The American Pundit

British Health Care: Elderly Patients Dying of Thirst in Hospitals

This is what the future has in store for America if we accept government-run health care. Guaranteed. Liberals like to point to British health care as a model for reforming our system. But how will they react to news that doctors are being forced to prescribe water because elderly patients are dying of thirst in [...]

Tens of thousands protest in Baghdad to demand U.S. troops to leave

BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad on Thursday to demand that American troops leave the country by the end of the year, local media reported.

The Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported that the demonstration b…

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Arizona immigration Law

WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to uphold an Arizona law that punishes businesses hiring undocumented immigrants.

CNN reported that the 5-3 ruling upheld the Legal Arizona Workers Act, which allows the state to suspen…

Afghanistan: Nine coalition service members die in bomb blast, helicopter crash

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Eight coalition service members were killed on Thursday when a bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, while another service member died when his helicopter crashed, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

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European Investment Bank allocates $7.6 billion for transitions in Egypt and Tunisia

LUXEMBOURG (BNO NEWS) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Thursday announced the allocation of up to €6 billion ($7.6 billion) in support for the democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia.

EIB President Philippe Maystadt said that the additio…

Thousands protest Greece austerity for second day

ATHENS (BNO NEWS) — Thousands of people on Thursday continued protesting against austerity measures in Athens for a second consecutive day, the Kathimerini newspaper reported.

Protesters, inspired by the recent events in Spain, chanted “thieves, thi…

NASA team makes lunar watershed discovery

MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday announced that a team of researchers measured water from the moon for the first time.

The NASA-funded team studied water from the moon in the …

Two 13-year-olds from Indiana charged with child exploitation for ‘sexting’

VALPARAISO, INDIANA (BNO NEWS) — Two 13-year-old children from Indiana were charged on Wednesday after they were found ‘sexting’ with each other, police said on Thursday.

Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages and/or photographs, us…

Feds Spent Millions on Shrimp on Treadmills, Jello Wrestling

The federal government completely mismanaged $3 billion in taxpayer funds, according to the Senate’s top government waste watchdog. The mismanagement included millions of dollars to research Jello wrestling, and a program to research the physical abilities of shrimp. The Senate’s top watchdog on government waste, in a new report Thursday, said taxpayer money has gone [...]

Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in DRC

KINSASHA, CONGO (BNO NEWS) — One of the most wanted suspects of the Rwandan genocide was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo, All Africa news reported on Thursday.

Bernard Munyagishari was arrested in an operation mounted by the Congolese a…