Todd Starnes: Air Force attacked after volunteers partner with Salvation Army to help needy families

“We have no issue with the Salvation Army per se here as the total fault lies with the Air Force commanders who are effectively ordering their subordinates to assist the Salvation Army,” Weinstein told me. “The Salvation Army is not at fault in this scenario.”

How sad that the cold-hearted Grinches who lurk in the dark shadows of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation's headquarters got their tinsel in a twist because airmen wanted to make sure needy children would be able to celebrate Christmas.

The Strasbourg shooter and the Polish musician who tried to stop him

Polish musician, journalist and European Parliament tour guide Barto Pedro Orent-Niedzielski stood together with several friends, among them Italian journalist Antonio Megalizzi, in front of the music club Les Savons d'Helene, near the Christmas market.

"Barto Pedro Orent-Niedzielski, a French-Polish journalist who was injured in Strasbourg together with Antonio Megalizzi, is no longer alive.

'Aggressive' coyote in Texas attacks two joggers on morning run: ‘It just kept coming and coming’

TEXAS WOMAN CLAIMS DOG DIED AFTER EATING A SUGAR-FREE CANDY CANE: ‘I FEEL LIKE I FAILED HER’. It is not currently clear what is causing the animal’s aggression, which is unusual and considered to be an “extreme exception” to the norm, Captain Game Warden Tony Norton with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, told The Dallas Morning News. “Until this aggressive coyote is caught, we’re asking our citizens to obviously take caution if you’re in the area,” Frisco Police Department spokesman Sgt.

Jose Mourinho: Manchester United sack manager

The decision to sack Mourinho has been taken in the long-term interests of Manchester United with a regard that the club is bigger than any one individual.

"The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future." The caretaker-manager to replace Mourinho, who took over from Louis van Gaal in May 2016, will not be assistant coach Michael Carrick or academy boss Nicky Butt.

Outrage at 'anti-democratic' bomb blast at Athens TV station

As the debt-stricken country has navigated its worst economic crisis in modern history – applying excoriating austerity in return for three international bailouts to stay afloat – attacks have increased again in recent years.

The calls provided enough time for no one to be injured, police said, describing the early Monday bomb blast as “especially powerful”. The force of the blast was such that windows as high as the sixth floor were blown out of the glass-fronted building housing the two organisations.

More journalists killed globally in 2018, report says

A total of 80 journalists were killed in the first eleven months of 2018, while 348 were in prison and 60 more were being held hostage, according to figures from Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Read more: World Press Freedom Index 2018: Europe turning into crisis region for journalists. The non-governmental organization said the murders of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Slovak data journalist Jan Kuciak "highlighted the lengths to which press freedom's enemies are prepared to go.". "Violence against journalists has reached unprecedented levels this year, and the situation is now critical," the organization's head, Christophe Deloire, said in a statement which accompanied the report's release. "The hatred of journalists that is voiced, and sometimes very openly proclaimed, by unscrupulous politicians, religious leaders, and businessmen, has tragic consequences on the ground, and has been reflected in this disturbing increase in violations against journalists."

Strikes kill 62 al-Shabab fighters, US says

The group retained control over large parts of the country, and the ability to carry out high-profile attacks using suicide bombers, explosive devices, mortars and small arms, the report added.

Somalia-based security think tank the Hiraal Institute said in a report published in November that al-Shabab had been forced to change tactics following the upsurge in air strikes. The institute said the group was now conducting fewer mass attacks on military bases, but attacks on government offices and businesses which refused to pay it taxes had increased markedly.

It's 'inconceivable' my brother killed himself

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Other than the size of the reward, what makes the case stand out is that the 27-year-old University of Cambridge student was killed 30 years ago. His naked body was found at the bottom of North Head cliffs, a well known gay cruising ground in Sydney at the time.

Marines testify about Antifa mob attack in Philadelphia

Two alleged Antifa activists accused of attacking a pair of Marines in Philadelphia were ordered to stand trial just after Christmas on aggravated assault and conspiracy charges following a dramatic day of testimony last week in which the Marines described being beaten and called ethnic slurs.

U.S. Marine Corps reservists Alejandro Godinez and Luis Torres, dressed in their military uniforms, testified Thursday against suspects Thomas Massey and Tom Keenan, who were allegedly part of a larger group of leftwing Antifa activists who began beating the Marines after mistaking them for participants in a November "We the People" rally in Old City.

Strasbourg attack: Suspected accomplices arrested and charged

Two people were arrested on Monday in connection with the gun attack that killed five people last week at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

A third suspect appeared in court suspected of involvement in supplying the weapon that alleged gunman Cherif Chekatt used in the December 11 attack according to an official close to the investigation. The two individuals detained were also suspected of "playing a role in supplying the firearm," said the official, who could not be named with the case ongoing.

Comey slams ‘shameful’ Republicans for not speaking out against Trump’s attacks

Former FBI Director James Comey had harsh words for House Republicans on Monday, saying their silence in response to President Donald Trump‘s attacks on the Justice Department is “shameful.” Comey said Republicans “have to have the courage to stand up and speak the truth, not be cowed by mean tweets or fear of their base.”

WATCH: James Comey testifies to U.S. House committees about Hillary Clinton emails investigation, Russia probe. Comey, who led both investigations, mocked the congressional probe, saying the questions were about “Hillary Clinton’s emails and the Steele dossier” – two favourite subjects of Republicans who insist there was bias in the department.

Why Trump's attacks on SNL are seriously dangerous

On Sunday, after SNL ran an It's a Wonderful Life parody about the Trump administration, the president woke up and began complaining on Twitter.

That's why Trump targets SNL now: If you're not a fan, maybe you want to shrug and wait for a more noble cause to come along. The administration went after Jim Acosta a few weeks ago not just because White House officials dislike the CNN correspondent, but because they knew Acosta's occasional grandstanding can make other journalists uncomfortable — the administration wanted to see if it could divide the press corps into journalists more and less deserving of First Amendment protections.

Woman survives horrific bear mauling by punching animal, getting help from dog named Bear

A Pennsylvania woman survived a horrific bear attack by repeatedly punching the animal after it dragged her the length of “almost a football field,” while getting some help from her pet Chihuahua.

Melinda LeBarron was attacked by a bear Wednesday night after she went outside of her home to see why her dog, named Bear, was barking. “The next thing she knew, she was on the ground getting slammed around,” her son, Trent LeBarron, told the Associated Press.

PewDiePie printer hackers strike again

The stunt was first carried out last month, when one member claimed to have forced about 50,000 printers to create posters supporting his favourite vlogger PewDiePie.

Over recent months, the Indian music label and movie studio T-Series has come close to overtaking his lead, which has led some PewDiePie fans to mount stunts to attract new subscribers. Security vendors say that the stunt shows just how vulnerable some organisations can be to attack through the plethora of connected devices that fill modern office spaces.

Bomb explodes outside Athens TV station, Greek PM calls it ‘attack against democracy’

A powerful bomb exploded early Monday outside the southern Athens headquarters of Greece’s private Skai broadcaster, which has been strongly critical of government policies, damaging the glass-fronted building but causing no injuries.

Outside the Skai TV and radio building – where the respected Kathimerini newspaper is also housed – after telephoned warnings to a news website and another TV station prompted authorities to evacuate the building.