Category: Nation

Did the Syria strike push China toward action on North Korea?

So the fireworks in Syria have produced all sorts of interesting results on the international diplomacy front. World leaders in western nations who have seemed at least somewhat skeptical of President Trump (to put it mildly in some cases) were suddenly praising him. The Russians, who Democrats regularly assure us are pulling Trump’s strings, are getting nervous. But perhaps the

Pentagon investigating possible Russian involvement in Syrian chemical attack

CNN reports the Pentagon is investigating possible Russian involvement in the Syrian chemical weapons attack that took place earlier this week: The Pentagon is looking for any evidence that the Russian government knew about or was complicit in the attack in Idlib province that killed at least 80 people and injured dozens more, a senior US defense official said… The

Go on a Movie Trip in Kansas City!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has a surprising connection to Hollywood. Known as the Barbecue Capital of the World, Paris on the Plains and City of Fountains — Kansas City has been the setting of several major movies. Kansas City is known for its Jazz, fountains, and barbecue, and it’s interesting to know Kansas City has always had ties

Mom: Son, 11, took his own life after girlfriend faked her death

DETROIT — Charges are pending against a juvenile after a Michigan mother said a social media prank in which her 11-year-old son’s girlfriend faked her own suicide led the boy to take his own life. Katrina Goss said Thursday that she found her son, Tysen Benz, unresponsive March 14 in his room after seeing social media posts and texts that

Third man found guilty of murdering 14-year-old KC girl at water park

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Jackson County jury on Friday found Ce-Antonyo D. Kennedy, 19, guilty in the 2015 Bay Water Park murder of Alexis Kane, 14. In addition to Murder 2nd Degree, the jury also found him guilty of Armed Criminal Action. Ce-Antonyo Kennedy Kennedy is the third of three co-defendants who has been convicted in the murder. A

Liberals Blame Racism and Misogyny for Focus on Susan Rice, Conservative Black Women Erupt

Over the last couple of weeks there has been fierce debate in Washington, D.C. over which scandal is the “real” scandal. Democrats argue that the Russia-Trump connection story is the real story we should be focusing on. Republicans argue that the recently proven true story that the Obama administration had been spying on the Trump campaign (and then on the

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

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