Section: The Blaze (USA)
Man Gets Shock of a Lifetime When He Opens Suitcase in His Parents’ Basement and Discovers Dark Family Secret
Simon Pasternak recalled the shocking moment he discovered his uncle Dirck, a relative shrouded in mystery, had fought with the Nazis during World War II. His discovery was all the more shocking, because half of Pasternak’s family is Jewish. The Danish writer described in an op-ed in Britain’s Daily Telegraph how he uncovered the...
Caught on Video: The Moment Former Wrestling Champ Takes on Seven Officers During DUI Arrest in Ukraine
A former Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic champion had to be taken down by seven police officers after he resisted arrest for drunk driving. According to Metro, Vyacheslav Oliynyk was out celebrating his 50th birthday when officers pulled him over. A video of the incident shows the 1996 gold medalist lunging at one of the officers. Image source:...
Caught on Video: The Moment Former Wrestling Champ Takes on Seven Officers During DUI Arrest in Ukraine
A former Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic champion had to be taken down by seven police officers after he resisted arrest for drunk driving. According to Metro, Vyacheslav Oliynyk was out celebrating his 50th birthday when officers pulled him over. A video of the incident shows the 1996 gold medalist lunging at one of the officers. Image source:...
Former SS Auschwitz Guard Apologizes at Trial in Germany
DETMOLD, Germany (AP) — A 94-year-old former SS sergeant admitted in court Friday that he had served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, apologizing to Nazi Holocaust survivors looking on in a German courtroom that even though he was aware Jews were being gassed and their corpses burned, he did nothing to try to stop it. Reinhold Hanning told the...
White House ‘Gratified’ for Republicans Blocking 9/11 Bill on Saudi Government
White House press secretary Josh Earnest expressed “gratitude” for efforts from top Republicans in Congress to block legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Earnest expressed his thanks ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to the kingdom, which took of Tuesday afternoon. “We are...
Obama Talked to Putin Monday — but One Major Issue Was Left Out of the Conversation
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, but the leaders did not discuss the issue of Russian attack planes buzzing a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea last week, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Earnest told reporters that the incident “did not necessitate a presidential-level conversation.” However,...
U.S. Says Russian Planes Buzzed Navy Ship Multiple Times in Baltic Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian attack planes buzzed a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea multiple times on Monday and Tuesday, at one point coming so close — an estimated 30 feet — that they created wakes in the water around the ship, a U.S. official said Wednesday. The official, who was not authorized to discuss details and so spoke on condition...
Politicians, Celebrities Deny Wrongdoing After Explosive Offshore ‘Panama Papers’ Leak
BERLIN (AP) — The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm. The revelations have raised suspicion that such offshore entities were set up to avoid taxes, but Petro Poroshenko denied that was the purpose in his...
Icelandic Media Report Prime Minister Has Offered His Resignation Amid Panama Papers Scandal
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (TheBlaze/AP) — An Icelandic broadcaster is reporting that Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has offered his resignation amid the offshore scandal revealed in the Panama Papers leak. Image source: SVT / Guardian State broadcaster RUV confirmed the resignation on Tuesday after it was announced on TV by Sigurdur Ingi...
‘Panama Papers’ Leak Rocks the Globe As Investigative Journalists Claim Huge Trove of Data on Offshore Accounts
BERLIN (AP) — An international coalition of media outlets on Sunday published what it said was an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on a vast trove of documents provided by an anonymous source. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit organization based in...
