Casey Harper A new Washington Post analysis shows that in almost all fatal police shootings, police are totally justified. The report analyzed 800 fatal police shootings. “But only a small number of the shootings — roughly 5 percent — occurred under the kind of circumstances that raise doubt and draw public outcry, according to an analysis…
Jacob Bojesson The current “wave of terror” where Palestinians attack Israeli citizens has taken at least 10 lives, but the death toll might very well have been higher if it wasn’t for armed civilians. Attackers are much more likely to die because civilians have armed themselves in recent weeks. Fatalities among Palestinians more than double that…
Guy Bentley The World Health Organization (WHO) placed some of America’s favorite meats in the same category as cigarettes and alcohol as a leading cause of cancer. Bacon, ham and sausages have been deemed dangerous enough to be classified as group one carcinogens while red meat has been placed in group two A as “probably…
A scientist has made a discovery that will keep arachnophobics awake at night! Heck, even if you aren’t afraid of spiders, this one might give you nightmares. It’s the size of a puppy. We’re not kidding! ABC7 Reports: For all readers with arachnophobia, take a moment to collect yourself before proceeding further, because this spider…
Guy Bentley Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s foreign policy position is one of the most unpopular in the whole field of presidential candidates, according to a recent YouGov poll. Paul’s policy of military restraint polled poorly with Republican voters who appear to favor more hawkish policies, such as those advocated by Donald Trump. As the GOP…
Michael Bastasch The Environmental Protection Agency finally published a regulation that will be the backbone of President Barack Obama’s plan to fight global warming: a sweeping rule called the Clean Power Plan. Attorneys general from 26 states and numerous business groups, however, aren’t going to stand idly by while EPA regulations threaten the closure of hundreds…
Casey Harper After the owner of an Indiana Cajun restaurant was robbed over the weekend, he came up with a simple solution: offer discounts at his eatery to customers who pack heat. Art Bouvier announced on Facebook Saturday night that Papa Roux Po-Boys and Cajun Eats would offer 25 percent off to anyone toting a concealed carry…
Blake Neff A crushing sweep for conservatives in Poland’s Sunday election means that left-wing parties have been entirely eliminated from the country’s parliament, the Sejm, for the first time since the end of World War 2. The feat is all the more impressive because Poland uses a proportional representation system where instead of electing individual…
Jonah Bennett House Republicans have picked Nov. 5 as the date to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the annual defense budget bill, but Democrats think they can hold the line. With the original House vote clocking in at 270-156, Republicans only need 20 more lawmakers to defect in order to successfully fight Obama’s veto,…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Footage released by the Kurdish government Saturday shows U.S. and Kurdish forces releasing prisoners as part of a recent raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq. U.S. and Kurdish forces are seen searching the prison and releasing prisoners in helmet-camera footagepurportedly filmed in the course of a raid on an ISIS prison early…