Don’t use quirky drink names when ordering at the bar, says Big Brother, or you could hurt someones feelings. New Hampshire has pulled hundreds of bartending guides from state-run liquor stores after workers complained that the drink manuals contained sexually explicit and derogatory drink names such as “stripper mom.” The […]
Kentucky clerk hauled to jail for refusing gay marriage licenses
Have the US courts crossed the line? A federal judge ordered a defiant county clerk Kim Davis to jail for contempt Thursday after she insisted that it would violate her conscience to follow court orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, despite pleas from those same couples that Davis […]
Judge brings the HAMMER down on these 5 cheating tech companies
A federal judge has approved a huge $415 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging Apple, Google, Intel and two other Silicon Valley companies illegally conspired to prevent their workers from getting better job offers. The settlement will pay more than 64,000 technology workers about $5,800 apiece. The approval […]
First hearing for the House – “Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining the Horrific Abortion Practices at the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider.”
The move may be ceremonial, but the House Judiciary Committee will hold Congress’ first hearing on the Planned Parenthood videos next Wednesday. And the title they’re using leaves little doubt about where majority Republicans stand on the issue. The panel said next week’s session will be the first of several […]
Judge issues HUGE ruling against the NFL. League vows to fight.
Sorry, Goodell. A federal judge let the air out of “Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for dispensing “his own brand of industrial justice.” Berman […]
JAPAN SURRENDERS! Celebrations from Wednesday’s 70th anniversary
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — U.S. officials and veterans gathered on a decommissioned battleship in Pearl Harbor on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end. “It was not about retribution. Like today’s ceremony, it was an acknowledgement that the shared losses of World War II vastly […]
Fight like a girl – Rangers open their school to all women soldiers.
The US Army has officially opened it’s Army Ranger School to all women, following the graduation of the first two females from the elite training program. An Apache helicopter pilot from Texas and a military police officer from Connecticut are the first women to complete the Army’s grueling Ranger School. […]
Migrants fleeing ISIS causing CHAOS in Europe
Migrants fleeing ISIS are causing chaos all around Europe. Rumors of riots and assaults have caused some countries to shut down their rail stations, and the crisis is quickly becoming overwhelming. Hungary’s leader railed Thursday at Germany and EU leaders for lacking urgency in dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis as […]
What is happening with the Freddie Gray case?
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss charges against six police officers in connection with the death of a black man from injuries he suffered while in custody. The judge also refused to remove the prosecutor in the case. The death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray — […]
MANHUNT IN ILLINOIS – Did this woman help cop killers escape?
30-year-old Kristin B. Kiefer of Vernon Hills reported seeing two suspicious men near a corn field Wednesday night, prompting a large police response in Volo, about 5 miles from Fox Lake. This led nearly 100 police officers and dogs, with air support, to search the area for about five hours, […]