Michael Bargo Sentenced; Now Youngest Man on Florida Death Row (+video)
An Ocala man is heading to death row for his part in the slaying of a 15-year-old boy.
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True Unemployment Rate 11% or Higher in 49 of the Last 50 Months
The official unemployment rate has fallen to a five-year low of 7%. But put away the champagne.
North Carolina Democrat Warns Private School Vouchers Will Lead to Terrorist Kids
North Carolina’s superintendent of public instruction has warned that the state’s new voucher law could end up funding schools run by hardened terrorists who will churn out little terrorists hell-bent on the destruction of America.
Eight Miles from Columbine, Gunman Opens Fire at Colorado High School Injuring Two Students Before Shooting Himself (+video)
A shotgun-toting student who was targeting a teacher at a Colorado high school opened fire and injured two students this afternoon before shooting himself dead.
NYC Mayor de Blasio Walks Away From White House Meeting With Sweeping National Hopes for Progressivism
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio went down to Washington, D.C. today to meet with President Barack Obama, emerging emboldened that a “progressive movement” was sweeping the nation.
Last light: Incandescent Bulbs Become Illegal Jan. 1
On Jan. 1 it will become illegal to manufacture or import traditional 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs, thanks to a 2007 bill that set strict minimum efficiency standards – and effectively outlawed the ordinary bulb.
Breaking News: Man Arrested for Planned Suicide Bombing at Kansas Airport (UPDATED)
Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams says a 1 p.m. news conference Friday will address “a major situation for our city that was averted” through a collaborative investigation.
A Splash Or A Wave? A First Look At The 2014 U.S. Senate Races
The GOP has been struggling to recapture the Senate majority for nearly a decade. Now, the sixth year itch, a plethora of vulnerable red-state Democrats, and Obamacare’s unpopularity appear to be forming a perfect storm – if the Republicans want it.
Thanks to Nuclear Option, Begich and Rest Of Senate Dems Confirm Radical Judge
She’s the kind of nominee the Democrats went nuclear for. Cornelia “Nina” Pillard was confirmed by a 51-44 vote in the U.S. Senate in the middle of the night last night, as a judge on the powerful D.C. Circuit court. Prior to the nuclear option, she would have been (justifiably) filibustered and blocked.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Puts Ryan Under Fire From Fellow Conservatives
Representative Paul D. Ryan’s eight terms in Congress have produced much political celebrity and Republican respect but just two laws bearing the Ryan name — a renamed post office and a modified excise tax on arrows like the ones he uses for bow hunting.