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One person is dead and at least 10 others have been injured after a natural-gas explosion rocked downtown Canton, Ill, on Wednesday evening, according to reports.
Local police said the explosion took place around the downtown square and damaged several buildings nearby. Engineers are on site looking into the incident.
Approximately 11 people were taken to the hospital where one person died from injuries sustained in the explosion, according to WLS.
People have been urged not to visit the downtown area and surrounding streets remain closed at 10 p.m. CST.
Canton is located 190 miles southwest of Chicago and had a population of around 14,000 people in the 2010 census.
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Explosion in rural Illinois town kills 1, injures 10
One person is dead and at least 10 others have been injured after a natural-gas explosion rocked downtown Canton, Ill, on Wednesday evening, according to reports.
Local police said the explosion took place around the downtown square and damaged several buildings nearby. Engineers are on site looking into the incident.
Approximately 11 people were taken to the hospital where one person died from injuries sustained in the explosion, according to WLS.
People have been urged not to visit the downtown area and surrounding streets remain closed at 10 p.m. CST.
Canton is located 190 miles southwest of Chicago and had a population of around 14,000 people in the 2010 census.
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PET SHOP BOY: 'Where's the art, the poetry in all this?'
On a street in east London lies the Pet Shop Boys’ studio; a pile of rubbish is dumped outside. One ...
AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA US targets pro-Assad forces in fresh attacks near the Iraqi border
The U.S. military launched fresh air strikes against pro-Assad troops in Syria after they ignored repeated warnings from both coalition ...
16 charged in DC brawl at Turkish embassy last month
Police were on the hunt for 14 people, including nine Turkish security agents and three Turkish police officers, in the ...
Poll: Majority of Americans want Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution as 'originally written'
By Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) • 1/9/17 11:14 AM Ryan Lovelace Supreme Court Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Lovelace-3.jpg A majority of ...
Sylvester Stallone among Trump's New Year's Eve party guests
By Alex Pappas • 12/30/16 11:42 AM Alex Pappas Breaking News Editor The Washington Examiner Sylvester Stallone of “Rocky” fame ...
Minnesota officials confirm 48 measles cases as outbreak worsens
Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been “targeted with misinformation” about vaccines as the ...
House budget blueprint boosts military, cuts benefits
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year budget blueprint that would dramatically increase military spending while putting the GOP on ...
Christie knocks Priebus' handling of request for FBI help in Trump campaign case
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey knocked White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Sunday for reaching out to ...
'I'm asking the questions': Sparks fly as Sen. Harris scolds Gen. Kelly during hearing
Freshman Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) engaged in a testy exchange with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly over sanctuary cities. Kelly ...
Suspected radical Islamist wounds two officers on the French island of Reunion
PARIS – A man suspected of links to radical Islam shot two police officers on the French island of Reunion ...
Scorning the Left
Have you ever been laughed at publicly? Mocked? Ridiculed? Shown scorn in a social or professional setting? It doesn’t matter ...
The Awful Future that Looms for a Majority of Today’s Americans
When it comes to the future, an overwhelming majority of Americans have adopted a mindset that is a variation of ...
'WE MUST STOP' Trump assails 'political correctness' after attacks
President Trump on Sunday responded to the London terror attack, suggesting political correctness and the London mayor’s soft response are contributing ...
Bolton: WH must convince China to eliminate N. Korea
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton assessed the limited options for the Trump administration in the wake of new reports that ...
Macron's party routs challengers in French parliamentary vote
PARIS, France – Voters gave President Emmanuel Macron’s fledgling party a solid victory in parliamentary elections Sunday, handing the upstart ...
WaPo uses calculator to excuse Palestinian terrorists
Washington Post “fact checker” Glenn Kessler, in “Netanyahu goes too far in claims of Palestinian authority payments to terrorists” (3/18/18), ...
Report: Ryan vows to prevent government shutdown
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., reportedly told fellow GOP lawmakers Saturday that his main goal this week is to pass ...
Islamists Again Target Coptic Christians
By their fruits ye shall know them is a classic truth from the Bible which speaks volumes about the Islamist ...
Senior Magazine Editor Dies In DC After Getting Hit By Bicycle
5527380 The senior editor of the magazine Kiplinger’s Personal Finance was hit and killed by a bicycle late Thursday in Washington, ...
