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The Senate has wrapped up the vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch and as expected he has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. Gorsuch was confirmed by a vote of 54-45, mostly along partisan lines. No Republican voted against Judge Gorsuch. CNN count: The Senate has enough votes to confirm Gorsuch to SCOTUS https://t.co/1mYfioclxe — Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) April 7, 2017

SOUTH BEND, Ind.– Two high school sweethearts who hadn't gone on a date together since the 1950s decided to tie the knot. Joyce Kevorkian and James Bowman graduated from an Illinois high school in 1953 and went off to different colleges. They both would eventually go on to get married, have children and live life. "He had his life and

Professor Walter Williams is a conservative American icon who has helped to shape the philosophy and intellect of some of America’s most conservative intellectual minds. The economist and Professor at George Mason University is a prolific writer whose musings on economics, freedom, and culture have captivated and encouraged conservatives for decades. His work has molded a generation of conservative leaders,

KANSAS CITY — Syrians in Kansas City are applauding the U.S. military strike Thursday, launched after a chemical weapons attack killed dozens of civilians in their native land. Fariz Turkmani In the last year, nearly 30 Syrian refugee families have resettled in the metro area, and Syrian-Americans such as Fariz Turkmani have been instrumental in helping them adapt to their

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

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

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

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

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

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