Desperate to stop what is called a “serious and imminent” threat of another European terror attack, Belgian police launched more raids in Brussels and beyond throughout the weekend. So far authorities have detained 21 people as they continue their frantic hunt for a fugitive suspect in the Paris attacks. The… Read More
Radical atheists – “Don’t pray for dead cops”
The radical anti-religion group Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a threatening letter to Minnesota police officers demanding they stop planning a prayer vigil for an officer killed in the line of duty. The controversy began when the Sheriff’s Office in Itasca County, Minnesota sent a letter from Chaplain Dale H. Kaiser,… Read More
Street thugs shoot 16 at playground
Violent street thugs turned a New Orleans playground into a battlefield in a shocking Sunday evening gun fight. Hundreds of people were gathered at a New Orleans playground for a block party and music video shoot when two groups in the crowd opened fire on each other, wounding both adults… Read More
Armed couple get the drop on burglar
An Albuquerque, NM couple turned the tables on a burglar caught loading their belongings into his car. Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier says officers were called about a possible burglary Thursday. What they found was a 70-year-old man and his 66-year-old wife both pointing guns at 26-year-old Aaron Lujan. Tixier… Read More
Medicare costs set to sky rocket?
With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular prescription drug program. The reason: rising drug costs have overtaken a long stretch of stable premiums. Beneficiaries have until Dec. 7 to see if there’s a lower-cost plan that will cover their… Read More
Thousands of secessionists gather, demand new government
In Spain, around 3,000 protesters gathered in Barcelona to support an organization that seeks the creation of a Catalan state independent and urged regional lawmakers to reach an agreement to form a transitional government. The Catalan National Assembly, with about 30,000 fee-paying members, called Sunday’s rally to lobby 10 lawmakers… Read More
Amazing pictures reveal a day on the distant planet Pluto
NASA’s newest Pluto pictures depict an entire day on the dwarf planet. The space agency released a series of 10 close-ups of the frosty, faraway world Friday, representing one full rotation, or Pluto day. A Pluto day is equivalent to 6.4 Earth days. The New Horizons spacecraft snapped the pictures… Read More
Brrrrrrr… Record deep freeze in Midwest
A deep freeze set in across the Midwest on Sunday with low temperatures forecast in the single digits and a few below zero, turning the season’s first major snow into ice that made some roads treacherous to travel. Temperatures plunged behind a cold front that brought snow across much of… Read More
Teen arrested for brutal murder of pastor’s pregnant wife
Indianapolis police announced Monday they have arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting death of a pastor’s pregnant wife during an apparent home invasion. Larry Taylor of Indianapolis was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder in this month’s death of 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn. Officers from the department’s gang and… Read More
Mute boy gets amazing medical miracle
Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions — one that’s usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he’s a healthy bundle of energy after three dozen surgeries, including an innovative operation to create a new voice box…. Read More