Pelosi accuses reporters of serving as 'accomplices' to Russian hacking of Democrats
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said an intelligence briefing for a select group of lawmakers Friday revealed “stunning” information about ...
Should We Watch Wile E. Coyote Go Off the Cliff?
For generations, one of the great joys in life has been watching Roadrunner cartoons, during which the Roadrunner always manages ...
CONFRONTED…
Investigative reporter and Big League Politics contributor Laura Loomer was in Minnesota on Friday night where she confronted Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), ...
154 dead after rivers overflow, toppling homes in Colombia
MOCOA, Colombia – BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in ...
Senate unanimously calls on Trump administration to take action against threats to Jewish centers
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take a more aggressive approach to counter the growing ...
Mega-hole: Microsoft scrambles
There’s a hole in Windows big enough that Microsoft did an emergency fix this week. Called the “worst Windows remote ...
In Gorsuch Hearings, Democrats Blow It on Originalism
As the hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch wrapped up on Thursday, one theme stood out strongest: Gorsuch is not even ...
'Stranger Things' star condemns Trump is passionate SAG Award speech
“Stranger Things” actor David Harbour gave a passionate acceptance speech during the SAG Awards on Sunday. He never mentioned Donald ...
Two more suspected cases of Ebola hit Congo
KINSHASA, Congo – The World Health Organization has identified two more suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus a day ...
ACLU files FOIA request seeking evidence of Trump's voter fraud allegations
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act request Thursday seeking any facts or evidence supporting President ...
FRESNO RAMPAGE Shootings cut short after gunfire tech warned cops
Police were alerted to the shooting rampage in downtown Fresno, California, on Tuesday by a sophisticated gunfire detection technology. Three ...
The Beach Boys mull Trump inauguration performance invite
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Pack of teens preying on food deliverymen in NYC…
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) – The hunt is on for five teens who have stolen electric bicycles from food deliverymen in ...
Pence: Trump will 'be taking his case consistently' to Americans
Vice President-elect Mike Pence stressed on Tuesday night that the incoming president is a “man of boundless energy and creativity,” ...
WATCH: Crowd cheers Trump saying Time magazine should use "Man of the Year" again
President-elect Donald Trump went off script during a rally in Baton Rouge, La. on Friday and asked the crowd whether ...
'Fixer' star is 'crazy'
No one is more surprised by the success of “Fixer Upper” than the stars of the show. Chip and Joanna ...
Southwest’s big surprise
If you’re starting to feel airline video fatigue, you’re probably not alone. After the early April incident where a passenger ...
TLC makes big announcement
NEW YORK – “Trading Spaces,” the addictive home design show that ran in the early 2000s, is returning to TLC, ...
Clinton blames FBI's Comey for her defeat in call with donors
By Luciana Lopez and Ginger Gibson | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her ...
China landslide: More than 120 people feared buried after massive disaster
BEIJING – More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth ...
PREDATOR NOW HUNTED Shark's organs 'surgically removed' by killer whales
An eviscerated great white shark has washed up on a South African beach, the latest fearsome predator to fall victim ...
Why Was Disco Ever Popular? Blame Fake News.
While Donald Trump has become famous for railing on about “Fake News,” the media have become quick to defend their ...
Fired for eating chocolate
Stealing food from coworkers is very bad form. Still, one German woman was surprised to find herself summarily fired from ...
Tea Party's Trump test
Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party may very well be a sign that the Tea Party is dead. But ...
LeBron James drops $2.5M for Smithsonian's Muhammad Ali exhibit
NBA player LeBron James is donating $2.5 million for a Muhammad Ali exhibit that focuses on the boxer’s athletic achievements ...
Cub Scout saves choking mom one month after dad's tragic death – Preschooler who comforted terminally ill infant brother mourns tragic loss
An 8-year-old boy is off the hook for Mother’s Day this year after he saved his mom’s life just one ...
LA judge tosses murder conviction, orders prisoner's release after 32 years
Although he always maintained his innocence, Andrew Wilson spent 32 years languishing behind bars on murder charges. But on Wednesday, ...
Female kicker from Arizona awarded college football scholarship
Former NFL quarterback Timm Rosenbach is currently head coach at Adams State in Colorado. He didn’t make many headlines for ...
