A 58-year-old store clerk and Vietnam War veteran was “suspended” from his job at Mac’s Convenience Store in Rutland, Vermont, after using a gun on June 15 to stop a knife-wielding man from robbing the business. According to the Rutland
Earlier this week, Aaron Hernandez’ attorneys complained that his former team, the New England Patriots, was dragging its feet on releasing the ex-player’s employee records. Now Hernandez’ lawyers are asking a judge to issue a subpoena to force the team
Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to defend President Barack Obama against former Vice President Dick Cheney op-ed in the Wall Street Journal featured on the Drudge Report. Reid said, “Just to remind everyone, former vice president
Federal facilities remain overwhelmed as thousands of children–most from Central America–cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally each day. Amid the situation, which has been labeled a “humanitarian crisis,” it has been revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the illegal immigrant
According to the “Geneva-based research project Small Arms Survey” the guns that U.S. police seize “from gang members, felons, and drug traffickers in the U.S.” are handguns 77 percent of the time and rifles of any sort–including “assault rifles”–less than
Critics haven’t been kind to Jay Leno’s brand of humor. Leno hosted The Tonight Show for 22 years, drawing solid ratings along the way. He still never got the kudos fellow late night comic David Letterman received. Leno wasn’t “edgy”
A video of ISIS jihadists allegedly in charge of Baiji, Iraq has been released by Weasel Zippers. The city is home to Iraq’s largest oil refinery. Social media is filled with alleged pictures of ISIS attacks in Iraq. More images appearing
The fast food chain Jack in the Box is now accepting food stamps as payment in San Antonio, Texas. An employee at Jack in the Box told Breitbart Texas that Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards–the “modern” version of food stamps, which look and
When an ordinary human being decides to create his twitter account bio it really doesn’t matter how one describes himself. But when New Orleans Saints super star Jimmy Graham decided to call himself “Tight End” it may have cost him
On June 17 “an accidental explosion” at a central China armory “killed 17 soldiers while they were stacking ammunition.” The armory is located “on the outskirts of Hengyang.” The Associated Press reports that China’s Xinhua News Agency says the cause
Following the robbery and murder of a priest last week, the Diocese of Phoenix is making it clear that “clergy members have the right to bear arms–just like any U.S. citizen.” According to ABC 15, Father Joseph Terra was attacked
In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the United States Patent Office canceled six Washington Redskins trademarks because it determined that “Redskin” is “disparaging” to Native Americans. As USA Today noted before the ruling, the Redskins would still be allowed to use the
Berlin has banned the logo of the California-based Hells Angels from its city, viewing aspects of it “as symbols of a criminal organization.” The first Hells Angels charter was outlawed in Hamburg in 1983, but the move to ban the
Concerns over America’s immigration policies reached a fever pitch this month, as new reports surfaced about a surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America flooding into border states. Breitbart Texas Managing Director Brandon Darby set off a firestorm after publishing
An Article V convention, also known as the Convention of States, has quietly become a political inevitability, as state legislators all over the nation consider how to rein in the federal government’s unprecedented overreach and abuse. The Founding Fathers placed
Democratic State Sen. Wendy Davis wants to be Governor of Texas, but she has been spending a substantial amount of time fundraising in other states. It has now been revealed that Davis raised $3.6 million outside of the state. According to the Associated Press
According to a report that aired on Grand Rapids, MI Fox affiliate WXMI on Tuesday, ObamaCare is responsible for the end of another health care service due to cuts associated with the law’s implementation. Holland, MI’s Hospice of Holland’s board
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) — The FBI has released a comprehensive 83-page manual for deciphering social media slang and acronyms. The manual was published on MuckRock.com, who acquired the guide through a Freedom of Information Act request. “With the advent
No Common Core in Texas is essentially what Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in an opinion he rendered on the use of the Common Core State Standards in the Lone Star State on June 17, 2014. Abbott’s opinion was prompted
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd reacted to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing President Barack Obama’s job approval rating at 41 percent, matching a previous low, and also finding 54 percent
HOUSTON, Texas–As thousands of illegal illegal immigrants continue to cross the Texas-Mexico border each day, U.S. resources are strained and overwhelmed. A letter–dated May 2, 2014–addressed to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, asks for increased law enforcement in border
Saying they cannot find the cows they want in domestically, Chipotle is importing beef from Australia. That doesn’t sit well with Texas’ Commissioner of Agriculture, who says the company is being “irresponsible.” Writing in the Huffington Post last month, Chipotle
During the opening monologue of his Tuesday radio show, Glenn Beck called for both sides of the ideological spectrum to come together and “heal” for the country, part of which involved unifying on the notion that the 2003 U.S. invasion
After a month-long operation across six Midwestern states, the Department of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that a crackdown on criminal aliens and other immigration violators netted 297 criminals. Fifty-nine were arrested in Chicago alone. “Operation Cross Check,”
Now that private and commercial drone use is becoming more popular, it seems as good as time as any to integrate the devices into the use of social media. Enter “the dronie.” A play on the ubiquitous “selfie” phenomenon, a
