President Donald Trump gleefully announced that, under his direction, U.S. military troops had swooped down on the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento and kidnapped California Governor Gavin Newsom. “We’re charging Newscum with fraud.” When a reporter asked for specifics about the fraud charges, Trump pointed to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi, clearly taken by surprise, said, “We’re looking into it and will let you know the details as soon as we’ve created them.”   read more

The bad news seems without end for pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, which has only itself to blame. In addition to paying the largest criminal fine in U.S. history ($1.19 billion) for illegally marketing the painkiller Bextra, Pfizer created a ...   read more

For many Iraqi and Afghan civilians who have suffered losses at the hands of American soldiers, getting compensated for dead relatives or damaged property often results in denials or bureaucratic redirections that lead to small payments.   After...   read more

Unable to get the new airfield it needs, the U.S. Navy is considering renting runways at public and private airports in Virginia to accommodate the practice flights of some aircraft. Naval officials have tried unsuccessfully for years to build new...   read more

Foreign buyers are itching for the opportunity to buy American-made pilotless reconnaissance aircraft, and the Department of Defense does not plan to get in the way, despite concerns that the military technology could fall into the wrong hands.  ...   read more

To say hedge fund managers have it better off than corporate CEOs is like saying billionaires have really got it over multi-millionaires.   New data released shows times are still pretty good for many corporate executives, even though compensati...   read more

Republican Representative Todd Tiahrt of Kansas is blaming President Barack Obama for having to spend more taxpayer dollars on his congressional office. Tiahrt claims the 11% increase in spending is due to the fact that his office has been getting...   read more

Dieter Krombach of Germany is awaiting trial in France for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. What makes Krombach’s case unusual was how he came to be in the custody of French law enforcement.   Following the death of Kalinka Bamberski i...   read more

Hookers do have a heart of gold in Nevada, where their trade group has agreed to pay higher licensing fees to stave off budget cuts for veterans services. Lean revenues in Nye County had commissioners considering layoffs of two civil servants in t...   read more

President George W. Bush exceeded his legal authority when he instructed the National Security Agency to spy on suspected terrorists in the United States without obtaining warrants from a special federal court, according to a court ruling on Wedne...   read more

Fourteen states intend to fight the recently passed federal healthcare reform legislation in court, but in Georgia and Nevada the Democratic attorneys general are refusing to cooperate with their Republican governors’ requests to join the cause. ...   read more

With the deadline for mailing in forms having arrived, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the national response rate is down considerably from the 2000 headcount. Whereas 72% of household mailed back their census forms 10 years ago, only 54% had...   read more

The fewest number of Americans died on the nation’s roadways in 2009 since 1954, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Figures compiled by the agency show 33,963 people lost their lives last year in motor vehicle traffic...   read more

Ali Hussain Sibat, a Lebanese television host who occasionally offered predictions on his show, was scheduled to be executed in Saudi Arabia on April 2 for acts of “sorcery,” But his lawyer, May el-Khansa, has been told by a Lebanese government of...   read more

After reviewing 58 sex scandals over the past two decades involving politicians or major candidates for federal, state and local office, The Daily Beast has determined that Republicans have had more embarrassing escapades than Democrats. But what ...   read more

Supporters of the Second Amendment and the right to own guns are planning a national march on Washington, DC, scheduled for April 19. The date was chosen because it is the 235th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord. However, April 1...   read more

More than two months before it became legal to accept unlimited contributions to federal independent expenditure committees, the abortion-rights advocacy group EMILY’s List reported a $175,700 donation to its 527 committee involved in the U.S. Se...   read more