Three young suicide bombers set off explosions that killed six others and injured at least 24 people in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a Nigerian army spokesman said Monday. The attack Sunday in Benisheikh came as Nigeria’s army launched an operation against two Boko Haram camps in the state that killed… Read More
Columbia… Wait, no… The Miss Universe ending EVERYONE is talking about
The Colombian contestant was already wearing this year’s Miss Universe crown when host Steve Harvey returned to announce on live television that he had mistakenly read from a cue card, and that the contestant from the Philippines was actually this year’s winner. In the following moments, the crown was removed… Read More
Iranian hackers attack US power grid
Despite signing a nuclear deal forced through the US Congress by President Barack Obama, the Iranian government has continually pushed the limits. Now a new report says the Islamic country may have access to dangerous amounts of data and passwords — and they could use it to shut down power for millions… Read More
Police: Multi-state lottery was rigged
The allegations read like a movie plot, but authorities say the crime was very real. A lottery industry insider is accused of installing an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. According to police, Eddie Tipton enlisted accomplices to play those… Read More
Mother Teresa to be declared Saint Teresa
Mother Teresa, the tiny, stooped nun who cared for the poorest of the poor in the slums of India and beyond, will be declared a saint next year after Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to her intercession. The Vatican on Friday set no date for the canonization, but it… Read More
Cowboys ride to the rescue
Two cowboys are being credited with coming to the rescue of a deer stuck in an Arizona canal. The state Game and Fish Department received several calls Thursday reporting a deer was trapped in a canal near Lake Pleasant, northwest of Phoenix. The animal apparently slipped into the cold water… Read More
Done deal – Congress easily passes huge spending bill
Despite protests from conservatives on the right, Congress on Friday easily gathered the votes and officially sent President Barack Obama a huge, deficit draining year-end budget package that bloats federal agency spending and awards tax cuts to a sweeping array of business interests. A 65-33 Senate vote on the measure… Read More
ISIS operative arrested in state capital
An alleged ISIS operative who was reportedly carrying weapons, recruiting fighters, and had threatened to behead President Barack Obama has been caught in Harrisburg, PA. Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, of Harrisburg, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists. According to federal authorities, the 19-year-old ISIS sympathizer used dozens of… Read More
Watergate 2: Sanders campaign caught stealing data?
A break in… allegations of spying… the Bernie Sanders campaign suddenly has a Watergate-style scandal on its hands. According to The Washington Post, one of Sanders’ staffers exploited a technical glitch to break into a server that had private voter information belonging to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign…. Read More
San Bernardino killers planned to shoot up school
Slaughtering his co-workers wasn’t San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook’s only terror plan. For years he and a friend conspired and mapped out attacks at multiple targets that included a local school, according to authorities. Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, who bought the assault rifles Farook used in the San Bernardino… Read More