By Casey Harper A North Carolina cop who was burned when he spilled a free cup of coffee on himself is suing Starbucks for $50,000. He claims the burn caused serious emotional damage and led to a surgery to remove part of his intestines. Raleigh police Lieutenant Matthew Kohr says he received a free cup of Starbucks…
By Josh Fatzick Another D.C. law went into effect Saturday, and this time Congressional Republicans didn’t take up arms against it. Bakeries in the district will now be eligible to sell cupcakes and other baked goods with up to five percent alcohol content to people over 21, according to the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration. The law apparently…
By Casey Harper A Bakersfield, Calif. police officer is under investigation for allegations he “played” with a dead body. According to a trainee with senior officer Aaron Stringer, Stringer said he “loves playing with dead bodies” while playfully manipulating the bloody corpse of a man killed by police. The Bakersfield officer also allegedly turned the man’s head…
Toddler Bypasses White House Security By Josh Fatzick Published: April 13, 2015 Security at the White House has been pretty lackluster lately, but it was breached yet again Sunday when a 4-year-old managed to bypass a security fence and get on the property. The Washington Post reported that security guards noticed the young intruder and rushed to the…
In a world where police officers are protected for killing little boys and acquitted of murder, it’s tempting to believe it’s nearly impossible for the hammer of justice to be brought down upon those tasked with serving and protecting their fellow citizens. However, the Texas Department of Public Safety has proven the cynics wrong, ordering a state…
By Peter Fricke Sen. Lindsey Graham said Republicans should not let ideological idealism divert them from the primary goal of job creation while advocating for the Export-Import Bank Thursday. “If you want to defund this bank and allow China and Europe to have an economic advantage over people in the United States, then I think you’ve lost…
By: Ryan Carrillo Shelley Dufresne, a teacher from Destrehan Louisiana, pleaded guilty to sex with a 16 year old student and then posted how happy she was on Instagram. A strange reaction to have when admitting to sexual misconduct with a minor, that is until you realize she got away with a slap on the…
Boy Spent Year In Jail Over Potentially False Accusations By: Ryan Carrillo Lawyers for a teen accused of raping 13 girls say there is ample evidence that shows the accusations were false. Tyler Kost, 19 and from Phoenix, was arrested last May for allegedly committing sexual crimes against 13 girls aged 13 to 17. Kost’s…
Marine Corps Ends Female Infantry Officer Program Without A Single Graduate By Rachel Stoltzfoos An 18 month trial period allowing female Marines to attend the Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course will end without a single female graduate, reported the Marine Corps Times. The opportunity for female volunteers is part of a larger effort to determine the feasibility of…
Why it’s Time to End the IRS By GRANT PHILLIPS “When a private enterprise fails, it is shutdown – unless it receives a subsidy to keep it going. When a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. I challenge you to find an exception.” – Milton Friedman IRS commissioner John Koskinen came out and said what…