Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gathered with top evangelical leaders Tuesday in New York, and in the closed-door meeting blasted political rival Hillary Clinton’s faith. And what he said has Christian leaders nationwide cheering. Clinton is “going to be an extension of Obama, but it’s going to be worse because… Read More
GOP proposes HUGE Medicare overhaul
House Republicans have targeted ObamaCare for years. Now, one of their most ambitious plans yet looks to completely replace the U.S. healthcare system — and it could mean big changes for large parts of Medicare and Medicaid. The GOP unveiled its large proposal Wednesday as a showcase on how they would… Read More
Possible attack? Homeland security employee caught with gun, knife at work
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a Department of Homeland Security employee with top-secret clearance was planning an attack at the agency’s Washington headquarters when he entered the building with a gun, a knife, an infrared camera, pepper spray and handcuffs. Jonathan Wienke, an analyst in the Office of Intelligence and… Read More
Monkey business! Escaped animal forces MA zoo closed
There’s some monkey business afoot at a Massachusetts zoo. WWLP-TV reports a 12-pound guenon monkey named Dizzy escaped from its enclosure at The Zoo in Forest Park, in Springfield, on Tuesday. The zoo is temporarily closed while employees try to recapture the animal. The zoo says on its website that… Read More
Medal of Honor finally awarded to Vietnam vet
Some five decades after he led a platoon credited with rescuing dozens of soldiers pinned down by enemy fire, a Vietnam War veteran will be awarded the nation’s highest military honor for valor, the White House announced on Tuesday. In May 1967, Army Maj. Charles Kettles led several helicopter trips… Read More
Who is the would-be Trump assassin?
A British man accused of telling authorities that he wanted to kill Donald Trump at a rally was unemployed, living out of his car and had been treated in the past for obsessive compulsive disorder and anorexia, authorities and others say. Court statements and accounts Tuesday from a family friend… Read More
Obama admin: We don’t know how to stop jihadist propaganda
The Orlando massacre at a popular gay nightclub shows no one yet has “found the magic bullet” to prevent Americans from being inspired to violence by jihadist propaganda on the internet, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday as she visited a city still shaken by the shootings. Countering the narrative… Read More
Meet the world’s newest dog breed [pic]
A high-energy Hungarian herding dog is the latest new breed headed to the Westminster Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows. The American Kennel Club is announcing Wednesday that it is recognizing the pumi, the 190th breed to join the roster of the nation’s oldest purebred dog registry. That… Read More
Trump preps major anti-Clinton speech
Seeking to refocus his presidential campaign, Donald Trump will lambaste Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as a failed secretary of state who is out of step with Americans on trade and immigration. Trump’s address Wednesday morning at his hotel in New York’s SoHo neighborhood marks his official opening salvo against Clinton,… Read More
Argentina beats USA big
Lionel Messi pretty much ended the United States’ Copa America hopes in less than three minutes. Argentina’s diminutive dribbling and scoring machine showed the skills, speed and brilliance that made him a five-time world player of the year, exposing the huge gap between the U.S. and soccer’s elite. Messi set… Read More