Did your favorites make the cut? The spinning top, coloring book, Wiffle Ball and puppet are all vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The simple classics are among 12 finalists for this year’s class announced Monday. They are up against American Girl dolls, Battleship, Jenga, […]
Secret chambers discovered in King Tut’s tomb!?
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities minister says King Tut’s tomb may contain hidden chambers, lending support to a British Egyptologist’s theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum. Mamdouh el-Damaty said Tuesday during a visit to Luxor that he will ask […]
Bad boy! Dog drives truck… into a lake
Don’t leave THAT pooch alone in the car anymore. Police say a dog alone in a pickup shifted the truck into gear, causing the vehicle to drive into a lake in Maine. The dog was rescued shortly after. Ellsworth Police say a man was walking the dog near Branch Lake […]
“Yes, Hillary WILL be prosecuted”
For months Hillary Clinton had tried to shrug off allegations that she may have committed crimes by hosting potentially classified emails on a private server while secretary of state. She even laughed at the notion that she could be prosecuted. But now former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has come forward with […]
Worse than Boehner? Next House Speaker disaster
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is moving aggressively to lock up support to succeed House Speaker John Boehner after making his candidacy official in a letter to fellow lawmakers. Most political analysts consider McCarthy the clear favorite to take over – and it could be a disaster for social conservatives. The […]
Surprise GOP candidate comes ROARING back in Iowa
He’s behind in the polls and hasn’t spent much time in Iowa — but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign is set to get a major bump in the lead-off caucus state. Christie has just landed major endorsements from nearly all of the local Iowa Republican heavyweights who tried to […]
Governor declares war on Planned Parenthood
National leaders may be unwilling to strip Planned Parenthood of its government funding. But one state governor is taking a stand, and is telling Planned Parenthood he’ll see them in court. The Utah branch of Planned Parenthood sued Republican Gov. Gary Herbert Monday for ordering state agencies to cut off […]
Trump’s tax plan – What it means for you
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unveiled a tax plan Monday that would cut rates across the board, including totally eliminating taxes on some Americans. The plan, which Trump said would “provide major tax relief for middle-income and for most other Americans,” comes with Trump’s assurances it would not increase the […]
Ex-House speaker trying to hush up sex probe
As if his fall from grace couldn’t get any more sleazy, it seems that former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert is desperately maneuvering to keep the details of decades-old sex abuse allegations under wraps. A possible plea agreement is being negotiated in the hush-money case, attorneys told a judge Monday, meaning […]
Fraud Alert: Unexplained ambulance rides that cost $30 million
Make up an ambulance ride, and bill the tax payer. According to the Associated Press, Medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides… which have no records that any patients got medical care at their destination, no record of the place where they were picked up, and lack other critical information. […]