BROWNSVILLE, NY–Last May, Karen Fludd sat with her 17-year-old son Deion in a hospital room, where he was suffering from injuries that had left him a quadriplegic. While he drifted in and out of consciousness at Kings County Hospital, Fludd asked him to corroborate the NYPD’s claim that he’d been hit by a train. Before he…
After 9/11, no excuse for not allowing all pilots to carry firearms. by Ian Huyett After Capt. Victor Saracini’s plane was flown into the south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, his widow – Ellen Saracini – became a leading crusader for increased airline security. In February 2014, Saracini said…
LUMBERTON, TX–Laura Jane Klug was called in to substitute for a 5th grade class earlier this week, but wound up being placed on suspension. She had done nothing wrong to the children, but her personal lifestyle choice had offended parents, and they asked for the school to intervene. Follow TLR on Google+ Klug told reporters…
The U.S. Treasury Department may soon require the casino industry to “snitch” on some of their best customers by reporting the source of their gambling funds. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has made the decision based on people who are using the casino to launder money. FinCEN Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery stated…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA–Initial reports from a stabbing incident that occurred in West Hollywood last Monday tried to depict the LA County Sheriff’s Department justified in shooting 30-year-old John Winkler. Original reporting stated that the man shot was a 24-year-old, and used misleading language surrounding the circumstances of the shooting by police. Follow TLR on Google+…
LAS VEGAS, NV–Word of rancher Cliven Bundy‘s act of defiance has spread, as has the number of supporters lashing out at the federal government’s encroaching authority. 40 people gathered outside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters to protest. They requested an increased presence from Sheriff Doug Gillespie, calling on him to “protect the people”…
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an astounding woman. In her critically acclaimed memoir Infidel, she chronicles the harrowing story of her life growing up as a Muslim in Somalia. After her parents tried to force her into an arranged marriage, she fled the country and wound up in The Netherlands, where she eventually became a member of…
In case you missed this recent episode of The Colbert Report, we’ve got the highlights covered. Stephen Colbert let fly at some of the more ridiculous Common Core math problems that have been frustrating parents, teachers and students. Follow TLR on Google+ He opened the segment with a quip about how, “Common Core testing prepares…
CARMEL VALLEY, CA – Prosecutors filed a felony complaint against a San Diego woman who took out advertisements soliciting the rape of another woman. Kathy Rowe became jealous and angry after another couple bought her dream home, swearing to make the couple’s life a living hell. As part of her revenge, she pretended to be…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Eric Holder’s recent statements on gun safety measures reveal some telling things about the Attorney General. Instead of placing electronic bracelets on people who actually commit a crime, Holder announced during a House appropriations subcommittee that he’d like to invest tax payer money in electronic bracelets for gun owners. “By making them either…