A Wisconsin reporter claims that First Lady Michelle Obama’s handlers demanded that journalists avoid speaking to any members of the audience who attended the first lady’s recent Milwaukee campaign event. Meg Kissinger, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, took
The 2012 Republican nominee for vice president, Paul Ryan, pledged that he would not try a run for president himself in 2016 if former running mate Mitt Romney jumped into the race once again. The congressman from Wisconsin insisted that
Parents and authorities in New Mexico are unhappy with the “meth candy” being sold by a local candy shop, saying that it isn’t a good idea for kids to pretend they are eating the dangerous drug. Debbie Ball is selling
City officials across the country claim that red light cameras are for “safety.” Critics, though, claim they are just another way for a city to raise money. Officials in New York City might find it hard to deny the critics
The Department of Agriculture, the agency that administers the food stamp program, has announced that it will spend $31.5 million on a new program that will promote a healthy diet for recipients of the assistance. The National Institute of Food
For years, geologists, oil men, and environmentalists have warned that the amount of oil humanity can pull out of the ground can only decrease from what we are getting now–a concept called “peak oil.” But despite warnings that “peak oil”
Memphis, Tennessee suffered another attack by a rampaging mob of black teenagers after they flooded the streets after a local high school football game Friday. The mob of some 40 teens flooded into the street near inner city Central High
As temperatures approached summer highs during the past weekend, shootings in the Windy City rose commensurately resulting in 43 shootings and five deaths. One of those killed was a 13-year-old boy. By Saturday morning, two had died and 14 were wounded as
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer features prominently as the 18th richest on the newest Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, but he isn’t the only sports figure on the big list. This year’s Forbes 400 list numbers many
Longtime Clinton flack James Carville is quite sure Hillary Clinton is the right candidate for president in 2016, and that now that she has finally found the “perfect message,” she is an even better candidate. Basing his new–more intense–level of praise
Five months after the outbreak began killing hundreds of Africans, President Obama is now saying that the Ebola virus poses a “growing threat to regional and global security.” Appearing before African leaders at the United Nations in New York on
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was stranded on the Southfield Freeway on Friday after a truck struck a pedestrian bridge causing it to collapse onto the roadway. A spokesman for the team said that Stafford did not witness the 6AM
A woman was beaten unconscious on the subway in Brooklyn by a gang of up to four teenage girls whom she had admonished to quit using foul language in front of children. The 21-year-old woman, who goes by the name
The lawyer for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who was accused of rape, says that the alleged victim wanted $7 million in hush money to make the charges go away. Winston’s lawyer, David Cornwall, sent a letter to Florida State
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) has introduced a bill that would use money earmarked for foreign aid to reimburse states for money spent to detain and educate illegal immigrants. Ellmers’ Accountability in Foreign Aid Act addresses concerns Republicans have over the
This week a gambler from Kingman, Arizona correctly picked the winners of all 15 Sunday and Monday NFL games, winning $57,935 off of a $5 bet. The Arizona gambler, who asked to be identified only as “Rex,” took his big
On September 10, Breitbart reported that several churches in Arizona drew national attention for sheltering illegal immigrants from authorities, but now up to 24 churches across the country have joined the first few Arizona churches in this movement. Earlier this
African American girls have a tougher time trying to get through school than any other race, so says a new article on education in America. A Huffington Post article by Rebecca Klein contends that black girls are mistreated more by
Liberal columnist Glenn Greenwald and Matt Drudge agree on one thing this week: Both noted that Syria has become the 7th Muslim country that the “Peace Prize president” bombed. “Syria becomes the 7th predominantly Muslim country bombed by 2009 Nobel
How many ways can one evoke war without actually saying the word “war”? President Obama has found quite a few euphemisms to use, instead of saying the dreaded “W” word. According to Luke Brinker of Salon.com Obama has used all
An internal Canadian government report recently proposed a program to release illegal aliens and monitor them with electronic ankle monitors, rather than detain them in government detention facilities. The proposed program is viewed as a cost-saving measure, one where detained
A Nashville woman says that former Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas tried to run her off the road with his SUV only moments before his fatal crash. Rob Bironas, a kicker for the Tennessee Titans from 2005 to 2013, died
The Des Moines Register has taken a step into the future by creating an Internet-based virtual world to accompany a new series of stories. In a journalism first, the virtual world created by the Gannett news service gives readers an
A planned $400 million project to build a wind turbine energy farm in northwest Missouri appears to be dead because it is too close to a bird sanctuary. Element Power of Portland, Oregon had planned to build a sprawling wind
The weekend of September 20 was a little more violent than usual in Chicago, with 33 people struck by gunfire. Three died from their wounds. Starting on Friday afternoon, the weekend death toll began with the death of 19-year-old Markise
