As many as 200 people have gotten sick in a norovirus outbreak at a downtown Seattle office building, health officials reported Monday. Illness at the Russell Investments Center grew exponentially after a catered event in the building, but several cases were reported before the event last Tuesday, according to Public… Read More
Busted! Former Secret Service agent sentenced for corruption
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Secret Service agent to nearly six years in prison following his conviction on charges related to the theft of electronic currency during a high-profile investigation into the online drug bazaar Silk Road. Shaun Bridges’ attorneys had sought a three-year prison term, but… Read More
Clintons made millions in “criminal” deal
Did former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton, pocket nearly $3 million after a uranium deal with the Russians? A lawsuit from Judicial Watch, a government transparency group, is aiming to find out. Judicial Watch recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in the District… Read More
Cheney: Trump’s ideas are un-American
A war of words is shaping up between Republican front runner Donald Trump and former Vice President Dick Cheney after Trump’s latest proposal to block all Muslims from entering the United States. And it looks like Cheney may be the latest member of the GOP mainstream establishment interested in taking… Read More
Secret cash “gift” behind San Bernardino shooters
Federal investigators are looking into a sudden windfall of $28,500 that appeared in San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook’s bank account just two weeks before he and his wife went on a rampage that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, CA. According to several media reports, after the money was suddenly deposited into… Read More
College president wants to arm 14,000 students
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. wants to make his university virtually terrorist proof. In a recent speech, Falwell urged all students, staff and faculty at his Christian school to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon on campus to counter any copycat attack like the deadly rampage in… Read More
Oh, yeah! World’s largest destroyer sets sail
It’s more massive and technologically advanced than anything the world has ever seen. Meet the new Zumwalt class destroyer. It’s goal is to extend America’s unchallenged naval dominance around the globe. And it has enough firepower to send a clear message to the enemies of freedom: Watch out. The largest… Read More
[Must see] Railroad conductor conducts college choir Christmas carols
A railroad conductor became a choral conductor last week when he found his commuter train was carrying the Yale Glee Club. Dan Rubins, the Glee Club president, says they were on a Metro-North train headed back to New Haven, Connecticut, from a concert at the Yale University Club in New… Read More
An unthinkable, brutal child murder shakes up small town
The stabbing death of a kindergartner asleep in his home has plunged a Kentucky town into mourning, and shaken neighbors are rallying around the family even as they worry about their security. A man from Indiana described by authorities as having no apparent ties to the town or family has been… Read More
US rock band defies ISIS with Paris concert
Members of the California rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made a surprise return to a Paris stage, less than a month after suicide bombers stormed the band’s Nov. 13 gig at the Bataclan theater and killed 89 people. They appeared onstage Monday night during a performance by U2,… Read More