President Barack Obama has backed down once again. In a cowardly and economically backwards move, Obama has refused to complete a billion dollar pipeline project in North Dakota in a purely political manner. After weeks of protests, Obama is clearly more concerned about his legacy than what is right, and… Read More
Italian premier quits after referendum rejection
Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke early Monday by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty. Renzi announced he would quit following Sunday’s referendum vote, in which 60 percent of voters rejected his proposals and signaled they wanted a change… Read More
Japanese leader to be first to visit Pearl Harbor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of this month, becoming the first leader of his country to go to the site of the Japanese attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Monday’s unexpected announcement came two… Read More
Ohio terror suspect faces sentencing
A 22-year-old man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group will soon find out how many more years he must serve in prison. Christopher Lee Cornell of suburban Cincinnati was arrested by the FBI Jan. 14, 2015. He pleaded guilty to three… Read More
Ash Carter: Potential successor “extremely capable”
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday he believes his designated successor, if confirmed by the Senate as expected, will be a quick study regarding the responsibilities of the office. Carter declined to offer his view of whether President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis undermines the… Read More
180 jolly Santas hit the slopes (pics)
Whether he’s called Santa Claus, Father Christmas or Pere Noel, he had a slew of jolly, red-suited lookalikes hit the ski slopes on Sunday in Maine. About 180 Saint Nick wannabes participated in the fundraising event hosted by Sunday River that was not for the faint of heart: The group… Read More
Disgusting! Three arrested for giving puppy alcohol
Three Ohio residents accused of giving alcoholic drinks to a puppy have been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to a companion animal after one of the defendants posted a picture of the passed-out dog on Facebook. The Star-Beacon reports the three adults from Ashtabula (ash-tuh-BYOO’-luh) were charged after one of them said… Read More
Obamacare spending hits record high
The nation’s health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s law and by costly prescription drugs, the government said Friday. The growth of 5.8 percent in 2015 boosted total health care spending to $3.2 trillion. That’s… Read More
Trump expands list of secretary of state candidates
President-elect Donald Trump is expanding his pool of candidates for secretary of state, leaving unclear whether former CIA Director David Petraeus’ guilty plea for leaking classified information disqualifies him to serve as the nation’s top diplomat. “There’s not a finite list of candidates” for secretary of state, Trump adviser Kellyanne… Read More
Off-duty police officer fatally shot
An off-duty New York City correction officer has been fatally shot. Police say 25-year-old Alastasia Bryan was shot Sunday night while sitting in a car outside a home in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn. Officers say they found her with gunshot wounds to her head and torso. She was pronounced… Read More