The Senate today moved forward with a critical piece of the Obama administration's gun safety proposals, CBS News reported. The Senate voted 68-31 to begin debate on a bill that would significantly expand background checks for gun sales. It surpassed the 60-vote needed with support of several Republicans.
Jeri L. Wright, daughter of President Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah, was indicted Wednesday on charges of money laundering and lying to federal authorities, U.S. Justice Department spokesman said.
Thousands of activists rallied on Wednesday in a coordinated series of nationwide protests on Wednesday, in hopes of pressing the U.S. Congress to approve certain measures, to enable those currently deemed as "illegal" a path toward citizenship. Organizers told the press that demonstrations were taking place in at least 18 states, and Washington D.C.
Several Jewish homes in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York had their mezuzahs burned on Monday and Tuesday. The attacks were investigated by the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Department. Police reported that suspect, Rubin Ubiles, is wanted for setting fire to 11 mezuzahs inside an apartment complex. An additional mezuzah in another apartment doorway in an adjacent building across the street was burned again Tuesday.
