Love him or hate him — but you’d better start taking billionaire GOP hopeful Donald Trump at his word. Trump’s first television commercials have begun to hit the air this week, and pundits who were expecting to see a softer, more toned-down side of Trump are going to be sorely… Read More
Obama broke law with latest move on guns
President Barack Obama is talking tough about a new series of executive orders that are designed to curb gun ownership and trample Americans’ Second Amendment rights. But his latest measures likely don’t have much of a chance of ever surviving a judicial review. Obama will provide the full details today… Read More
Daring SWAT team raid rescues 11 children
One woman and 11 children are now safe thanks to a daring early-morning raid by a Georgia SWAT team. The raid ended a tense stand-off that began at 2 a.m. when police learned that Korrie Thomas, 36, was holding the woman and children hostage at the Rite4us Inn & Suite in… Read More
Bloodshed coming in Oregon standoff?
The protesters and armed militia members who have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon say they don’t want violence. But as the occupation extends to its fourth day, some law enforcement experts are worried that bloodshed may be inevitable. Law enforcement analyst Art Roderick told CNN that a confrontation with a large… Read More
Jeb Bush caught lying about NRA award
With polling numbers in the single digits and donors becoming increasingly nervous, the last thing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s campaign could afford was more controversy. But now his campaign is scrambling to explain why Bush has repeatedly fabricated a story about receiving a major award from the National Rifle… Read More
Skip the tip! Driver-less taxis coming soon?
A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport. Seo Seung-Woo, director of the Intelligent Vehicle IT Research Center at Seoul National University, said the university has been testing the… Read More
Is flying still safe? Depends who’s sitting next to you…
Flying may still be the safest form of transportation around. But a lot of it seems to depend on who else is on the plane with you. There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a… Read More
Loaded for bear! States plan first grizzly hunt in years
Wildlife officials have divvied up how many grizzly bears can be killed by hunters in the Yellowstone region of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho as the states seek control of a species shielded from hunting for the past 40 years, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The region’s grizzlies… Read More
Socialist Sanders planning to gut America’s banks
Democratic presidential candidate and socialist Bernie Sanders will pledge to break up the country’s largest financial institutions within the first year of his administration should he win the White House next November. He plans to make that pledge in a speech in New York on Tuesday afternoon. In a rare policy… Read More
Cartoon artist tries to take rival out of the picture
A recently fired caricature artist at Universal Orlando Resort tried to kill his manager by stabbing him in the head and neck with scissors on New Year’s Day, according to a police report released Monday. Frederick Torres, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder for his attack on Glenn Ferguson… Read More