The recent arrests in Utah of three people accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of baby formula is the latest example of a problem that officials say is vexing stores and police nationwide as thieves systematically swipe the mixture from shelves and resell it to unsuspecting parents. Baby formula… Read More
One man takes home ALL the prizes in Michigan contest
A man has won prizes worth nearly $2,000 after being the only person to enter a contest to celebrate a Michigan city’s 150th anniversary. Taylor Langstaff had to do 25 activities in the Bay City area and stamp them off on a “passport” to win the prizes, MLive.com reported (http://bit.ly/1mEuS99… Read More
Felon-turned-councilman: Pardon me so I can take office!
A man who says he should be sworn in as a city councilman in Pennsylvania because he’s paid his debt to society for a 1993 felony drug conviction really hasn’t. Court records show 45-year-old Corey Sanders still owes more than $36,000 in fines and restitution. The McKeesport councilman-elect is seeking… Read More
TV star mistaken for bank robber?
This is a dirty job one Discovery Channel star wouldn’t do. Fans of the TV show “Dirty Jobs” noticed that photos of an Oregon bank robbery suspect resembled host Mike Rowe. The attention prompted a bemused Rowe to mention that he was in Kansas at the time. The Mail Tribune… Read More
Fake grenade clears Pennsylvania courthouse
A political supporter who mailed a gag grenade to a newly elected county sheriff in Pennsylvania won’t be charged with a crime. Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier said Thursday that the man meant no harm. He says the grenade was a disarmed World War II device and wasn’t intended… Read More
Federal judge puts end to PETA’s monkey business
A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs cannot be declared the copyright owner of the photos, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday that “while Congress and the president can extend the protection of law to animals as well… Read More
Busted! Obama gun speech a lie
When announcing his unilateral and likely unconstitutional executive orders on gun control Tuesday, a tearful President Barack Obama said it was the nation’s responsibility to prevent the next mass shooting. The only problem? Any assertion that Obama’s gun control measures could have prevented — or will prevent — mass shootings is… Read More
Supreme Court showdown? Judge says no gay marriage in Alabama
Alabama may be rocketing toward a confrontation with the U.S. Supreme Court after a state judge seemingly threw the brakes on gay marriage. Controversial Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday said state probate judges remain under a court order to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples even though a… Read More
Hillary pal faces 30 years for fraud, money laundering
A former union chief and backer of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may be spending the rest of his life behind bars. The trial of former Broward Teachers Union President Patrick Santeramo began in a Florida courtroom yesterday, and promises to be a major headache for the Clinton campaign. Santeramo, 68, is… Read More
Voters demand top Democrat be forced from office
Hillary Clinton crony and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has got to go. That’s the message that thousands of American voters are sending in a new online movement designed to force Wasserman Schultz out of office. An online petition on RootsAction, an grassroots political action website, has quickly… Read More