Detroit Police Chief: Concealed Weapons Permits Save Lives
Detroit— If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.
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Obama Gun Control Efforts Start Again: New Executive Actions on Gun Background Checks Proposed
The Obama administration on Friday proposed two new executive actions to make it easier for states to provide mental health information to the national background check system, wading back into the gun control debate after a months-long hiatus.
Two Giant Retailers Offer Free Prescription Drugs for ObamaCare Enrollees
In what you can interpret as either an act of corporate altruism, corporate lobbying, or a mix of both, two giant retailers — Walmart and Walgreens — have agreed to save the Obama Administration from who knows how many horror-story anecdotes by agreeing to fill 30 days of free prescriptions for ObamaCare enrollees.
Uncle Sam’s New Year’s Eve Borrowing Binge: $1,088 Per Household in 1 Day
Uncle Sam—AKA the federal government—went on a New Year’s Eve binge, adding a net of $125,202,709,546.99 to its total debt in just the one day of Dec. 31, 2013, according to the U.S. Treasury.
Midwest, Northeast Braces for ‘Life Threatening’ Arctic Blast
As much of the country digs out from a powerful winter storm that buried parts of the Northeast, forecasters are predicting an arctic-air blast over the northern tier of the country that will likely deliver the coldest air of the year.
Global Warming Theory Foiled Again: Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt ‘lowest EVER recorded’
Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey say that the melting of the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf in Antarctica has suddenly slowed right down in the last few years, confirming earlier research which suggested that the shelf’s melt does not result from human-driven global warming.
It Begins: Colorado Toddler Tests Positive for Marijuana (+video)
Police in Longmont are trying to figure out how a toddler got her hands on marijuana that made her sick.
Egyptian Puppet Allegedly Sending Coded Instructions to Islamist Terrorists (+video)
Egypt’s crackdown on support for the Muslim Brotherhood turned surreal this week as prosecutors agreed to investigate the allegation that a puppet that babbles nonsensically in an advertisement for a multinational phone company was in fact sending coded instructions to Islamist terrorists.
China: North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Fed His Uncle to a Pack of 120 Hungry Dogs
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fed his once-powerful uncle to 120 hungry dogs, according to a detailed report in a newspaper with close ties to China’s ruling Communist Party and reported by the Straits Times.
Residents Leap from Windows to Escape Minneapolis Apartment Fire
Fourteen people were hurt, at least three critically, when an explosion and fire rocked a three-story apartment building in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, forcing residents to jump from windows and flee into subzero temperatures.