Just months after President Barack Obama forced a dangerous nuclear deal with Iran on the American public, Republican members of Congress are sending a message — not so fast. And if GOP leaders have their way, they’ll stop Obama from lifting sanctions on Iran’s brutal, hardline regime. New Hampshire Senator… Read More
Christian beliefs cost Oregon couple $136,000
Oregon bakery owners who denied service to a same-sex couple based on religious grounds have paid $136,000 in state-ordered damages — after refusing to do so for nearly six months. The Bureau of Labor and Industries said Aaron and Melissa Klein, co-owners of the Portland-area bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa,… Read More
Cleveland urges calm after no charges in Tamir Rice case
Cleveland officials braced for a second day of protests after a grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun. Groups of protesters gathered Monday outside the Cuyahoga County Justice Center… Read More
CAUGHT! Teen “affluenza” killer nabbed in Mexico
He could run, but he couldn’t hide. Authorities said a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense was in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and his mother disappeared. The public affairs department of the prosecutors’ office in Mexico’s Jalisco… Read More
What did ISIS get for Christmas? Carpet bombed
It’s a Christmas gift that only our military can deliver. The Pentagon says the United States hit Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria with a whopping 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day. The strikes targeting ISIS fighters and facilities were carried out by fighter aircraft, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft.The… Read More
Belgian police arrest two in terror plot
Two people have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning attacks in Brussels during the holidays, the federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. The two were arrested following searches Sunday and Monday in the Brussels area, the Liege region and Flemish Brabant, the office said. The announcement did not say… Read More
Former Israeli prime minister headed to jail
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s prison sentence for a sweeping bribery scandal from six years to 18 months, handing him a moral victory even as he prepares to become the first former Israeli head of government to be imprisoned. In its ruling, the court… Read More
Why did the seal cross the road? That’s what authorities want to know
Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials on Monday worked to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, snarling traffic in the area. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Andrew Barclay said callers first reported the 500-pound mammal was trying to climb… Read More
Drug accusations against NFL legend a hoax
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The founder of an Indianapolis medical facility said Monday that a former unpaid student intern who claimed Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning used a banned substance in 2011 didn’t even work at the clinic until two years later, long after the NFL star was undergoing treatment. Dr…. Read More
Choosy thieves return stolen loot
A French prosecutor says choosy thieves returned a delivery of police armbands they say they inadvertently stole while targeting luxury goods. Vienne prosecutor Matthiew Bourrette told the Dauphine Libere newspaper that five masked thieves robbed a delivery center in Saint-Quentin-Fallavie on Dec. 22, making off with a shipment of Louis… Read More