The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would legalize hemp, removing it from the federal list of controlled substances and allowing it to be sold as an agricultural commodity, according to WKYT. “Hemp has played a foundational role in Kentucky’s agriculture heritage, and I believe that it can be an important part of our future,” McConnell […]
Category: Domestic
Orlando Nightclub Mass Murderer’s Dad Was FBI Informant
The Orlando nightclub shooter’s dad – revealed to be an FBI informant – told authorities who were investigating Omar Mateen before the attack that pro-terror comments the would-be gunman made to coworkers were just examples of him “being stupid,” an agent testified Monday. FBI Special Agent Juvenal Martin, who was on the stand in the […]
Trump Says ‘Much Of’ The Porn Star Story Is A ‘Political Hoax
President Donald Trump has referred to stories around his alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels as a ‘political hoax,’ a friend of the president said. Chris Ruddy, an ABC News contributor and the founder and CEO of news and opinion site Newsmax who said he spoke to the president yesterday, told ABC News […]
Austin Terrorist Showed No Remorse In Recorded Confession
Austin serial bombing suspect left 25-minute confession on cell phone; Will Carr reports. The man linked to a series of deadly Austin package bombings called himself a “psychopath” in a recorded confession and said he had no remorse for the explosions that killed two people, a U.S. congressman said Saturday. Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, left […]
Chinese Space Station Is Going To Crash Back To Earth Uncontrolled
What goes up, must come down. Simply put, that’s why there’s so much interest in Tiangong-1, China’s first space station, which was launched in 2011 and has been in decreasing orbit ever since. China admitted last year it no longer had control of the space station –– and now it’s getting close to plummeting back […]
John Bolton To Fire Dozens Of White House Employees
The new national security adviser is reportedly planning major staffing changes at the National Security Council. Sources close to the situation told Foreign Policy that John Bolton is preparing to “clean house” and remove nearly all of the political appointees brought in by his predecessor. “Bolton can and will clean house,” one former White House […]
Family Of Four From Iowa Found Dead In Mexico
The family of four was found in the condo they rented in a tourist complex in Tulum, Mexico. Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Iowa family of four who were found dead Thursday in a condominium in Mexico after going missing. The family – Kevin Wayne Sharp, 41, Amy Marie Sharp, 38, […]
French Police Officer Dies After Trading Self To Terrorist For Hostage
TREBES, France — A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage died of his injuries, raising the death toll in the attack to four. The officer was honored Saturday as a national hero of “exceptional courage and selflessness.” Col. Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was among the […]
Trump Says He Unhappy With Bill He Just Signed
An “unhappy” President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill into law Friday, his second about-face in 24 hours on the measure to keep the government open. The president said he approved the legislation to fund the government through September for national security reasons, as it authorizes a major increase in military spending that […]
Craigslist Shutsdown Personals Section After New Laws Passed
The service announced Friday it will no longer operate the portion of its website that allows individuals to seek encounters with strangers. The move comes two days after the Senate approved of bipartisan legislation called the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. The legislation, now awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, would create an exception to Section 230 […]
Oregon Arrested For Baking Chihuahua In Her Oven
ASTORIA, Ore. (KATU) – A Warrenton woman has been charged with first-degree animal abuse after police say she killed a Chihuahua by cooking it in an oven. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Warrenton Police Department, officers began investigating a report of animal abuse Monday. Someone had told police that 28-year-old Noelle Georgia […]
Austin Terrorist Had Hit List, Unique Modus Operandi
The 23-year-old man linked to the deadly bombings that rocked Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas over the past month had a “target list” of future locations he wanted to strike, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Thursday. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said that authorities have discovered that Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, […]