Michael Phelps surged to the wall, and then whipped around to spot his time. That number wasn’t really important. The only thing that mattered was No. 5. Phelps became the first male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics with a victory in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials… Read More
Obama signs huge payoff for Puerto Rico debt
As Puerto Rico faces a major debt payment, President Barack Obama is vowing to move quickly to sign a last-minute rescue package for the financially-strapped U.S. territory and its 3.5 million Americans. In a rare election-year feat, the White House-backed legislation passed with strong bipartisan support in Congress. The Senate… Read More
Sorry, suds — 80,000 stolen beers to be thrown away
Authorities have found most of the nearly 80,000 bottles of beer that were stolen from an Atlanta brewery last week, but the company says every last drop will have to be thrown away. SweetWater Brewing Co. spokeswoman Tucker Berta Sarkisian said in a news release that the Georgia Bureau of… Read More
Man eater! Killer grizzly bear attacks in Montana
A grizzly bear attacked and killed a 38-year-old mountain biker as he was riding along a trail just outside Glacier National Park, Montana authorities said. Brad Treat and another rider were in the Halfmoon Lakes area of the Flathead National Forest Wednesday when they apparently surprised the bear, Flathead County… Read More
Trump’s jobs plan leaves GOP FURIOUS
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to take on the Republican establishment’s big money throughout the 2016 GOP primary. Now that he’s the Republican presidential candidate, he backed up that promise by laying out an economic plan that would be a radical shift for United States trade policy, And it… Read More
World leader escapes with life in Turkey terror attack
The Islamic terror attack that struck Turkey claimed 41 lives and wounded hundreds more — and a world leader at the Istanbul airport was fortunate to escape with his life. Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs seemed to launch their assault at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport at the very moment Albanian… Read More
[Health alert] Water crisis coming to your town?
The Flint, Michigan water crisis has become a national embarrassment that exposed thousands of people to unsafe levels of lead. Now, government officials are sounding the alarm that the problem has not been confined to Flint. In fact, your community could be affected. According to a new analysis of a… Read More
Dirty money scandal rocks Clinton campaign
The 2016 Democratic presidential primary was one of the most contentious in recent history. Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s win against upstart Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was full of controversy — and new reports show it was dirtier than first believed. Sanders supporters claim the Clinton campaign used a mountain… Read More
Texas train wreck leaves 3 missing
Three crew members were missing and one was hurt after a head-on train collision in the Texas Panhandle that caused several box cars to erupt in flames and led authorities to evacuate residents in the area. The two BNSF Railway freight trains were on the same track when they collided… Read More
2 dead in Arizona courthouse shooting
Shooting erupted outside a courthouse in eastern Arizona following a custody hearing, leaving two women dead, another person wounded, and a suspect arrested, officials said. The gunfire came during a dispute stemming from the hearing at Navajo County Superior Court, county government spokesman Adam Wolfe said. County sheriff’s deputies and… Read More