By Ryan Pickrell The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet issued China a strong warning Wednesday. Admiral Harry Harris, head of U.S. Pacific Command, criticized China’s “aggressive” behavior in the South China Sea in a speech at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, according to Reuters. China has been expanding its presence, particularly its military presence,…
By Amber Randall A small town in Indiana witnessed its entire police force resign recently amid accusations that council officials were making odd demands of dubious legality. The officers, who submitted their resignations Monday, hold Bunker Hill Town Council responsible, alleging that the city council asked cops to do things like background checks on local rivals, reports…
By Eric Lieberman Major League Baseball (MLB) created an anti-hazing and anti-bullying policy effectively banning players from dressing up as women or other potentially “offensive” costumes. The new protocol is part of the new labor deal, which is expected to be signed Tuesday by both the players’ union and league officials. It has been a…
By Steve Birr Marijuana use among America’s youth is experiencing a decline and young teens say the drug is growing increasingly difficult to find. Marijuana accessibility is at a record low for 8th and 10th graders and has stayed roughly stagnant among students in 12th grade. Just 34.6 percent of 8th graders said they could…
By Russ Read Sen. John McCain is convinced that Russia was involved in the hacking of various Democratic party email accounts and servers. There is “no doubt about the hacking,” McCain said Monday while appearing on “CBS This Morning.” He referred to the intrusions as “another form of warfare.” McCain noted that the Senate Committee…
By Michael Bastasch Environmental activists are afraid the Trump administration will alter or delete data sets scientists use to track global warming after the president-elect takes control in January. The accusation, first reported by Mashable, has gotten at least one climate scientist to create a list of climate data sets his colleagues don’t want to…
By Russ Read Waterboarding may be a harsh interrogation method, but it is not torture and it does work in rare occasions, according to a former Central Intelligence Agency interrogator. James Mitchell was contracted by the CIA in 2002 to develop so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” to be used on captured terrorists, which included waterboarding. The technique…
By Robert Donachie One senior level staffer for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign recently launched a full-on anti-Trump website called “corrup.af.” Former digital communications director for Clinton’s campaign, Matt Ortega, created the website on his own and funded it completely out-of-pocket, Politico reports. The “.af” in the website URL is officially the country code…
By Blake Neff An Ohio State University (OSU) student who attempted to go on a stabbing spree last month before being gunned down by a nearby officer has been added to a protest list of non-whites “wrongly” shot and killed by a police. The OSU Coalition for Black Liberation is a campus protest group on…
By Ted Goodman Hackers took over 19 official government websites for Congressman since last Thursday after a major hacking incident compromised the network. The affected representatives contract their website management with the company DCS Services who works exclusively with House Democrats. People who visit the official sites of the nineteen affected legislators see a “site under maintenance” message. Scott Ferson, president…