By Aimee Pontier, Editor Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not the average Republican candidate — so why should the 2016 Republican National Convention be traditional? In an unexpected move, Trump is rumored to be set to reveal his Cabinet picks during the convention, according to both The Huffington… Read More
Impeach! Obama hid side deal with Iran
Recently uncovered documents seem to prove that President Barack Obama was involved in a deal that intentionally gave Iran an easy way to restart its nuclear weapons program. The secret side deal was hidden from the American public for months. And it could allow Iran to quickly develop a nuclear bomb after… Read More
Did Melania Trump’s speech writer set her up?
By Stephen Dietrich, Managing Editor The headlines are ablaze today with harsh accusations that Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, plagiarized a passage from First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech. It’s enough to give the gossip columnists and late night chuckle-heads a field day, for sure. And although the apparently… Read More
Ax-wielding migrant attacks train
Last year, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union leaders opened their countries’ borders to millions of Muslim refugees, critics warned that serious problems would likely follow. It didn’t take long for those dire predictions to come true. Mass sexual assaults and terror have shaken the continent in… Read More
Daredevil! Stuntman to attempt Evil Knievel’s iconic launch
The Hollywood stuntman doesn’t want to follow in his idol’s footsteps so much as rocket above them — over a gaping canyon, no less. Evel Knievel’s iconic launch, Take II. Eddie Braun, fueled by the memory of the late daredevil, plans to strap into a steam-powered rocket cycle on Sept…. Read More
Baseball scout given prison time for spying
A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs. Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty in… Read More
Inmate, correctional officer dead after mysterious altercation
A correctional officer and an inmate died following a brief altercation at a Pennsylvania prison, officials said. It happened Monday evening at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre, according to Luzerne County Manager David Pedri. The Times Leader reported that Pedri confirmed the deaths at a news conference late… Read More
Police shot at after responding to break in
Police outside Atlanta say they were shot at while responding to break-in at a gun store. Marietta police Officer Brittany Wallace tells The Associated Press no injuries were reported and four suspects have been apprehended at the Deercreek Gunshop in Marietta on Tuesday morning. Wallace said officers responding to a… Read More
Alaskan mountain goat drowns trying to escape crowd
A mountain goat in Alaska jumped into the ocean to get away from crowds snapping its picture, and the animal drowned when it couldn’t get back to land because of the crush of people on shore. Alaska State Troopers say it’s imperative to give animals adequate space. That didn’t happen… Read More
Turkish president considers death penalty for coup
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a series of televised appearances overnight in which he disclosed dramatic details of his survival on the night of a failed coup and raised the specter of reintroducing the death penalty to punish conspirators. He told U.S. broadcaster CNN he narrowly escaped death after… Read More