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 27, 2013
My Way News - Gift Guide: 10 games to make any player happy
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Southeast Regional Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
From AccuWeather.com
BE SAFE, and have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
The Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan police officer who allegedly filmed himself humiliating a mentally challenged black man has been removed from active duty and is expected to face disciplinary charges next week. The video, which the unnamed officer posted…
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Family of U.S. man detained in North Korea appeals for his release - Yahoo News
From Reuters News Service via Yahoo! News
Afghan council approves US deal - Yahoo News
By The Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
An Arizona teenager says a classmate may have targeted him in a hate crime and his school has violated his free speech rights over his display of a Confederate flag. Jacob Green, a junior at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona, said he’d been…
Pop star Madonna made $125 million in 2013 - UPI.com
From United Press International
Ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mystery species that may have originated in Africa and migrated to Asia, paleontologists said this week. Improved genome sequencing from two extinct human relatives suggests the forerunners…
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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…