Chipotle said it has been subpoenaed as part of a federal criminal investigation and that sales plummeted 30 percent in December after a series of food scares at its restaurants. The company said in a regulatory filing it was asked to produce a broad range of documents tied to a… Read More
Is Hillary a socialist? Watch her struggle to explain
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she’s not a socialist. But when pressed in a recent interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to explain the difference between a Democrat and a socialist, Clinton was left flummoxed. Watch Clinton fumble, even as Matthews tries to throw her a lifeline. What do you… Read More
Supreme Court to deal death blow to unions?
In just five days the United States Supreme Court will hear a case that could financially ruin public unions nationwide and spell an end to Big Labor’s influence in politics. But critics are arguing that the case is a stunt meant to attack unions, which typically support Democratic candidates, ahead… Read More
New Navy chief: Get me more nukes!
In his blueprint for a stronger Navy, the sea service’s new top boss, Adm. John M. Richardson, is blunt about what he thinks matters most: nuclear punch. Battling terrorists is today’s problem, but in looking toward a farther horizon, Richardson wants a Navy built to counter unpredictable future threats from… Read More
Trump: Damn right I’ll keep out Muslims
Love him or hate him — but you’d better start taking billionaire GOP hopeful Donald Trump at his word. Trump’s first television commercials have begun to hit the air this week, and pundits who were expecting to see a softer, more toned-down side of Trump are going to be sorely… Read More
Daring SWAT team raid rescues 11 children
One woman and 11 children are now safe thanks to a daring early-morning raid by a Georgia SWAT team. The raid ended a tense stand-off that began at 2 a.m. when police learned that Korrie Thomas, 36, was holding the woman and children hostage at the Rite4us Inn & Suite in… Read More
Bloodshed coming in Oregon standoff?
The protesters and armed militia members who have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon say they don’t want violence. But as the occupation extends to its fourth day, some law enforcement experts are worried that bloodshed may be inevitable. Law enforcement analyst Art Roderick told CNN that a confrontation with a large… Read More
Jeb Bush caught lying about NRA award
With polling numbers in the single digits and donors becoming increasingly nervous, the last thing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s campaign could afford was more controversy. But now his campaign is scrambling to explain why Bush has repeatedly fabricated a story about receiving a major award from the National Rifle… Read More
Socialist Sanders planning to gut America’s banks
Democratic presidential candidate and socialist Bernie Sanders will pledge to break up the country’s largest financial institutions within the first year of his administration should he win the White House next November. He plans to make that pledge in a speech in New York on Tuesday afternoon. In a rare policy… Read More
The Wet Coast: California braces for weeks of rain, flooding
The good news? California may finally be getting some relief from a long-standing drought. The bad news? The Golden State may have weeks of rain and flooding ahead. After all the talk, El Nino storms have finally lined up over the Pacific and started soaking drought-parched California with rain expected… Read More