It’s the biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter of a century, and it gives the highest court in the land a chance to stand up for unborn babies. The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether a Texas law that regulates abortion clinics hampers a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an… Read More
Super smack-down! Trump, Clinton heading for rout
If the polling numbers turn out to be true, the long and contentious 2016 presidential primaries may be over soon. Both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are eyeing an opportunity to pull away from their rivals in today’s Super Tuesday primaries, a delegate-rich dash across the country that… Read More
Courtroom disaster! Feds botch case against Apple
The FBI may have lost its opportunity to force Apple to help it break into the phones of suspected terrorists and other criminals. A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Justice Department cannot use a 227-year-old law to compel Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data,… Read More
Man in prison for sex assault admits to murdering two UVA students
A former hospital worker is expected to plead guilty in the high-profile slayings of two college students in Virginia, a prosecutor said Monday. Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci (TRAY’-cee) announced the plea agreements in Jesse LeRoy Matthew Jr.’s cases in a brief news release. Matthew is due in Albemarle… Read More
Hero Navy SEAL to be awarded Medal of Honor
It’s the nation’s highest military honor, and the price of earning it is often so costly that it hasn’t been awarded to a living Navy SEAL since the Vietnam War. Edward Byers, a senior chief in the Navy, will be the 11th living service member to be awarded the Medal… Read More
Boston marathon bomber passed vetting, US citizenship test
Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev (TAM’-ehr-luhn tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) passed the U.S. citizenship test and denied terrorism links just months before he and his brother detonated two pressure cooker bombs that killed three people at the race’s finish line. The revelations were made in hundreds of heavily redacted Department of Homeland Security… Read More
Police shooting sparks riots in Salt Lake City
A 17-year-old boy who authorities say was wielding a metal stick was shot and critically injured by Salt Lake City officers Saturday night, touching off unrest downtown as officers donned riot gear and blocked streets and bystanders threw rocks and bottles. The teenager shot by two Salt Lake City Police… Read More
[Must see] Air Force unveils new bomber design
Meet the US Air Force’s newest long range bombed, the B-21. It was unveiled Friday at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Now, the Air Force is asking Airmen to help name the new bomber. “This aircraft represents the future for our Airmen, and (their) voice… Read More
Impeach! Obama caught in massive terror lie
For years, Democrats and the mainstream media called for the impeachment of President George W. Bush over accusations that his administration used faulty intelligence to justify the war in Iraq. But it now appears that President Barack Obama’s administration is being swept up in an intelligence scandal of a much larger… Read More
Nevada Gov: I won’t be Obama’s Supreme Court pawn
He offered kind words in public to President Barack Obama, but the message behind them was clearly anything but nice. Yesterday, Nevada Gov. Brain Sandoval sent a clear message that he won’t be Obama’s political pawn. Sandoval said yesterday he is not interested in being considered for the Supreme Court vacancy,… Read More