COLUMBIA, S.C. – Guards at the Kirkland Correctional Institution rushed to Denver Simmons’ cell and made a grisly discovery: Four men from the unit for mentally ill prisoners had been beaten and strangled.
Simmons, 35, and Jacob Philip, 26, both already serving life without parole for double murders, were charged with the slayings.
In a series of phone calls to The Associated Press, Simmons confessed to the April 7 killings. Why? They could not endure lives in prison, he said, and wanted to be executed.
“The more people (you kill), the more chance they’re gonna give it to you,” Simmons said.
Simmons said they had two main criteria for choosing their victims: “We come up with who was easiest, as far as doing it to,” he said. “And who trusted us.”
Once they had their list, they came up with a way to lure each to their deaths.
“And we did it,” Simmons said.
The victims:
John King, 52. Doing 25 years for burglary, larceny and theft. Liked to “bum coffee.”
“He was smallest,” Simmons said of the 5-foot-4, 132-pound King. “And he wouldn’t offer much resistance.”
Philip, who’d strangled his original victims, took the lead, Simmons said.
“He took his, from behind, and put his arm on his neck and just choked him,” Simmons said. “It happened really fast.”
They slid King under the bottom bunk and went to the common area known as “the Rock” in search of their next victim.
William Scruggs, 44. Doing life for murder. Did laundry in exchange for commissary goods.
“I said I had some cookies for him,” Simmons said. “I said, `Come up to my room and I’ll give you the stuff and the cookies.’ And he came in a few minutes later.”
Simmons said Philip grabbed Scruggs from behind and dragged him to the floor. Simmons wrapped an extension cord around Scruggs’ neck.
“And, you know, he didn’t suffer a long time, man,” Simmons said. “I know that sounds lame.”
They placed Scruggs on the lower bunk and hung a sheet. They returned to the Rock.
Jimmy Ham, 56. Scheduled for release in November after serving nine years for assault and battery, grand larceny and burglary. Liked to snort pills.
“I didn’t want him on the list, because I knew he would fight,” Simmons said of the 5-11, 178-pound Ham. “And Jacob, as big as he is, he’s not a fighter.”
Simmons said they told Ham to crush up some tablets on a stool. As he bent down, Philip lunged, but slipped.
As the two struggled on the floor, Simmons grabbed a broken broomstick he’d hidden in his cell and struck Ham in the head. When Ham opened his mouth, as if to shout, Simmons jammed the handle down his throat, “because there could be no noise.”
“And he just died,” Simmons said.
They laid Ham’s body alongside Scruggs’ on the lower bunk, and Philip asked, “Who’s next?” They returned to the common area.
Jason Kelley, 35. Serving 15 years for stabbing his teenage stepson. He was a friend, but also “just annoying.”
“Jacob went to get him, and he come in the room,” Simmons said. “And we basically said, `Look behind the curtain.’ And he literally peeked behind and he said, `What the?’ And Jacob grabbed him and threw him down. And I had the broomstick from Ham. And he threw him down on the ground, and I got on top of him and pushed the broom across his neck.”
As Kelley lay there — dead or just unconscious, Simmons couldn’t tell which — Simmons rammed the stick in his ear.
Simmons said they didn’t even bother hiding the body before heading to the guard station to report what they’d done.
The AP wrote to both inmates. Philips’ attorney said her client is “severely mentally ill” and would not comment.
Following the killings, Simmons was transferred to Lieber Correctional Institution northwest of Charleston. It is home to South Carolina’s death row.
Simmons now realizes that’s likely as close as he’ll get to the execution chamber.
South Carolina hasn’t carried out an execution in six years. Simmons has read stories about the state’s inability to secure the drugs necessary to do a lethal injection.
Even a recently confessed killer of seven got life without parole, he noted.
“The death penalty’s not the death penalty anymore, you know?” he said.
He imagines he’ll do the next 10 years in solitary, and probably get another four life sentences tacked onto the two he was already doing.
“Obviously, we did it all for nothing,” he said. “And I guess that makes it even worse.”
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Trump calls Carlos Slim a 'great guy'
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Budget hawks pin their hopes on Mulvaney
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Anti-Semitic incidents spike nearly 90 percent in 2017
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Park Service banned from Twitter over Trump crowd size comments
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Conway: Clinton should look 'take a look in the mirror' instead of blaming others
Hillary Clinton should look inward to determine why she lost the election rather than blaming FBI Director James Comey and ...
