By Jonah Bennett A surge in Vietnam-era veterans claiming benefits is to blame for waitlist troubles and recent revelations that 300,000 veterans died while waiting for health care, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Wednesday. “The problems of the VA in 2014 were not because of Afghanistan and Iraq,” McDonald said Wednesday at a…
By Ethan Barton Privatized air traffic control in other countries is safe and self-sufficient, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. Commercialized air traffic control organizations in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom “operate with varying degrees of government ownership, but each runs like a business, generating their own revenue streams and making their own decisions regarding…
By Blake Neff Hillary Clinton has finally, partially, thrown in the towel on her private email server, making a public apology Tuesday night where she admitted that she should have kept separate her public and private email accounts from the beginning. But even Clinton’s apology is actually filled with information that is misleading– or even…
Fox News host Shepard Smith called conservatives out over their hypocrisy in their support for Kentucky marriage license clerk Kim Davis. “This is the same crowd that says, ‘We don’t want Sharia law, don’t let them tell us what to do, keep their religion out of our lives and out of our government,’” Smith said. Smith…
By Guy Bentley When political operatives attend an opponents public events to do opposition research it’s usually best for them to keep a low profile lest they be exposed by their opponents – or a story-hungry hack desperate to capture their embarrassment. While most political agents manage to blend in perfectly well into the alien surroundings…
By Casey Harper A Georgia principal who gave Christian prayers at two graduation ceremonies could face fines now that an atheist group is targeting the school. The American Humanist Association says Primary School Principal Lisa Patterson gave two prayers which ended with “In Jesus’ name we pray” at graduation ceremonies at the end of the…
By Josh Fatzick Planned Parenthood is planning to move its headquarters in Washington, D.C., to a new location right next to an elementary school, and the response has been less than enthusiastic. The Planned Parenthood health center, which will provide abortions and other women’s health care, is set to open next spring, The Washington Post…
A video reporter was fired after she was captured on camera tripping up Syrian refugees. Petra Laszlo, a Hungarian TV camerawoman was fired from her job after footage emerged which showed her kicking migrants, including children, as they were running away from violence. The refugees are part of the tidal wave of migrants fleeing violence…
By Ivan Plis A Mexican broadcaster is promoting a soccer match between the U.S. and Mexico with clips of Donald Trump, including the line “we don’t have victories anymore.” Azteca 7, one of the country’s largest television networks, will show the two rivals’ next game Oct. 10 when they clash at California’s Rose Bowl. And it’s…
By Guy Bentley Florida taxi companies are suing the state to impose further regulations on ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft. The lawsuit follows a host of cases across the country of established taxi interests attempting to use the courts to halt the rise of Uber. Taxi firms in Tallahassee and Broward County are taking…