Jack Burkman, the leader of the controversial investigation into the murder of former DNC staffer Seth Rich, was shot twice in the back and run over by a man who claimed to have worked as a special agent in the Department of Energy, authorities say. Burkman was attacked in the… Read More
Trump tweet DESTROYS “Crazy Joe Biden” (ouch!)
President Donald Trump lashed out at former Vice President Joe Biden for wanting to “beat the hell out of him,” saying Thursday that Biden “would go down fast and hard, crying all the way.” The president tweeted: “Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he… Read More
Austin bomber left behind a video confession, police say
A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among the weapons he built and amounts to a confession, police said. But his motive remains a mystery. Mark Anthony Conditt, an unemployed college dropout who bought bomb-making materials at Home… Read More
[Weather alert] Nor’easter rolls into New England, as other states dig out
The latest nor’easter lost some punch as it rolled into New England on Thursday, as millions of others in the Northeast dug out from the storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in some places, knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers and had many wishing… Read More
Trump to drop the hammer on China over trade
Farmers, electronics retailers and other U.S. businesses are bracing for a backlash as President Donald Trump targets China for stealing American technology or pressuring U.S. companies to hand it over. The administration is expected Thursday to slap trade sanctions on China, perhaps including restrictions on Chinese investment and tariffs on… Read More
Hurricane Harvey’s toxic impact deeper than America thought
A toxic onslaught from the nation’s petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property. More than a half-year after floodwaters swamped America’s fourth-largest city, the extent of this environmental assault is beginning to surface, while… Read More
Sea lion population rebounds, ventures further inland [pics]
The 700-pound sea lion blinked in the sun, sniffed the sea air and then lazily shifted to the edge of the truck bed and plopped onto the beach below. Freed from the cage that carried him to the ocean, the massive marine mammal shuffled into the surf, looked left, looked… Read More
[Revealed] Elizabeth Warren in BIG trouble… from a radio DJ!?
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s unfounded claims to be of Cherokee ancestry have dogged her political career — and one star radio host in New England has a plan to prove Warren is an untrustworthy liar. He’s going to have her DNA tested and will reveal the results to the public… Read More
You’re FIRED! Teacher that called military “lowest of low” fired
A California school board has voted to fire a teacher who was seen on video calling members of the U.S. military “the lowest of the low” while urging a student in a Marine Corps shirt to not join the service. The El Rancho Unified School District board on Tuesday announced… Read More
FACE OF TERROR! Austin bomber ID’d
The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. The young man behind the attacks was identified as Mark Anthony Conditt,… Read More