By Erica Wenig Hackers swiped an estimated 21.5 million social security numbers from government computers. According to a statement by the Office of Personnel Management Thursday, the numbers of 19.7 million applicants for background investigations and 1.8 million non-applications were taken. People who had background checks prior to 2000 are less likely to have been affected, but those who…
By Michael Bastasch In a rather testy exchange during a House hearing, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher tore into Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy for not knowing what percentage of the atmosphere was made up of carbon dioxide. “What percentage of the atmosphere is CO2?” the California Republican asked during a Thursday hearing. “I don’t have that calculation for you, sir,” McCarthy…
By Jonah Bennett Col. Glenda Lock, commander of McDonald Army Health Center, was fired in late March. We now know the reason why. Apparently, Lock intimidated subordinates into letting her pass the tape test after she was found overweight. Initial reports in April indicated Lock was fired for “undue influence” and “command climate problems,” after receiving a suspension in February. Results…
By Casey Harper Last weekend, Richard Matt and David Sweat broke through steel and brick, crawled through a metal pipe, and came out on the other side free men in the ‘Shawshank’ style breakout that has sparked a massive manhunt. As if that wasn’t interesting enough, it seems like they might have had inside help, allegedly…
By: Laura Meyers Soon after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed a security test, allowing a fake bomb to pass through, an audit recently revealed that the administration also failed to flag 73 commercial airport employees who were “linked to terrorism.” Maybe they just need more funding? According to TSA data, the people in question were working…
By Blake Neff The Department of Education announced Monday that it is implementing a plan to forgive as much as $3.6 billion in student loans given to students attending schools affiliated with the defunct for-profit college chain Corinthian Colleges. Corinthian was once one of the biggest players in for-profit colleges, but abruptly fell apart in 2014 amid…
The Freedom Report podcast today interviews special guest Professor Edward Stringham, economics professor at Trinity College in Connecticut. Stringham’s story from the NY Daily News looks at the numbers of citizens killed in police encounters and compares the data with countries around the world. From the NY Daily News: In the United States, the overall…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos An Alabama bill designed to outmaneuver a possible Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage by scrapping marriage licenses died quickly in the state House this week after sailing through the Senate. The bill would do away with marriage licenses altogether, and instead require those “legally authorized to be married” to simply sign a legal…
By Blake Neff A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan commission that investigates civil rights issues, sent a letter laced with references to the movie “Airplane!” to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), warning its practice of putting diversity first could get people killed. “[I] write as a concerned frequent flier who has no…
DEPTFORD, NH – John Cokos will receive $35,000 from police after they arrested him, mistaking his cracker crumbs for cocaine. Cokos was stopped by police for suspicious activity when they saw him recording them with his camera. Officers demanded he stop recording, and when he refused he was forced against a guard rail and searched. Authorities…