Douglas Ernst

Army denies final decision on Bowe Bergdahl has been made

The U.S. Army is denying multiple media reports that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be tried with desertion.

January 27, 2015

Facebook to mute Muhammad criticism in Turkey after court order

Turkish Facebook users who try to "poke" fun of Muhammad will be blocked, a company employee told The New York Times. The policy was also reported by a state broadcaster.

January 27, 2015

Cops wail over Waze, call Google-owned traffic app ‘police stalker’

The popular traffic app Waze is being labeled in law enforcement circles as a "police stalker."

January 27, 2015

Sean Patrick Kane, teacher, suspended for supporting colleagues accused of sex with students

A California teacher was put on administrative leave for telling children who allegedly engaged in sexual relations with their teachers "You should have just kept your stupid mouths shut and enjoyed it."

January 23, 2015

Marshawn Lynch-inspired ‘Beast Mode Sausage’ packed with Skittles sold by Seattle-area butcher

Blue Max Meats has an interesting product on its shelves for Marshawn Lynch fans everywhere: "Beast Mode Sausage" packed with Skittles.

January 23, 2015

PETA riled over bacon-scented lotto tickets: ‘Pigs can play computer games’

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals isn't happy with New Hampshire's new bacon-scented scratch-and-sniff lotto tickets.

January 23, 2015

Robert P. George asks to take Raif Badawi’s lashes from Saudi Arabia

A Princeton professor has volunteered to take 100 lashes of a 1,000-lash punishment imposed on a Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam.

January 23, 2015

Gen. Lloyd Austin: Iraq’s battle for Mosul will take place before summer

The head of the U.S. military's Central Command says Iraqis troops will be trained for a summer assault to retake the city of Mosul, which is currently under control of the Islamic State terrorist group.

January 23, 2015

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died at the age of 90, the nation's state-run television station confirmed Thursday.

January 22, 2015

Tom Brady invokes Islamic State on ‘Deflategate’: ‘This isn’t ISIS. You know, no one’s dying’

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sought to provide some perspective on "Deflategate" by invoking the Sunni radical terrorist organization the Islamic State group during a press conference.

January 22, 2015

Islamic State’s Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa video prompts Japanese ridicule memes

The Islamic State group's threat to kill Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa has been hijacked by an online campaign that mocks the organization's videos and social media skills.

January 22, 2015

Benghazi branch of central bank seized by Islamic fighters; almost $100B inside

Libyan fighters are sitting on almost $100 billion in oil revenue and foreign currency after seizing control of the Benghazi branch of the country's central bank.

January 22, 2015

Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader: ‘God commanded’ killings are ‘the tip of the iceberg’

The leader of Nigeria's radical Islamic terror group, Boko Haram, released a new video on Tuesday that said a recent attack that killed roughly 2,000 people is just the "tip of the iceberg" in terms of what "God" has commanded him to do.

January 22, 2015

Mk-47 ‘Mutant’: AR-15 and AK-47 hybrid makes debut at Las Vegas SHOT Show

The Mk-47 "Mutant" -- a fusion between the AR-15 and AK-47 rifles -- was unveiled by a U.S. gun maker at an annual gun show in Las Vegas this week.

January 22, 2015

John Nettleton, GITMO base commander, relieved of duty for ‘misconduct’

The U.S. Navy relieved the commander of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for unspecified "misconduct" on Wednesday.

January 21, 2015

Jesse Baltazar, Bataan Death March survivor, finally receives Purple Heart

World War II airman Jesse Baltazar survived the Bataan Death March in 1942. On Tuesday he finally received his Purple Heart.

January 21, 2015

AK-47s to be made in America; sanctions don’t apply to U.S.-made Kalashnikovs

An American gun company has found a way to deal with the dearth of new AK-47s on the market since U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia went into effect in July: make them in Pennsylvania.

January 21, 2015

Joni Ernst’s camouflage heels sported for GOP response earn cheers from conservatives

Freshman Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has the distinction of being the first female combat veteran in Senate to give a GOP rebuttal to the president's State of the Union speech. She's also the first to do so in camouflage heels.

January 21, 2015

Saddam Hussein’s daughter, Raghad, selling jewelry inspired by the ‘Butcher of Baghdad’

The daughter of deceased Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is supplementing her income in Jordan by selling an jewelry inspired by the "Butcher of Baghdad."

January 21, 2015

Border Patrol agent shoots suspected drug smuggler at Texas border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas got into a shootout with a suspected drug smuggler along the border with Mexico on Wednesday.

January 21, 2015