study reveals
More than half of Britons believe Islam “poses a threat to the West,” despite the UK becoming more tolerant and open overall, a new study…