Beware Delaware-size iceberg
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Dennis Rodman wraps up low-key North Korea visit, vows to return
PYONGYANG, North Korea – Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, vowing to come back again soon, on Saturday wrapped up a ...
BELLWETHER The national security battle the media isn't discussing
A fascinating battle is shaping up between two American entrepreneurs for control of a desert mine in California that could ...
Britney Spears’ ex: It’s easy
Kevin Federline said he’s in a much better place with his ex-wife Britney Spears. The 39-year-old full-time father and part-time ...
From fat-shamed to billionaire
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Loneliness emerging public health threat…
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1 killed when car goes airborne, strikes ceiling of tunnel in Boston
BOSTON – Authorities say one person was killed and another was injured after the car they were in went airborne ...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump considering Camp David-style summit to unite Arab leaders to fight terrorism – Qatar's neighbors issue demands to end Gulf crisis
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is considering calling a Camp David-style summit to address growing tensions among long-established U.S. allies in the Arab ...
Trump opponents set their sights on the Electoral College
The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect the new president amidst growing debate about its role and whether it ...
Pelosi: Carson 'disturbingly unqualified'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., warned Monday that Ben Carson isn’t qualified to run the Department of Housing and ...
Breaking the Health Care Logjam
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MEDIA BUZZ Press rips WH over Trump hiring, but miss Dem error
It was a tough statement by the Senate minority leader, blaming President Trump for the fact that so few of ...
The Usual Idiots that Gave Us the FISA Mess
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The Texas Transgender Problem: Defending SB 6
A storm of big businesses, celebrities, and global investors have come out against Texas Senate Bill 6, which prohibits individuals ...
Philando Castile trial judge writes unusual letter to jury
The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile told that he ...
Ryan calls to congratulate Trump
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Brandenburg Barack Reprimands Donald Trump
Time and experience have taught Americans that we either agree with the Barack Obama or become the object of his ...
Trump's 14 Points for Israel and the Palestinians
On January 8, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson delivered his speech to the U.S. Congress outlining his 14 Points, a statement ...
Just Say No to Naomi Klein
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PEACE AT LAST? Gulf states seek to resolve Israel-Palestinian issue
Gulf states that long opposed Israel’s every move are proposing a rapprochemont in the hopes of restarting the Palestinian peace ...
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 ...
Could Rosenstein recuse? Deputy AG's role in question as Trump turns up heat – VIDEO: What is obstruction of justice? – Trump admin rips leaks surrounding Mueller probe – Judicial Watch seeking documents ‘unlawfully removed’ by Comey
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s role overseeing the special counsel probe of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign came into ...
Trump could easily erase much of Obama's foreign policy legacy
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The biggest — the best…
Apple has announced its next generation of iPhones, and one of them is by far the biggest iPhone yet. The ...
Terrorism on Westminster Bridge
The 2500-year-old Chinese code of conduct handed down from Confucius includes the advice to three monkeys: see no evil, hear ...
Man builds park stairs for $550 – even though city said project would cost $65G
A Canadian man built steps for his community park, but the City of Toronto is angry that he went ahead ...
Trump urged to resume pursuit of Iranian fugitives let off hook under Obama – Hard-line Iranian candidate says US should fear Iran
House Republicans are pushing the Trump administration to take a hard look at the Obama administration’s release last year of ...
How to catch giant fish
Don’t bother with those dainty panfish, target the bulls Small, dink bluegills are insufferable. Giant ’gills—true bulls—are another story entirely. ...
NASA: Saturn's moon, Enceladus, could support life
In a major press announcement, NASA announced Enceladus, Saturn’s moon, could support life thanks to the presence of hydrogen discovered. ...
Otto Warmbier's family declines autopsy
The family of Otto Warmbier has declined to an autopsy, leaving the cause of the American college student’s death a ...
Kasich encourages protesters to unite behind Trump
Ohio Gov. John Kasich encouraged anti-Donald Trump protesters on Thursday to consider the importance of uniting as a country in ...
How Progressives Hijacked the Constitution to Push Equality of Result
The pursuit of equality by Progressives and liberals is eroding freedom to a staggering degree. Under the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment’s ...
Senate Democrats threaten government shutdown amid Trump budget wishlist – GOP lawmaker says America doesn't need 'somebody else's babies'
Senate Democrats who have long-fought Republican attempts to shut down the government over budget disputes are now threatening to do ...
