A hundred years ago, a mysterious explosion hit the only major U.S. warship to sink during World War I. Now the Navy believes it has the answer to what doomed the USS San Diego: An underwater mine set by a German submarine cruising in waters just miles from New York… Read More
With OK from Congress, US hemp market set to boom
Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of the farm bill that received final approval in Congress on Wednesday removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats the low-THC version of the cannabis plant… Read More
Space tours? It’s closer than you think
Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. The rocket ship hit an altitude of 51 miles before beginning its gliding descent, said mission official Enrico Palermo. It landed… Read More
Rebuild planned for burned library
Officials are making plans to restore the main Kansas State University library after a blaze caused extensive smoke and water damage. The Manhattan Mercury reports that students were invited Tuesday to offer input on the renderings of the inside of Hale Library. The building was undergoing renovations in May when… Read More
Hawaii asks for help with lava cone name
The Hawaii Board of Geographic Names has begun taking recommendations to name the Big Island’s new 60-foot lava cone. The state board is planning to take suggestions from the public and Hawaiian cultural practitioners to find a moniker for fissure 8, which formed during the Kilauea volcano eruption that started… Read More
Here’s how Facebook “weaponized” your data
Internal Facebook documents released by a U.K. parliamentary committee last month offered the clearest evidence yet that the social network has used its enormous trove of user data as a competitive weapon, often in ways designed to keep its users in the dark. Parliament’s media committee accused Facebook on Wednesday… Read More
Oscar-winning actor accused of sexual misconduct
“Orange Is the New Black” actress Yael Stone alleges actor Geoffrey Rush engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior when they starred in “The Diary of a Madman” in 2010. The 33-year-old tells The New York Times Rush danced naked in front of her in their dressing room, used a mirror to… Read More
7 reasons REAL conservatives totally loved 2018
Merry Christmas! Today, Americans gather with their loved ones to celebrate the birth of Christ. And as we enter the final week of 2018, it’s time to take a look back on the year that was. The mainstream media is pretending 2018 was some kind of nightmare year despite the… Read More
A Christmas message that will give you goosebumps
On December 23, 1981 at 9:00pm Eastern, President Ronald Reagan delivered an inspirational and heartfelt Christmas message to the nation. He invited all Americans to “renew our sense of wonder” and reflect on the joys and miracles all around us. Almost forty years later, Reagan’s words are still moving and… Read More
Must see! Most CORRUPT members of Congress RANKED
Washington, D.C. is an absolute cesspool of corruption — a place that President Donald Trump has notoriously nicknamed “The Swamp.” But some members of Congress are worse… a whole lot worse… than others. Do you know the most important indicator of a healthy heart? [sponsored] The Foundation for Accountability and… Read More