President Barack Obama took time during the Asian Leaders press conference in California on Wednesday to weigh in on the 2016 presidential election. And as always, it was to take a cheap shot. Specifically, Obama made the rather bold claim that Republican frontrunner Donald Trump will never be the leader… Read More
Phone wars! Apple refuses to help in terror probe
A battle between the federal government and leading tech company Apple Inc. is heating up after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced he will defy a federal magistrate’s orders to help the FBI unlock one of the San Bernardino terrorists’ phones. Cook is asserting that doing so would undermine Apple’s encryption… Read More
Get back! Paul McCartney turned away from party for not being VIP enough
Following the Grammy Awards Monday night, celebrities continued the party at a variety of post-award shows. Rapper Tyga and reality TV star Kylie Jenner hosted an after party at a nightclub called Argyle. When Beatle Paul McCartney, last year’s album of the year winner Beck, and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins… Read More
Baby horse rescued after stuck in ravine for two days
California firefighters rappelled down a steep ravine to rescue a days-old horse that was trapped for two days with a broken pelvis. The San Jose Mercury News reports the horse is less than a week old and is recovering after its ordeal. The colt, dubbed Valentine because it was rescued on… Read More
Huge gas explosion levels homes, injures 40
Early morning explosions rocked an LPG distribution station in a densely populated neighborhood of the Dominican Republic’s capital Tuesday, destroying several homes and injuring at least 40 people, officials said. Soldiers and Civil Defense workers used dogs to find survivors in the ruins of the buildings but determined everyone was… Read More
Ohio dropping ‘zombie nativity’ case
A suburban township in southwest Ohio is dropping its court case against a man charged with zoning violations for his holiday “Zombie Nativity” scene, an official said Tuesday. Jasen Dixon’s display had ghoulish figures in place of the baby Jesus and others who would be in traditional Christmas Nativities. Sycamore… Read More
Oregon man sentenced to federal prison for selling knock-off art
A federal judge in Oregon has sentenced a 75-year-old man to a year and a day in prison after authorities said he faked works by well-known artists and sold the knockoffs to a dozen unsuspecting buyers. Larry Ulvi of Portland was sentenced Tuesday after prosecutors said a search of his… Read More
Authorities turning to “Frankenbugs” to stop Zika
The World Health Organization says it may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are spreading the Zika virus across the Americas. The virus has been linked to a spike in babies born with abnormally small heads, or microcephaly, in Brazil… Read More
Scalia to lay in public repose Friday
The body of Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall on Friday. The court announced that the public will be invited to pay its respects Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. The details came Tuesday as the former jurist’s courtroom chair was draped… Read More
US restores commercial flights to Cuba
The United States and Cuba on Tuesday signed a deal restoring commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, allowing of dozens of new daily flights to bring hundreds of thousands more American travelers a year to the island as early as this fall. Immediately after the signing,… Read More