Section: US & Canada
Depardieu’s Stalin film begins shooting in Portugal
The film starring controversial French-born actor Gérard Depardieu as Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has begun shooting in Portugal, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reports. Stalin’s Couch, based on the 2013 novel of the same name ( Le Divan de Staline ) by French author Jean Daniel-Baltassat, is set during the 1950s. Directed by...
Lithuania marks 25th anniversary of Soviet crackdown
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — With flowers and solemn speeches, Lithuanians are marking the 25th anniversary of a deadly Soviet crackdown that failed to quash the Baltic country’s quest for independence. Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday outside Parliament and near a TV tower in Vilnius to honor the 14 people killed when Soviet troops and...
Congressman Unleashes on Obama Immediately Following State of the Union: He ‘Doesn’t Understand the World’
Immediately following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) did not hold back, slamming the president for being “naive and childish” on national security and asserted that Obama did not understand the world in general. “He doesn’t understand the world. He simply doesn’t...
SOTU Live Blogging (Now We’re Talking Edition)
9:43 PM: This essential point – both on Russia and ISIS – is a real needle to thread but incredibly important. Russia’s aggressive behavior in Ukraine and Syria are largely tied to fear of losing few remaining international clients. And puncture this nonsense about the fight against ISIS being World War III or the war of our...
International Migration Has Surged 41% Since 2000, U.N. Says
(UNITED NATIONS) — The number of people who migrated to foreign countries surged by 41% in the last 15 years to reach 244 million in 2015, according to a United Nations study released Tuesday. Of those people, 20 million are refugees. The U.N. is planning a series of meetings in 2016 to address migration, including a March 30 gathering in Geneva...
What Obama Got Wrong in the State of the Union
Heritage Foundation experts weigh in on President Obama’s State of the Union address: The Economy Is Far From Booming President Obama boasts America is in the “middle of the longest streak of private-sector job creation in history.” On paper, he is right. But the economy is far from booming. While the labor market has improved, it remains...
Barack Obama (transcript): ‘Our brand of democracy is hard.’
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, as prepared for delivery. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:...
Here’s the full text of President Obama’s final State of the Union address
REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/PoolPresident Obama is delivering his final State of the Union address. Here’s the full text, via the White House: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans. Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to...
Obama in Final State of the Union: ‘Tonight, We Turn the Page’
Here is the full text of President Obama’s final State of the Union address, as released by the White House and prepared for delivery Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST. >>> Watch the Speech Live on The Daily Signal Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to...
Georgia Crackdown Worrisome, European Rights Group Says
The Council of Europe told Georgia on Tuesday to improve its justice system, saying it was worried about allegations that authorities have been abusing the law to conduct a politically motivated crackdown on the opposition. The criticism from the pan-European human rights body comes at a sensitive time for Georgia, which has sought to move closer...
