Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after she hosted family on Christmas Day. The fatal shooting of Jones, 55, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, a college student visiting his father for the… Read More
Dems caught rigging election for Hillary?
Is this a nomination… or a coronation? Party insiders are openly complaining that Democratic Party chair (and longtime Hillary Clinton pal) Debbie Wasserman Schultz is breaking rules left and right in a blatant attempt to hand Clinton the Democratic presidential nomination. “It’s bad for Democrats and bad for the country,… Read More
Deadly Texas storms aren’t done yet
As residents of North Texas surveyed the destruction from deadly weekend tornadoes, the storm system that spawned the twisters brought winter storm woes to the Midwest on Monday and amplified flooding that’s blamed for more than a dozen deaths. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in the… Read More
Shocker! Tea Party leader set to endorse Rubio
South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy, a Tea Party favorite who was mentioned as a possible successor to former House Speaker John Boehner, appears ready to endorse a candidate in the GOP presidential race. And it’s Florida Senator Marco Rubio. The Rubio campaign announced that Gowdy would be making appearances with Rubio… Read More
“Clown Prince of Basketball” dies at 83
Meadowlark Lemon, a basketball legend who spent more than two decades touring with the Harlem Globetrotters, died yesterday at the age of 83. Famed for his patented half-court hook shot, Lemon became one of the most recognizable faces in basketball and was an inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall… Read More
Huckabee laying groundwork to drop out of race
The crowded field seeking the Republican presidential nomination is almost certain to be less crowded after the upcoming Iowa caucuses. And one candidate angling to make an exit appears to be former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Huckabee, a favorite among many evangelicals, said recently that if he doesn’t finish in… Read More
You bought WHAT online? Cow poop becoming major internet biz
Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there’s one unusual item flying off the virtual shelves: Online retailers say cow dung patties are selling like hot cakes. The patties — cow poop mixed with hay and dried in the sun,… Read More
Stuck in a chimney on Christmas — but it wasn’t Santa!
Looks like Old Saint Nick wasn’t the only one using the chimney this Christmas. KPNX-TV in Phoenix reports that firefighters were called to a home Christmas morning to help free a cat trapped in a chimney. Adrienne Gill says her daughter, who is visiting from California, brought her new pet cat… Read More
Can I reverse the charges? Astronaut dials wrong number from space
Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it’s not often done from outer space. British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number. He wrote “I’d like to apologize to the lady I just called by mistake saying ‘Hello,… Read More
Court tells divorced couples to stay divorced
Marriage may not be forever — but it sure looks like divorce is. And should those irreconcilable differences suddenly become reconcilable, don’t go looking to get un-divorced in New Hampshire. The state’s Supreme Court this month upheld a lower court ruling refusing to vacate a New Castle couple’s 2014 divorce… Read More