Hours After UCSB Shooting, Man Allegedly Shot At Women For Refusing To Have Sex With Him  —  A California man allegedly fired his gun at three women Saturday morning who refused to have sex with him and his friends.  —  The women, estimated to be between about 18 and 19 years old …

The Day Of Retribution.  On Elliot Rodger, the Butcher of Santa Barbara.  —  This post is about the slaughter carried out by Elliot Rodger in Santa Barbara.  It is about violence, the hatred of women and the general hatred of humans.  Consider carefully whether you wish to read it.

The fierce fight for women's votes  —  Most voters in the last four presidential elections have been female, and most of them voted for the Democrat.  But in all four races a majority of white women voted for the Republican.  —  Young white women and white working moms are more likely than their older …

‘We know where missing girls are’: Nigeria's top military officer  —  Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers.

European Earthquake  —  The voters demonstrate their Euroskepticism, but will elites listen?  —  How big was the “Euroskeptic” uprising in the elections for the European Parliament on Sunday?  Martin Schulz of Germany, the left-wing candidate who will become the next president of the European Commission …

Biden: ‘Assume every microphone is on’  —  (CNN) - Be wary of every microphone.  —  That was Vice President Joe Biden's advice Monday to a crowd at the kickoff for the Road 2 Recovery Memorial Challenge - where 200 cyclists, including injured veterans, ride 325 miles from Washington to Virginia Beach.

California GOP Candidate's Pro-Gun Robocall Went Out Day After Mass Shooting  —  Politics News National Rifle Association University of California Santa Barbara Tony Strickland Robocall UCSB Shooting Santa Barbara Shooting Second Amendment Tony Strickland California Tony Strickland Isla Vista Pro Gun Gop Gun Control UC Santa Barbara

Colleges Rattled as Obama Seeks Rating System  —  WASHINGTON — The college presidents were appalled.  Not only had President Obama called for a government rating system for their schools, but now one of his top education officials was actually suggesting it would be as easy as evaluating a kitchen appliance.

Greenwald's Finale: Naming Victims of Surveillance  —  The man who helped bring about the most significant leak in American intelligence history is to reveal names of US citizens targeted by their own government in what he promises will be the “biggest” revelation from nearly 2m classified files.

Miss. Judge Allegedly Struck, Yelled Slur At Mentally Disabled Black Man  —  A Mississippi judge allegedly slapped a young mentally disabled black man earlier this month at a flea market and yelled “run, n—  , run,” the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported Sunday.

Veterans' groups rip Richard Burr over VA  —  Leading veterans groups are lashing out against Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) for an open letter he wrote scolding the organizations for not doing more to condemn Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki.  —  Calling Burr's letter a …

Obama's New Rules for Coal Plants Are a B.F.D. The Ensuing Political Fight May Be Even Bigger.  —  Conventional wisdom holds that second term presidencies rarely yield accomplishments and that this second term president, in particular, has lost the ability to get much done.