Just one day after a lone shooter went on a rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR, details are emerging about a fateful decision the college made within the last year. The gunman, widely reported as Chris Harper Mercer, killed nine people and wounded ten at the Western Oregon… Read More
Holy flip-flop! Pope turns back on Kim Davis
Pope Francis’ private meeting with controversial Christian figure Kim Davis was embraced by conservatives, Catholics and evangelical Christians across the country as an inter-faith outreach moment of support. But now, under media pressure, the Vatican began distancing Pope Francis from Davis. Davis is a Kentucky county clerk who was jailed… Read More
Casino dealers busted trying to steal millions
Two former craps dealers at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas and two of their friends have been accused of siphoning more than $1 million off gambling tables over nearly two years by quietly paying phantom bets. A prosecutor said Thursday that the scheme unraveled after another dealer became suspicious… Read More
HURRICANE ALERT – Flooding turns deadly on East Coast
With already-saturated soils and flooded roads, East Coast states were bracing for another day of dangerous weather Friday as forecasters predicted more downpours and a possible landfall from the powerful Hurricane Joaquin. Two storm-related deaths have already occurred in the Carolinas, where heavy rain has fallen for days. Governors declared… Read More
Six US servicemen tragically killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A C-130 transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six U.S. airmen and five passengers, the U.S. military said Friday. A NATO official said the crash happened around midnight Thursday at Jalalabad air field, 125 kilometers (80 miles) from the capital,… Read More
EPA dropped the ball on Volkswagen emission’s fraud… 10 years ago
Another failure of the regulatory agencies designed to protect us was a decade in the making. More than a ten years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency helped develop a technology that ultimately was used by an independent laboratory to catch Volkswagen’s elaborate cheating on car emissions tests. But EPA… Read More
Thieving Grinch steals Christmas cash (and gets amazing response)
The cash stuffed into a large glass container on the circulation desk at Dover Public Library was a gesture of Christian charity meant to be an anonymous holiday gift to a needy family. The jars were inspired by the book “Christmas Jars”, but a thieving grinch stole the cash. But… Read More
Cop retires after 35-years without a sick day!
Alabama cop Mike Flowers, 59, learned a lesson from his parents as a boy: Get up and get going every day, no matter what. The message stuck in a serious way, and Flowers is now retiring after a 35-year career as a police officer without ever having taken a sick… Read More
Oregon shooting rampage leaves 9 dead
At least 9 people are dead and more than 10 have been wounded after a 26-year-old gunman opened fire at the Roseburg, Oregon campus of Umpqua Community College (UCC) today. According to authorities, the shooter died after exchanging gunfire with police. At press time it was unclear whether the shooter was killed by… Read More
“How tall is Rand Paul?” Here are the top Google questions about presidential candidates…
What are voters Googling about the presidential candidates? According to Google, people are interested in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s age, Jeb Bush’s height, Chris Christie’s weight, Donald Trump’s net worth, Carly Fiorina’s marital status and Bobby Jindal’s birthplace. Those were among the top questions that the Internet search engine was asked… Read More