Pope Francis heads into the heart of Mexico’s drug-trafficking country Tuesday for meetings with young people, whom he is holding up as the hope for a better future for a country wracked by the violence and gang warfare of the drug trade. Francis’ visit to Morelia, the capital of Michoacan… Read More
Superhero movie ‘Deadpool’ smashing box office records
The R-rated “Deadpool” has taken the box office by storm, annihilating records with an eye-popping $135 million from its first three days in U.S. theaters, according to comScore estimates Sunday. The Fox film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the foul-mouthed superhero, easily trounced last year’s record-setting $85.2 million February debut… Read More
Doctors fear Zika virus may be worse than first feared
The doctor taps Zulay Balza’s knees with a hammer and she doesn’t feel a thing. She can’t squeeze his outstretched fingers or shut her eyelids. Her face is partially paralyzed. “The weakness started in my legs and climbed upward. The face was last. After three days, I couldn’t walk,” said… Read More
Big changes in the works for food stamps
Retailers that accept food stamps would have to start stocking a wider variety of healthy foods or face the loss of consumers under proposed rules expected to be announced by the Agriculture Department on Tuesday. The rules are designed to ensure that the more than 46 million Americans who use… Read More
Hypocrite! Watch Sen. Schumer say, “We should not confirm ANY Bush nominee”
Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is complaining that Republicans are being “obstructionists” when they say they plan to fight President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominees. But watch Schumer say in 2007 that he wants his fellow Democrats to block ANY nomination by then President George W. Bush…… Read More
Grammy awards are in. We have who won big
Taylor Swift’s official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling “1989” album brought the singer her second Grammy Award win for album of the year. Swift was shocked when she won the night’s top prize, beating out Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Alabama Shakes and the Weeknd. Swift used… Read More
Tornadoes. Winter storms. Record heat. Here’s the wild weather slamming the US
Suspected tornados tied to a vast winter storm system dumping snow and sleet around the East Coast have turned several homes to rubble in parts of the South. More snow and sleet fell around the Northeast early Tuesday while some Western states braced for another day of record warm temperatures…. Read More
Trial for alleged serial killer, “The Grim Sleeper,” set to begin
More than 30 years since the bodies of young women started turning up in alleyways and garbage bins in south Los Angeles, attorneys are set to give opening statements in the long-awaited “Grim Sleeper” trial on Tuesday. Lonnie Franklin Jr. has pleaded not guilty to killing nine women and a… Read More
Vote now: Who was America’s greatest president?
Throughout America’s history we have had presidents who have led us through wars, economic hardship, national tragedies and more. In honor of Presidents’ Day, The Horn News has compiled a list of all the presidents in U.S. history — and we want to know who you think was the greatest. Was… Read More
The 6 first ladies of the remaining GOP candidates (pics)
In honor of Valentine’s Day, The Horn News has decided it was time to take a look at the special someone in the hearts of the remaining GOP field. Many first ladies throughout history have been influential to their husband’s presidencies. Dolly Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy and Betty Ford… Read More