Category Archives: National News
State by State: What Americans don’t know how to spell.
In honor of the National Spelling Bee, which starts Wednesday, Google decided to see what words people in each of the 50 states struggle to spell. To do this, it looked at Google searches of “how to spell ______” in … Continue reading
Jerry DeLemus sentenced to 7 years for role in Nevada standoff
LAS VEGAS – A judge called a New Hampshire man a “bully vigilante” and sentenced him to more than seven years in prison for organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a standoff with U.S. agents in 2014. … Continue reading
El Salvador Freaks Out As Trump Deports Hundreds Of MS-13 Gang Members
When migrants cross the border from El Salvador, they’re not sending their best. Criminals, drug dealers, and rapists have been sneaking into the United States in droves – which in the words of Donald Trump, “has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.” … Continue reading
Man Buys Ticket to Women-Only Wonder Woman Screening, Internet Loses its Mind
Movie Tavern Alamo Drafthouse stepped into a huge pile of Internet late last week when it’s NYC venue decided to hold a woman’s only viewing of upcoming DC Comic flick, Wonder Woman. The proceeds of the screening were to benefit … Continue reading
NH SoS Bill Gardner Defends Spot on Trump’s Election Integrity Panel
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner says he has heard almost nothing from the White House in the two weeks since he agreed to join President Donald Trump’s election integrity commission. More… | US News
Stop Touching Me!
Handshake-Free Zones Target Spread Of Germs In The Hospital. Not all health workers are so careful, despite strict handwashing policies in virtually all medical facilities. A 2010 study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shows that only … Continue reading
Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House
Looking ahead to next year’s elections, Democrats are trying to recruit at least two dozen military veterans to challenge Republican incumbents. They argue that candidates with military on their resumes appeal to independent voters and can help the party break … Continue reading
Boy Scouts insist on keeping sex-abuse secrets
Former Scouts in Georgia and other states, many of them now middle-age, say the national organization’s refusal to make public the files helped facilitate sexual abuse inflicted by their scoutmasters. The accusers’ claim of a conspiracy of silence is the … Continue reading
CNN: Liberals think they are tolerant, but often, they aren’t
"Liberals think they are tolerant, but often, they aren't," argues @FareedZakaria https://t.co/0urfK127Z3 — CNN (@CNN) May 28, 2017 | GraniteGrok