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Awesome 5-Year-Old Girl Sells Lemonade for Charity Across the Street From Westboro Baptist Church

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:05 +0000

The Westboro Baptist Church may have finally met its match. And that match is only five-years-old. Jayden Sink has set up a lemonade stand in front of the Equality House, a rainbow-colored house that is across the street from Westboro’s headquarters in Kansas. Proceeds go to Planting Peace, an organization dedicated to “spreading peace in [...]

Bravest Mom Ever Runs Over Carjacker to Heroically Save Her Kids

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:41:41 +0000

The things we’ll do for our children. A Baytown, Texas woman driving with her two kids looked more like Bruce Willis in ‘Die Hard’ when she outfoxed a carjacker in a violent confrontation after he burst into the vehicle. Dorothy Baker-Flugence jumped into action last week when the suspect, armed with a knife, hopped into [...]

Husband Mistakenly Sells Wife's $23,000 Diamond Wedding Ring for $10

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:26:25 +0000

If he likes it, he’s going to have to put a ring on it. Again. A Laguna Niguel, California man made the ultimate blunder when he accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring at a garage sale for a measly 10 bucks. Racquel Cloutier was in the hospital earlier this month after having delivered [...]

USPS Releases New Forever Stamp Featuring The Man in Black

Clay Miller — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:45:02 +0000

The United States Postal Services this past Wednesday released yet another forever stamp. This time it honors a Country Music icon. The limited edition Johnny Cash Forever stamp is available now. It resembles a 45 rpm record sleeve, and it features a pic taken during a 1963 photo session for the release of his [...]

Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 7.6%

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:47:04 +0000

Job growth in May beat economists' expectations, coming in at 175,000 new positions added, which aligns closely with the yearly average. The unemployment rate rose ever so slightly, from 7.5 percent to 7.6 percent, a result of more people entering the work force, according to the Labor Department.

Two Top Secret Surveillance Programs Leaked – Is Big Brother Watching?

Nancy Mace — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:45:46 +0000

The Obama administration is defending reports of a secret federal court order that granted the National Security Agency a warrant to compile information about every phone call conducted on Verizon’s network. A White House spokesperson called the program a “critical tool” for protecting the country. In fact, it could be more far-reaching than anyone first [...]

6 Dead, 14 Injured in Philadelphia Building Collapse; Search Operations Halted

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:19:55 +0000

Late Wednesday night, a 61-year-old woman was found alive amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia and taken to a nearby hospital where she remains in critical condition. The search for other survivors has been halted as of Thursday morning.

84-Year-Old Winner of $590 Million Powerball Lottery Finally Claims Prize

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:32:57 +0000

The winner of the largest Powerball prize ever, $590 million, is Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, of Zephyrhills, Florida. Lottery officials made the announcement in a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Mackenzie opted not to attend the news conference, but issued a statement that revealed that on May 18 another customer at the Publix Supermarket in Zephyrhills, [...]

Building Collapses in Philadelphia, Trapping and Injuring Multiple People

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:43:22 +0000

On Wednesday morning, a four-story building in Philadelphia collapsed unexpectedly, trapping some people under the rubble and injuring others. As of noon, rescue workers are digging through the destruction in hopes of finding at least two people who are still missing. Twelve others have already been found and taken to local hospitals. None of them [...]

I-5 Bridge Collapses in Washington's Skagit River, Sending Cars and Drivers Into the Water [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:26 +0000

A bridge collapse in Mount Vernon, Washington on Thursday miraculously resulted in no fatalities. The Interstate-5 Bridge went tumbling in the Skagit River below, causing three people to spill into the water and go to the hospital. Dan Sligh was in his car with his wife when the bridge came tumbling down. He explained what [...]

Lucky Cashier Sells Herself Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket — One Week After Another Win!

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:33 +0000

Some jobs pay better than others. A Doniphan, Missouri woman who works as a convenience store clerk recently sold herself a winning $1 million ticket in last weekend’s $590 Powerball jackpot. Maryjane Hart’s windfall came just one week after she collected $500 on another ticket she played. For her million dollar payday, Hart chose numbers [...]

Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000

Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce — mostly because she didn’t have a home to do it in. Chelesa was recently named valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Georgia, even though she was homeless for most of her high school career and was forced to spend some nights sleeping in her [...]

Hero Dad Goes Out to Buy Daughter Ice Cream, Winds Up Stopping Robbery

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:44 +0000

A good dad has proven to be an even better Good Samaritan. Frank Ventola ran out to the supermarket in Denver to pick up some ice cream for his daughter last weekend, only to single-handedly stop a man trying to rob Vicodin from the store’s pharmacy. Ventola was on the hunt for coffee ice cream [...]

Serial Bully Banned From School – Do You Agree? [VIDEO]

Clay Miller — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:03 +0000

When you send your kids off to school in the morning, you are thinking about the education that awaits them. What you are not expecting is for your child to be bullied, or even worse hurt. Such as the case of a young girl in Jacksonville, Florida. The 14 year old eighth grader (Aria) was attacked outside of [...]

High School Baseball Team Lifts Up Car to Save Trapped Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:50 +0000

If the Valley High School baseball team in Sacramento, California is as clutch on the field as it is off of it, it may very well win a championship. After a woman accidentally hit and backed over her teenage daughter, several players on the team ran to the scene and saved the day by lifting [...]

Another Nail In The Privacy Coffin

Mike Hendren — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:00:05 +0000

Looks like President Obama is about ready to allow FBI, perhaps even DHS in your internet back door

Second Graders Suspended for Pretending Pencils are Guns

Clay Miller — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:18 +0000

Two Virginia second graders were suspended from school last Friday, after the boys were playing a game in which they pretended pencils were guns. According to WNEW-TV, the kids were called out for violating Suffolk school system’s zero-tolerance policy on carrying weapons. Paul Marshall, one of the boys’ fathers and a former Marine said thought [...]

3 Missing Women Found in Cleveland After 10 Years in Captivity

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:27:27 +0000

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, all of whom disappeared between 2002 and 2004 in Cleveland, have been found alive, after being kidnapped imprisoned in a house on Cleveland’s West Side. The women are all alive and safe and in fair condition, according to Dr. Gerald Maloney, an emergency room doctor at MetroHealth Medical Center, where [...]

High School Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:57:30 +0000

Wheatmore High School in Trinity, North Carolina has found itself in one mother of a controversy. The school has made waves by banning a yearbook picture featuring a student holding her baby son. The school asked seniors to pose with a prop that represents who they are. Caitlin Tiller, 17, decided to use her son, [...]

Solid April Jobs Report Shows Dropping Unemployment Rate, Business Expansion

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:43:35 +0000

The economy added 165,000 jobs in April, bringing the overall unemployment rate down a tick to 7.5 percent. The monthly report from the Labor Department also included upward revisions to the last two reports, helping to ease fears of a slowdown. Last month’s jobs numbers seemed ominous. The number of positions added in March was [...]