Convicted felons in Iowa may be automatically stripped of their voting rights for life unless those rights are restored by the governor, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 4-3 decision permanently disenfranchises thousands of former offenders and upholds Iowa’s status as one of the most restrictive states for… Read More
NFL star suspended for substance-abuse
Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first four games of next season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, and the free agent quarterback could face further discipline over his domestic violence case if he signs with another team. The suspension announced Thursday is not related to the league’s domestic… Read More
NASA spacecraft finally nears Jupiter
Jupiter takes center stage with the arrival next week of a NASA spacecraft built to peek through its thick, swirling clouds and map the planet from the inside out. The solar-powered Juno spacecraft is on the final leg of a five-year, 1.8 billion-mile (2.8 billion-kilometer) voyage to the biggest planet… Read More
Laws encourage alternatives to prison for vets with PTSD
A former Army sergeant’s defenders say he truly believed he was protecting fellow soldiers from a Taliban bomber when he emptied 24 rounds at police and firefighters responding to a fire in his apartment. Psychologists testified that Joshua Eisenhauer returned from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress that made him a paranoid,… Read More
FDA warning: Do not eat raw cookie dough, especially now
In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in… Read More
Study: Suicide rates are highest among THESE professions
In a study of suicide rates by occupation, the workers that killed themselves most often were farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen. Researchers found the highest suicide rates in manual laborers who work in isolation and face unsteady employment. High rates were also seen in carpenters, miners, electricians and people who work… Read More
This Russian leader is stealing Trump’s entertainment ideas
Another powerful, controversial man is taking to reality TV to find an assistant — not Donald Trump but the leader of Chechnya. Russian state television on Thursday is broadcasting “Live — The Team,” in which participants are chosen to compete to become an assistant to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. A… Read More
[Consumer alert] Dangerous air bag recall
The U.S. government is urging owners of 313,000 older Hondas and Acuras to stop driving them and get them repaired after new tests found that their Takata air bag inflators are extremely dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it has data showing that chances are as… Read More
Throwback! This retro drink is returning to shelves
PepsiCo is bringing back the 1990s this summer with an eight-week release of Crystal Pepsi, one of the iconic beverages of that decade. The clear cola was originally rolled out nationally in 1993 with a high-profile campaign that included Super Bowl ads featuring Van Halen’s “Right Now.” The product was… Read More
The most corrupt Clinton move ever?
It was a move so outrageous, it has some critics calling it the most corrupt move in the Clinton family’s long history of controversies — and it all but proves accusations that President Barack Obama’s administration has a clear conflict of interest in investigating Hillary Clinton. In one of the… Read More