The White House on Monday worked to contain the damage caused by one of President Barack Obama’s closest aides, who, in a seemingly candid, behind-the-curtain magazine story, ripped the Washington press corps, boasted of creating an “echo chamber” of supporters to sell the Iran nuclear deal and appeared to dismiss… Read More
Sanders’ tax plan disaster — $23 trillion in debt
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ tax and spending proposals would provide new levels of health and education benefits for American families, but they’d also blow an $18-trillion hole in federal deficits, piling on so much debt they would damage the economy. That sobering assessment comes from a joint analysis released Monday by… Read More
Traffic stop turns into a life changing event
This wasn’t your typical traffic stop. Two Los Angeles police officers pulled over a speeding car on Mother’s Day to find a woman about to give birth and a frantic man behind the wheel. Police say Officers Maraea Toomalatai and Brian Armendariz escorted the couple to a downtown hospital Sunday…. Read More
Trump 101: College class devoted to The Donald
A college professor in Georgia might make summer school great again. Starting next week, professor Robert Smith is teaching a college class devoted almost entirely to the candidacy of Donald Trump. Students at Savannah State University will earn three credit hours for taking “The Trump Factor in American Politics.” Smith… Read More
Nationwide Syria ceasefire reinstated
The United States said Monday that a new agreement with Russia would replace localized, piecemeal cease-fires in Syria with a revived, nationwide truce, as world leaders struggled to get faltering peace talks back on track. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Paris for meetings on the Syria crisis, said… Read More
Revealed! Panama Papers database published
A group of investigative journalists on Monday published the names of thousands of offshore companies at the heart of a massive trove of data on the finances of the rich and powerful that has become known as the Panama Papers. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists made data on 200,000… Read More
[Health Alert] New product causing surge in child poisoning
Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing liquid nicotine. While most kids weren’t seriously harmed, one child died and several had severe complications including comas and seizures. “This is an epidemic by any definition,” said… Read More
Colorado shooting victims sue theater
Nine months after the Colorado theater shooter was sentenced to life in prison, some victims returned to the same courtroom Monday in hopes of holding the company that owns the suburban Denver movie theater accountable for not doing more to prevent his bloody rampage. In a civil lawsuit in state… Read More
“In Trump We Trust” book of praise to be released in August
Ann Coulter’s next book will be a story of praise — for Donald Trump. Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Monday that Coulter’s “In Trump We Trust: The New American Revolution” will be published Aug. 23. According to Sentinel, Coulter will call on “conservatives, moderates, and even… Read More
Scientists: “Driving while high” tests are useless
Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests to determine driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation’s largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. The study commissioned by AAA’s safety foundation said it’s not possible to… Read More