With the Tea Party celebrating the ouster of House Speaker John Boehner, who is leaving his post at the end of October, the group already appears to be setting its sights on another long-time party nemesis. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. This weekend, Roger Villere, the Louisiana GOP chair and a… Read More
Slick Willy: “It’s GOP’s fault Hillary broke law”
Remember when the Monica Lewinsky scandal was just a “vast right-wing conspiracy?” Nearly 20 years later, it doesn’t look like the Clintons have gotten any better at taking responsibility for their actions. Even as federal investigators begin to close in on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s potentially illegal email practices,… Read More
Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemo
Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease — good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient’s risk. The test accurately identified a group of women whose cancers are so likely… Read More
Shell stops Alaska offshore Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell will stop drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in investment and years of work. The announcement represents a big change of heart from Shell, which was counting on… Read More
ABC News apologizes for lies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC News apologized for promoting as an “exclusive” a videotape of O.J. Simpson that NBC had aired 15 years ago. In a statement issued Friday, ABC said it had the wrong impression that video footage from a 1990s civil suit deposition given by Simpson had not… Read More
MUST WATCH – Donald Trump’s interview from 60 minutes
Here’s the video from this weekend’s “60 Minutes” interview that everyone is talking about. Did Scott Pelley treat presidential candidate Donald Trump fairly? Watch the video below and decide for yourself.
Stage collapses on Carly Fiorina (see the video)
While speaking in San Antonio to the National Association of Women Business Owners, part of the stage Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was on collapsed. No one was hurt by the falling curtains and poles, according to reports. Fiorina wasn’t shaken up by the incident, and continued to answer questions… Read More
Water found on Mars?
NASA is set to announce they’ve solved a ‘major mystery’ on Mars at a press conference at 11:30am EST Monday. But experts are already speculating what the announcement could be. While they still haven’t found a colony of little green men, the press conferences list of invitees and speakers gives… Read More
Thieves nab giant pumpkin
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Matthew Murraine wants to know who swiped his 100-pound pumpkin. Murraine has been growing a type of large pumpkin at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota, this summer. Last Friday, someone stole the largest one in a heist Murraine believes was carefully planned. “They backed right… Read More
Marijuana turned into high-speed missile…!?
Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but soon dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, she looked in the carport at her home in Nogales, Arizona, near the U.S.-Mexico border, and saw pieces of wood… Read More