He’s accused of folding up his uniform, and of abandoning his post and his platoon. His capture caused controversy when the Obama administration gave up five terrorist leaders for his return. He’s even become the star of a popular podcast. Now, finally, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared in Afghanistan in 2009… Read More
Freddie Gray mistrial case rescheduled
A Baltimore judge scheduled a retrial date Monday following the mistrial of one of six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. A new trial for William Porter has been scheduled for June 13; the other five officers will be tried before that, meaning prosecutors may no… Read More
One dead, dozens injured in Vegas tragedy
It’s a tragedy that resulted in bodies “flying” through the air, and it left one person dead and up to 38 injured. Authorities say a woman intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times Sunday and mowed down pedestrians outside a Las Vegas casino. The vehicle was in the northbound… Read More
Police: Multi-state lottery was rigged
The allegations read like a movie plot, but authorities say the crime was very real. A lottery industry insider is accused of installing an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. According to police, Eddie Tipton enlisted accomplices to play those… Read More
ISIS operative arrested in state capital
An alleged ISIS operative who was reportedly carrying weapons, recruiting fighters, and had threatened to behead President Barack Obama has been caught in Harrisburg, PA. Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, of Harrisburg, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists. According to federal authorities, the 19-year-old ISIS sympathizer used dozens of… Read More
San Bernardino killers planned to shoot up school
Slaughtering his co-workers wasn’t San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook’s only terror plan. For years he and a friend conspired and mapped out attacks at multiple targets that included a local school, according to authorities. Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, who bought the assault rifles Farook used in the San Bernardino… Read More
Teen “affluenza” killer flees country?
The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for a Texas teenager who was serving probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck and successfully argued that he suffered from “affluenza.” In other words, he was too rich and coddled to know right from wrong. The probation officer for 18-year-old… Read More
Obama billing taxpayers $3.7 million for vacation
President Barack Obama is preparing to soak up the sun and fun during his annual Hawaii holiday vacation — a trip that’s going to cost taxpayers millions. The White House says Obama will hold his traditional year-end news conference on Friday afternoon. Then the president will depart for San Bernardino,… Read More
Report: Obama official put national security at risk
Another email scandal has rocked President Barack Obama’s administration — and this one may have put our national security at risk. The Pentagon acknowledged Wednesday that Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a potentially unsecured personal email account for government business during his first months on the job. Worse still, Carter… Read More
America today: High schools spend millions to coddle lazy teens
As if today’s kids weren’t already spoiled enough, more and more school districts around the U.S. are pushing back start times for their sleepy teens. And it’s costing taxpayers millions of dollars in increased costs. The Seattle school board recently voted to adopt an 8:45 a.m. start time beginning next… Read More