Doug Atkins, a defensive lineman who earned induction into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. Robert Shelton, a co-owner of Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt, Tennessee, said that Atkins died Wednesday morning of natural causes at Fort Sanders… Read More
NYC mailman throws away 1,000 pieces of Christmas mail
Federal court papers say a postal worker was so overwhelmed by the holiday season workload on his delivery route that he dumped 1,000 pieces of mail in the trash. The New York Post is reporting that Queens postman Daniel Darby was charged with unlawfully delaying and destroying the mail. Federal… Read More
Touching gift for 2-year-old cancer survivor
A 2-year-old cancer survivor with an amputated arm is getting a special gift: A kitten that also suffered an amputation. Matt and Simone Tipton, of Orange County, California had been searching for a kitten for their daughter Scarlette, who was born with a rare form of cancer. Scarlette’s left arm… Read More
Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault
The law has finally caught up with Bill Cosby. Cosby was arrested and charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal case brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s… Read More
Busted! Obama caught spying on Congress
While President Obama and his family soak up the sun on their taxpayer-funded Hawaiian vacation, yet another scandal is brewing back in Washington. It looks like the Obama administration has been caught red-handed spying on Congress… again. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the National Security Agency has been spying… Read More
ISIS animals issue “rules” about who can rape prisoners
In a stunning new ruling issued by Islamic State terrorists, the group proves it has no interest in outlawing the widespread rape of women. It just wants to make the process a little more orderly. The “fatwa,” according to Reuters, was uncovered by U.S. Special Forces and is meant to… Read More
Heartland disaster: Residents flee as Mississippi levees fail
The Mississippi River has already spilled over at least one levee and several more may be next as state and federal officials work to contain a growing disaster. Federal authorities are monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that homes in Illinois and Missouri could be… Read More
Another one bites the dust! Pataki drops presidential bid
With little support and no prospects for success, former New York Governor George Pataki finally took the step political experts had long been expecting. He’s dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, with just over a month to go before the first nominating contests begin. Pataki made the announcement in an… Read More
Divine Donald? Trump as admired as Pope Francis
They might be living very different lives, but it looks like billionaire presidential hopeful Donald Trump and Catholic Pope Francis have one thing in common. They’re both equally admired by Americans. In Gallup’s annual poll of the individuals Americans admire most, Trump tied with the pontiff for second place. Even… Read More
New Year’s terror attack foiled by police
Turkish police on Wednesday detained two suspected Islamic State militants who were believed to be planning suicide attacks during New Year celebrations in central Ankara, officials said. The two men were detained in a raid on a cell house in the low-income Mamak neighborhood of Ankara, where police also seized… Read More