Today my take is about the Trump factor. But does anyone really know what it even is? Is it his fame as a celebrity — Ala ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — that’s driving his rise in the polls? Or is it his tough talk on the issues that apparently a lot of …
Read More »Jordan court sentences 12 in alleged Hamas plot to train bomb makers for West Bank attacks
AMMAN, Jordan – A government official says Jordan’s state security court sentenced 12 defendants to prison terms ranging from one to 15 years in what local media described as a plot by the Islamic militant Hamas group to carry out attacks in the West Bank. The official says eight defendants …
Read More »Kadri lifts Leafs over Bruins in OT 4-3; Toronto goalie Bernier leaves with injury
TORONTO – Nazem Kadri scored 2:51 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Thursday night. Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron scored for Boston, which lost back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 26 and March 1. Boston backup goalie Chad Johnson …
Read More »Knicks end disappointing season by beating Raptors, who get No. 3 seed anyway
NEW YORK – The Knicks lingered on the court, soaking in the cheers from the fans wearing those giveaway orange shirts that were probably meant for the playoffs. And once they left, that was it. Hard as it still is for them to believe, there is no more basketball for …
Read More »Trump sets up Presidential Fitness Test for another revamp after Obama retired it during presidency
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order reestablishing the Presidential Fitness Test and the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition for American schoolchildren. The origins of the Presidential Fitness Test date back to the 1950s under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration. Eisenhower established the President’s Council on …
Read More »The next big tax threat is coming from your state capital
If you are one of the millions of people celebrating the trimming of federal fat, you’ll want to know that anewtaxpayer threat ofstunningproportions is rising, fast. This time it’s not coming from Washington, D.C.; it’s coming from your statecapital. A $1.3 trillion pension crisisis barreling toward American taxpayers, and common-sense …
Read More »400 National Guard members descend upon DC; expanded crime crackdown expected Wednesday night
Around 400 D.C. National Guard members have reported for duty in the nation’s capital as of Wednesday afternoon in response to President Donald Trump’s directive to help make Washington “safe, clean and beautiful,” a U.S. Army official told Fox News. Hundreds more D.C. National Guard troops are expected to report …
Read More »California Democrats unveil redistricting map to wipe out 5 GOP seats, counter Texas plan
A map by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission (DCCC) reveals California’s redistricting plans after Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged in an all-capital-letter social media post to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY” through the new map. Democratic leaders in the California legislature on Friday evening unveiled their new proposed congressional district maps that …
Read More »National Guard troops from six red states head to DC to help tackle crime
Just more than one week after President Donald Trump unveiled plans to deploy troops from the D.C. National Guard and to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle crime in Washington, six states have pledged to send in their own National Guard troops to pitch in with the effort. Now, …
Read More »Meghan Trainor calls working with NFL star a ‘miracle’ that sparked new dream
Meghan Trainor is now a triple threat. During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 31-year-old singer discussed what it was like starring in her first commercial for State Farm alongside Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “They told me you got an offer to be in a State …
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