September 26, 2014
Are ISIS Militants Plotting to Strike NYC Subway? Security Increases After Threats Disclosed
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Claims by Iraq’s prime minister that ISIS militants have been planning to attack U.S. subways prompted officials in New York to increase surveillance and bag inspections at subways, the Associated Press reports. But Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo emphasized that the threats are not verified. To show they…
FBI: We Know Identity of Masked Executioner Who Beheaded 2 American Journalists, British Aid Worker
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The masked executioner shown on video beheading two American journalists and a British aid worker has been identified by the FBI, the New York Daily News reports. “I believe we have identified him,” Director James Comey said Thursday. The FBI didn’t disclose the name of the militant, who has a British…
Contentious Senate Hearings Expected When Obama Names Replacement for AG Holder
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Whoever is going to succeed Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is likely to face a contentious Senate, the Washington Post reports. Some Republicans even called for a delay because of the potential of midterm elections swinging in favor of the GOP in November. “Allowing Democratic senators, many of whom will…
Border Patrol Agent Charged with Assaulting Detained 14-Year-Old Boy
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent has been charged with assaulting a 14-year-old immigrant for having a cellphone in detention, the Los Angeles Times reports. Aldo Francisco Arteaga of Tucson was arrested Thursday on felony charges of assaulting a minor. CBP officials said Arteaga surrendered Thursday after Jan. 3o video showed him assaulting…
From Good to Great: AG Eric Holder Championed for Civil Rights Like No One Before Him
By Jamelle Bouie Slate On Thursday the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner joined with the NAACP, the National Urban League, the National Action Network, the National Bar Association, and the Black Women’s Roundtable to call for a full federal investigation in the police killings of the two young men. The Rev. Al Sharpton…