One of the most influential liberal leaders in the United States, California Gov. Jerry Brow, has come under scrutiny after a new investigation from the Associated Press. Critics are alleging Brown misused public resources by directing state oil and gas regulators to research, map and report back on any mining… Read More
Honest garbage man gives back $12,000 to school
A Seattle elementary school is thanking a garbageman for finding nearly $12,000 in checks in the trash. KOMO-TV in Seattle reports that Waste Management employee Micah Speir was picking up scattered trash next to some bins when he found a number of checks made out to Lawson Elementary School. Principal Dorian… Read More
Family Matters — Mystery behind Illinois cop suicide deepens
The friends and neighbors of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz reacted with disbelief and dismay to authorities’ announcement Wednesday that the popular Fox Lake, Illinois, officer not only meticulously staged his own suicide to make it look like he died in the line of duty, but had been stealing for… Read More
More evidence bomb took down Russian jet
British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Thursday it was “more likely than not” that a bomb brought down a Metrojet flight packed with Russian vacationers. Cameron said he had grounded all flights to and from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, stranding thousands of British tourists at the Red Sea resort of Sharm… Read More
Details leak out about secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership
Details of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal released Thursday set the stage for a raucous debate in the U.S. Congress. The text of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement between the U.S. and 11 other countries including Japan and Mexico runs to 30 chapters and hundreds of pages. It is… Read More
Missing boy found safe and unharmed… 13 years later!
Police say a 5-year-old child who disappeared 13 years ago in Birmingham, Alabama, has been found in Ohio. Authorities told news outlets that Julian Hernandez, who’s now 18-years-old, was found in Cleveland. He was reported missing by his mother in 2002. His father, 53-year-old Bobby Hernandez, was arrested in Ohio… Read More
Crazed stabbing attack at California university leaves 4 wounded
A male college student burst into a morning class at a California university with a hunting knife Wednesday and may have killed his intended victim if not for the heroic intervention of a construction worker who ran into the room to break up the attack. The construction worker and three… Read More
Navy sends China another BIG message
With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a subtle jab at China on Thursday by flying aboard an American aircraft carrier plying the contested waters of the South China Sea. He and his Malaysian counterpart, Hishammuddin Hussein, watched U.S. Navy fighter jets roar… Read More
Obama appointee: Illinois school must let transgender student shower with girls
The U.S. Department of Education – under the guidance of President Barack Obama appointee Arne Duncan – said Monday that a suburban Chicago school district is violating the rights of a transsexual student by refusing to allow the biologically male student unrestricted use of a girls’ locker room. The student… Read More
The newest healthcare fad — virtual doctors
When you’re coming down with a cold, there are a few items you typically reach for to start feeling better: cough drops, herbal tea, maybe an over-the-counter medication. For most of us, though, a smartphone wouldn’t top that list. But that may change as health care companies increasingly steer customers… Read More