Seven hurt when 14-year-old crashes SUV on interstate
Police in Florida are investigating a one-car crash on an interstate highway that that injured two adults, three young children, ...
TIGER'S TROUBLES Police: Woods impaired; passed Breathalyzer
Tiger Woods was asleep at the wheel when Florida police encountered the golfer and ultimately arrested him on suspicion of ...
The iPhone of motorcycles?
Tired of waiting for the rumored Apple iCar? How about an iBike, instead? China-based startup Evoke Motorcycles has contracted Apple ...
Islam Must Be Stopped
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TODD STARNES: Hey, Sean Spicer, I was attacked by a raging feminist, too – Trump wants press corps to pick where to donate his salary, Spicer says
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was in an Apple store over the weekend – just minding his business when ...
The Contemptible American Left
The American left, whose enthusiasts traffic constantly in victimhood and noble intentions, are once again exploiting and manipulating a tragedy. They ...
Sex after pregnancy okay?
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'The Five' hosts weigh in on AG Sessions' new sentencing policy – Sessions ends Obama-era leniency on sentencing, infuriating civil rights groups – Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio says 'tent city' needed at the border after Sessions memo
The hosts of Fox News’ “The Five” weighed in on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ directive to prosecutors to pursue the ...
Trump's Interior Department shortlist vexes employees, green groups
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'Modern Family' star flips out
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Pulling the Plug on Health Care Reform
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North Dakota college head sorry for disparaging high school diploma
WAHPETON, N.D. – The president of a North Dakota college apologized for saying that a high school diploma provides only ...
NASA shows world-saving plans
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Hundreds rally in Boston against Trump's 'attack' against science
Hundreds of scientists rallied on Sunday in Boston to protest President Trump’s “attack” on science within the federal government. Many ...
Mattis slams Pentagon for wasting taxpayer dollars in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has chided the Pentagon for its “cavalier or casually acquiescent decisions to spend taxpayer dollars in ...
Star has heart attack on stage
Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls says actor Stacy Keach suffered a heart attack during the opening night of a ...
Trump tweets, then deletes: Chuck Schumer 'smarter', 'more cunning' than Harry Reid
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Devin Booker scores 70 against Celtics, but Suns lose
Devin Booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth player in N.B.A. history to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics got ...
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Trump's CPAC speech a return to 'the start of it all'
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Now Ted Cruz is praising Mitch McConnell's leadership
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Chihuahua found in the garbage in Maine
A Chihuahua found in the garbage in Maine has been rescued and is expected to make a full recovery. Motto ...
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In February, California senator Janet Nguyen (R-Santa Ana), the country’s first Vietnamese-American state legislator, whose district includes more than 100,000 ...
Taliban’s surprise attack forced 30 coalition troops to ‘shelter in place’ – US airstrike kills Taliban shadow governor in Afghanistan sought since 2011
Coalition troops were told to “shelter in place” during a deadly six-hour attack on an Afghan Army base in northern ...
Chaos after CARNIVAL ship lists mid-cruise…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Carnival Cruise Line officials say a fin stabilizer is to blame for one of its ships tilting several hours after ...
In Gorsuch Hearings, Democrats Blow It on Originalism
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Amber Alert suspect in custody, Detroit toddler safe after chase, car crash
A 2-year-old Detroit girl was found safe on Tuesday after officials said she was abducted earlier in the morning by ...
White House aide Stephen Bannon: The media is the 'opposition party'
Stephen Bannon, the White House chief strategist and a top aide to President Trump, lashed out at the news media ...
'TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT': Mark Cuban — US must seek best job applicants, foreign or domestic
Tucker Carlson debated billionaire businessman Mark Cuban on the merits of the H1-B visa program targeted by President Trump’s newest ...
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TRUMP'S BRIGHT IDEA? President talks up 'solar wall' option for the border
President Trump on Wednesday made his first public pitch to install solar panels on his border wall with Mexico. It ...
Is Trump's Tax Reform Trickle-Down Economics Part Two?
Trump’s latest suggested tax reforms would provide massive benefits to the ultra-wealthy and major business owners of the country, while ...
HBO FEELS THE HEAT #NoConfederate campaign targets upcoming show
A social media campaign to derail HBO’s planned modern-day Southern slavery drama quickly caught fire, rapidly shooting to the top ranks ...
DICTATOR'S END GAME Who is Kim Jong Un? And what does he want?
