Republicans launched their latest, doomed try to kill President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Tuesday. With no chance of succeeding, the House vote was solely an exercise in election-year political messaging. Tuesday’s vote was an attempt to override Obama’s veto last month of legislation gutting much of the law… Read More
Falling oil prices continue to plague global economy
Falling oil prices continued to weigh on U.S. and global stock markets as investors remained deeply concerned about the global economy following this week’s disappointing Chinese and U.S. manufacturing data. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial… Read More
Accused rapist Bill Cosby to walk away scot-free?
A suburban Philadelphia judge hopes to decide whether to dismiss a sexual assault case against actor Bill Cosby over an unwritten promise of immunity a former prosecutor says he gave Cosby’s now-deceased lawyer a decade ago. Judge Steven T. O’Neill puzzled over the testimony of former Montgomery County District Attorney… Read More
Cruz accused of fraud in Iowa win
Billionaire Donald Trump is licking his wounds after being upset by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the pivotal Iowa caucuses last night. But at least one candidate is crying foul and accusing the Cruz campaign of using tactics that bordered on cheating and fraud to seal the victory. In an… Read More
Mysterious coin flips hand Iowa to Hillary
Polls showed for weeks that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders were locked in a tight horse race in Iowa. But nobody expected last night’s Iowa caucuses to be decided by a flip of a coin — or, more precisely, six very suspicious coin flips…. Read More
Abortion thugs attack pro-life leader’s home
The head of one of the most important anti-abortion political groups in America had her home attacked over the weekend — and the event doesn’t appear to have drawn much media attention. The national campaign chair of the Susan B. Anthony List, an organization that strives to elect pro-life women… Read More
Two presidential hopefuls call it quits
Two presidential candidates quickly announced their departure from the campaign trail after disappointing results from Iowa caucuses started to roll in Monday. And former rivals are scrambling to grab their supporters. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley both threw in the towel in the presidential… Read More
Stunning details emerge in CA inmate escape
The three violent inmates who teamed up to pull off an intricate escape from a California jail and eluded authorities for nearly a week had new clothes, a stolen car, new haircuts, and help from outsiders. The trio were seemingly on the verge of successfully disappearing. But their escape unraveled… Read More
With police under fire, Chicago violence spirals out of control
Chicago saw a dramatic spike in the number of homicides and shootings in January — the bloodiest start to a year in at least 16 years and a blow to a police force struggling to regain public trust following the release of a video of a white officer fatally shooting… Read More
Happy Groundhog Day! Here’s what Punxsutawney Phil says about spring
The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, say the furry rodent has failed to see his shadow, meaning means he’s “predicted” an early spring. Members of the top hat-wearing Inner Circle announced the “forecast” at sunrise, just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. A German legend has it that if… Read More