Marco Rubio is working to play a role at the Republican National Convention even as his rivals scramble to pick off convention delegates claimed by the Florida senator before he suspended his campaign. Rubio has sent letters to Republican officials in states where he has won delegates, charging he wants… Read More
Supermodel vs. Cosby lawsuit to begin
Janice Dickinson’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby should move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday, saying a trial can determine the truthfulness of the model’s claims that the comedian raped her in 1982. A jury can decide the credibility of Dickinson’s allegations and whether a statement by Cosby’s former lawyer branding… Read More
Teen charged after posing as a senator!?
A teenager who toured an Ohio high school while posing as a state senator has pleaded guilty to impersonating a peace officer. Prosecutors say they’ll recommend probation for Marion resident Izaha Akins. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty Monday to the felony charge. Authorities say Akins spoke to a government class at… Read More
Whoa! Prehistoric mammoth bones discovered in Oklahoma
A partial skull and two tusks of a prehistoric Columbian mammoth have been found in northwest Oklahoma. Oklahoma Archeological Survey archaeologist Lee Bement said Monday that a Woods County employee found the remains last week near Alva, about 150 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Bement says the elephant-like animal with… Read More
Utah Gov. signs anti-abortion bill
The governor has signed a bill that makes Utah the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert Monday is based on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel… Read More
Unions win BIG in Supreme Court split
In the clearest sign yet of the impact of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, labor unions on Tuesday won a high-profile Supreme Court dispute they once seemed all but certain to lose. The justices announced they were divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether unions representing government employees can collect… Read More
Elton John sued for sexual harassment
A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner’s security detail. The lawsuit filed Monday by Capt. Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggestive comments by John occurred in early 2014…. Read More
Oscar winning actress dies
Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69. Duke’s agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She built on… Read More
Trump campaign manager charged with battery
Florida police have charged Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with simple battery in connection with an incident earlier in the month involving a reporter. Police in Jupiter, Florida, issued Lewandowski a notice Tuesday to appear before a judge on May 4 for the misdemeanor charge. Lewandowski had reportedly turned… Read More
Obama plotting to stall Hillary prosecution
The FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email server scandal appears to be wrapping up, and a report this week from the Los Angeles Times claimed Clinton and her closest aides could soon be brought in for questioning. But if President Obama has his way, the process may… Read More