Egypt said Thursday it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the submerged wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, a major breakthrough in the investigation that could help resolve the mystery of why the jetliner plunged into the Mediterranean last month and killed all 66 people aboard. The announcement came a… Read More
ObamaCare meltdown! States warn system is failing
Fiscal conservatives fought long and hard against the Affordable Care Act, warning it would lead to spiraling costs and market inefficiencies. Still, President Barack Obama was able to push through what became known as ObamaCare. Now, the predicted meltdown may have begun — and it could end up costing taxpayers… Read More
400,000 fans celebrate with Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins turned around a once-disappointing season and fired a coach before winning a fourth Stanley Cup, adversity that seemed to make Wednesday’s city-wide celebration that much sweeter. Fans lined the victory parade route more than 10 deep as the players, coaches, their families and support staff rolled by… Read More
Grandma uses perfume and a strong kick to escape kidnapper
A 61-year-old Ohio grandmother says she used a bottle of perfume and a swift kick to get rid of a kidnapper. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports a masked man approached Joyce Kenney as she stepped out of her Middletown home, grabbed her and forced her to drive him through the city. Kenney… Read More
President Bush leads wounded warriors on fishing outing
Fresh from his 92nd birthday, former President George H.W. Bush is enjoying himself in Maine after recovering from a fall at his home last summer. Bush led a group of 40 wounded warriors on a fishing trip at the helm of his speedboat Wednesday, three days after his birthday celebration…. Read More
Rubio reconsidering giving up Senate seat
Sen. Marco Rubio confirmed Wednesday that he may reconsider his plans to leave the Senate at the end of this year and run for re-election instead. Rubio told reporters that he will let everyone know about any change of status next week after spending some time with his family. The… Read More
Congress pressured to release secret 9/11 docs
Lawmakers backing the release of the 28 still-secret pages of a 2002 congressional report about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are asking House Intelligence Committee leaders to declassify them by simply publishing them in the Congressional Record. President Barack Obama has promised to release at least part of the… Read More
UN: ISIS committing genocide
A U.N. investigative panel on Syria says the Islamic State group is committing genocide and other war crimes against the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria, and wants countries to do more to stop it. The Council of Inquiry on Syria issued its first report Thursday specifically looking at IS… Read More
Study: Zika late in pregnancy shows no defects
Women infected with the Zika virus late in their pregnancies had babies with no apparent birth defects, according to a study in Colombia that seems to confirm that the greatest risk to infants comes early in pregnancy. But the study also found troubling cases of severe birth defects in babies… Read More
NFL star QB rescued from bathroom
New Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he became trapped in a bathroom of a New Jersey gas station and had to be rescued. Wentz tweeted out Wednesday night that he had to be rescued by attendants with garden sheers and another person with a “leg kick” after he became… Read More