More details are coming to light about the life of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz and what might have driven him to allegedly unleash a rampage that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14. RELATED: Florida high school shooting survivor’s idea could cost his state of Florida…
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Taiwan developer detained over deadly quake building collapse
The developer of a building in Taiwan that partially collapsed during an earthquake has been detained for negligent manslaughter with prosecutors saying the man was not licensed to oversee construction projects. The lower floors of the 12-storey Yun Tsui residential building — which also housed a restaurant and hotel — pancaked when a 6.4-magnitude quake struck…
Toilet Paper Price Hike Creates Panic in Taiwan, Empty Shelves
Taiwan’s premier called for calm Tuesday following a desperate run on toilet paper on the island, sparked by speculation of imminent price hikes. Shelves usually stacked with toilet paper, kitchen paper and boxed tissues stood empty in many hypermarkets and supermarkets as residents stockpiled supplies. Major online retailers had also run out, including PChome which reportedly…
Cyclones in the Pacific made it snow in Rome, and soon that weather will hit the U.S.
Your regular reminder that weather is a wild system of tiny causes and huge effects. Snow on the Roman Forum in 2012, because this is obviously not the first time it’s even snowed in Rome. Stefano Costantini A butterfly in the form of two tropical cyclones flapped its wings in the Pacific, and now Rome is…
Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill Removed From Flight For Being Drunk
Rob O’Neill, the former Navy SEAL who claimed to have killed terrorist Osama bin Laden, was thrown out of an American Airlines plane Sunday after officials thought he was too drunk to fly. According to a TMZ report Monday, the jet was due to travel to Dallas in Nashville. TMZ reported that before the plane took…
NFL Refuses “#PleaseStand” Superbowl Ad from American Veterans
AMVETS National Headquarters, Jan. 22, 2018 – The National Football League,
National Marine Corps Museum Closed Due to Federal Shutdown
The National Museum of the Marine Corps has been temporarily
Firefighters in California Find Car Stuck in Building’s Second Floor Window
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California Family Chained their 13 Children
Police have charged a couple with torture after their 13 starving children were rescued from the family home – some chained to their beds.
Video: Plane Skidded Off Cliffside Runway in Turkey
Plane skidded off runway in northeastern Turkey on landing, with 162 passengers and crew on board.
Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea
Military reinforcements are being ramped up in Crimea, despite last month’s (December 2017) extension of economic sanctions on Moscow. Local media report Russia has deployed a new division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles on the peninsula, which it controversially annexed from Ukraine in 2014. “This S-400 missile launcher allows us to locate targets in the range of…
PGA players take cover in Hawaii missile panic
Top golfers at the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii were among those caught up in the panic Saturday after the mistaken transmission of an alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile. World number four and 2017 PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas was among several players at the event in Honolulu who took to Twitter following…
False emergency alert causes panic in Hawaii
A false emergency alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile caused massive panic in Hawaii for about 40 minutes on Saturday, The Hill reports. The alert caused terrified people to scramble to find shelter and prepare for what they thought might be their final moments. U.S. and state officials worked hurriedly to recall the mobile alert…
ALERT: Hawaii NOT Under Attack by Ballistic Missile
Hawaii residents just minutes ago received an emergency alert on
Trump Rejects Washington Post “Shithole Countries” Story as Democrat Collaborated Fake News
WASHINGTON-It’s not every day you get to use the word
Senior U.S. Noncom Warns ISIS: Surrender or Die by E-Tool
WASHINGTON-The United States military after eight years of war under
‘Insider’ Attack Wounds US Soldier in E. Afghanistan
NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan says a U.S. soldier has been wounded in what it calls an “active ground engagement.” The incident occurred in the troubled Achin district in Nangarhar, said the mission’s public affairs director, Capt. Tom Gresback, but he did not discuss the nature of the clash in eastern Afghanistan. “No coalition service…
Transgender Student Banned from Boys Room Won $800,000 From School District
A Wisconsin school district is paying a transgender student $800,000 as a settlement for a discrimination lawsuit he filed. Ash Whitaker graduated from Tremper High School in June 2017, but he sued the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) in July 2016 for banning him from the boys’ bathroom with a threat of disciplinary action and subjecting…
The teacher who was handcuffed for asking about salaries stands firm in an impassioned interview
