Tag Archive: USA

Scientists cut HIV out of human genome

US scientists have physically cut the HIV virus out of infected cells by using enzymes. The method could, in theory, lead to a permanent cure for AIDS, though researchers warn there is still a long way to go. Scientists from…
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Turkey’s Erdogan: ‘I stopped talking to Obama’

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he ceased direct phone contact with US President Barack Obama once the US backed away from use of military force against Syria last fall. Erdogan, a supporter of rebel fighters opposed to Syrian…
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Miami cops fight after traffic stop (VIDEO)

Two Miami police officers are under investigation for a physical altercation between the pair that was captured by a camera. Uniformed officer Marcel Jackson’s personal video equipment recorded a traffic stop of Lt. David Ramras, wherein Jackson eventually throws Ramras…
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White House requests $500 million to aid Syrian rebels

The White House on Thursday asked Congress for half-a-billion dollars in aid to go towards opposition fighters in Syria at war with the regime of recently re-elected President Bashar Al-Assad. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the Pentagon…
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Astronomers discover sister to Earth’s sun

As part of a search into the origins of our galaxy, astronomers at the University of Texas have identified what they believe to be a sister to the Earth’s sun. According to the Guardian, this potential sibling has not been…
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