A Louisiana man accused of stuffing $31 worth of candy bars into his pockets faces a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison, prompting a judge to question whether the sentence was “over the top.” Orleans Parish prosecutors chose to charge Jacobia Grimes, 34, under a statute that… Read More
[Health alert] Feds pushing seniors out of homes
The federal government is pushing states to keep more low-income seniors out of nursing homes and, instead, enroll them in home and community-based programs. The shift comes as demand for long-term care is rising. By 2050, the number of people older than 85 is expected to triple to more than… Read More
ISIS-linked terrorist leader arrested
Nigerian security agents have arrested the leader of breakaway Boko Haram faction Ansaru, the Ministry of Defense said. If confirmed, he would be the highest-level extremist ever captured in the country’s 6-year-old war against Islamic jihadis. Ansaru leader Khalid al-Barnawi has a $5 million reward on his head. The U.S…. Read More
Bad dog! Tiny Chihuahua leads police on big chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBp2f117sY A Chihuahua is in animal custody after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The California Highway Patrol tweeted the small black dog “led us on quite a chase” Sunday and posted a video of it running furiously on the upper level of the bridge… Read More
Villanova wins March Madness with heart stopping, last second shot (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lr3PGAM-0U Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in. Sometimes, it feels so right to be right. The Villanova junior answered a double-clutch, game-tying 3-pointer by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating 3 of his own Monday night to lift the Wildcats to… Read More
Obama caught in massive intel cover-up
President Barack Obama’s supporters have long accused former President George W. Bush of fabricating intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But now it’s Obama himself who is being quickly swept up into one of the largest intelligence scandals in recent history — and some of the country’s top… Read More
Hillary abortion gaffe leaves supporters FURIOUS
A recent verbal misstep has even the most hardcore supporters of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton up in arms. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Clinton planted her foot firmly in her mouth — and defied left-wing talking points — when she said on abortion, “The… Read More
Trump demands Kasich drop out of race
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump had a tough week at the polls, but still says he’s an automatic lock for the White House — if Ohio Gov. John Kasich would do the honorable and fair move of dropping out. Trump is pushing rival Kasich to get out of the White… Read More
Busted! Iran caught arming anti-US terrorists
When President Barack Obama was defending his heavily criticized nuclear deal with Iran — and the need to free $100 billion in frozen Iranian assets — he said the choice was between diplomacy or war. Now it looks like the Iranians took the money and chose war. The country, whose supporters take… Read More
Outrage! Foreign leaders stealing U.S. aid
A massive leak of documents has revealed that leaders of countries that receive enormous amounts of U.S. foreign aid are secretly getting rich, stashing fortunes in overseas bank accounts. An international coalition of media outlets, in conjunction with the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, released the report, which detailed the… Read More