A picture taken on October 23, 2012 in Rennes, western France, shows a finger touching the screen of a handheld device that features a logo of the micro-blogging site Twitter. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) By Avi Asher-Schapiro Twitter — the online microblogging platform favored by President Donald Trump — has been purging accounts
OLATHE, Kan. — A man living in an Olathe home that caught fire early Thursday morning was able to escape without injury. Olathe's fire chief, Jeff Degraggenreid, said shortly after 5 a.m. they received a call from the resident along South Chambery Drive and to report a fire on his back deck. Flames eventually worked their way up the back
WASHINGTON — GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace “Obamacare,” in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test. The bill could still come to a vote in coming days, but canceling Thursday’s vote was a significant defeat. It came on
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are plenty of activities to keep fans entertained before games tip-off Thursday night at Sprint Center. With temperatures in the 70s Thursday afternoon, the area will be slammed. From fanfest, to contests, to games, to live music and more, there's something for everyone. The Kansas City streetcars will be your best mode of transportation to
HOUSTON – Friends and family are mourning the passing of a Texas woman who lost her battle with gastric cancer. After Kristal Nelson's cancer diagnosis the 35-year-old mother of four developed an online following by sharing her daily battle. "You didn't have to meet her, all someone had to do was mention her name and you felt like you knew
Al-Quds’s Islamic Endowments Bureau has stated that Zionist digs under a historical mosque that dates back to the Omari conquest of the city in year 15 H.Q, have caused structural cracks in the mosque. Al-Quds’s mosque inspector, Sheikh Mazen Ahram, said that cracks on the small Omari mosque’s entrance in the Al-Seryan neighborhood, and on its main door, are due
For years under Obama, our troops in Afghanistan were sacrificed to the politically correct refusal to state the truth about Islam. And now we have another senseless “insider attack,” once again because the Obama administration steadfastly refused for eight years to acknowledge the motive and ideology of jihadic doctrine. How are our soldiers supposed to distinguish the jihadists from people
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Photos and video captured Santa Monica firefighters successfully resuscitating a small dog that was trapped in a burning apartment this week. The pooch survived after firefighters performed CPR and provided oxygen through a mask designed for pets, according to a Facebook post from the Santa Monica Fire Department. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Tuesday
Pix11 news agency: Families of 800 victims have filed a lawsuit accusing the Saudis of complicity in the worst terror attacks on American soil. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals. The classified FBI documents released last year, show a number of them have been in contact with the Saudi Embassy in Washington. Pix.com wrote that the legal action,
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ramp up amusement ride inspection requirements after a boy was killed on a water slide last year in Kansas City, Kansas. But the bill first could face amendments. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard a bill Thursday that would require amusement rides be inspected by a qualified outside inspector. The
