Tim Pearce The U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs through the month of October and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent — a symbol of the historically tight labor market — according to Department of Labor (DOL) data released Friday. Wage growth topped 3 percent growth over the past year for the first time in nearly…
Hanna Bogorowski Michael Avenatti fueled speculation that he’s considering a 2020 presidential run Thursday when he launched the first ad for his political action committee (PAC), “Fight PAC.” Avenatti, the lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels and an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and Republicans, has made headlines in recent months for his vocal…
Kevin Daley Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will not accept a $600,000 award from a GoFundMe page established to support him as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct from several women. Conservative blogger Josh Hawkins, who launched the GoFundMe effort on Sept. 24, received a statement from former Kavanaugh law clerk Travis Lenkner indicating that…
Nick Givas Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson responded to CNN anchor Don Lemon’s claim about white men being a threat to America, on “Fox & Friends” Thursday, and called the statement absurd. “You know, we have a history of dividing people into different segments and that has caused a lot of problems in…
Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most important Catholic writers of the 20th century. He was the author of over 60 books; the best known being The Seven Storey Mountain which is an autobiographical account of his search for faith. Published in 1948, The Seven Storey Mountain is a modern classic,…
Nick Givas Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said President Donald Trump’s “modus operandi” is to divide America, on “State of The Union” with Jake Tapper Sunday. “Honestly, I think this president’s whole modus operandi is to divide us,” Schiff said. “He gets up in the morning with new and inventive ways to divide us….
Joshua Gill Apple CEO Tim Cook said he not only believes that God made him gay, but that doing so was God’s greatest gift to him. Cook, who was the first major CEO to publicly declare their homosexuality, said Wednesday he was proud of his sexual orientation. He said he was moved to come out publicly…
Chuck Ross Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday that the Justice Department is filing federal hate crime charges that could lead to the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the 46-year-old man who murdered 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue. “These alleged crimes are reprehensible and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation. Accordingly, the…
Joe Simonson After American troops landed in Iceland in preparation for a major NATO military exercise, locals found that their visitors had drank every single beer in their capital city. According to local media reports, navy soldiers and Marines plundered Reykjavik’s bars throughout their stay during the largest NATO military drill, named Trident Juncture, since the Cold…
Evie Fordham More than 170 million Americans are expected to spend $9 billion to celebrate Halloween in 2018, but they won’t just be buying candy and costumes, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF). Consumers are expected to spend $2.7 billion on Halloween decorations and $400 million on Halloween greeting cards in…