Police are calling it the “lowest of the low:” A man gave a fake $50 bill to a southeastern Michigan girl who was running a lemonade stand to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research. The Monroe News says the man on a bike didn’t buy anything last Sunday in Monroe. He… Read More
‘Sound of Music’ star dies at 73
Charmian Carr, the actress best known for sweetly portraying the eldest von Trapp daughter in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” has died. She was 73. Carr died Saturday of complications from a rare form of dementia in Los Angeles, Carr’s spokesman, Harlan Boll, said. At age 21, the… Read More
Rocket man! Daredevil lands failed Evel Knievel stunt
Professional stuntman Eddie Braun successfully jumped over the Snake River Canyon Friday afternoon in an ode to his boyhood idol, Evel Knievel. Braun soared over the southern Idaho canyon in a custom-built rocket dubbed “Evel Spirit.” It launched off a steep ramp on the edge of the canyon rim just… Read More
Heartland horror? ISIS behind Minnesota mall terror
Authorities are investigating the stabbings of nine people at a Minnesota mall as a potential act of terrorism — a finding that would realize long-held fears of an attack in the immigrant-rich state that has struggled to stop the recruiting of its young men by groups including the Islamic State…. Read More
Police investigate tragic shooting deaths of 2 children
Police in Florida are investigating the fatal shootings of two young children on both sides of the state. The shootings occurred Sunday at an apartment complex in Tampa and at a home in Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County. Tampa police said in a news release that a 17-month-old child… Read More
5 most memorable Emmy moments
Jimmy Kimmel, who first hosted a pedestrian Emmys in 2012, came back and did much better — relaxed, sarcastic without being mean, and quick on his feet. His opening skit included jokes with former GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush (“Did you know you can make $12 an hour driving for… Read More
Multiple terror attacks strike US
Multiple acts of terror has struck the United States over the weekend, and at least one of the attacks has been linked to Islamic terror. An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities removed a suspicious device that was discovered just blocks… Read More
World fears Hillary Clinton, the warmonger
Hardcore liberals and conservatives rarely agree on anything – but around the world, both sides are united on one issue: electing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would doom the planet into yet more endless wars. In what just might be the world’s strangest endorsement, the left-wing website Common Dreams has… Read More
Caught! Obama hiding illegal immigrant report
Is there any better example of the rampant corruption that defines the administration of President Barack Obama? The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release a report that could reveal the truth about Obama’s failed immigration policy. Why? Some say it’s because they fear the information will push Republican… Read More
Trump economic plan STUNS critics
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made a fortune with a savvy eye for investing, and well-planned business deals. Trump has attached a price tag to an economic vision for America and is promising what many economists say is impossible: lower taxes, a dramatic expansion in some federal programs and… Read More