Honolulu firefighters say a fire that caused $1.8 million in damage to a high-rise hotel in Waikiki was intentionally set. Fire Captain Scot Seguirant said Tuesday firefighters have referred the case to police for further investigation. The blaze sparked near a storage room on the 14th floor of the 25-story… Read More
Two charged with trying to steal Trump’s IRS returns
A few days before the 2016 presidential election, two college students outside Philadelphia hatched a plan to access Donald Trump’s tax returns, federal prosecutors say. They were unsuccessful, and now one of them has pleaded guilty to federal charges in what one defense lawyer calls a “college prank gone awry.”… Read More
Man convicted through childhood memory sues
One of two Detroit men who were imprisoned for nearly 20 years has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $100 million saying Detroit police framed them in a 1999 slaying. The Detroit News reports Justly Johnson’s lawsuit Tuesday says two police sergeants coerced two teenagers into falsely implicating him and Kendrick… Read More
“Red flag” gun control laws coming…
A bipartisan gun control proposal by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is gaining momentum following weekend mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead. The emerging plan would create a federal grant program to encourage states to adopt “red flag” laws to take guns… Read More
Conservative star goes viral in Baltimore (media hiding)
Baltimore, Md. has been back in the public eye ever since President Donald Trump went off on Democrats for letting the city go to ruin. Under liberal leadership — in part led by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-M.D., Democrats have let the city down for a long time. Trump issued a… Read More
Longtime, trailblazing reporter dies at 65
John Ensslin, a longtime Colorado reporter and a former president of the Society of Professional Journalists, has died. He was 65. Colorado Politics, where Ensslin worked, reported he was found dead in his Denver apartment Monday morning. A cause of death was not immediately released. Ensslin, a two-time Denver Press… Read More
29 killed in 2 mass shootings; leaves U.S. in mourning
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place… Read More
U.S. fighter jet valley CRASH leaves 7 injured
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts watch military pilots speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said. The crash sent dark smoke billowing in the air, said Aaron Cassell,… Read More
[Crazy video] Huge pipeline explosion rocks Kentucky
A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the evacuation of a nearby mobile home park, authorities said. Some structures were completely consumed by the blaze, and five to seven people were unaccounted… Read More
White supremacist escapes jail overnight
The leader of a white supremacist gang that has been accused of a string of brutal tactics escaped a local Arkansas jail Wednesday along with another inmate, and authorities searching for the men said they’re considered armed and dangerous. The U.S. Marshals Service said authorities were searching for Wesley Gullett… Read More