Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot of $1.6 billion, the biggest lottery prize ever, saw Americans everywhere swarming convenience stores for a chance to be the world’s next billionaire. Of the millions of tickets sold, three matched the numbers drawn Wednesday night, 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10. Now, winners are starting to come forward… Read More
Wal-Mart shuttering 269 stores
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue. More than 95 percent of… Read More
Is Trump right about Cruz’s citizenship?
For weeks now GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been making accusations that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz may not be eligible to be president. And while Trump admitted in last night’s Republican debate that the attacks are at least somewhat politically motivated, one particular part of his argument seems to… Read More
Vote now! Who won the GOP debate?
Tensions rose early in last night’s GOP presidential debate, as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz attacked billionaire Donald Trump’s “New York values.” And while sparks continued to fly between the two men, pundits say that other candidates like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had breakout moments of… Read More
Abortion empire strikes back: Planned Parenthood sues over videos
Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the pro-life activists who produced undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue at the organization’s clinics. But while America’s largest abortion provider is turning to the courts for redemption, it looks like its strategy could backfire and cause even more damage to… Read More
12 feared dead in military crash
A desperate search has been launched off the coast of Hawaii as the Coast Guard scrambles to find survivors of a mid-air collision of two Marine helicopters off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, officials reported Friday. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers said that the Marine Corps reported the… Read More
Waste alert! Obama approves billions for driverless cars
President Barack Obama wants to get robot cars – autonomous vehicles that drive themselves – on the road more quickly. And he’s willing to spend a fortune in taxpayer money to do it. Obama’s newest proposal would provide nearly $4 billion to automakers and researchers for programs to test driverless vehicles…. Read More
Why this political race is “drastically different” than past elections
Jeb Bush says he misjudged the intensity of anger among Republican voters before his White House campaign and believes the country in 2016 is “dramatically different” than in past elections. Yet he insists he’s still a viable candidate, and one who has broadened his mission to include defending conservativism from… Read More
US forces get new commander in Middle East
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is announcing that the general who heads his special operations forces will be nominated as the next commander for the Middle East. Army Gen. Joseph Votel would take over leadership of U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State… Read More
Ebola outbreak is over!
The World Health Organization declared an end to the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever on Thursday after no new cases emerged in Liberia, though health officials warn that it will be several more months before the world is considered free of the disease that claimed more than 11,300 lives over two… Read More