US Attorney General Fires Former No. 2 FBI Official McCabe
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired, effective immediately, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement released late Friday. “Based on the report of the inspector general, the findings of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility, and the recommendation of the department’s senior career official, I have terminated the employment of Andrew…
Students Paddled For Taking Part in School Walkout
Students who walked out of their high school in Arkansas to join a nationwide protest by children against gun violence in schools were allegedly beaten with a wooden paddle by their teacher as punishment.
Gun Control Protests Aren’t Going Away This Time
The ebb and flow of gun debates following high-profile shootings has seemingly become rote in the United States: Vocal outrage, offers of thoughts and prayers, public attention fizzles, no federal legislation passes. Then the next mass shooting and the cycle repeats. But the sustained activism following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…
Russia Vows to Fight Back If U.S. Strikes Syria
Top Russian officials have threatened to retaliate with force if Trump orders an attack that could endanger the lives of its soldiers stationed in Syria and in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s campaign against rebels and jihadis near Damascus.
Puppy Dies in Cabin on United Airlines Flight
A dog reportedly died on Monday night after a United Airlines flight attendant forced the 10-month old puppy into an overhead compartment during a flight from Houston to New York. According to witnesses, the flight attendant required the pet owner to store her pet carrier, with the dog inside.
Pennsylvania Election Too Close to Call
Democrat Conor Lamb has claimed victory in Pennsylvania’s special election, but his rival Republican Rick Saccone says he’s not giving up yet. And no matter who is announced the victor, analysts are at odds over what the race means for the rest of the country in the midterm elections. The latest polling shows Lamb at 49.8…
Alien Mummies: Ancient Corpses Discovered In Peru Not Human
The anatomical structure of the mummies discovered near Nazca, in southern Peru, last year is not human. A team of researchers from St. Petersburg, who collected the tissue samples in Peru and brought them back to Russia to study, have determined that the mummies — with elongated heads…
Shocked Fisherman Finds Bag Containing 54 Severed Hands
In the vast reaches of Siberia, one can find more than just snow, as evidenced by what one Russian fisherman discovered last Thursday: a bag containing 54 severed hands, Live Science reports.
Who’s Behind U.S. Election Meddling? Putin Says ‘Jews’ Did It
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Jews may be behind alleged meddling in the U.S. presidential election. In an interview broadcast late Friday, Putin was asked by NBC’s Megyn Kelly whether he condoned the electoral interference by 13 Russians named in an indictment by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Betsy DeVos Doesn’t Know What a Classroom Looks Like
Betsy DeVos rankled public school teachers Tuesday when she tweeted a picture criticizing classroom structure. The problem? According to teachers, the picture doesn’t accurately reflect what a modern classroom looks like. “Does this look familiar? Students lined up in rows.
Trump Furious at Huckabee Sanders Over Stormy Daniels Remarks
As the Stormy Daniels saga gets even more tangled, President Donald Trump is reportedly wishing press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would do a better job keeping his story straight. At Wednesday’s press conference, Sanders fielded questions about the civil suit Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford.
Hunker Down Trump! A Storm Named Daniels Is Headed For You
Stormy Daniels is bringing this storm: The adult film star sued the president on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court over a nondisclosure agreement that she claims he was supposed to sign but didn’t.
Missouri Teens Jailed 4 Years For Torturing Kitten
There are a lot of dirtbags in the world, but, for those who abuse an animal, I can only hope there’s a special place in hell.
This is Still the Most Dangerous Food In the Supermarket
In the 1970s, a leading public health scientist called this food “the most dangerous food in the supermarket” due to its link to cancer. Four decades later, the World Health Organization classified processed meats as a group 1 carcinogen based on the conclusions of over 400 studies.