Stocks are heading lower in early trading, weighed down by weakness in mining and energy companies. Prices for copper, oil and other commodities were falling early Thursday. Freeport-McMoRan sank 6 percent and Chesapeake Energy fell 4 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 145 points, or 0.8 percent, to… Read More
“Goodfellas” mobster goes free
An aging mobster threw his hands into the air and shouted “Free,” grinning as he walked out of a courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan the legendary 1978 Lufthansa heist retold in the hit Mafia film “Goodfellas.” A federal jury reached the verdict Thursday at a… Read More
[Must Watch] The jet pack is really here… and it’s awesome!
It’s the 21st century, where’s my jetpack, you ask? Not far away, according to inventors David Mayman and Nelson Tyler. Watch as Mayman shows off their JB-9 jetpack by flying through the sky around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Whoa!
Analysis of the bloody battle for Sinjar
Under the guidance of US special forces, Kurdish Iraqi fighters launched a long-awaited offensive against the Islamic State to retake the strategic town of Sinjar Thursday. In the first hours of the battle, these Kurdish forces seized control of one the extremist group’s key supply lines into the town. Here’s… Read More
Billionaire dad spends HUGE on diamonds for daughter
Dads like him come along only once every blue moon. A Hong Kong billionaire tycoon paid a total of $77 million at auctions in Geneva for two large and rare colored diamonds for his 7-year-old daughter Josephine — and renamed them after her, his office said Thursday. Joseph Lau was… Read More
Time bomb found on passenger jet?
Authorities may have found proof that a bomb set with a timer was responsible for the downing of a Russian jetliner that killed 224 people recently. Officials said Wednesday they now have intelligence information suggesting the jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by an explosive… Read More
Heroic Army Captain earns Medal of Honor
The nation’s highest military honor is to be awarded today to a former Army captain who heroically tackled a suicide bomber while serving in Afghanistan. Florent Groberg, 32, is credited with saving fellow soldiers’ lives with his actions in August 2012. He was badly injured in the attack, which killed… Read More
America launches offensive against Islamic State
A fierce U.S.-led air campaign is taking the fight to the heart of the Islamic State’s supply line. Airstrikes are being called in by American special forces ground units, and are leading Kurdish fighters as they launch a ferocious assault Thursday aimed at retaking the strategic town of Sinjar, which… Read More
Man wants $125K over “mascot attack”
A suburban Phoenix official filed a claim for reimbursement against Arizona State University, saying the school mascot seriously injured his back when the costumed character playfully leaped on him at a football game two months after surgery. Tempe City Councilman David Schapira said the mascot’s prank on Sept. 18 set… Read More
Obama’s VA gave out MILLIONS in bonuses
While many of our nation’s veterans died waiting for care — or received substandard treatment — the Department of Veterans Affairs paid out $142 million in bonuses to its employees in 2014. Including to some of the VA’s worst offenders. Gannett Wisconsin Media (http://gbpg.net/1GYhR3l ) says David Houlihan, nicknamed “candy man” by… Read More