The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union — dubbed “Brexit” — surprised politicians around the world. Now, political analysts are saying that similar voter sentiment has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and is rippling through to the United States — and it could secure the 2016 general election… Read More
Hillary Clinton’s secret weapon?
The stakes in the 2016 presidential election just got even higher. Last week’s Supreme Court ruling, which blocks President Barack Obama’s attempt to protect some 5 million illegals from deportation, now makes immigration the number one issue in November. It also means that if illegal immigrants have any hope of achieving… Read More
Ex-Auschwitz guard appeals conviction
A German court says a 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served as an Auschwitz guard is appealing his conviction on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder. The Detmold state court said in a statement Monday that Reinhold Hanning’s attorneys had both filed appeals of the June 17 verdict, as had… Read More
[Must see] World’s ugliest dog
A 17-year-old Chinese Crested Chihuahua with legs bowed out like a frog and an oozing sore is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog contest. SweePee Rambo took home the title at the annual Petaluma World’s Ugliest Dog contest Friday night at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds after besting 15 other… Read More
China to launch 2nd space station
China on Sunday recovered an experimental probe launched aboard a new generation rocket, marking another milestone in its increasingly ambitious space program that envisions a mission to Mars by the end of the decade. Space program authorities said the spaceship’s landing on the vast Inner Mongolian steppe keeps China on… Read More
Trump talks politics on Scotland golf tour
Donald Trump moved from hole to hole on his wind-swept Scotland golf course Saturday, not a club in hand but promotion on his mind, extolling North Sea views that are among “the great sights of the world.” He squeezed in commentary about the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European… Read More
Major conservative ditches GOP over Trump
Conservative columnist George Will has parted ways with the Republican Party, changing his voter registration to “unaffiliated” because of the GOP’s support of Donald Trump. Will tells The Washington Post that he made the change several weeks ago. The news site PJ Media reports that Will discussed his decision during… Read More
Pope Francis defends ‘genocide’ comments
Pope Francis defended using the term “genocide” to describe the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians, saying Sunday that’s how he has always referred to the massacre, he didn’t mean anything offensive by it and that it would have been “very strange” to have avoided it. Turkey accused Francis of adopting a… Read More
West Virginia slammed by deadly floods, expecting more rain (pics)
More heavy rains are expected in West Virginia, where floodwaters have killed at least 25 people in the past week. More than 20 counties were under a flash flood watch Monday. The National Weather Service said downpours were possible in many areas already ravaged by flooding, including Kanawha and Nicholas… Read More
Traffic jam! July 4th travel to break records
It’s going to be a busy holiday weekend on the nation’s highways. A record 43 million Americans are expected to travel this Independence Day weekend, with the overwhelming majority driving, according to AAA, a car lobbying group and one of the nation’s largest travel agencies. This tops the joint record… Read More