Opening statements are to begin in the murder-for-hire trial of Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer accused of plotting to kill the state’s attorney who prosecuted Peterson in his third wife’s death. Attorneys are scheduled to make their opening statements Monday as jury selection wraps up. Sixty-two-year-old Drew… Read More
As Obama allows in 100k Syrians, one US vet struggles to get asylum for Iraqi who saved his life
After three military combat tours in warn-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life, but there was one thing he couldn’t do: leave a comrade behind, certainly not one who had saved his life. Especially not the former Iraqi military officer who, because he had… Read More
Got him! US Air Force kills Taliban leader
President Barack Obama announced Monday that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour has been killed by a US airstrike. “It has been confirmed that he is dead,” Obama said Monday during his first visit to Vietnam. “He is an individual who, as head of the Taliban, was specifically targeting U.S…. Read More
Justice! SWAT team puts down cop killer for good
The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later shot to death after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding a state trooper, officials said. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a bedroom closet and opened fire on officers… Read More
Heroic 7-year-old saves Dad from fire
Authorities in Orange County say a 7-year-old boy didn’t hesitate when he smelled smoke at his home, waking up his sleeping father so the pair could escape a spreading fire. The Orange County Register says the boy was getting ready for bed Saturday night when he smelled smoke and saw… Read More
Blimp crashes into construction site… softly
A blimp has made an emergency landing and deflated at a construction site next to a Philadelphia highway. No injuries have been reported on the two-passenger blimp or on the ground where it landed, near the SugarHouse Casino. The blimp floated over the Delaware River on Friday night before going… Read More
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. So, 3 mayors walk onto an elevator…
Three mayors walk into an elevator — but what happened next was no joke, though the officials managed to amuse themselves until they could be rescued about 40 minutes later. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto got stuck in the Westin Hotel elevator Thursday evening along with the mayors of Pennsylvania towns… Read More
Trump converting skeptical conservatives
Call it Donald Trump’s trust-me tour of the Republican establishment. The lone political survivor of a riotous GOP primary is embarking on another campaign, this time to convince wary Republican leaders to sign on to his improbable turn as their presidential nominee. Trump is seeking to show — not just… Read More
Outrage! Prof. offers extra credit for demanding taxpayers pick up the bill
The indoctrination of our students has reached an outrageous level. Our friends at Campus Reform shared the following story — California State University, Channel Islands professor asked students to endorse part of Bernie Sanders’ platform for extra credit by asking their state legislators for tuition-free college. “In a 1 to… Read More
Benghazi shocker! Pentagon caught hiding witnesses
The chairman of the House Benghazi committee on Thursday made a surprising accusation — the Pentagon has made key witnesses in the 2012 Benghazi terror attack investigation vanish. The hiding of witness from the night of the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya is threatening the more than two-year-old investigation —… Read More