By Cathy Milne on February 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucus, O'Malley
U.S. News
According to NBC News, Martin O’Malley, 53, announced his plans to suspend his presidential campaign. This decision was made early in the evening during the Iowa Caucus when he failed to gain enough votes. The former governor of Maryland originally launched his candidacy with big hopes and a strong resume. Yet, his campaign did not […]
By Cathy Milne on January 30, 2016
Bundy, Burns, FBI, Malheur Wildlife Refuge Center, Oregon
Breaking News, U.S. News
There are four holdouts remaining at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Center near Burns, Ore. David Fry is one of them. He posted a video in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2016, stating, “We’re not dead yet.” According to ABC News, the video is a reminder that the remaining occupiers are hyper-vigilant about being removed […]
By Cathy Milne on January 26, 2016
Bundy, Burns, FBI, John Day, Oregon
Breaking News, Shooting, U.S. News
According to NBC News, on Jan. 26, 2016, Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan, and several others who have been occupying a federal building near Burns, Ore., have been arrested in a confrontation with Oregon State Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The situation transpired between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. PST. The Bundy brothers […]
By Cathy Milne on January 24, 2016
Barack Obama, Boston Globe Newspaper, Clinton, gun violence, New Hampshire
Breaking News, U.S. News
On Jan. 24, 2016, the editorial board of the Boston Globe Newspaper published their support for Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary. The board states she is the best choice, not because of her opponents weaknesses but, instead, for her “demonstrated strength and experience.” New Hampshire’s primary is scheduled for Feb. 9, […]
By Cathy Milne on January 24, 2016
Mississippi, Pearl River County, Shootout
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, U.S. News
There was a shootout at the McLemore Gun Shop on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at 2:15 p.m. CST. According to WLOX, an ABC News affiliate, two men are dead while two others are in critical condition. It happened at Highway 43 North in Pearl River County, Miss. According to David Allison, who is a Pearl […]
By Cathy Milne on January 24, 2016
Santa Maria, Shoplifter, Walmart
Breaking News, U.S
A Walmart in Santa Maria, Calif. had to call the police today, January 23, 2016, when a shopper was in the process of shoplifting in their grocery store at 4:34 p.m. PST. By the time the police arrived, the alleged shoplifter had left the store, was able to get into their vehicle, and flee from […]
By Cathy Milne on January 23, 2016
Belliagio Hotel-Casino, Flamingo, Las Vegas, shooting
Breaking News, Shooting, U.S. News
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a section of the Las Vegas strip was closed on Jan. 22, 2016, due to an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred in front of the Bellagio Hotel-Casino fountains at 3600 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, shortly after 7:00 p.m. PST. The Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson, Larry Hadfield told reporters there […]
By Cathy Milne on January 22, 2016
drug cartel, El Chapo, extradition, Mexico
Breaking News, Crime
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will be extradited to the United States. According to a report by The Chicago Tribune, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced on Jan. 22, 2016, that the extradition process will be accelerated. Without expressing a specific timetable, Nieto said that his Attorney General’s Office has been directed to move Guzman into […]
By Cathy Milne on January 22, 2016
Dole, Health, Listeria, salad
Breaking News, CDC Warning
An outbreak of Listeria has claimed the life of one person, and the culprit is a bacterium that causes invasive gastrointestinal infection. The carriers are packaged salads from a Dole Food Company facility in Springfield, Ohio. As CNN reported Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the outbreak has been an ongoing concern of the Centers for Disease […]
By Cathy Milne on January 21, 2016
Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, Jones
Breaking News, U.S, U.S. News
Assemblyman Brent Jones and presidential candidate Donald Trump share the same desire to initiate a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2014, which was the first year Americans could buy coverage through the public exchanges, Health Care Service Corporation, the largest not-for-profit health insurance company in the country, recorded a loss of $281.9 […]