Category: Nation

Nineteen-year-old Smithville man accused of molesting 5-month-old boy

SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Clay County prosecutors charged a 19-year-old man from Smithville with one count of statutory sodomy for allegedly molesting a 5-month-old boy. Brent R. Porter is accused of sexually assaulting the victim on Wednesday. Court documents say that a mom told investigators she changed her child’s diaper, and about five minutes later while she was outside smoking a

Trump’s Airstrike on Syria Destroys Government Airport

From the Daily Caller News Foundation: Initial damage assessments show President Donald Trump’s strike on an airbase in Syria Thursday likely destroyed the facility. Syrian government aircraft from the al-Shayrat airfield are reportedly responsible for Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack on a town in Syria’s Idlib province, which left approximately 72 people dead and possibly hundreds more injured. Two U.S. Navy

President Trump Explains Why He Authorized the Attack on Syria

Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump gave an impromptu press conference to explain why had decided to authorize the strike on a Syrian airfield just a few hours earlier. On Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al Assad launched a horrible chemical attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent. Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children.

Overland Park girl reports man in silver SUV tried to entice her at bus stop

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Police in Overland Park are investigating a report of child enticement that occurred Friday morning. A girl waiting at her bus stop around 7 a.m. near 140th and Metcalf said a man in an SUV stopped and asked her to come over. She says she refused. The man then asked for directions to “Oklahoma” before leaving.

Rand Paul Breaks Rank to Criticize Trump’s Syrian Airstrike, Libertarians Applaud

While many across the nation heralded Donald Trump’s decisive action regarding Syria’s unwarranted use of chemical weapons, others are decrying the President for what they feel was a colossal foreign policy blunder. Worse yet, many with libertarian tendencies are lambasting the President for what they feel is a reneging of certain campaign promises that he made during his long and

Republican Leadership Voices Support for Trump’s Syria Attack

It seems that President Trump may be building some consensus with his foreign policy moves. Last night CNN’s Fareed Zakaria called the attack “quite intelligent” and “quite effective,” before then wondering if President Trump acted out of intelligence or out of a fit of emotion. Today Republicans and Democrats alike are praising the President’s attack on Syria. Senator Chuck Schumer

Russian Warships On Course Toward U.S. Naval Vessels That Sacked Syrian Airbase

Last night, after President Trump made a decisive move against the heinous Assad regime in Syria, who are accused of utilizing outlawed chemical weapons in an attack on his own people. The response to this reprehensible human rights violation was swift and bold. Fifty nine Tomahawk Cruise Missiles launched from a U.S. Navy Destroyer rained down on an airfield in

Republicans begin Calling for Susan Rice to Testify before Congress

On Wednesday evening Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) appeared on Fox News’ First 100 Days with host Martha MacCallum where he doubled down on his previous condemnation of former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who he likened to “Typhoid Mary.” Cotton also told MacCallum that he hoped Rice would soon be appearing before a congressional committee to explain exactly how it

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