Will Racke Texas authorities have charged a supervisory Border Patrol agent in connection with the the killing of four women and the attempted abduction of a fifth, in what prosecutors say is a serial murder case. Juan David Ortiz, 35, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, was arrested Saturday in Laredo, Texas, a border…
Nick Givas The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Cartersville, Georgia, is sending 300,000 cans of drinking water to victims of Hurricane Florence, to help ease the fallout from the storm in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The American Red Cross requested the brewing company assist in relief efforts and it responded by halting beer production, to…
Grace Carr An Ohio abortion clinic with a lengthy record of botched abortions put another woman in the hospital last week after the abortion procedure went awry. An ambulance and fire unit arrived at Preterm abortion clinic in Cleveland at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, Operation Rescue first reported Monday. The patient was fully covered with a…
Like many young adults my age, I received a fair number of participation certificates, ribbons, medals, and trophies growing up. Arguably, the “accomplishments” that earned those awards were not always impressive. For example, I participated in pine wood derby races, and more often than not, was quite content to let someone else do the bulk…
Neetu Chandak An underwhelming amount of Americans are happy about former President Barack Obama being back on the campaign trail, according to a survey released Wednesday. Rasmussen Reports conducted the poll between Sept. 9 and 10 and found 38 percent of likely voters would be inclined to vote for a candidate Obama endorsed, while 36 percent…
Molly Prince Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York stated Wednesday that her calls to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were misconstrued, claiming that despite saying “we need to abolish ICE,” she believes America still needs an agency that will fulfill the goals that ICE was created to achieve. Claiming that the agency has…
The next generation of Texans may not care to “remember the Alamo” after a recent decision by the Texas State Board of Education. The Battle of the Alamo, which occurred during the Texas Revolution of the 1830s, is one of the most famed military actions in Texas and American history. Just a few hundred Alamo…
If the twenty-first century could be summarized with a few key words, “equality” and “social justice” would likely reign supreme. And why not? Who doesn’t like the idea of being treated fairly and with dignity? But while our talk and promotion of equality, justice, and other buzzwords sounds wonderful, are we really any better at…
Molly Prince Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont called for the end of corruption Tuesday, saying it gives rise to terrorism, however, he failed to mention the corruption investigation involving Burlington College, where his wife was president. “We must not only work to end terrorist violence. We must fight the conditions that give rise to…
Neetu Chandak The majority of likely voters believe the U.S. is winning the “war on terror,” according to a survey released Monday. Fifty-six percent of likely voters believed the U.S. and its allies were winning the war on terror and 12 percent believed terrorists were winning, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey conducted between Sept. 5 and…