Odor sends AA crew to hospital
A foul odor has caused some turbulence for American Airlines passengers and crew members. At least three people have been ...
'Angel Baby' singer Rose Hamlin dies at 71
The singer of the 1960s hit “Angel Baby,” a song covered by artists such as John Lennon and Linda Ronstadt, ...
What Should Trump's Litmus Test Be for Judges?
For longer then I care to remember, judicial appointments have been politicized. This unfortunate situation was started by Democrats. In ...
'FIRST 100 DAYS': Kellyanne Conway on Trump shakeup rumors — 'The palace intrigue stories don't matter' – Trump should fire IRS commissioner, lawmakers demand – GOP lawmaker: 'Steve Bannon's White House days are numbered'
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway pushed back on media reports that Donald Trump is considering a shakeup of his ...
Indiana police report another vehicle crash involving a wild turkey
A motorist suffered minor injuries last week when a large wild turkey crashed into the windshield of an SUV on ...
Teacher under fire for anti-Trump homework assignment
By Angelina Newsom, OpsLens contributor • 2/22/17 11:59 AM The Washington Examiner A Staten Island father was furious over homework ...
Brazil Is Undergoing a Quiet Revolution, Changing Its Politics and Culture in a Conservative Direction
Brazil is a functioning democracy, albeit not functioning that well. Brazil’s economy is still a horrific mess; and that is ...
Trump just thanked himself for boosting the economy
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 12/27/16 11:55 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg President-elect Donald Trump ...
'Make Them Bake Cake': The Bizarre Arguments against Bakers' Free Speech Rights
Last week’s New York Times piece by Jennifer Finney Boylan, “The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Is Not About Religious Freedom,” floored ...
Pipes clogged by hundreds of condoms prompts prostitution investigation in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin police say they discovered a prostitution enterprise after a waste disposal was “clogged and destroyed by ...
Former Trump friend Russell Simmons leads 'I am a Muslim too' rally in New York
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Naked man arrested in minivan rap battle killings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Authorities say a Kansas City man who was naked when he was arrested has been charged ...
EARTHQUAKES RUMBLE THROUGH IDAHO…
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rumbled through southeast Idaho. There ...
'OBAMACARE GONE': House GOP releases repeal and replace bill
House Republicans on Monday evening released the text of their long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill, proposing to eliminate the various taxes ...
Sneaky signs you're pregnant
If you’re trying to get pregnant, it can seem like eternity until you get a positive pregnancy test. To make ...
'UNACCEPTABLE' ISSUE IG: VA suicide hotline still plagued with problems
Despite change in leadership and promises to address ongoing problems with its veteran suicide line, nearly 30 percent of calls ...
Exonerating Mussolini?
Can Mussolini be raised from a stereotyped villain to someone who is at least worth understanding? Source link
Lochte: Phelps will lose
He’s going to need a bigger stroke. Swimmer Ryan Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, said his former teammate Michael Phelps ...
Can a single injection conquer PTSD? The army wants to find out
The U.S. Army has commissioned a study to determine whether an anesthetic injection to the neck alleviates symptoms of post-traumatic ...
Trump team mulls national infrastructure bank
President-elect Trump could push for the creation of a national “infrastructure bank” to support increased infrastructure investments, a top Trump ...
Clinton tells House Dems: 'No one is sorrier than me'
Hillary Clinton gave a heartfelt pep talk to House Democrats Monday evening and called on the party to avoid internal ...
Secret Service: Trump private security won't interfere in protecting president
By John Siciliano • 1/7/17 4:30 PM John Siciliano Energy and Environment Correspondent The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/JOhnSiciliano2.jpg The head of ...
Apple bitten by iPhone rumors
Apple CEO Timothy D. Cook stated that the iPhone rumor mill is impacting sales of the device in the short-term, ...
Star addresses rumors
Long gone are the days of GTL — Mike Sorrentino is dealing with a completely different situation. After a long ...
SpaceX capsule returns space station science to Earth
LOS ANGELES – A SpaceX capsule is back on Earth with a full load of space station science samples. The ...
Massachusetts girl holds lemonade stand to save town library
BERKLEY, Mass. – One little girl is hoping a cup of lemonade will help keep the doors open at her ...
