Melania Trump made another unannounced trip Tuesday, just in time for Independence Day celebrations. The first lady visited with wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after traveling to the Washington-area hospital on a trip the White House did not publicly announce until after she had arrived…. Read More
Protester’s climb shuts down Statue of Liberty on July 4
A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner from the pedestal and a woman holding police at bay for hours after she climbed the base and sat by the statue’s robes. The woman… Read More
Trump praises military for keeping US ‘safe, strong, proud’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the U.S. military for keeping America “safe, strong, proud, mighty and free” and used the Independence Day holiday to thank them for being willing to put their lives on the line in defense of the nation. “Two hundred and 42 years ago on July… Read More
Man who destroyed Ten Commandments display released
A judge has ordered the release of a man who destroyed Arkansas’ Ten Commandments display weeks after he was acquitted on mental health grounds. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Vann Smith approved the conditional release Friday of Michael Tate Reed from the state hospital to live with his mother in Alma,… Read More
Richmond panel urges removal of Confederate monument
A commission studying what to do with the most prominent Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia, recommended Monday removing one honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The panel of historians, local officials and others that spent around a year studying and soliciting public input about the statues on the city’s historic Monument… Read More
Report: Trump’s Supreme Court pick is between these two
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement last Wednesday, and speculation has been rampant on the next justice to replace him. President Donald Trump has begun interviewing potential Supreme Court justice and will be officially nominating his candidate to the highest court as early as next week. Monday, reports… Read More
Islamic terror July 4th attack stopped
A radical Islamic terrorist who federal authorities say recently scouted locations in Cleveland to attack people watching Fourth of July fireworks and talked of carrying out additional bombings has been charged with trying to support terrorism. Federal authorities said Monday that Demetrius Pitts, 48, had repeatedly expressed his support for… Read More
Cruise ship worker rescued 22 hours after going overboard
A cruise ship worker who went overboard and apparently treaded water for some 22 hours was in stable condition Monday, a day after being rescued by a crew from another passing cruise ship. “It was nothing short of miraculous,” Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said in a statement…. Read More
Insane! Man stabs 9 people at toddler’s birthday party
A man who had been asked to leave an Idaho apartment complex because of bad behavior returned the next day and stabbed nine people, including six children, at a toddler’s birthday party, police said. Refugees from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia were among the injured. Boise Police Chief William Bones said… Read More
School bus overturns on Jersey turnpike, but no serious injuries
A school bus carrying several children has crashed and overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike. No serious injuries have been reported. State police say no other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred around 11:40 a.m. Friday in Cherry Hill. The bus ended up on its side on the… Read More