Tag Archives: American Citizens

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found that roughly 3 out of 4 Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and nearly half fear that the “worst is yet to come.” The poll appears to reflect a swirling set of worries and frustrations troubling the average American, including a plummeting stock market, high unemployment and a feeling that ... Read More »

CNN reporter and anchor Anderson Cooper was attacked by the anti-government protesters in Cairo, Egypt. This seems to the first incident of a foreigner being attacked in Egypt’s anti-government protests. Cooper and his team were walking in Tahrir square through a large crowd of Mubarak supporters when the scene turned ugly. The crowd had let him walk for several minutes ... Read More »

Two New Jersey men who wanted to kill American troops were arrested at a New York City airport before boarding flights on their way to join a jihadist group in Somalia, authorities said. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 26, were arrested Saturday at John F. Kennedy Airport before they could board separate flights to Egypt and then ... Read More »