The four remaining holdouts in the eastern Oregon wildlife refuge standoff have announced their plans to surrender to authorities this morning, potentially ending the protest that claimed the life of one militiaman. But tensions are still running high after the FBI’s aggressive move to arrest rancher Cliven Bundy last night — who… Read More
Outrage! Iran mocks crying US sailor on live TV
President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran was criticized heavily when it was announced, and leading conservatives warned it would do little to deter Iranian aggression toward Americans. It seems Obama’s critics were right, as the Islamic regime continues to thumb its nose at Obama and the United States. Iranians… Read More
Busted! Hillary caught lying about financial ties
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign is struggling with an image issue. For months she’s fought questions about her use of private email and her cozy relationship with billionaire Wall Street financiers. In recent weeks, Clinton has tried to dispel the notion that she’s controlled by Wall… Read More
Ohio to yank funding from Planned Parenthood
Pro-life supporters are applauding the recent move by Ohio legislators to pass a bill stripping Planned Parenthood of millions in government funding in the state, which Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign soon. Across the country similar bills are pending in several states, and supporters hope their passage… Read More
The herd thins! Fiorina and Christie call it quits
Both GOP presidential candidates New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former technology executive Carly Fiorina have announced their exits from the 2016 race. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for president “without an ounce of regret” on Wednesday, a day after his… Read More
Sears’s races to close 50 stores losing money
Sears keeps pruning its business in a years-long makeover, a bid to transform itself from a 123-year-old retail store into a nimble, 21st century operator. Patience appears to be wearing thin. Shares slid early Tuesday to 13-year lows after the company said it would accelerate the closure of some of… Read More
What does Kasich’s impressive showing in NH mean for the rest of his campaign?
Republican presidential contender John Kasich spent time and money winning over New Hampshire voters. He came to next-to-vote South Carolina on Wednesday with a short supply of both. “You don’t know me,” Kasich told people in Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston. “So I guess I’ve got to go back… Read More
Man arrested for decapitating grandparents in horrific murder
A man was arrested in the shooting and decapitation of his grandmother and her husband at an Oklahoma City home where they operated a day care, police said Wednesday. Quinton Dashawn Laster, 20, was arrested Tuesday after police found the bodies of Sharon Reed, 59, and James Earl Reed, 78,… Read More
Baby shot in attempted gang assassination
A 1-year-old girl lying in her crib at home in Compton was struck in the head and killed by a bullet likely meant for her gang-member father, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. The girl died in one of the most violent areas of Los Angeles County after a… Read More
Mississippi: We’re keeping the death penalty
An appeals court Wednesday upheld Mississippi’s method of lethal injection, rejecting arguments from death row inmates who opposed the state’s plan to use drugs not specifically approved by state law. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate ruled incorrectly in August when… Read More