By Michael Bastasch Senate Republicans soundly defeated an attempt by Democrats to get the federal government more involved in state’s common core standards by setting up a grant program to develop or improve “climate science” curricula in schools. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey proposed the grant as an amendment to the “No Child Left Behind” reform bill…
Cruz’s Book Jumps To No. 7 On NYT Bestsellers List By Rachel Stoltzfoos The New York Times said Wednesday it will move Republican Sen. and presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s book on its bestsellers list, about a week after Cruz accused the paper of keeping it off for political reasons. Cruz’s memoir, “A Time For Truth,” did not make…
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A disturbing video of a young girl being encouraged to beat up another little girl was published today. The website mediatakeout published the story, saying they contacted the authorities to report the story. The girl is seen knocking the child off an air conditioner before being encouraged to pummel the little girl in the head….
By Jonah Bennett On Thursday morning, two shootings took place in Chattanooga, one at the Naval Reserve Building and one at the Army Recruiting Center, said Navy officials. At least four marines and one Chattanooga police officer were shot in the incident, which began at 11:00 a.m., WRCBtv reports. All four marines have since been declared dead. Blood is being…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Demonstrators waving Confederate flags greeted President Barack Obama in Oklahoma City Wednesday night, bringing an Obama supporter present to tears. Andrew Duncomb, a black man who calls himself “the Black Rebel,” organized the demonstration, in which as many as 10 people waved Confederate flags as Obama’s motorcade arrived, reported Politico. “We don’t believe it’s a symbol of racism,” Duncomb told…
Two-Four-Six-Eight! Who Do We Annihilate? Dad! Dad! Gooooo Dad! SALISBURY, MD – Two fathers with daughters on a cheerleading squad escalated their war of words into a real-life fist fight, leaving one bloody and battered. The fathers were apparently arguing over the fact that one girl supposedly got the other girl kicked off the squad,…
By Michael Bastasch The U.S. has signed an agreement with four other countries bordering the Arctic to ban commercial fishing in the North Pole until more is known about the region’s natural resources and ecosystems. The Department of State says it’s taking a “precautionary approach to prevent unregulated fishing” in the North Pole. The government,…
By Connor D. Wolf In the name of fairness, congressional Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that would put significant restrictions on how employers schedule their employees. “This bill is about basic fairness,” Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement. “A single mom should know if her hours are being canceled before she arranges for daycare…
By Guy Bentley The Greek debt crisis is rumbling on with another last-minute deal reached to save the Euro project, but those saying America could be heading the same way are leaving a lot out of the picture. Many commentators fear that the situation in Greece is a window into America’s future. Massive debt, a largely unreformed…
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – A police officer in Colorado Springs is under fire after video emerged of him violently slamming a handcuffed woman into the ground. The video shows the officer pushing her hard down into the chair, whereupon the girl retaliates with a solid nutshot (that looked deserved). But Officer No So Friendly retaliated…