Handcuffed teacher speaks out A Louisiana teacher is not backing down after she was escorted out of a school board meeting in handcuffs for trying to ask a question about salaries. Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher at Rene Rost Middle Schools in Vermilion Parish, and others were attending what appeared to be a heated…
2017 safest year for post-war civil aviation: industry agencies
Last year was the safest year for civil aviation since plane crash statistics were first compiled in 1946, two industry studies have found. A total of 10 crashes of civil passenger and cargo planes claimed 44 lives, said the Aviation Safety Network in a statement published Monday. “The year 2017 turned out to be the safest…
Disgusting Couple Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Act Before Customers
A couple from Austin, Texas, was arrested Sunday after being accused of engaging in a sex act while seated at a booth in a family-friendly restaurant, a police affidavit said. The pair reportedly performed oral sex for nearly five minutes while children were present at Baby Acapulco, a local family-owned chain that serves Mexican cuisine. Jonathan…
Army sergeant based in N.J. killed in Afghanistan
A sergeant who was stationed in Fort Lee was killed Monday while serving in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army said. Sergeant First Class Mihail Golin, 34, died of injuries sustained from small arms fire while on dismounted patrol in the Nangarhar Province in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Army officials said. Four other soldiers were wounded in…
DACA illegals can’t speak English: study
Fully a quarter of illegals who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can’t speak English at all – 46 percent can only speak it a little. That’s according to a 2016 study from the Center for Immigration Studies, coming to light once again because President Donald Trump’s administration is due to end…
2017 Forecast: Can The Army Reinvent Itself?
The Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, checks out a cyber/electronic warfare unit at the National Training Center. WASHINGTON: Over the next few weeks, US Army leaders will make major decisions about the Futures Command they’re standing up this summer. The new organization will be the biggest departure in how the Army buys weapons in…
Trump Praises Iranian Protesters, Assails ‘Brutal and Corrupt’ Regime
U.S. President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters Tuesday, saying they were “finally acting against the brutal and corrupt” regime in Tehran, even as Iran’s supreme leader accused the government’s enemies of stirring the violent anti-government demonstrations. Trump contended in a Twitter comment that “all of the money” that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, “so foolishly…
The Daily Trump: Pinkerton Says Tax Bill Will Lift America’s Boats
RATE COALITION CO-CHAIR JAMES P. PINKERTON: “TAX BILL IS THE
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Explosion reported at Port Authority Bus Terminal in N.Y.
Commuters are being told to avoid the area around the Port Authority Bus Terminal following reports of a possible explosion in the area. The New York Police Department said it was responding to an explosion at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. Bus service to and from the bus terminal might be delayed due to police activity…
Donald Trump Welcomes “Christmas” Back to America
For years, the office of the President of the United
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on public cinemas
Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by the powerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom. The government said it would begin licensing cinemas immediately and the first movie theatres are expected to open next March, in a decision that could boost the…
Is US Turning Into ‘Hunger Games’? Iowa Senator Rebuked For Anti-Working Class Comment
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) implied in an interview that people of the working class, who do not invest in real estate, are wasting it on “alcohol and women.” Needless to say, his statement caused uproar on social media. “I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing — as opposed to those…
National News: Man Arrested For Drawing Mass Shooting Scene On Student’s Homework
A man from Florida was arrested Friday because he reportedly drew a disturbing and threatening picture on an elementary school student’s homework. The drawing showed a schoolhouse on fire as a man shoots with his gun. The 33-year-old, Robert Paul Alexander Edwards of Mexico Beach, Florida, allegedly drew the horrifying scene in the student’s notebook. Edwards…
Republicans Hoping to Get More Republicans Behind Tax Reform
WASHINGTON — Republicans need Republicans to get their tax overhaul through Congress, so they’re using GOP-friendly media and grassroots groups to twist lawmakers’ arms. GOP members of Congress have been skeptical of several parts of the Republican-authored tax bills, suggesting they increase the deficit too much or don’t give enough of a tax break to the…
Fake news ABC suspends Brian Ross… for reporting fake news
