Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush came in sixth place among the GOP presidential hopefuls in the Iowa caucus, despite spending more in the state than any candidate from either party. According to MSNBC, Bush supportrers spent $14.9 million of his Super PAC’s money in the Hawkeye State, not including national… Read More
Mural stirring up controversy near Sandy Hook
A mural inside Newtown High School that paid tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook shooting rampage was created as a form of art therapy. But within two years, the administration became worried that despite its intentions, the painting of a dreamcatcher was upsetting some students. To address those concerns,… Read More
Blackwater merc appeals murder conviction
A former Blackwater Worldwide security contractor found guilty for his role last year in a deadly Baghdad shooting has appealed his murder conviction. Nicholas Slatten argues in an appeal filed Monday that the Justice Department’s prosecution of him was “vindictive” and that prosecutors were “determined to win at all costs.”… Read More
Amtrak crash engineer starting to get his memory back
The last thing Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian remembers before last May’s fatal crash in Philadelphia is pushing the throttle forward to pick up speed and then braking when he felt the train going too fast into a sharp curve, according to a transcript of his interview with federal accident investigators…. Read More
New study attempts to solve overlooked C-section problems
Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from mom’s birth canal. We share our bodies with microbes — on the skin, in the mouth, in the gut — that… Read More
Zika virus officially declared an international emergency
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an “extraordinary event” that poses a public health threat to other parts of the world. The U.N. agency took the rare step… Read More
Nine Americans arrested by “ally” in Middle East
Nine Americans are currently imprisoned in Saudi jails, with eight detained in the past three months, according to a website belonging to Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry. The state-linked newspaper al-Watan reported Saturday that the eight recently detained Americans are being investigated for terrorism-related crimes. The detainee list shows four Americans… Read More
Nobel Peace Prize nominees announced
A woman who champions the rights of Islamic State rape victims, Pope Francis and the Afghan women’s cycling team are among the known candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize as the nomination window was set to close Monday. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee typically receives more than 200 nominations… Read More
ISIS cancer spreading to a new battlefield
Nations fighting the Islamic State discussed Tuesday how to prevent the extremist group from gaining a stranglehold in resource-rich Libya, though no one appeared resolved just yet to launch a second military intervention in the North African country this decade. Speaking at a 23-nation conference in Rome, U.S. Secretary of… Read More
Severe snow blankets Colorado. Here’s where the storm is heading next…
A powerful storm has blanketed Colorado with several inches of snow, and cold overnight temperatures are setting the stage for what will likely be a slick conditions for Denver and other communities just east of the mountains. National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin said the storm was expected to drop… Read More