Connor D. Wolf Maine officials questioned the motivation behind a recent federal review of the state’s food stamp program Monday, noting the government has been highly critical of the state for trying to rein in welfare. Maine was first notified of the results of the review Dec. 7 in a letter. The letter, which was obtained…
Casey Harper An Alabama lesbian mother in a tough legal battle will finally be reunited with her three children thanks to the Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court Monday granted an emergency stay of an Alabama Supreme Court order that stripped the mother of her parental rights in a custody dispute. The decision means the mother…
Jonah Bennett A disabled veteran seeking care at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs hospital committed suicide by jumping off a parking deck Thursday morning. The vet walked out of the waiting room to the deck, The Daily Beast reports. On the way down from the deck, the vet hit a utility building first, which knocked his shoes off…
The NSA is watching you without your consent. Are you really sure you have nothing to hide? by Joey Clark [dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]adies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those in between, please join me in shedding light on a subject that deserves more than your run-of-the-mill light shedding effort. Leave your flashlights and…
Josh Fatzick Former union president Stephanie Hicks was sentenced for embezzling $92,000 during her time representing employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to federal officials Wednesday. Hicks represented workers at the VA hospital in Birmingham, Ala. She was sentenced to six months in prison, plus six months home detention. She embezzled from Local…
Michael Bastasch National Park rangers may have gone a little overboard this year when they bought “flashbangs” and automatic weapons, according to a government audit detailing how the Department of the Interior is struggling with “weapons accountability.” “In FY 2015, we issued a management advisory to the NPS Director when we found that law enforcement…
Josh Fatzick A “Back To The Future” sequel likely won’t be coming out of New York City, after the perennial nanny state moved to make hover boards illegal Wednesday. Police in New York City now consider the self-balancing scooters, which aren’t exactly hover boards but have taken on the popular name, as motor vehicles, the…
Hillary Clinton doesn’t think comedy at her expense is any laughing matter by Joey Clark You’d think Hillary Clinton would have grown a thicker skin after all these years of experience in the public eye, but it appears the highest circles of power have simply made Hillary more sensitive to satire and willing to intimidate those who…
Michael Bastasch For those who claim there’s no money in global warming, a new report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) shows the private sector and governments spent $391 billion in 2014 on “low-carbon and climate-resilient growth.” Governments — mostly in Western Europe, East Asia and the U.S. — spent $148 billion backing green energy and leveraging…
Guy Bentley The Food and Drug Administration is breaking new ground by telling Americans how much sugar they should be consuming in the hope they will cut back on their favorite sweets. The FDA has set out its view of just how much sugar Americans should be consuming each day. For everyone over the age…