He’s said to be a chain-smoking, beer-drinking, maniacal tyrant who binges on Swiss cheese while his people starve. Sen. John ...
The Palestinian Glib and Oily Art against Israel
It is gratifying to know that some individuals, scholars, and artists can keep their heads while all about them are ...
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Bannon's Refusal to Testify
During ten hours of questioning by the House Intelligence Committee, on the instructions of the Trump White House, Steve Bannon ...
Interior Department Takes Steps to Make America Great Again
Amidst the angst-ridden media attention paid to President Donald Trump’s efforts to carry out his campaign promises to deemphasize the ...
AIR TRAFFIC FIGHT Lawmakers scramble to privatize control system, raise debt ceiling
You can almost hear the baritone affectations of news anchor Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show: “And in other ...
EXCLUSIVE FBI's Anwar al-Awlaki surveillance pics revealed
EXCLUSIVE: New files obtained through a federal lawsuit show, for the first time, FBI surveillance images of American-born radical cleric Anwar ...
'Impeachment' talk flies at DNC chair debate
The seven candidates for chair of the Democratic National Committee laid out their plans to lead the political party, including ...
Charlie Gard's Parents Give Up – and You're Next
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Ex-Greek prime minister targeted in bomb attack in Athens
A bomb exploded inside a car with former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in central Athens on Thursday. Papademos and ...
FAITH AND FREEDOM Trump marks National Day of Prayer with exec order on religious liberty
President Trump marked the National Day of Prayer by signing an executive order aimed at boosting religious freedom by easing ...
Okla. state senator found with teen boy in motel charged, authorities say
Child prostitution charges were filed Thursday against an Oklahoma state senator who police say was found with a teenage boy ...
Trump taps Sessions for attorney general, Pompeo for CIA: transition official
By Steve Holland | NEW YORK NEW YORK U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped three senior leaders of his national ...
Why does Turkey want to join the Eurasian Union?
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu states that Ankara and Moscow have come to an agreement on the purchase of the ...
Families of missing Missouri women contacted after sets of human remains found
Authorities in Missouri have been in contact with families of two young missing women from the Kansas City area after ...
Kelly Ayotte at top of Trump's list for defense secretary, report says
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British Fantasy Novelists for the European Union
In their attempts to reverse the democratic decision that is Brexit, the imaginations of many Remainers have become quite feverish. ...
Hobby Lobby to pay $3M to settle claim it bought smuggled Iraqi artifacts
The arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby announced Wednesday that it would pay $3 million to help settle a federal lawsuit alleging ...
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Grassley demands info from DHS on Ohio State attacker
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing for the immigration and criminal history of the man responsible for the ...
A Tale of Violence in Two Cities: Augusta and Biloxi
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TINY DISTRICT, BIG FIGHT Replacing Price shows GOP split, Dem hope in Ga.
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Obama admits failure to leave behind strong Democratic Party
President Obama on Friday conceded that he failed as the leader of the Democratic Party to transfer his success down-ticket. ...
Sen. Graham: Source told me I was requested 'unmasked' – VIDEO: Sen. Graham fears Comey testimony may be 'hit job' on Trump
A third former Republican presidential candidate is publicly asking if the Obama administration may have improperly “unmasked” him in intercepts ...
Appeals court lifts stay on opening California gas facility
A California Court of Appeal has lifted its temporary stay that prevented Southern California Gas Co. from resuming operations at ...
Trump donates three-month salary to Education Dept.
President Donald Trump is donating his second-quarter salary to the Department of Education. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ...
'Stop it' Trump warns his bully followers
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Harry Reid spokesman torches NYT over Trump-Russia story
A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid slammed the New York Times on Saturday for publishing a story about ...
Demi: Missing two front teeth
Demi Moore is missing two front teeth. The actress revealed her dental issue Monday night during an appearance on “The ...
Republicans to weigh Obamacare's Medicaid expansion
Senate Republicans are asking for input from Republican governors on Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, indicating they may be open to keeping ...
Outlines of Trump foreign policy are largely uncharted territory
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Hawaii ignores Trump, is first state to pass law committing to Paris Climate Accord
The governor of Hawaii on Tuesday signed a bill that aligns the state’s carbon emissions with the Paris climate accord. ...
Lawless London: Fearful residents building barricades around homes…
Shocking pictures show large wooden barricades have been put up around property in the posh West London neighbourhood. The famous ...
