Texas congressman Henry Cuellar visited the McAllen Border Patrol Station at the Rio Grande Valley border on Saturday, where about 1,000 undocumented immigrants, mostly unaccompanied minors from Central America, are being sheltered. After seeing the facility, the Democrat was very outspoken about his opinion on the Obama administration's handling of the recent influx.
According to Secretary of State John Kerry, the Obama administration is open-minded about sending military forces to work with Iran in the fight against Sunni terrorists.
Afghan elections see violence but also a high voter turnout. Following a contentious first voting round, Afghans lined up to vote for a president again on Saturday.
Five Latino civil rights and voter engagement organizations released a scorecard for the members from the House of Representatives grading their actions on immigration reform. The scorecard was developed in anticipation of of the House's summer recess in July.
Peru moves forward with natural gas projects but may begin using solar energy soon. Peru continues to exploit its large natural gas reserves in an attempt to lower energy prices for its people.
Fire is only 5 percent contained. Over 500 homes were evacuated late Saturday due to the Shirley Fire in the Sierra Nevada in California, northeast of Bakersfield.
Border Patrol has been accused of allowing children in their custody to be sexually and physically abused while some agents want the agency to stop speaking with reporters.
Pakistan has begun a new military offensive against the Taliban in North Waziristan. Pakistani jets bombed various areas in the northern part of the country in the initial wave of a new offensive focused on curbing the Taliban's grasp along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
To handle the increasing number of unaccompanied children crossing the border, the administration has asked for more money to process the children within the mandated 72 hours.
Man sentenced for four years after uploading his escape from cops on YouTube. A man who recorded footage of himself running from the police and then posted the video to YouTube has been caught and sentenced for four years in prison Friday.
Following the takeover of Mosul and Tikrit by terrorist forces in Iraq, the situation continues to worsen as more of the Iraqi government looses more territory to Sunni extremists.
On Saturday, the Pentagon announced that the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush will to be moved from the North Arabian Sea to the Arabian Gulf in order to provide President Obama with "additional flexibility" in Iraq.
More than 1,000 demonstrators demanding changes in gun control laws marched on the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Almost 100 from Newtown, Connecticut, were in attendance as well.
The three teenage boys were last heard from on Thursday evening. Tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to deteriorate, and the latest news from the West Bank will not ameliorate the situation.
Dr. Richard Rockefeller, the great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, was killed Friday morning when his small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a suburban New York airport.
