Casey Harper The FBI arrested and charged a New York man who allegedly planned to carry out a terrorist attack on New Years Eve at a New York City bar or restaurant in the name of the Islamic State. Police arrested Emanuel Lutchman, 25, of Rochester Wednesday and filed charges against him Thursday. Lutchman allegedly received instructions…
Josh Fatzick District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Wednesday legislation that will see every D.C. patrol officer outfitted with a body camera by next summer. Here’s what you need to know about the law: 1. It is one of the most robust body camera programs in the nation The program will put…
JP Carroll The legalization of marijuana production in certain U.S. states is hitting Mexican farmers hard, and taxing the massive, near omnipotent drug cartels south of the border. A Mexican farmer used to earn $100 per kilo of marijuana and now earns $30 per kilo, according to the Los Angeles Times. Production in Mexico has decreased…
Casey Harper A grand jury indicted the neighbor and friend of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook on charges he helped with the terrorist act and that the pair had planned more terrorist attacks. Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, was allegedly an old college buddy of Farook. Marquez allegedly planned two previous terrorist attacks with Farook that…
Connor D. Wolf Forbes listed the nationwide rally demanding a $15 minimum wage and free college tuition as one of the most ridiculous college protests of 2015. Called the “Million Student March,” students protested Nov. 12 for free college tuition, the cancellation of all student debt and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. Forbes noted…
Chris White Real estate mogul turned presidential candidate Donald Trump raked the Obama administration and environmentalists over the coals Wednesday afternoon for depriving him of hairspray. Trump voiced his disapproval of the U.S.’ aerosol ban, and in the process, lampooned environmentalists and global warming alarmism campaigns to rid the world of the supposed ozone-layer damaging…
President Obama is moving forward with executive actions aimed at restricting gun sales. The executive order is the president’s following through on a promise he made earlier in the year to seek unilateral solutions on gun control if congress would not act. Politico reports that the executive actions will include: According to gun industry insiders…
A video getting as many laughs as it is insults depicts the comparisons between Bible thumping social conservatives and Islamic radicals. It’s a video that will anger both Muslims and conservatives. The two characters are quite at odds with each other until they discover their shared hatred for communists and Obama. Because intolerance and religious…
A Palm Beach County emergency dispatcher has been demoted after it was discovered he was playing video games when he should have been patching through 911 calls. The operator left calls reporting shootings and hit and runs on hold for up to 40 minutes while he played video games. The Palm Beach Post reports: Communication…
Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra was one of the loudest advocates of NSA spying as the Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. He has advocated making the Patriot Act permanent, calling it an “effective tool” in the fight against terrorism. He criticized Senator Rand Paul during his nearly 11 hour speech against extending the law, saying “it clearly…