Jamie Foxx under fire for mocking sign language on 'Fallon'
Actor Jamie Foxx is under fire for mocking sign language during his recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy ...
Secret space plane milestone
The U.S. Air Force’s robotic X-37B space plane has now been circling Earth for 700 days on its latest hush-hush ...
How many journalists does it take to write about gum?
How many journalists does it take to write a story about the White House Press Secretary and bubble gum? Six. ...
'SNL': Melissa McCarthy on a roll as blustering Sean Spicer
Melissa McCarthy reprised her hugely popular role as White House press secretary Sean Spicer, which became a surprise viral hit ...
Sessions just hours away from helming Justice Department
Sen. Jeff Sessions is on the verge of achieving the ultimate personal vindication when the Senate confirms his nomination to ...
The Purpose of Political Parties
On Sep. 25, the Washington Post ran “The Democratic Party’s nomination process isn’t democratic enough” by Ronald A. Klain. Mr. ...
Florida man who tried to hack Clinton Foundation avoids additional jail time
A Florida man already serving time for a child pornography avoided additional jail time Monday for attempting to hack into ...
The Real Gender Gap: Family Breakdown and Black Males
Over 50 years have passed since then Secretary of Labor Daniel Moynihan was raked over the coals for raising awareness ...
INSPIRED BY TEXAS? Sanctuary city bans could spread to other states after new law signed
A new Texas law cracking down on ‘sanctuary cities’ could inspire other states to take a similar approach, even as ...
ARIANA TO PERFORM Manchester benefit concert set despite London attacks
A benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester arena suicide bombing was still set to go on Sunday despite ...
Living on a Paranoid Planet
Sigmund Freud’s first patient was called Anna O. (not her real name, to protect her anonymity). When Freud and his mentor ...
Roger Smith dead: '77 Sunset Strip' star dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – Actor Roger Smith, who brought glamour to the TV detective genre as a hip private eye on ...
Analysis: Trump mostly shares Breitbart, 'hyper-partisan' news sites on social media
An analysis of President-elect Trump’s media diet shows that a large portion of the links that he shares on Twitter ...
Trump Official May Join Obama at Cantor Conference Amid $400,000 Paid Speech Flap
The Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald is looking to restore some political balance to its upcoming health care conference and ...
'HANNITY' Gorka: Spying on Trump team is 'police-state' tactic
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, told Fox News’ “Hannity” Wednesday night the unmasking of Trump associates caught ...
Venezuela high court reverses move to strip congress' power – Protesters set fire inside Paraguay congress building
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s president and Supreme Court backed down Saturday from a surprise move to strip congress of its ...
Prosecutors rest their case at Bill Cosby's trial
Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Bill Cosby on Friday, saving until practically the very end the comedian’s damaging, decade-old ...
Fidel Castro's ashes interred in Cuba, ending 9 days of mourning
SANTIAGO, Cuba — Fidel Castro’s ashes were interred in a private ceremony Sunday morning, ending nine days of mourning for ...
FIRST RESPONDER HURT UK police officer seriously injured in London attacks
A British police officer was seriously injured Saturday while responding to the terror attacks at London Bridge, authorities said. British ...
HEALTH BILL IN LIMBO GOP pols fall short on ObamaCare replacement
House Republicans’ ObamaCare replacement plan was in peril early Thursday after lengthy leadership and committee meetings failed to produce an ...
Jeb Bush warns robots taking US jobs is not science fiction
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Sunday that people “should be marching in the streets” to demand changes to “antiquated” ...
'HANNITY': Tom Price: ObamaCare repeal must be done – Senate health care bill: How is it different from the House's legislation? – – What are GOP senators' positions?
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price told Fox News Thursday night that repealing and replacing ObamaCare “has to be ...
Texas authorities fear missing 13-year-old girl in grave danger
Authorities in Texas issued an Amber Alert Wednesday for a missing 13-year-old Dallas-area girl that they believe to be in ...
Family hands down red prom suit across generations
Rocking a red suit has become a tradition for an Indianapolis family. Three generations have donned the same suit for ...
Spicer rejects charge that Trump is pursuing 'mass deportations'
The White House on Tuesday rejected the idea that President Trump is pursuing “mass deportations” through its executive orders and ...
