The Republican-controlled Texas House approved a strict ban on “sanctuary cities” early Thursday, empowering local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law against anyone they detain and threatening police chiefs and sheriffs who refuse to do so with jail. The vote came just before 3 a.m. and followed 15-plus hours… Read More
Senior U.S. Navy official: North Korea crisis worst I’ve ever seen
The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific said Thursday that the crisis with North Korea is at the worst point he’s ever seen, but he declined to compare the situation to the Cuban missile crisis decades ago. “It’s real,” Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S…. Read More
Standoff! Suspect in fatal shooting of state trooper killed by officers
A man suspected of fatally shooting a Delaware state trooper has been shot and killed by officers after an overnight standoff, state police said Thursday. The man, who has not been identified, walked out of the home where he had been holed up since the fatal shooting of the trooper… Read More
Armed man arrested on suspicion of terror outside Parliament
Police carrying out a counterterrorism investigation Thursday swooped in on a man they said was carrying knives in a bag near Britain’s Parliament and arrested him on suspicion of planning terrorist acts. London’s Metropolitan Police said the 27-year-old man was stopped and detained “as part of an ongoing operation” by… Read More
Pentagon: Two U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon says two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan overnight Wednesday. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis says they were killed during an operation against the Afghanistan-based Islamic State group in Nangahar Province in the eastern part of the country. He says the U.S. is gathering further details. The U.S…. Read More
6 under investigation for manslaughter in hotel avalanche
Italian prosecutors are investigating six people for multiple counts of manslaughter and causing bodily harm in a deadly avalanche at a mountain hotel that killed 29 people, Italian news reports said Thursday. The news agency ANSA said prosecutors were issuing formal notices of investigation against the Pescara provincial president, Antonio… Read More
Crazed Iowa man accused of chaining his nephew to weight
An eastern Iowa man accused of padlocking a weighted chain around his 14-year-old nephew’s waist has pleaded not guilty. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that Jeffrey Merfeld and the boy’s parents are charged with child endangerment causing injury. Merfeld’s plea was submitted Tuesday. Court records don’t show whether Michael and Cynthia… Read More
JFK’s diary heading to auction for hundreds of thousands of dollars!
A diary kept by a young John F. Kennedy during his brief stint as a journalist after World War II in which he reflected on Hitler and the weakness of the United Nations sold for more than $700,000 on Wednesday. Boston-based RR Auction said the diary sold for $718,750, far… Read More
Report: Nancy Pelosi suffers mental breakdown… in public (video)
Is something wrong with California Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s mental health? Concern has grown in recent months — and a shocking video released Thursday has added fuel to critic’s speculation that Pelosi isn’t all there. Sponsored: WARNING: This “Second Bible” predicts a dire future for Americans The Federalist Papers called Pelosi’s… Read More
Treasury Secretary announces HUGE tax cuts
White House Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin released a one-page proposal Wednesday, outlining President Donald Trump’s tax plan, and it has something for everyone. Massive tax cuts for businesses and a bigger standard tax deduction for middle-income families, lower investment taxes for the wealthy, and an end to the federal estate… Read More