Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the head of the country’s leftist FARC rebels agreed Thursday on a cease-fire and rebel disarmament deal that moves the country to the brink of ending a 52-year war that has left more than 220,000 people dead. At a ceremony in Havana, Santos and… Read More
Sheriff’s deputy killed in “cold blooded murder”
A sheriff’s deputy in a New Orleans suburb was just about to search a suspect when the 19-year-old flipped around, pulled out a gun and reaching over the officer, shot him in the back, a Louisiana sheriff said, calling the incident a “cold blooded murder.” Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand… Read More
Outrage! LA may release convicted murderer
Los Angeles County prosecutors will ask a judge Thursday to free a man convicted seven years ago of killing a college student, citing new doubts about his guilt. Raymond Lee Jennings is serving 40 years to life in state prison following a 2009 conviction. “My office has been presented with… Read More
[Health Alert] Spray flu vaccine a dud
The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert panel to recommend that doctors stop giving it to patients. Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third… Read More
Driver in Freddie Gray case acquitted of all charges
A judge acquitted a police van driver of all charges including “depraved-heart” murder on Thursday in the death of 25-year-old arrestee Freddie Gray, whose broken neck on the way to the station set off Baltimore’s worst riots in decades. Six officers were charged in Gray’s death, but only Officer Caesar… Read More
Trump: Clinton is most corrupt presidential candidate ever
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ripped into rival candidate Hillary Clinton during a speech on Wednesday — and it has Clinton apologists scrambling to address the attack. Trump accused Clinton of being “a world class liar” who personally profited from her tenure at the State Department. “She gets rich making… Read More
Disorder! Anti-gun lawmakers hijack House of Reps
Furious Democratic lawmakers caused huge controversy after they disrupted the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until their demands were met. The move exasperated Republican lawmakers hoping to get last minute work done. A drained and dwindling group of anti-gun… Read More
Rubio to seek Senate re-election
Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is expected to announce he is running for re-election to the Senate, yielding to intense pressure from party leaders determined to keep his Florida seat in GOP hands. Rubio was to reveal his plans later in the day Wednesday, according to a GOP official… Read More
Armed, anti-drug “Rambos” storm New York City
A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year said, “Enough is enough” — and seemed ready to fight against any heroin dealers he could find. When a woman told her she received a text from a girl in New York City who felt trapped… Read More
Texas keeping close eye on British secession
When the United States declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, it inspired a series of revolutions in Europe around the world. Now, Britain may be exporting the desire to live in freedom back to the United States. The United Kingdom will vote tomorrow on whether to leave the European… Read More