These selected commentaries and news stories from various reliable sources will reflect my world as I observe it. Subjects cover a wide range, from natural and human-created disasters, war, crime, politics, murder and religion to love-hate relationships; from the wonderful to the horrendous to the somewhat silly; and often my personal thoughts. Links to real news and information. -- Toney Atkins
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
My Way News - FX orders 13 episodes of drama series 'The Strain'
By The Associated Press
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated two stays of execution Wednesday morning for convicted murderer Joseph Paul Franklin, clearing the way for Missouri to put him to death. A 63-year-old death row inmate who targeted blacks and Jews was granted a stay of…
Conservative websites on Tuesday expressed outraged after President Barack Obama read an original version of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which did not include the words “under God.” In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that it would not block Texas’ HB2, which opponents argue would severely hinder reproductive freedom on the state. The Associated Press reported that the high court voted 5-4 not to reinstate an injunction against…
At a bond hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors in Seminole County alleged that former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman had choked his girlfriend just days before she called 911 to say he was threatening her with a shotgun. Zimmerman had been…