Philippine president says he can be 50 times more brutal than terrorists
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president has warned that he can be 50 times more brutal than Muslim extremists, saying ...
Bill in Congress would pressure Palestinian gov't to cut off terror-tied payments – VIDEO: Eric Shawn reports — Taylor Force and terror money
Taylor Force was a West Point graduate who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was pursuing his MBA at Vanderbilt ...
Senator's loyalty to Trump rewarded with attorney general nod
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named his earliest and staunchest ...
Amid global donor fatigue, UN asks new billions for famine relief – United Nations elects Saudi Arabia to Women's Rights Commission
Amid dire predictions of mass starvation, the United Nations is calling on the developed world to pour billions of dollars ...
Leftists, Ask Yourselves: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?'
Since the left views Donald Trump as Hitler and the Republican Party – currently dominant in Congress and the majority ...
Bodybuilder happier these days
Jolene Jones, a former body builder from Kalispell, Mont., was on a very strict diet plan when she was training ...
In Her Majesty’s Disservice
The rapidly unfolding Trump wiretapping story promises to be far more explosive than Watergate. Source link
Senate leader investigating possible FBI deception about Texas terror attack
A powerful U.S. senator has launched an investigation into whether the FBI knew about a planned attack by ISIS-inspired terrorists ...
State Department staff dissents from Trump's immigration order
State Department officials plan to lodge a formal dissent against President Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven Middle Eastern ...
Lawmakers in Alabama approve protections for confederate monuments
Alabama lawmakers of Friday approved sweeping protections for Confederate monuments, names and other historic memorials, as some Southern cities rethink ...
Philippines abruptly drops South China Sea mentions from ASEAN statement
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines followed up a summit of Southeast Asian leaders by releasing a final communique Sunday that ...
Donald J. Trump sworn in as the 45th president, vows 'we will get the job done'
Donald J. Trump, the billionaire real estate magnate and reality show star from Queens whose presidential candidacy was once derided ...
Trump talks by phone to Obama after blasting him on Twitter
Donald Trump said he spoke by phone Wednesday with President Obama, whose remarks the president-elect complained about on Twitter earlier ...
Senate votes to kill Obama coal rules
By John Siciliano • 2/2/17 3:12 PM John Siciliano Energy and Environment Correspondent The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/JOhnSiciliano2.jpg The Senate passed ...
Benghazi Liar Schiff Now Lies about Uranium One
When the Democratic anti-Trump mantra of “Russia, Russia, Russia” was in its infancy, House Intelligence Committee off ranking member Rep. ...
Pity a Poor Liberal Activist
If you haven’t noticed in the last week or so, our liberal friends seem to have taught just about every ...
Florida teen dons Black Lives Matter prom dress
A Florida teenager’s prom dress stood out from the rest Friday for its Black Lives Matter message. Milan Morris, 17, ...
George Washington Would Have Owned an AR-15
First the gun-control zealots insisted that the right to bear arms, the second of ten delineated individual rights enshrined in ...
Report: 174 percent pay increase for LA school board
A Los Angeles commission on Monday voted to give members of the L.A. Board of Education a 174 percent raise ...
Saturn probe stuns scientists
NASA’S Cassini spacecraft made the first-ever dive between Saturn and its rings last week. What the probe found stunned scientists. ...
22 killed in Sri Lanka as massive mound of garbage collapses
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka’s capital rose ...
The Colossally Dishonest Swamp Attack On Dr. Sebastian Gorka's First-Rate Scholarship
I read with increasing alarm what appears to be a coordinated smear campaign by former members of the Obama administration ...
White House reportedly considering economic sanctions on North Korea
The White House is reportedly considering broad sanctions against North Korea, focusing on cutting it from the global financial system ...
McConnell backs Russia hacking probe but no commission
Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Monday he backs a congressional probe into possible Russian interference in the U.S. election, but he ...
Pelosi challenger seeks to win Rust Belt without social conservatism
The Ohio congressman challenging Nancy Pelosi for the top Democratic leadership spot reflects his party’s hope to retake the Rust ...
At least 12 dead, 2 kids missing after storms, flooding hit South, Midwest – VIDEO: Crews search East Texas for tornado survivors – FOX NEWS WEATHER CENTER
At least 12 people had died and two children were missing late Sunday as a result of tornadoes and flooding ...
