President Barack Obama last week stopped Congress from scuttling his Iranian nuclear deal, despite warnings from GOP leaders that Iran could not be trusted to honor the pact. And it’s starting to look like they were right. The head of the U.N. nuclear agency went to Tehran Saturday for high-level meetings… Read More
GOP debate ends in brawl
There were lots of punches delivered at last week’s GOP presidential debate — and it looks like they didn’t stop after the event was over. A Rand Paul aide is accusing a key member of the Marco Rubio campaign of assaulting him at a bar outside of Detroit last week… Read More
Hero pastor stops church massacre
Armed with nothing but his faith in Jesus Christ, Pastor Earl Carswell – with the help of members of his congregation – took on and overpowered a crazed gunman police say opened fire in an Alabama church this weekend. The Pastor and his congregation are being praised as heroes for… Read More
Ben Carson: No Muslims in the White House
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said this weekend that he doesn’t believe that a Muslim should be elected to the nation’s top office, a comment that has stirred up a huge controversy in the media. Carson, a devout Christian, says a president’s faith should matter to voters if it… Read More
HOW MANY people are expected for the Pope’s visit?!
“See you in Philadelphia!” That was the videotaped message Pope Francis issued to American pilgrims. But even though massive crowds are still expected this week, some logistical problems may leave the attendance numbers for the pope’s visit smaller than they would have been. Despite an “I’ll be there” marketing campaign,… Read More
Killer peanut executive to be sentenced today
A year after a federal jury convicted him of crimes behind a salmonella outbreak blamed for killing nine people and sickening hundreds more, former peanut executive Stewart Parnell returns to court facing possible imprisonment for the rest of his life. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for Monday in Albany, Georgia,… Read More
And justice for all… Freeway shooter caught
PHOENIX (AP) — Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a pawn shop for months. Despite Leslie Allen Merritt Jr.’s impromptu assertion in court Saturday, investigators said they have proof… Read More
BUSTED! Volkswagen caught rigging US emissions tests
It’s a bad day for the VW stock owners. So far, around 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) was wiped off the market value of Volkswagen AG on Monday following revelations that the German carmaker rigged U.S. emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. And that’s not all – the company… Read More
[MUST SEE] Dog refuses to leave trapped friend
An extraordinary story has emerged out of a Washington state animal shelter, where officials claim a dog dutifully stood guard for a nearly a week on Vashon Island to protect another dog that had fallen in a cistern. Tillie, a setter mix, only left Phoebe’s side to try to alert people… Read More
‘Hellfire’ in California reaches historic levels of destruction
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — California fire officials said a wildfire north of San Francisco destroyed another 162 homes, raising the number of homes destroyed to 1,050 and making it the fourth worst wildfire in the state’s history. The tally announced on Sunday brought the total number of homes destroyed in… Read More