President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to build a wall and make Mexico pay for in, and “build the wall” chants echoed in Trump rallies leading up to the 2016 presidential election. But the president-elect’s tough-talking plan to rein in illegal immigration showed signs of cracking on Sunday, with… Read More
Outrage! Police officer executed by crazed killer
The bloody criminal war on cops claimed another innocent victim Sunday morning, this time a sheriff’s deputy in California. The wanted killer suspected of shooting this sheriff’s deputy in “an execution” in Central California was arrested hours later after an alleged crime rampage across more than 100 miles, authorities said…. Read More
Deadly earthquake strikes New Zealand
New Zealand is planning to send in military helicopters and a navy ship to rescue about 1,000 tourists and hundreds of residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake on Monday cut off train and vehicle access. At least two people were killed in… Read More
Stiffed taxi driver helps solve robbery
Authorities say two men took a taxi to a home they planned to rob but then stiffed the driver on the fare, leading him to report them to police. Deal police say 46-year-old Kenneth Burke and 38-year-old Timothy Foote are charged with burglary, conspiracy, theft and criminal trespass. Authorities say… Read More
Disturbing real estate empire built by serial killer
As he built a successful real estate firm, Todd Kohlhepp’s behavior struck some as odd: watching pornographic videos during work, making macabre jokes in marketing literature and openly discussing that he was a sex offender. But he was also an award-winning agent described as a hard worker and good boss…. Read More
Born to run! Bikers rescue Bruce Springsteen
Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it really happened for a group of guys from New Jersey. A group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day… Read More
Meet Trump’s new Supreme Court
Even before Donald Trump chooses a Supreme Court nominee, the new president can take steps to make several contentious court cases go away. Legal challenges involving immigration, climate change, cost-free contraceptive care and transgender rights all could be affected, without any help from Congress. The cases turn on Obama administration… Read More
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s next trip
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson says he has no regrets about running for president for the second time and finishing a distant runner-up as a Libertarian candidate. He’s already talking about his next challenge, and it won’t be another try for public office. Johnson, 63, said he plans to… Read More
Violent anti-Trump protests continue
Immigrants, their advocates and others opposing a Donald Trump presidency continued to protest Sunday, speaking out against the president-elect’s support of deportation and other measures. Organizers in Manhattan carried signs in English and Spanish saying things like “Hate won’t make us great,” and chanted, “We are here to stay.” More… Read More
70s rock superstar dies
Leon Russell, who performed, sang and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top records, has died. He was 74. Russell’s wife, Jan Bridges, said in a statement that her husband died in his sleep Sunday at their Nashville home. She said Russell had heart bypass surgery in July and had… Read More