The U.S. Department of Justice is pressing federal regulators to come up with a way of keeping inmates from using cellphones in the nation’s prisons. In a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams told the Federal Communications Commission that addressing the security threat posed… Read More
Celebs step up for Harvey victims, see who donated what
A pair of Oscar winners, Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio, are leading the way in stars’ donations to relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, but they’re not alone. Numerous other celebrities have pledged sizable amounts to charities. Here’s a list of stars who have… Read More
Tragic! Officer fatally shot through hotel room door
One law-enforcement officer was killed and two others wounded when a gunman carrying a high-powered rifle shot through the door of his hotel room, then leapt out over a balcony and led police on a brief car chase in California’s state capital city. The unidentified suspect was captured minutes later… Read More
Princess Diana’s bodyguard: She shouldn’t have died
It’s been 20 years since the death of Princess Diana rocked the world. But now her bodyguard is saying it all could’ve been prevented. Ken Wharfe served as Diana’s personal protection officer from 1987 to 1993. The 68-year-old spoke to Australia’s Now To Love Wednesday about his time spent with… Read More
2 explosions rock an already devastated Houston
A Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by two explosions early Thursday, the plant’s operator said. Arkema Inc. said in a statement on its website that the Harris County Emergency Operations Center reported two explosions and black smoke coming from… Read More
[Must See] Kellyanne Conway DESTROYS CNN’s Cuomo
Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway is never soft on her critics. But she just completely destroyed Chris Cuomo for his lack of empathy. Cuomo tried to politicize the catastrophic damage in Houston, Texas following Hurricane Harvey Wednesday night on CNN, and Conway wasn’t having it. The two spent 20 minutes going… Read More
Lottery retiring record breaking machine
Lottery ticket buyers hoping to use the same Massachusetts machine as the recent $758.7 million Powerball jackpot winner are out of luck. The Massachusetts State Lottery has retired the machine that printed the winning ticket belonging to Mavis Wanczyk (WAHN’-zihk). The Powerball jackpot she claimed last week is the largest… Read More
Houston death toll continues to rise
Now that the sun is finally shining and the murky, brown floodwaters are slowly receding in much of the Houston area, grim reality is setting in. Harvey is about to release its dead. In Texas, the official death toll surpassed 30 on Wednesday and was expected to climb as authorities… Read More
U.S. sends military warning to North Korea
The United States flew some of its most advanced warplanes in bombing drills with ally South Korea on Thursday, a clear warning after North Korea launched a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear bombs over Japan earlier this week, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said. North Korea hates… Read More
Breakthrough! U.S. clears gene therapy for childhood leukemia
Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia. The Food and Drug Administration said the approval on Wednesday was historic, the first gene therapy to… Read More