What Message Can Be Gleaned from Contradictory Ideas?
Recently, I was sent this piece about Robert David Steele who was a former Marine Corps infantry officer and then ...
Stillborn lamb resembling human terrifies South African villagers
Government officials in South Africa have moved to calm fears that a deformed lamb resembling – in some people’s minds ...
D.C. college students burn flag to protest Trump
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EMT killed, partner injured after man hits them in NYC with stolen ambulance
NEW YORK – An emergency medical technician in New York City was killed Thursday when she was struck and dragged ...
'VERY SERIOUS MISTAKE' Top Dem: Obama should have done more on Russia
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday the Obama administration should have done more ...
ISIS moves its capital in Syria
In the wake of increased airstrikes and pressure applied from three directions by U.S.-backed Syrian forces, the Islamic State has ...
Homeschooling: Restoring Parents' Right to Raise Their Children as God Intended
I am a black Tea Party guy — speaker, singer, activist, and prolific writer. I became exposed to and educated ...
Cosby accuser stays calm
Bill Cosby’s chief accuser Andrea Constand remained calm as she was questioned by one of Cosby’s lawyers during day three ...
Report: Trump suggests solar panels for border wall
President Trump on Tuesday reportedly suggested that solar panels could offset some of the costs to erect a border wall ...
Trump turns down Obama offer to keep playset at White House
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Bush to release book of wounded warrior portraits early next year
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Hillary Clinton aides had access to State Dept. after she left, says key lawmaker
When Hillary Clinton resigned as Secretary of State in 2013, she negotiated continuing access to classified and top-secret documents for ...
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For a republic to be worthy of the name, it must have certain features. Most obviously, political power must, in ...
Report: Gretchen Carlson in talks to join MSNBC
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May's experience prepared her to handle London attack, aftermath, expert says – ISIS sympathizers celebrating London attack on social media – Lawmaker hailed as hero for helping policeman
Prime Minister Theresa May, who spent six years in charge of the U.K.’s interior ministry, is the more prepared to handle this ...
Ohio State fan mows message for Michigan-loving neighbor
College football is just around the corner, but one man’s Ohio State fandom is already in mid-season form. A viral ...
2020 hopeful McAuliffe to Mexico to promote trade…
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, one of several Democrats considering a 2020 presidential bid, is on a trade mission to Mexico ...
Trump congratulates Turkey's Erdogan on disputed referendum win
WASHINGTON – Ignoring concerns raised by international monitoring groups, President Donald Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on ...
Another Climate Prediction Gone off the Rails
Winter started early this year. The first blizzard of the season in Montana broke a snow record with 30 inches ...
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli defies attorneys' advice to lay low before trial
Martin Shkreli, also known as the “Pharma Bro,” defied his attorneys’ advice to lay low before his federal securities fraud ...
Stabbed dog makes full recovery, adopted by first responder
A dog found to have been stabbed 19 times has not only made a full recovery but has found a ...
The March of Time, Washington and Paris
“Everywhere I hear the sound of marchin’, charging feet, cause summer’s here and the time is right for fighting in ...
Nuclear football reportedly set to get private apartment in Trump Tower
The U.S. Pentagon is reportedly close to approving a lease for an apartment in the Trump Tower in New York ...
Hollywood writers' guild strikes tentative deal
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Rep. Patrick McHenry: Working with Trump brings opportunities, challenges
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GREG GUTFELD: Trump’s travel ban is vindicated
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Priebus, Bannon White House team averts grassroots revolt
Conservative activists who had issued a dire warning to President-elect Trump not to choose Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus ...
Police: Washington state man falls from cliff while taking photo with girlfriend
A Washington state man is feared dead after he fell from a cliff and into a river at Palouse Falls ...
Avalanche strands students on field trip in Washington
Winter weather caused quite a mess in northern Washington state trapping high school students from Mill Creek. An avalanche sparked ...
Communist Party membership climbs…
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House Democrats push back leadership vote: Democratic aide
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Conway dishes on potential roles working with Trump in the future
Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager who led President-elect Trump to victory, proposed on Friday evening two possibilities for what her ...
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UC Berkeley students threaten to sue over Ann Coulter visit
Students at the University of California at Berkeley who invited conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak on campus are threatening ...
GOP: Schumer ripped Obamacare replacement before he read it
Two GOP senators say Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has dismissed their Obamacare replacement bill before he ever had a chance ...
