North Korea said Sunday that it successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine and warned of its growing ability to cut down its enemies with a “dagger of destruction.” South Korea couldn’t immediately confirm the claim of success in what marks Pyongyang’s latest effort to expand its military might… Read More
After Ohio massacre, police warn rest of the family: “Arm yourselves”
The slayings of eight family members in rural southern Ohio were sophisticated, planned executions, authorities said Sunday, as they also revealed that several marijuana-growing operations were found at the crime scenes. Investigators said at a news conference that it’s unclear what, if any, role the marijuana growing had in Friday’s… Read More
Obama sending 250 more US troops to Syria
President Barack Obama on Monday announced the deployment to Syria of an additional 250 U.S. special operations forces to assist local troops who are trying to dislodge Islamic State extremists, significantly broadening the American presence in the war-torn country. The move will bring the number of personnel to roughly 300,… Read More
Escaped tiger found in Texas town
Animal control officers have captured an apparently domesticated tiger that was spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a South Texas city. The Conroe Police Department says it received several phone calls Thursday from residents who saw the young, female tiger wandering around the city. Animal control officers captured the tiger,… Read More
Renaming Robert E. Lee to… Trump?
A YU-U-U-GE name is the most popular suggested replacement name for a Texas elementary school named after the top hero of the Confederacy. Donald J. Trump Elementary was the most popular suggestion with 45 submissions out of 240 received, according to Austin Independent School District officials. The second-most popular suggestion… Read More
The “Magna Carta” of baseball sells for MILLIONS
Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Baseball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted… Read More
Hero cops prevent school slaughter
Officials praised the quick actions of police and district staff to stop an 18-year-old gunman, saying they averted what could have been a much worse attack on a high school prom in Wisconsin. Two students were injured when the gunman — identified by police as Jakob E. Wagner — fired… Read More
Man assassinated after speaking to political candidate
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Philadelphia in what appeared to be retaliation for the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot while talking to a candidate for the Pennsylvania House, police said. Officials said a man was shot in the head Sunday afternoon while speaking to… Read More
Op-ed: Taking time to remember our veterans
by Stephen Dietrich, Managing Editor “Time will not dim the glory of their deeds.” Every day on my walk into the office in Baltimore, I see the same stone memorial. Until yesterday, I had never bothered to stop and acknowledge the significance of it. As far as war memorials go, this… Read More
