Category: Nation

Mild winter across the region heightens risks from ticks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Allison Holman's pups, Biff and Finn, love the outdoors but there is a threat looming in the grass waiting to sink its teeth into her dogs. "Anytime they come in from outside for a while, especially being in the woods, I always check them for ticks just because that freaks me out anyway. I don’t want

With drone ownership on a rapid rise, feds conduct study to enhance safety

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are an estimated 3 million drones that regularly fly over American skies, and by 2020 experts estimate there will be 7 million — the vast majority of those flown by hobbyists with little or no training. With the increase in drones, there has also been an increase in accidents. The blades on a drone can

Democratic congressman: Our mantra should be “ITN — Impeach Trump Now”

Dumb in every way, but lots of grassroots liberals feel like this so go figure that House members are starting to mimic them. CNN’s keeping a running list, in fact, although only a few have gone as far as Al Green has. President Trump has committed an act for which he should be charged by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Fight for 15 champion DNC sued for not paying minimum wage

With a hat tip to America Rising Squared, it’s worth noting that the DNC (and Big Labor) is off to a rough start this week. There’s an embarrassing lawsuit percolating in Pennsylvania where a group of Democratic campaign workers are upset with the state party and the leadership of the national committee. The reason? They were apparently working their tails

Coroner says excessive caffeine led to healthy 16-year-old boy’s death

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A coroner says a healthy 16-year-old South Carolina high school student died from heart problems after drinking too much caffeine. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Monday that Davis Cripe had no pre-existing heart condition that might have caused him to collapse and die in a classroom last month. Watts says Cripe drank a large Mountain Dew,

Funny: Spicer dodges questions repeatedly over whether Trump has recordings of Comey

He dodged on Friday too but it wasn’t as clear then as it is today just how adamantly he’s been instructed not. to. discuss. this. No matter what. You need to watch The Hill’s version of the clip to appreciate how scripted he was in batting down questions on this subject, not just in refusing to answer but in using

Dog shot with arrow at archery range; surveillance video leads to arrest

GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. – A man was arrested Monday after Washington police said he shot a dog with a bow and arrow at an archery range. The dog, named Dozer, is expected to live despite the arrow passing completely through his body. The arrow was removed, and a vet treated him. The arrow passed all the way through Dozer, but

School Bans Unvaccinated Kids After Immunized Children Start Chickenpox Outbreak

Augora Hills, CA — Close to one-quarter of students at a California elementary school have been directed by school officials to stay home for three weeks due to a small onset of chickenpox cases that began in March. The chickenpox outbreak at Mariposa School of Global Education in Augora Hills, California is unique because the first case of chickenpox discovered at the

NYT: Support for Korea policy depends on … two hands and a flashlight?

Americans have a bad reputation for their grasp of world geography. According to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the New York Times, it’s well deserved, at least when it comes to the Korean crisis. Only a little over a third of Americans could identify the Korean peninsula on a map, and some of the guesses

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