Category: Nation

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

Oregon man, drenched in blood, reportedly carries human head into store, stabs employee

A man is behind bars after allegedly walking into an Estacada, Oregon, grocery store on Mother’s Day, covered in blood and carrying what appeared to be a human head. KATU 2 reports that the incident occurred at the Estacada Thriftway store off of North Broadway Street. The suspect, whose name is unknown at this time, was drenched in blood as

How to ruin Mother’s Day with trigger warnings

First of all, let’s get the obligatory feel-good declarations out of the way. Happy Mother’s Day (and yes, it’s “Mother’s” in the singular, not Mothers’ as will be explained below ) to all of you mothers out there. I hope your families make you feel as special as you are. With that sincere recognition out of the way it’s time

Impeachable? Trump gets TWO scoops of ice cream while the peasants all get one

Crank up the outrage machine, but perhaps not at the wanton gluttony of President Trump. Still, according to CNN that’s where the story begins. I caught wind of this story from Mike Lachance at Legal Insurrection and it’s really less about the President’s dietary habits than how the media reacts to any tidbit of potentially damning news they can lay

Coulter: You know, the “Trump haters” could have been right

Has Donald Trump’s most prominent conservative-commentator supporter abandoned ship? Not quite yet, but as the Daily Caller’s Alex Pfeiffer discovered in his interview with Ann Coulter, she’s got a flotation vest on and has begun searching for a lifeboat. A lack of progress on the border wall and the rise of nepotism has Coulter despairing of the Trump presidency she

WEEKLY TIMELINE