Steve Birr A study released Thursday is bolstering the image of e-cigarettes as a tool to ditch smoking, showing that daily use exponentially boosts a smoker’s chances of successfully quitting. Researchers from the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center investigated smokers’ habits and how they relate to efforts to quit. The scientists found that casual use of vaping devices by…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Grace Carr A woman posted a video on Snapchat Thursday of her friend being raped after the two fought over a man, prosecutors allege. The woman that posted the video — 36-year-old Beth Rae Harris — has been charged with nonconsensual dissemination of sexual images, and is being held on…
By: Michael Bastasch As scientists and media pundits debate human activity’s role in Hurricane Harvey, a new study finds no evidence global warming increased flooding over North America and Europe. A study published in the Journal of Hydrology found “the number of significant trends in major-flood occurrence across North America and Europe was approximately the number expected…
Amber Randall A Georgia police officer got placed on desk duty Wednesday, after body camera footage revealed he told a white woman the department only shoots black people. Lt. Greg Abbot, a Cobb County police officer, pulled a white woman over to check for potential driving under the influence, the footage shows. The body camera…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Texas Anti-Sanctuary Law Will Racke on August 30, 2017 A federal judge on Wednesday night temporarily blocked a Texas immigration law that bans sanctuary jurisdictions throughout the state. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio issued a temporary injunction against Senate Bill 4, which was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Robert Donachie WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump will kick off the Republican plan to reenact major changes to the U.S. tax code with a speech in Missouri Wednesday, in an effort to galvanize the American people behind one of his administration’s chief legislative agendas. The president will speak at…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ethan Barton A federal program that spends $3 billion annually to combat poverty, provide affordable housing and develop needed public infrastructure is plagued with mismanagement and may be wasting a fourth or more of its annual budget, an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has found. Nine…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: It’s Time to Stop Nation-Building in Afghanistan and Bring Our Troops Home by Lee Enochs Last week, President Trump surprised many Americans when he stated in a nationally televised address that he was increasing America’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan. This was particularly shocking to Libertarians and other…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By SAAGAR ENJETI Secretary of Defense James Mattis will establish an expert panel to develop recommendations on how to implement President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel in the U.S. military, he said in a Tuesday statement. Mattis’s statement follows Trump’s official order to the U.S. military Friday barring any new transgender…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Tim Pearce Houston authorities say they haven’t received any reports of gunfire to corroborate claims by the “Cajun Navy” that looters shot at the volunteer rescuers, Fox News reports. The self-proclaimed Cajun Navy is a group of volunteer rescue workers using boats to help stranded Texans escape the flood waters…