Hillary Clinton and liberal stalwart Elizabeth Warren campaigned together Monday in Ohio, and Warren had a hard time telling the truth. This Associated Press fact check reveals three major lies she told during her brief time on the campaign trail. 1. Warren: “A lot of America is worried — worried and angry. Angry that… Read More
Trump adds a new addition to his campaign team
Donald Trump has hired a top communications consultant who worked on Sen. Ted Cruz’ unsuccessful presidential campaign. A Republican with knowledge of the hiring says Jason Miller will serve as Trump’s senior communications adviser. The Republican who confirmed Miller’s hiring was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the announcement… Read More
Game-changing NCAA coach dies
Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and… Read More
VW reaches $14 billion emissions settlement
Volkswagen diesel owners can choose to either sell their car back to the company or get a repair that could diminish the vehicle’s performance under a settlement of claims tied to the German automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal. The settlement will cost VW $14.7 billion, a person briefed on the settlement talks… Read More
Manslaughter inquiry opened in EgyptAir crash
French authorities opened a manslaughter inquiry Monday into the May crash of an EgyptAir plane that killed 66 people, saying there is no evidence so far to link it to terrorism. Prosecutor’s office spokesman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre said the inquiry was launched as an accident investigation, not a terrorism investigation. She… Read More
Brexit — the end of the EU?
Nigel Farage, a British member of the European Parliament and a leader in the “leave” movement, urged Europe to give Britain a good trade deal when it leaves, saying jobs in Germany’s auto sector might be at stake if it doesn’t. “Why don’t we just be pragmatic, sensible, grown-up, reasonable… Read More
Supreme Court overturns VA Gov. conviction
A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that makes it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery. The justices ruled the jury received faulty instructions about what constitutes bribery under federal law. McDonnell was convicted in 2014… Read More
Supreme Court strikes down pro-life law
It’s one of the biggest blows to the pro-life movement since Roe vs. Wade. In the court’s largest abortion case in nearly a quarter century, the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics early Monday. The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that protested… Read More
Busted! DNC caught in $100 million voter scheme
A foreign billionaire and seven-figure donor to the Clinton Foundation has been caught funding a reportedly illegal voting scheme that links straight to the Democratic National Committee and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. A computer hacker who goes by the moniker Guccifer 2.0 recently leaked emails allegedly from the DNC outlining their… Read More
“One less hero”: Famed Doolitle Raider dies
David Thatcher, one of the last two living heroes of James Doolittle’s daring World War II bombing raid over Tokyo, recently passed. The American Veterans Center sent the editors of The Horn News the following note on Corporal Thatcher, asking for help honoring him. We felt compelled to share. Today, there… Read More