AKRON, Ohio – Ohio authorities say they believe a woman held up three banks within just over a half-hour. Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards said based on the surveillance photos, it appears to be the same woman. Police say the first bank was hit at about 3:15 p.m. Monday, the …

MANILA, Philippines – Adventurers who conquered Mount Everest successfully launched a replica of an ancient Philippine boat Saturday that they will use to sail around Southeast Asia and possibly to Africa to promote Filipino pride and unity. The replica of the balangay — a wooden-hulled boat used in the archipelago …

An Army psychiatrist who reportedly feared an impending war deployment is in custody as the sole suspect in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas that left 12 dead and 31 wounded, an Army official said Thursday night. The gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, first said to have been …

Last Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi begged, cajoled, and threatened health care legislation to a successful vote in her chamber, albeit by a razor thin margin of 220-215. The administration and House leadership touted this as a landmark vote, which it is, but only if you ignore the fact that …

You know what I think turns off voters? Not lying politicians, but lying politicians who insist they’re not lying politicians; politicians who say one thing, then do another. I know, I know: Nothing profound here. But you’d think those guys in Washington would get it there. People have had it …

The news that is not White House approved… He’s Baaaaack! Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is at it again. This time he is attacking former Vice President Cheney in his characteristically vulgar manner. Here’s what he had to say Wednesday night on the Obama network when asked his thoughts on some …

Jason Momoa’s path to a ripped physique might seem counterintuitive. The Hawaiian actor recently revisited his 2018 role as “Aquaman” for the movie’s sequel, and explained the diet he followed during filming. Admitting to eating “everything,” Momoa said he didn’t focus on calories. “I just shovel it in, and then …

A new study revealed that severe childhood obesity rates have risen in the United States — and experts expect to see the upward trend continue. Published in the journal Pediatrics, the study looked at 16.6 million children ages 2 to 4 who were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program …

The Republican lawmaker who forced the Universities of Wisconsin to reduce diversity positions called Tuesday for an in-depth review of diversity initiatives across state government and repeated his claim that he has only begun to dismantle equity and inclusion efforts in the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos made the remarks …

What is Rick Perry up to? The former Texas governor looks to be cutting himself out of the conservative herd. He recently blasted his fellow Republicans for losing “our moral legitimacy as the party of Lincoln, as the party of equal opportunity,” by being “content to lose the black vote.” …