The nation’s progress in getting more people covered by health insurance slowed significantly this year, the government confirmed Wednesday in a report that tempers a historic achievement of the Obama administration. About 1.3 million fewer people were uninsured the first three months of this year, driving the uninsured rate to… Read More
The whales have been saved! Most removed from endangered list
Federal authorities took most humpback whales off the endangered species list Tuesday, saying their numbers have recovered through international efforts to protect the giant mammals. Known for their acrobatic leaps from the sea and complex singing patterns, humpback whales were nearly hunted to extinction for their oil and meat by… Read More
Recipient of world’s first face transplant dies
Isabelle Dinoire, a Frenchwoman who received the world’s first partial face transplant, has died more than a decade after a complex and daring operation that set the stage for dozens of similar transplants worldwide. She was 49. Her life with a new face was a miracle to many, but was… Read More
Congress returns to battle over funding, Zika
Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break picked up right where they left off — feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget. A tightening presidential race and pitched warfare for control of the Senate this November promise to overshadow whatever Congress… Read More
Analysis: Hillary rigged Benghazi hearing
Hillary Clinton has been lying, cheating, and stacking the deck to advance her political career for decades. And it looks like she was desperate to keep the truth about the 2012 Benghazi attack from ever being told. As first reported by Fox News, newly released emails show that a top… Read More
Oops! Michelle Obama’s got a BIG secret
It’s a moment that Hillary Clinton hopes can reverse her sagging fortunes. The Clinton campaign was practically giddy yesterday when it announced that First Lady Michelle Obama would be joining Hillary on the campaign trail. But Michelle Obama has a big secret that she’s hoping millions of Americans forget. She… Read More
The commander we need! Military brass endorse Trump
Hillary Clinton has done her best to argue that she has the experience necessary to serve as the next commander-in-chief. But apparently top former leaders of the U.S. military strongly disagree. In an open letter released yesterday, 88 retired generals, admirals, and other former military officers said they were backing… Read More
Unbelievable! Dems launch anti-gay attack ad
The Democrats have tried to bill themselves as a party of inclusion, and fierce defenders of LGBT rights. But apparently none of that applies to gay Republicans — something one Congressional candidate is learning the hard way. The LGBT community is furious after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee began airing… Read More
Act now! Help honor an American hero
It may not have been the largest battle of World War II — but in many ways it was the most daring, and one of the most important. The Doolittle Raid of April 1942 was America’s first retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor just four months earlier. Brave… Read More
Ash Carter: Russia intentionally disrupting world order
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is strongly criticizing Russia for what he says is Moscow’s “clear ambition to erode the principled international order” through coercion and aggression. Carter used a speech Wednesday to students at Oxford University to blast what he calls Russia’s “unprofessional behavior” in Ukraine, Syria and cyberspace…. Read More