California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, approving a measure that would make the nation’s most populous state only the second to put legal tobacco products out of the reach of most teenagers. Before it can become law, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown must sign… Read More
[Photos] Mourners honor Nancy Reagan
Members of the public filed past Nancy Reagan’s coffin again on Thursday to pay their respects before the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is closed to prepare for the former first lady’s funeral. By late morning a long line had formed in a parking lot where shuttles picked up people for… Read More
US state wants to secede… to new time zone?
As most Americans brace themselves for losing an hour of sleep this weekend, some corners of the country are considering bold alternatives to daylight saving time. California has a bill that would ask voters to abolish the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Lawmakers in Alaska and nearly a… Read More
[Warning] Top foods recalled, may contain glass shards
Nearly three million boxes of frozen DiGiorno pizzas, Stouffer’s lasagnas and Lean Cuisine meals are being recalled after customers said they found pieces of glass in their food. Nestle USA, the company behind the brands, said no injuries have been reported. The food maker said the glass may have come… Read More
Vote now! Who do YOU think won the GOP debate?
Last night, frontrunner Donald Trump was joined on stage by presidential rivals Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. John Kasich, and Sen. Ted Cruz, and the civil contest in Miami marked a sharp course correction after the last GOP debate, which devolved into a series of juvenile personal insults that left some… Read More
[Exposed] Obama protected 1,000 terror suspects
Newly released federal documents are proof that the Obama administration meddled with the federal terror watch list, demanding that 1,000 individuals with suspected ties to terror groups have their names removed or their records modified, according to a government watchdog. And American citizens may have died as a result. Judicial… Read More
Data leak exposes Americans working for ISIS
A British television network, Sky News, has reportedly obtained more than 22,000 Islamic State files that detail ISIS fighters’ real names, where they’re from, telephone numbers, and even names of those who sponsored and recruited the militants hiding in America. Now, previously anonymous ISIS fighters that were laying in wait across… Read More
8 shot in Pennsylvania cookout massacre
It started as a backyard barbecue like you can find in any American suburb. It ended after gunmen turned the party into a massacre. Two gunmen working as a team fatally shot five people and critically wounded two others at a suburban Pittsburgh cookout, with one attacker using a high-velocity rifle… Read More
Bush family rallying around Cruz?
Billionaire Donald Trump has electrified millions of frustrated Republican voters and stormed through the GOP primary with a commanding delegate lead. His success in the 2016 presidential nomination race, according to political analysts, has revealed a deep-seeded anger among voters toward establishment Republicans… and it has party officials so anxious,… Read More
Hillary: I’ll still run if indicted
At Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to rule out that she would continue running for president if she were indicted in her growing email scandal. Rather than admit that she shouldn’t stay in the race with the dark cloud of an indictment hanging over her campaign,… Read More