LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey priest accused of pointing a functioning but unloaded musket at an 8-year-old boy in a church’s rectory will plead not guilty, his lawyer said, explaining it as a joke spurred by a football rivalry. The Rev. Kevin Carter is to be arraigned… Read More
This campus food is seriously disgusting…
Ribbit. A food truck at the University of Connecticut is starting to serve up frog food – roasted crickets, to be exact. The Daily Campus reports the university’s dining services are advertising the insects as organic, not genetically modified and earth friendly. The crickets are high in protein and low… Read More
“Guns make us less safe”, huh?
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Trans-Pacific Partnership approved
The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have agreed to an ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental standards and protects multinational corporations’ intellectual property. The agreement on the TPP was reached Monday after marathon negotiating sessions in Atlanta through the… Read More
Hillary – I’m coming for your guns
While the nation continues to mourn the victims of last week’s mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is already angling to politicize the tragedy. In fact, she’s promising the greatest crackdown on gun rights in American history if she’s elected president. Immediately following the shooting… Read More
Biden wants transgendered Army
Vice President Joe Biden wants to make the Army into a transgendered fighting force, and he called anyone who disagreed a bigot. Biden said he unequivocally supports letting transgender people serve openly in the U.S. military, going far further than even the Obama administration has dared talk about before. Although… Read More
Tea Party launches plan to control House
An up-and-coming House committee chairman announced his candidacy Sunday for speaker of the House, a move applauded by his Tea Party backers. And with reports that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a favorite among GOP moderates, may not have the support he needs, the notion of a Tea Party speaker… Read More
‘Once in a 1,000 years’ flood in South Carolina
They’re calling it a once-in-a-thousand-years flood, and it’s hit the state hard. Hundreds were rescued from fast-moving floodwaters Sunday in South Carolina as days of driving rain hit a dangerous crescendo that buckled buildings and roads, closed a major East Coast interstate route and threatened the drinking water supply for… Read More
Atheists to military: Remove your “God Bless” sign
God bless our troops? Not if a group of atheist activists have their way. After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, a message of hope was erected on the Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu island. “God Bless the military, their families, and the civilians who work with them.”… Read More
Supreme Court returns; To rule on abortion, birth control, race
Good news for conservatives is expected from the Supreme Court this coming term. The highest court in the land is facing a steady stream of divisive social issues, and legal experts expect a brighter prospect for conservatives who suffered more losses than usual in recent months. The justices are meeting… Read More