Has Giving Leftists What They Want Made America Better?
Leftists have made huge gains in stripping godly traditional principles and values from our American culture. It is disturbing to see ...
Trump, NATO, and the Burden of the Past
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of the Warsaw Pact, NATO found itself without a mission. ...
Pharmacy exec Barry Cadden sentenced in meningitis outbreak
Barry Cadden, the co-owner of a Massachusetts pharmacy that was blamed for the deaths of 76 people in a nation-wide ...
Loose beverage cart left American Airlines passenger with severe brain injury, lawsuit says
A lawsuit filed Thursday in New York alleges that American Airlines failed to make an emergency stop after a beverage ...
Watch: Trump shares a hug with a Democrat after his speech
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 2/28/17 10:49 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg One moderate senator ...
'GoT' actor's bizarre new gig
If you’re one of the few “Game of Thrones” fans who watched the Red Wedding and thought, “Man, the baked ...
Reality TV star shows new face
The “Jersey Shore” star recently lost weight (right) and says that’s the cause of her changing face. “People are saying ...
SKY-HIGH CONTROVERSY United gives 2-year-old's seat to standby passenger
United Airlines requires children over the age of 2 to have their own tickets and occupy their own seats, but ...
TODD STARNES: Dad speaks out after son hurt by illegal immigrant
Lennox Lake was having the time of his life on Saturday. The six-year-old had tagged along with his mom and ...
Captain 'Sully' revels in chance to fly F-16 fighter jet at event in California
Retired Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger seized the opportunity to fly an F-16 while promoting the Thunderbirds in Sacramento Thursday. Sullenberger’s ...
Reality show villain Omarosa joins the Trump White House
President-elect Trump’s transition team announced on Wednesday that Omarosa Manigault will serve as director of the Office of Public Liaison ...
Appeals court keeps block on Trump's immigration ban
A federal appeals court decided to keep in place the temporary restraining order halting President Trump’s immigration ban as other ...
Hillary Clinton roasts Republicans who 'can't take the heat' of town halls
Hillary Clinton is chiding lawmakers who “can’t take the heat” of town halls during this week’s congressional recess after a ...
Maryland's Liberal Double Standard on Rape
Late last week, in the Friday afternoon media dead zone, Montgomery County, Maryland prosecutors announced their decision to drop rape ...
Rare croc killed while walking on Florida highway
A rare crocodile was killed by a vehicle while walking on a Florida highway early Wednesday morning. A freightliner truck ...
Baltimore activists urge 'stop shooting' weekend despite historical failures
Activists in Baltimore are attempting to promote a murder-free weekend by urging criminals to ditch their guns — despite the ...
Trump claims Obama is behind massive turnout at town halls
President Trump proposed that hoards of angry people at town hall across the country were planted at Republican lawmakers’ events ...
Illinois Exodus? Tax Killer…
Even after watching Hurricane Irma wreak havoc on Florida, Rik Mallin is sticking to his plan. Mallin is fixing up ...
Dem senator demands more time to review materials on Sessions' AG nomination
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Putin is Here to Stay, and the Russian State Will Die with Him
Vladimir Putin arose to power in Russia when he was 47 years old. He is now 66. Putin’s first two terms in ...
Five suffer minor injuries after plane engine catches fire at Newark airport, officials say
At least five people suffered minor injuries Tuesday night after a United Airlines plane engine caught fire at Newark Liberty ...
Jimmy Kimmel, Have You No Shame?
It has been said that you could get a declaration of war against Canada if you claimed it was for ...
LIVE BLOG Comey on the Senate hot seat
Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intel Committee on his conversations with President Trump. Follow FoxNews.com’s live ...
FINAL FAREWELL Ringling Brothers Circus gives last performance
After 146 years and having entertained generations of Americans, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus gave its final ...
'HE'S A WAR CRIMINAL' Haley says Syria's Assad protected by Russia, Iran
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has branded Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as “a war criminal,’ who has ...
'IT'S JUST ALL SAD' Arrests made after 'March 4 Trump' rallies turn violent
Arrests were made in some spots across the U.S. as hundreds of people railed in support President Trump Saturday. Demonstrators ...
