Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Saturday that he believes that black voters are becoming more open to the Republican Party. According to The Hill: “I think there’s a lot of people who are waking up,” the neurosurgeon-turned-presidential candidate said at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. “I met with a group of …
Following the shooting in Chattanooga (which killed 4 US Marines on the scene, with a Navy sailor dying on Saturday from wounds), the governors of six states have authorized the arming of the National Guard in response. The governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Florida and Indiana have authorized the arming of full-time National Guard …
In December, former congressman Michael Grimm pleaded guilty to one account of tax fraud. On Friday, Judge Pamela K. Chen sentenced him to 8 months in prison. News of Grimm’s crimes was brought to light by a federal investigation of his campaign fundraising. It was found that Grimm had under-reported wages and profits for his …
A Hampshire County Jail inmate accused of burglary made his bid for freedom last month, using parts of a pair of nail clippers to dig through the concrete ceiling of his cell and create a 6-by-9 inch hole that opened into a crawl space, police say. Angel Villanueva, 38, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty in Northampton …
For the first time in 21 years, the United States has won the International Math Olympiad. Six top high school students comprised the US Team, which competed with over 100 other teams from all around the world. The competition was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and lasted 2 days. Each student solves three problems. Concern …