Would Progress in Genetics Research End the Racial Spoils System?
A recent NY Times essay. “How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’” by Harvard genetics professor David Reich directly ...
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A man suspected of stabbing two people to death and injuring another at an Oregon train station Friday was involved ...
TODD STARNES: High school art display: 'Burn in hell, Trump'
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Trio of teen police volunteers took patrol cars out for joy ride, LAPD chief says
LOS ANGELES – Three teenagers in a program for those who may want to become officers stole three Los Angeles ...
Obama hopes Trump can 'stand up to Russia'
President Obama warned President-elect Trump on Thursday against pursuing “deals” with Russia out of political expediency. “My hope is that ...
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Cultural messages surround us in ways that would be hardly imaginable in the days of our grandparents. Recently, I received ...
United Airlines latest carrier to end flights to Venezuela
United Airlines intends to suspend all of its flights to Venezuela next month, a move that will further isolate the ...
Galaxy Note 8 coming soon?
Samsung’s next flagship will be the Galaxy Note 8, and that’s hardly a secret. The Korean smartphone maker confirmed that ...
Tree stump spotted on Mars?
UFO hunters claim that an image taken by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover shows an ancient tree stump on the surface ...
Help find aliens
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KKK fliers in candy bags found on lawns in Texas City
Residents in a Texas City neighborhood are upset after KKK fliers were found on their lawn in small bags of ...
Burger King upsets royalty
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'CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER' Mattis sounds alarm over threats from North Korea, South China Sea
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VW pleads guilty for emissions scandal
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Cotton, Purdue offer details of bill to cut legal immigration by 50 percent
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EXCLUSIVE: UN war on sexual abuse in Central African Republic still a shambles, internal study shows
EXCLUSIVE: Despite years of “zero tolerance” of the sexual abuse crisis by United Nations’ peacekeepers, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ...
Fitbit logs wife's steps after husband says she died, police say
A dead woman’s Fitbit pokes a hole in her husband’s odd alibi and may help prove the man killed his ...
A 'LOW POINT' In Moscow, Tillerson says US-Russia relations strained by low level of trust
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Colorado teen dies after falling from roof of school building during game
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Trump: Pelosi 'lying' about not meeting the Russian ambassador
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Why mosquitoes are considered a worldwide threat
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Trump to reveal new information about hacking of Democrats
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Trump administration sanctions Iran prison torture industry
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New Jersey boy donates thousands of comics to US military base soldiers
A New Jersey boy organized a campaign that collected and donated about 3,500 comic books to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ...
'Deadliest Catch' captain arrested after incident with Uber driver
SEATTLE – “Deadliest Catch” captain Sig Hansen was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly spitting on an Uber driver and kicking ...
Sen. Sherrod Brown draws first potential challenger
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Penn State to issue 'report cards' to frats after student's hazing death
Following the death of a 19-year-old engineering student at a fraternity house in February, Pennsylvania State University plans to publish ...
Democrats plan to slow GOP effort to hold ObamaCare vote by July 4
Senate Republicans must make significant headway this week on efforts to repeal ObamaCare before their self-imposed July 4 deadline — ...
South Korea fires shots at North Korea after object crosses border – COMPLETE COVERAGE NORTH KOREA CRISIS
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s military says it has fired warning shots at an unidentified object flying south from ...
US charges Russian spies, hackers in Yahoo hack – Russian spy ship spotted back off US coast
Updated The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against Russian spies and hackers allegedly responsible for the massive ...
Georgia inmates who saved deputy's life get shorter sentences
The six Georgia inmates who jumped into action and saved the life of a deputy who passed out will get ...
Obama, Merkel underscore importance of free trade talks
BERLIN U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday both underscored the importance of continuing free trade ...
Boy's transformation from drug-addicted newborn to healthy toddler goes viral
A woman’s tweet about her young cousin’s transformation from a malnourished infant born addicted to opioids, to a healthy toddler, ...
Facebook battles revenge porn
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Congress eyes stopgap to avert shutdown, as health care bill gains steam – Trump's tax plan a boon to small business?
House lawmakers have filed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend, as lawmakers juggle talks on ...
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 ...
No new U.S. administration is completely prepared: Biden
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Facebook Live gang-rape: Teen afraid to come home after attack, mom says
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Pence to replace Christie as head of Trump transition team
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Earliest dental fillings found
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Republicans hope Trump showcases party ready to govern
Republicans in Washington are keeping their promises and delivering results — that’s the message many in the party hope President ...