Judge orders prosecutors to charge Amtrak engineer in deadly crash
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has ordered prosecutors to charge the speeding Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment that ...
Trump escaping NYC this weekend for New Jersey
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Springsteen: Is Trump competent enough to be president?
By Caitlin Yilek • 1/2/17 5:11 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner Bruce Springsteen is questioning whether President-elect Trump is ...
Opioids and the Failure of Compassion
This is essentially the same number of people that are killed annually on our highways. Ditto for firearm-related deaths. And although the statistics ...
BREAKING NEWS: US airstrike kills al Qaeda leader responsible for death of American soldiers
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that a U.S. counter-terrorism airstrike conducted March 19 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, resulted ...
In Memory of Bartley Crum, Fighter for Jewish Rights
“I shall be telling this with a sigh,” wrote Robert Frost about the road less travelled by. The same emotion ...
TWO-COUNTY TRYST? Teacher, 24, accused of sex with 17-year-old student
A former substitute teacher in southwestern Missouri was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with alleged sexual contact with one ...
Why the God-Haters Hate Israel
One of the greatest evidences that there is a God — to whom we owe our very lives, and whose ...
A New Fantasy of Power
The issues of ‘poverty,’ ‘war,’ ‘racism,’ were manipulated by intellectuals to establish their new politics. He is right. ...
Budding Tropical Storm Threatens to Menace Gulf Coast…
The system, northeast of Honduras, has a 70 percent chance of becoming Tropical Storm Michael in the next five days, ...
Body found under San Francisco home identified as girl who died in 1876
The 19th-century body of a girl found last year inside a small metal casket under a San Francisco home has ...
Canoe returning to Hawaii after epic round-the-world voyage
HONOLULU – No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey ...
ICE rips pranksters jamming hotline to report space aliens
The Trump administration is blasting pranksters who are jamming a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement hotline meant for victims of ...
Conservatives pressure GOP to nuke the filibuster and repeal Obamacare
Conservative activists are pressing Republican leaders to scrap the budget reconciliation process they think will lead to an imperfect overhaul ...
Does Trump Get the Israel-Arab Problem?
Following high-level meetings with foreign leaders, the U.S. State Department issues a “readout,” an official statement to cover and characterize ...
Piers: Rowling's 'disgraceful'
J. K. Rowling has been labelled a “disgraceful liar” by Piers Morgan after falsely accusing President Trump of snubbing a ...
CHANGING ROLE Spicer to oversee entire WH comm operation
Press Secretary Sean Spicer will soon be taking on a new role at the White House, overseeing the entire communications ...
State Dept.: 'An abomination' that Russia and Syria are blocking aid to civilians
The State Department declared Russian and Syrian unwillingness to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians afflicted by the country’s civil ...
Trump: US showed Israel 'total disdain and disrespect'
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Dems engage in last-ditch effort to block Kavanaugh…
Dems engage in last-ditch effort to block Kavanaugh... (Second column, 1st story, link) Advertise here Source link
French watchdog: Macron data mixed in with fake news in leak
France’s election campaign commission said Saturday “a significant amount of data” has been leaked on social networks following a hacking ...
Graham gives Trump his new cell number, in test of trust
President Trump can hear him now. Sen. Lindsey Graham, after getting into a political scrap with Trump at the start ...
The Anti-Conservative Mind
The Age of Trump has shattered old alliances and forged new ones. Leaving many reeling and disoriented, the Trump phenomenon ...
It's Worse Out There for Israel Than You Think
A few decades ago, I remember a TV preacher who pointed out that once anyone left the United States, anti-Israel ...
The Democrats’ Pathology
Failing to defeat Trump in the election, the Democrats have worked endlessly to deflect their humiliation with denials, demonization, conspiracies, ...
OFFERING HIS SIDE Ex-Trump adviser Page wants to testify in public
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has asked House lawmakers to let him testify in an open session to offer ...
'Assault Weapon': The Semantic Trojan Horse
There is no better example of muddy thinking than the expression “assault weapon.” This expression is a combination of two inexact ...
This animal stumped Darwin
An animal whose pedigree stumped even Charles Darwin has at long last found its place in the tree of life. ...
That's not his shoe. Gross!
Sir Patrick Stewart has boldly gone were no one has gone before. While taking part in the festivities at the ...