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2017 – Fake news is in the news again. On Friday, ABC “reporter” Brian Ross breathlessly says that candidate Donald Trump had “illegally” directed Michael Flynn to “collude” with the Russians. This fake news was disastrously wrong and misleading on at least two counts. But it was enough to cause a Friday stock…
Trump Urges China to Pressure North Korea on Nuke Program
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Xi Jinping
Trump Reassures Japan Leadership After North Korean Rocket Launch
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Shinzo
Trump Speaks to South Korean Leader After Rocket Man’s Rocket Launch
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Moon Jae-in
NASA Says This East Coast City is Sinking at Highly Uneven Rates
Motorists crossing a flooded street in a low-lying Norfolk neighborhood called Colonial Place, which floods at every high tide. Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson › Larger view › Larger view”/> A new NASA-led study shows that land in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, metropolitan area is sinking at highly uneven rates, with a few trouble spots subsiding…
Experts Say this Volcano is Ready to Blow
Indonesian authorities have raised a maximum alert as Mount Agung on Bali — an island that attracted nearly five million tourists last year — threatens to erupt. Here’s what experts say: – Already erupting? – Short answer: ‘Yes’ — but things could get much worse. “What we are seeing at the moment are small explosions, throwing…
Judge Rules in Trump’s Favor on Consumer Agency Leadership
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington ruled Tuesday in favor of President Donald Trump in his bid to install White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Judge Timothy Kelly declined to stop, on an emergency basis, the president from making Mulvaney the acting director of the…
Denzel Washington on black incarceration: ‘I can’t blame the system,’ ‘it starts in the home’
Denzel Washington stressed the importance of having a positive father figure in the home while speaking recently about the mass incarceration of black males. The Oscar-winning actor told a reporter for The Grio during a special advanced screening in New York of his film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” that positive change in the black community “starts…
Hollywood Celebs Not the Only Ones Facing Trouble as Celebrity Elephant Kills Owner
An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting off fresh debate over the kingdom’s animal tourism industry. The accident took place Monday morning in the northern city of Chiang Mai, just after owner Somsak Riengngen unchained the five-tonne elephant Ekasit. With a…
Osteo Relief Institute Helping People Affected by Hurricane Maria
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a strong, category-four hurricane
Congressman Smith Vows to Oppose Trump Tax Plan
WASHINGTON, DC- New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith today vowed to
Thompson to visit White House Tax Reform Session
Senator Sam Thompson invited to White House conference on State & Local Government Tax Reform
Senator Sam Thompson (R-LD12) has been invited to the White House. The senator from Old Bridge who has been hailed as a leader in the fight for tax reform by Americans for Prosperity and the National Federal of Small Businesses, will attend a White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs discussion on State and Local Government Tax…
NJ Senator Menendez Facing Claims of Sex with Underaged Hookers
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Friday that if the allegations against Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Moore are true, he should step aside, and “should be dealt with severely.” But Graham not only hasn’t called for Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), accused of having sex with underage prostitutes, to step aside — he went…
Combat veterans carry the burden for all of us | Di Ionno
Anthony Crincoli spent almost 31/2 years in battle in Iraq. His unit of the 112th Infantry Regiment lost 32 members during fighting around Baghdad. “That was in 2006,” he said. “The first time we were ambushed was Easter Sunday that year. That always stuck with me. “I’ve seen tanks blown in half. I’ve seen the Iraqi…
Ivanka Trump Coming to Ocean County Monday
President Donald Trump’s popular daughter Ivanka has assumed a lead role selling tax reform in small venue events across the country this fall season. That push has become all the more critical for Republicans with recent highly-publicized election losses and the Midterm cycle quickly approaching. Ivanka’s next stop? Congressman Tom MacArthur (R, NJ-03) will host the…
At Least 8 Killed by New York Motorist in ‘Cowardly Act of Terror’
At least eight people were killed Tuesday and more than a dozen others were injured when a man drove a rented truck onto a busy bike path in New York City. “Based on information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians,”…
Alabama Executes Man Who Killed Montgomery Police Officer In 1997
The state of Alabama Thursday executed a man by lethal injection, convicted for the 1997 murder of a Montgomery Police Cpl. Anderson Gordon III by shooting him multiple times in his patrol car. The Supreme Court lifted a stay of execution against Mcnabb earlier on Thursday evening. The decision of the court reversed a lower court…