Obama: Trump will 'choke off' nation's kids by exiting climate deal
President Obama said Monday that undoing the Paris climate change deal will “choke off” the coming generations by letting China ...
Watch: Protesters physically block DeVos from entering DC school
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Freddie Gray case: 5 Baltimore officers reportedly face internal discipline
Five Baltimore police officers involved in the Freddie Gray case are facing internal charges following an administrative investigation by the ...
Poll: 49 percent support Trump's immigration ban, 41 percent oppose
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday afternoon found nearly half of U.S. adults support President Trump’s executive order to temporarily suspend ...
Why Companies Detest Customers
For a while in the 1990s, gurus on how to make a company great pushed aside traditional management chestnuts on ...
'THIS IS A BIG STORY' Ex-Secret Service agent says Trump is no longer safe in White House
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What Are Little Girls Now Being Made Of?
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Trump leaves Russia out of the speech
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Officials: US-backed Syrian fighters breach Old City of Raqqa
Syrian Democratic Forces breached the Old City of Raqqa after overcoming heavy push back from Islamic State militants Monday, U.S.-led ...
Drones smuggling porn, drugs to inmates around the world
Inmates for years have thought of ingenious — and sometimes very compromising ways — to sneak contraband inside prison walls. ...
Trump plans to give persecuted Christians priority refugee status
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SECRET-VIDEOS FALLOUT Activists behind Planned P'hood tapes face felonies
Two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood were charged with ...
Police arrest man buying blood at vacant apartment…
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Virginia law will give drug addicts clean needles
A new law in Virginia will permit health departments to provide clean needles to drug addicts in order to help ...
Shark bite sends woman snorkeling in Bahamas to hospital
A female tourist was bitten by a shark this week, according to authorities in the Bahamas. The woman was snorkeling ...
US airstrike in Somalia targets al-Shabab militants, killing at least eight
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The U.S. military in Africa says it carried out an airstrike in southern Somalia that killed eight ...
'VILE ENEMY' Trump gives first public remarks on London attack
President Donald Trump spoke out on the latest London terror attacks on Sunday night, vowing to do whatever was needed ...
TOWERING INFERNO Fears residents are trapped in large London blaze
Firefighters in London were battling a massive blaze that engulfed a high-rise apartment early Wednesday morning, prompting fear that residents ...
Gingrich: Trump trip will be remembered as 'historic turning point'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Fox News’ “Hannity” Wednesday that President Trump’s first foreign trip as chief executive would ...
Pole dancing grandma
She has abs of steel, can hang upside down from a stripper pole and performs in burlesque shows. And she’s ...
Man arrested over bombing of German soccer bus, prosecutors say
A 28-year-old German-Russian citizen was arrested Friday in Germany on suspicion of bombing the bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund soccer ...
'A GREAT HONOR' Trump strengthens bond with Saudi Arabia ahead of Sunday speech
President Trump on Saturday began his first overseas trip as president with a stop in Saudi Arabia, calling the visit ...
German parliament approves same-sex marriage
BERLIN – German lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a snap vote only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel ...
Report: Rolling Stone settles with UVA fraternity
Rolling Stone will pay a University of Virginia fraternity $1.65 million, settling a lawsuit over a 2014 discredited story about ...
Madonna gets emergency court order to halt auction of 'highly personal items'
NEW YORK — An impending auction of pop star Madonna’s personal items, including a love letter from her ex-boyfriend the ...
Burying Us Won't Work, Liberals
Remember when Nikita Khrushchev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, said “we will bury you” to ...
CITY OF HATE: 90-year-old man clobbered with cane in Manhattan…
A 91-year-old Inwood man revered as a neighborhood institution was battered but back home Saturday after an unprovoked beating ...
Trump in the Meathouse
There is a scene in the first of the Rocky films (1976) that seems an apt analogy to President Trump and the ...
Alan Dershowitz: Trump says Palestinians must earn a two-state solution
President Trump raised eyebrows when he mentioned the possibility of a one-state solution. The context was ambiguous and no one ...
Car bomb kills over 100 Syrians evacuating besieged town…
BEIRUT — A car bomb in northern Syria killed more than 100 people Saturday when it ripped through buses evacuating residents ...
Bolton: Obama's Russia probe shows 'selective moral outrage'
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton agreed with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday that the ...
