When President Barack Obama used an executive order to go around Congress and grant temporary “amnesty” to millions of illegal immigrants, conservatives were up in arms. Obama defended his actions as necessary, while opponents argued it was an excessive — and illegal — overreach of executive power. Now, the raging… Read More
ISIS plotting to kill US Congressman
The Islamic State group has announced new targets for assassination, and they include a U.S. Congressman, a top aide of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and international leaders. The terror group is calling for the death of Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Clinton aide Huma Abedin — as… Read More
[Breaking] Titans trade No.1 draft pick to Rams
The Tennessee Titans agreed Thursday to trade the No. 1 overall pick in this month’s NFL draft to the Los Angeles Rams. This is just the seventh trade involving the top overall pick since 1990 and first since 2004. That was when San Diego drafted Eli Manning and traded his… Read More
Charges against Trump campaign manager to be dropped
By Stephen Dietrich, Managing Editor Opponents of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump went on the offensive when campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged for simple battery against reporter Michelle Fields, demanding Trump fire him immediately — and said that Trump’s refusal was an example of everything wrong with his presidential campaign…. Read More
Confirmed: Zika virus causes birth defects
Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects. Since last year, doctors in Brazil have… Read More
Cosby pleads for testimony reseal, judges say it’s too late
Bill Cosby’s lawyers urged an appeals court Wednesday to reseal the comedian’s lurid, decade-old testimony about his womanizing, but the panel of judges seemed to think the request was pointless, since the deposition has already made headlines around the world. Members of the three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit… Read More
Largest US coal miner goes bankrupt
Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest coal miner, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday as a crosscurrent of environmental, technological and economic changes wreak havoc across the industry. Mines and offices at Peabody, a company founded in 1833 by 24-year-old Francis S. Peabody, will continue to operate as it moves through the… Read More
Obama headed to CIA headquarters to discuss ISIS tactics
President Barack Obama claimed progress Wednesday in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State group, even as political turmoil in Iraq and renewed violence in Syria threatened to jeopardize hard-fought gains. During a rare presidential visit to CIA headquarters, Obama said it had been “a bad few months” for the… Read More
Grandma survives after lost in forest for nine days
An Arizona woman lost in the wilderness for nine days says she became desperate but stayed alive because of her survival skills. Ann Rodgers said Wednesday that she slept in her car the first night and wore several layers of clothing to keep warm. The 72-year-old hiked through the forest… Read More
Kerry: US opposes all kinds of torture
Secretary of State John Kerry has a message to the world: The U.S. opposes torture. Seeking to remove even a “scintilla of doubt” about American values, Kerry says the U.S. rejects torture in any form, at any time, by any government or group. Kerry didn’t mention Republican presidential candidates Donald… Read More