Federal investigators have identified a person of interest as they hunt a driver who took an illegal joyride on a fragile, dry lake bed in Death Valley National Park, leaving 10 miles of swerving tire tracks. The damage was done about six weeks ago. Park spokeswoman Linda Slater said Tuesday… Read More
Tragic! Massive landslide leaves 32 missing
At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, after it was hit by a landslide on Wednesday evening, leaving… Read More
Congress compromise – Spending bill averts shutdown
Averting an election-year crisis, Congress late Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus. The House cleared the measure by a 342-85 vote just hours after a bipartisan Senate tally. The… Read More
New OPEC deal – What it means for oil prices
OPEC nations have agreed in theory that they need to reduce their production to help boost global oil prices during a meeting in Algeria, but a major disagreement between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran still may derail any cut. What happened to oil prices and why can’t OPEC agree… Read More
Crazy! Deer attacks driver after being struck (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8s-jDGcFss A deer that was hit by an SUV in New Jersey wasn’t going down without a fight. A police vehicle’s in-car camera captured what happened after Ellen Sager struck the animal on Sept. 17 in Howell Township. Sager stopped and opened her door so she could look at the… Read More
Doctors puzzled by Zika’s latest spreading technique
A Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad’s tears or sweat with his bare hands, according to new research that found the unusual transmission method was likely caused by his dying father having 100,000 times the normal level of… Read More
Fallen American soldiers finally returned home – 170 years later
Remains thought to be those of U.S. troops who died in the Mexican-American War have been flown to a military mortuary in Delaware in an effort to determine whether they belonged to militia members of a Tennessee regiment known as “The Bloody First.” An Army twin-engine turbotrop bearing two aluminum… Read More
Suspected killer known as “Creepy Charmer”
An occasional drifter linked to the slayings of at least four women in little over a decade could always find a place to stay and someone to give him a lift. Even with little money to his name and a string of arrests in his past, Shawn Grate was magnetic… Read More
Sorry, liberals. Here’s why soldiers MUST salute the flag
The Navy has investigated the case of a sailor who didn’t salute as the national anthem played at Pearl Harbor, in a protest that echoes recent moves by professional athletes to kneel during the anthem. The U.S. Pacific Fleet referred her case to her commander, who has the authority to… Read More
The Fed Just Gave These Four Stocks A Reprieve (But Not for Long)
By Michael Lewitt Editor, Sure Money Money Map Press What a shock – the Fed didn’t raise interest rates at its latest meeting. Their next chance is in December – we’ll see if they chicken out then, too. Markets continue to obsess over whether Janet Yellen will raise interest rates… Read More