He just couldn’t stay away. President-elect Donald Trump made a surprise visit to his Washington, D.C., hotel on Wednesday night, grabbing a late dinner while in town for a couple of fundraisers. Trump flew into the city from New York on Wednesday evening for an event honoring Vice President-elect Mike… Read More
Volkswagen CEO denies wrongdoing in emissions scandal
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn denied early knowledge of the company’s cheating on diesel emissions as he testified Thursday to a German parliamentary inquiry — his first major public appearance since he resigned in 2015. The 69-year-old resigned in September 2015, several days after news of Volkswagen’s use of software… Read More
Trump nominates farmer’s son for agriculture secretary
Sonny Perdue, a farmer’s son who built businesses in grain trading and trucking before becoming the first Republican governor of Georgia since Reconstruction, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Agriculture Department, The Associated Press has learned. Trump intends to nominate Perdue, according to a person familiar with the… Read More
Former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara hospitalized
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, remain hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being watched after complaining of fatigue and coughing. The 92-year-old former president went into the ICU on Wednesday and underwent a procedure “to protect and clear… Read More
Cali officials withdraw request to insure illegal immigrants
California officials on Wednesday withdrew their request to sell unsubsidized insurance policies to people who can’t prove they’re legally in the United States after learning the decision would fall to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Calling the decision “the first California casualty of the Trump presidency,” Sen. Ricardo Lara said he… Read More
Mexican teen shoots teacher, students, himself in school rampage
A 15-year-old student opened fire with a gun at a private school in this northern Mexico city Wednesday, hitting a teacher and two other students in the head before killing himself. Another student suffered lesser injuries in the shooting, which was captured on a video posted to social media. Nuevo… Read More
Justice! U.S. Air Force SLAMS Islamic terror camps
U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked Islamic State military camps in Libya in a move aimed at eliminating extremists who had escaped the former IS stronghold of Sirte, a defense official said Thursday. The official said the camps were located about 45 kilometers, or 28 miles, southwest of the central… Read More
Julian Assange backs down from extradition promise
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange retreated from his pledge to accept extradition to the U.S. if Chelsea Manning was granted clemency, arguing Wednesday via his lawyers that what he was really asking for was an immediate pardon for the ex-Army analyst. It was only last week that Assange raised eyebrows across… Read More
[Weather alert] Ice storm shuts down parts of Western U.S.
An ice storm shut down major highways Wednesday in Oregon and Washington state and paralyzed towns in the Columbia River Gorge with up to 2 inches of ice at the same time rising temperatures in Portland raised the prospect of flooding after the largest snowstorm in years. As temperatures hovered… Read More
[Must see] Massive alligator increases tourism after viral video
Video of a massive alligator caught walking through a Florida nature reserve in front of stunned onlookers has prompted crowds of people hoping to catch their own glimpse. The video taken by a visitor to the Circle B Bar Reserve on Sunday shows the gator estimated to be about 12-feet… Read More