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Prepared remarks of Obama’s State of the Union Address
ShareMr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but… Read more
Personal income was unchanged in October, US government says
ShareWASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Personal income was unchanged in October from a month before, while consumer spending declined by two-tenth of a percentage point, the United States Bureau of… Read more
California Gov. Brown signs bill banning protests near funerals
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation Monday which makes it a crime to protest a funeral unless the protesters are at least 300 feet (91 meters) away, the governor’s office said. The bill is mainly in r…
WikiLeaks: U.S. gov’t gave ‘tacit approval’ to attack embassies worldwide
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — The controversial whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks on late Wednesday declared that the American and British governments had effectively given groups an opening to attack embassies by supporting Britain’s siege of the Ecua…
U.S. Ambassador Stevens killed in attack on consulate in Libya
BENGHAZI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) — Protesters angry about an online video considered offensive to Islam attacked U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday, killing U.S. Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Libyan and …