A 16-year-old Norview High School student, Vincent Tyrell Parker of Norfolk entered a guilty plea to charges of killing both his parents in a brutal assault he claims was fueled by his dad taking away his iPod. Parker admitted to leaving school
In response to Edward Snowden’s claim that he “repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally”, the NSA insists an internal search doesn’t support Snowden’s claim. They also released an email from Snowden which also contradicts his claim
As school nutrition officials and members of Congress complaining that the Obama administration’s “healthier school-lunch standards” are from impractical to impossible to put in place, the Agriculture Department has opted to let some schools delay adding more whole-grains to the menu.
With New York City residents complaining of rats “the size of small dogs or cats” running wild through New York in “epidemic” numbers, the city intends to begin a war on rats by focusing on so called “rat reservoirs,” targeting subways,
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said he was pleased that Obama met the military’s request to keep some forces in Afghanistan beyond 2014; however, he went on to say, “holding this mission to an arbitrary egg-timer
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough has asked White House counsel, Neil Eggleston, to investigate how the name of the CIA’s top spy in Afghanistan ended up being disclosed to reporters by the White House. The officer’s name was mistakenly included in
From meeting with the mayor of Seattle, or Israel’s minister of foreign affairs to the NBA commissioner, the Rev. Al Sharpton or Russian band Pussy Riot, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to prefer conducting a great deal of public
Hillary Clinton was spotted at the New Castle Memorial Day Parade, which she and Bill have attended since buying a home in the area back in 1999. However, it would seem former President Bill Clinton didn’t make it this year.
Vice President Joe Biden made the remarks below to participants, “including some injured veterans” taking part in the 325 mile Ride 2 Recovery Memorial Challenge that stretches from D.C. to Virginia Beach. The individual that introduced him reminded the audience of
An on air conversation between CNN’s John King and Politico’s Maggie Haberman relied primarily on feedback from his fellow Democrats to portray an image of an “incompetent” Obama, seemingly not all that involved with the mechanisms of big government central
Having agreed to testify on the attack in Benghazi, reports indicate Secretary of State John Kerry envisions a “one and done” scenario, seemingly putting the issue to rest once and for all. Others aren’t so sure. Former Secretary Hillary Clinton is expected
Tennessean Devin Barnes, 21, was accused of writing a racial slur on a Red Lobster restaurant receipt last year, now he’s suing after a handwriting expert has concluded it wasn’t his hand writing. The waitress also posted the receipt on the Internet at the time. Devin
In a craven bit of election years politics, “Senate Democrats are closing ranks behind Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and President Obama’s decision to keep him in the Cabinet despite Republican calls for his ouster.” Meanwhile, if you’re a
A review of job openings within the Veterans Administration is causing some to ask why the VA never bothered staffing up for what were easily predictable increases in service needs and it’s now blaming said increases for what amounts to
For someone once charged with policing America’s borders, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano sure does seem to have a loose grasp on her thoughts on the subject. Today she’s saying the border can’t even be sealed and we’re wasting
The Mother-in-Law of Chelsea Clinton, former congresswoman Marjorie Margolies lost a chance to get back to Washington, “losing big in her Pennsylvania House race against state lawmaker Brendan Boyle.” The Associated Press called the race for Boyle Tuesday night. With
In what is being characterized as “a criticism of the West for failing to confront Mr Putin over his seizure of Crimea”, Britain’s Prince Charles said, “And now Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler” with said seizure.
It seems fair to suggest Barack Obama’s chief of staff Dennis McDonough could have made some better word choices when discussing Obama’s feelings regarding the ongoing Veteran’s Administration scandal with Major Garrett. DENIS McDONOUGH: ..the President is madder than hell, and
When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said “Hillary Clinton’s age and health are valid campaign issues” should she opt to run for the presidency in 2016. The question picked up on comments by Karl
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) more, or less denied being a socialist when asked by CBS’ Bob Schieffer today, although she didn’t really get into what exactly makes the charge false. Warren also declined to endorse Hillary Clinton for her
House Speaker John Boehner went on Fox News today to discuss the establishment of a House Select Committee to investigate Benghazi. He qalso said he would not seek the arrest of former IRS official Lois Lerner for being in contempt of
In a move believed to lend more credibility to “controversial online currency” Bitcoin, the Federal Election Commission has unanimously ruled that political committees involved in federal elections can accept contributions in bitcoins as long as donors are identified. However, the ruling
Six-year-old Avery Lane of Maine died of Influenza and was buried in a local cemetery aligned with the Quaker faith. Now, the young girl’s grave has been vandalized, with her family worried that it was the result of decorations not
As Democrat foot dragging stalls Congressional action on any Keystone pipeline legislation, the Obama administration suffers no such impediment in acting unilaterally to impose new regulations on the rail transport of crude oil. “The Transportation Department issued an emergency order
I guess Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would like you to believe that the world’s climate was going along just fine … until those two evil Koch brothers, Charles and David were born. Given these comments, one has to wonder
