As the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries begin to wrap up, frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have begun to square off. And the presumptive match-up is terrifying for at least one prominent Democratic strategist. According to The Daily Caller on Wednesday, “Democratic strategist Dave ‘Mudcat’ Saunders believes Donald Trump… Read More
Teen pleads guilty in cafeteria shooting
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Thursday to charges expected to keep him locked up at least until he’s 21 for opening fire on fellow students in a school cafeteria for reasons that remain unclear. James Austin Hancock, replying “Yes sir” and “No sir” as Butler County Juvenile Court Judge Ronald… Read More
Changing History! House thought to be President Monroe’s is wrong
For decades, a modest farmhouse in central Virginia was thought to be what remained of President James Monroe’s home in Charlottesville, Virginia. It turns out, historians were wrong. New evidence suggests the building that has long been billed as the home that the Founding Father lived in beginning in 1799… Read More
Apple mystery? Employee’s body found at company headquarters
An Apple employee that the company described as “young and talented” was found dead in a conference room inside Apple’s world headquarters in California, authorities said. Sgt. Andrea Urena of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play was suspected in the death of the male employee on… Read More
The not-so-great escape — Man keeps failing in escapes from police
Police say a Pittsburgh man driving a stolen car ditched the vehicle and jumped into a river to escape from authorities. Police say after being captured, he fled naked from a hospital and hid inside a dumpster. Police first chased 30-year-old James Edward Williams when a detective saw him driving… Read More
Good dog! Black lab saves stranded man in snowstorm
Police say a man wearing only a T-shirt during a snowstorm would have frozen to death at the base of an Arizona mountain had it not been for an alert 2-year-old black Labrador mix. Flagstaff officer Melissa Seay says the dog named Marley heard the man’s cries for help, according… Read More
House votes to require women to register for draft
Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. A divided Armed Services Committee backed the provision in a sweeping defense policy bill that the full House will… Read More
Obamacare premium hikes coming – again!
Insurers will seek significant premium hikes under President Barack Obama’s health care law this summer – stiff medicine for consumers and voters ahead of the national political conventions. Expect the state-by-state premium requests to reflect what insurers see as the bottom line: The health law has been a financial drain… Read More
Big GOP campaign donors shun Cruz, Kasich
It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump, and two GOP presidential rivals sticking it out to keep him from the nomination. Yet those donors have largely shunned Ted Cruz and John Kasich, depriving each of them as much as $39 million in what has become… Read More
Report: Prescription pills found with Prince’s body
Prescription drugs were discovered with Prince when he was found dead in his Paisley Park home in suburban Minneapolis, several news organizations reported. ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN, citing unidentified law enforcement sources, reported that prescription painkillers were found on the 57-year-old musician and in his home. The Star Tribune,… Read More