A conservative leader in the House warned Republican Party officials on Thursday not to change the rules to allow someone other than Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz to grab the presidential nomination at the GOP convention. “That would be just a huge mistake,” said Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio,… Read More
El Nino out, La Nina in — See what weather you should be expecting
In the midst of an epic El Nino, federal meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina, is around the corner. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center on Thursday reported that the current strong El Nino is weakening but likely to stick around a couple more months. At… Read More
Judge orders Paris and Belgium attack suspects in jail for another month
A Belgian judge on Thursday ordered Mohamed Abrini and six other suspects arrested in connection with the attacks in Paris and Brussels kept behind bars for another month, prosecutors said. Abrini, 31, has acknowledged being the “man in the hat” seen leaving Brussels Airport the morning of March 22, when… Read More
Czech Republic has a new name
Czechia will soon be synonymous with the Czech Republic. Unlike most European countries, the Czech Republic has lacked a one-word version of its name in foreign languages. Now, the country is set to use the name Czechia in English, Tschechien in German or Tchequie in French,” translations of “Cesko” in… Read More
Annual Wounded Warrior Ride kicks off
President Barack Obama says the sight of wounded service members riding bicycles is a reminder that service doesn’t end when they take off the uniform. Some participants in the annual Wounded Warrior Ride who were welcomed at the White House on Thursday are working through less visible wounds, like post-traumatic… Read More
Ex-Manson family member granted parole
Leslie Van Houten stood before the California panel that would soon recommend her parole as a slight woman with shoulder-length gray hair, a wrinkled face and glasses, a far cry to from the rebellious teen she was when she joined the cult of Charles Manson more than 40 years ago… Read More
Is Big Gov fishing through your emails? Microsoft sues for privacy rights
In the latest clash over privacy rights in the digital age, Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over a federal law that allows authorities to examine customer emails or online files without the individual’s knowledge. The lawsuit comes as the tech industry is increasingly butting heads with U.S. officials over… Read More
Powerful earthquake strikes Japan, knocks down homes
Rescuers in southern Japan were searching for trapped residents in at least two dozen collapsed houses after a powerful 6.5 earthquake struck Thursday evening with a force that knocked out power and water and swept people off their feet. Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital said it has admitted or treated… Read More
Obama set to pardon Clinton
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been under investigation by the FBI for months over her allegedly illegal use of classified government secrets in her non-government approved private email server set-up. With Clinton’s potential federal indictment looming during a crucial presidential election year, is President Barack Obama so desperate… Read More
Police uncover bizarre organized crime ring
When one thinks of international organized crime rackets, one likely imagines the dramatic Hollywood crime movies that feature pinstripe-suited Italian gangsters running numbers, or tattooed Russian mafia thugs smuggling guns, or violent Mexican cartels dealing drugs. What one doesn’t think of, though, is thieves stealing trucks full of pistachios and… Read More