Senators will begin debating to advance Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the final vote at 10:30am Eastern, as key lawmakers still remain undecided. Republicans and Democrats reviewed an FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against President Donald Trump’s nominee on Thursday. Friday morning, they vote on whether to end… Read More
[Going viral] Pro-life woman attacked by protester
A video of a man who was caught violently kicking a peaceful pro-life activist earlier this week has gone viral, with millions of people sharing the vicious assault on social media. After the video was released, the alleged attacker Jordan Hunt was fired from his job at a hair salon… Read More
Letters show man plotted murder-suicide car explosion
A man used homemade explosives to blow up a car last weekend, killing himself, his toddler son and an adult friend in a grisly murder-suicide whose planning he described in angry letters sent to police and family members, investigators said Thursday. Jacob Schmoyer, 26, sent the letters shortly before the… Read More
[Food safety] Ground beef recalled after 57 people fall ill
An Arizona company voluntarily recalled more than 6.5 million pounds (2.9 kilograms) of beef that could be contaminated with salmonella, federal officials announced Thursday. An investigation found the products, including ground beef and beef patties likely came from JBS Tolleson Inc., a meat packing plant west of Phoenix. The raw… Read More
Vietnam veteran accused of shooting 7 officers, killing 1
A 74-year-old man accused of shooting seven South Carolina law enforcement officers, killing one, is a Vietnam veteran and disbarred attorney who used his marksmanship to hold officers back as their comrades lay bleeding on the ground, authorities said. Records and social media posts unearthed Thursday showed that Frederick Hopkins… Read More
Navy veteran arrested in connection with suspicious mailings
A U.S. Navy veteran in Utah was arrested Wednesday in connection with suspicious envelopes that were sent to President Donald Trump and top military chiefs. William Clyde Allen III, 39, was taken into custody in in the small northern Utah city of Logan, said Melodie Rydalch, a spokeswoman for the… Read More
U.S. adds over 230,000 jobs in September
U.S. businesses added a robust 230,000 jobs in September, a private survey found, a sign that strong economic growth is spurring companies to add more workers. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that September’s job gain was the most in seven months. It followed 168,000 new jobs in August, a figure… Read More
1 officer killed, 6 others wounded in South Carolina shootout
A police officer was killed and six of his comrades wounded when a man opened fire from inside his home on deputies who came to serve a search warrant, authorities said. The shooting continued for hours as the man barricaded himself inside with children, firing from a distance at officers… Read More
Dems don’t want you to see this Kavanaugh hypocrisy
A lawyer hired by Minnesota Democrats to investigate accusations of domestic abuse from an ex-girlfriend of Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison says she is unable to substantiate the accusations because the former girlfriend refused to provide video she said she had of the incident. Ellison’s accuser, Karen Monahan, has provided medical… Read More
Top Kavanaugh accuser’s testimony derailed Tuesday?
by Kylie Handler, editor On Tuesday, the California professor who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault was contradicted by a man she dated for six years. In fact, it was implied that she was lying under oath. An ex-boyfriend of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford wrote a… Read More