Desperate and hungry, thousands of Venezuelans risk life in mafia-infested illegal mining
Amid record-breaking poverty rates countrywide, an increasing number of Venezuelans is stepping outside the law and trying their luck in ...
ROLLING BACK ON CUBA Trump to unveil new policy on Communist nation
President Trump will head to Miami on Friday, home to a large and influential Cuban-American community, to unveil his administration’s ...
Clown holding bloody machete spooks highway drivers
A clown waving a bloody machete over his head on the side of a California highway spooked passing drivers on ...
Polls Are Just More Media Propaganda
Election season is upon us again, two years after one of the wildest roller-coaster political campaigns in recent memory. This time, ...
Trump has real problems — lack of diversity in his Cabinet isn't one yet
Since winning the presidency, President-elect Donald Trump has been dogged by serious and legitimate questions about whether he plans to ...
Pence defends Trump's comparison of Putin to Americans
Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday defended President Trump’s comments in which he appeared to draw parallels between the United ...
'SWORD STANDS READY' Pence warns North Korea about nuclear weapons use
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. military, promising it ...
Krauthammer predicts amnesty for illegal immigrants in exchange for Trump's wall
Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer predicted that Republicans in Congress will have to pass legalization for the millions of illegal immigrants ...
FREEDOM FOR HERO? Trump trip could free doc behind Bin Laden hit
ISLAMABAD – The America-loving Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA pinpoint Usama Bin Laden in advance of the raid that ...
RIP, VS Naipaul: A Great Conservative Writer
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'STEPS ARE UNDER WAY' Coalition forming to target Syria's Assad: Sec. of State Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that “steps are underway” on an international coalition to pressure Bashar Assad from ...
Stunned Puerto Rico begins to dig out…
Gregmarys Garcia stood atop the home she shares with her two sons, ages 5 and 3, and five other relatives. ...
Tourism to USA Falls…
Last week, Pew reported that nearly two-thirds of Mexicans held a negative opinion of the United States, more than double ...
Zuckerberg again rejects claims of Facebook impact on U.S. election
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Saudi heir reportedly pressured for hours to give up claim to throne
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POND 'MONSTER' Pic of enormous bullfrog caught in Texas goes viral
A man in Texas caught a monster-sized frog, and the photos are going viral online. According to the South Texas Hunting Association’s Facebook ...
EXERCISE TO BEAT DEMENTIA…
Running, walking, yoga and tai chi have all been shown to “significantly” boost brain power in the over 50s.But experts ...
Bush to release book of wounded warrior portraits early next year
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Canada Goes Full Maoist
“Health Canada considers sweeping ban on junk food ads aimed at children and teens.” So reads the headline at CBC ...
Mom ‘humiliated’ by airline
Amid renewed scrutiny of how airlines treat passengers, a mother of two from Missouri claims she was forced to urinate ...
Experts: CR could force revisions of NDAA, but won't stop its passage
Congress will not pass a budget before adjourning next month, but experts say the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill can ...
Kentucky Derby is wide open race with no clear favorite, chance of early rain – Half-blind derby horse named Patch has eye on roses
A huge crowd is expected to be on hand Saturday for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. This year’s ...
Words That May Never Be Heeded
Fred Reed, a talented commentator and former Marine who now lives in Mexico, recently posted a gutsy piece about all ...
The Left's Very Dangerous Game
The left is simply perverse lunacy pampered and protected by cynical cadres who use it as a source of power, ...
Obama and Russian Ambassador’s Dalliance with Nucleons
Nuclear physicists are a brilliant lot, yet their world can be as dense as an osmium bunker. Often preoccupied with ...
White House won't push for 'two-state solution' in Israel
As part of the prep for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, senior White House officials briefed reporters Tuesday that ...
Mississippi can enforce LGBT religious objections law: court
JACKSON, Miss. – A federal appeals court said Thursday that Mississippi can enforce a law that allows merchants and government ...
Gohmert blasts 'bureaucracies' that stopped him from cooking ribs at Capitol
By Alex Pappas • 12/2/16 3:42 PM Alex Pappas Breaking News Editor The Washington Examiner Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert ...
'Thrones' N-word scandal
Sophie Turner is doing damage control following a video that was posted on Instagram that appeared to show the “Game ...
