Could the Republican presidential race get any nastier? On Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasted rival Donald Trump in a radio interview where he accused the Republican frontrunner of being a bully, inciting violence and using dirty tricks to intimidate voters and delegates, as Trump continued to rail against a… Read More
[Warning] Union thugs shutting down phone service
In a move that threatens the phone service of millions of customers along the East Coast, about 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers walked off the job Wednesday morning after the company refused to meet their demands. What they want, according to Marc Reed, Verizon’s chief administrative officer, is a… Read More
Outrage! Obama caught in border security lie
President Barack Obama’s administration has been regularly criticized over security issues related the the United States border with Mexico. So it’s no surprise that Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ statement that “the border is more secure now than it has been in many, many years,” has left… Read More
New trend – Food trucks for Fido
Stand on any block around lunchtime near Amazon.com’s downtown Seattle headquarters and there are two common sights: people walking their dogs and people buying lunch at food trucks. The scene offers a window into Seattle’s infatuations with dogs (and cats), which outnumber children here, and the maturing roaming food truck… Read More
Teachers ridicule student for supporting Trump
A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. South Portland High School student Connor Mullen says he expected students to taunt him when he started wearing the hat to school three… Read More
Controversial NBA star to play final game
Kobe Bryant is down to one last shot, and everybody knows he’s going to take it. After two decades spent dazzling the world, Bryant will end his basketball career at home with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. He’ll walk off the court in front of his devoted fans… Read More
Stephen Hawking joins project seeking aliens
An Internet investor has enlisted famed physicist Stephen Hawking and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to help him with a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space. Yuri Milner announced the $100 million project Tuesday. It’s aimed at establishing the feasibility of sending a swarm of tiny spacecraft, each weighing… Read More
Poll reveals how most Republicans feel about a brokered convention
Most Republican voters think the candidate with the most delegates heading into the party’s convention in July should ultimately emerge as the GOP’s presidential nominee, regardless of whether he holds the majority of all delegates needed to secure the nomination, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey finds… Read More
Missouri certifies winners: Trump and Clinton
Republican businessman Donald Trump and former Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were certified Tuesday as the winners of Missouri’s presidential primaries, though a recount remains a possibility. The official results of the March 15 primaries show that Trump and Clinton both prevailed over their challengers by a mere fraction… Read More
Islamic terrorists using more children as suicide bombers
The number of child bombers used by the Islamic extremists of Boko Haram has increased from four to 44 in a year with devastating consequences in communities that now see children as threats, UNICEF said Tuesday. Seventy-five percent of the children used are girls, a new report said, emphasizing that… Read More