Welcome to the epic national championship club, Alabama and Clemson. Your game is a unanimous choice to join the short list of some of the most dramatic, exciting, fantastic finishes to a college football season. With one big play after another — by both teams — Alabama beat Clemson 45-40… Read More
“Tears of joy” when aid reaches starving, besieged city
Tears of joy met the United Nations aid convoy, which arrived at the besieged Syrian towns of Madaya, Foah and Kefraya on Monday after receiving credible reports of people dying of starvation at the hands of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces. The aid is reported to supply citizens with enough food… Read More
Invisible threat drives away community’s residents
Laura Gideon and her family endured the sickening stench from an out-of-control natural gas leak for about a month before they could no longer tolerate the nausea, headaches and nosebleeds. After she went to the emergency room in November vomiting and with a severe migraine, Gideon, her husband and their… Read More
Gunmen attack mall, kill 18 and wound 50
Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50 in the city’s mainly Shiite east, Iraqi officials said. The officials initially described the attack as a hostage situation, estimating… Read More
Police warning: ISIS on the loose in Philadelphia
A man who swore allegiance to ISIS and ambushed a Philadelphia cop may be part of a cell of radical Muslims looking to plot more attacks. That’s the warning that Philadelphia police are sounding after Edward Archer, 30, was charged with trying to assassinate Patrolman Jesse Hartnett last week. Archer… Read More
Planned Parenthood: We’ll spend a fortune to elect Hillary
Planned Parenthood, the same organization that claims it would be broke without federal funding, has found several million dollars in the couch cushions to spend on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. In a move that is unprecedented for America’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood has announced that it is endorsing Hillary Clinton… Read More
Is Trump’s birther gamble set to backfire?
His no-nonsense attitude has catapulted his campaign to the top of polls and has shaken up the Republican establishment. But billionaire Donald Trump’s latest efforts to prove Senator Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president have many political analysts scratching their heads. They’re warning that Trump is creating a… Read More
New York “rape gang” may get off easy
They’re alleged to have brutally attacked and raped a young woman at a Brooklyn playground, then celebrated their dark deed while shopping at a local convenience store. Now, four teenagers have been taken into police custody in connection with what the New York City mayor called a “horrific attack.” Police said Sunday two… Read More
Liberal actor may be arrested for helping drug lord?
While Mexican police spent months frantically searching for drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, at least one American knew exactly where he was. Liberal Hollywood actor Sean Penn is facing a wave of criticism for conducting a secret, seven-hour interview with Guzman at Guzman’s jungle hideout. The piece was recently… Read More
Are training problems making commercial flights more dangerous?
The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department’s internal watchdog. Most airline flying today is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically… Read More