Snacks. They’re what we shove into our faces when we’re feeling peckish. Chips, popcorn, pretzels — anything we can get our hands on, really. But amid all that crunching and munching, we rarely give any thought to the innovators behind those snack foods, or the stories that helped to shape those delectable morsels. All we care about […]
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Adam Goodman: At Tuesday’s Democratic debate, Bloomberg should take advice from Rocky and show up as a fighter
As the debacle of the last debate taunts the mind and haunts the soul of former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, he should shelve the briefing books in favor of playing over and over again one classic movie series. To survive the shifting terrain of a Democratic nomination minefield he needs to show more Rocky […]
California couple missing for 8 days found alive, police call it ‘a miracle’
A couple missing for over a week in Northern California were found alive on Saturday morning by rescuers who had given up hope of finding them alive. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference that Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, were found around 10 a.m. on Saturday in “very dense drainage [ditch] that […]
Christen Limbaugh Bloom: Five lies God sent Jesus to destroy
Have you ever stopped to consider how you imagine the tone of God’s voice to be? My church, C3 NYC, raised this question last Sunday as part of their series on God the Father. The sermon pointed out that, sadly, many people struggle to imagine God as a loving Father and instead envision Him as a […]
Netanyahu blasts rival Benny Gantz, cites two advisers who likened Trump to Hitler
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with Mark Levin for an interview airing on “Life, Liberty & Levin” Sunday, days before Israelis go to the polls for the country’s third general election in fewer than 11 months. Netanyahu blasted his chief rival Banny Gantz, whose center-left Blue & White Party has achieved parity with […]
Michael Guillen: Leap Year 2020 — Why it’s a gift from the heavens
In case you’ve been too busy to notice, 2020 is a leap year. Who cares, you say? I do, for one, and here’s why. First, leap year involves astronomy, one of my scientific specialties, so naturally, I love it. It takes Earth about 365 days and 6 hours to orbit the sun – what we […]
Mardi Gras float victim in New Orleans is 2nd fatality in days
NEW ORLEANS — A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous Saturday night street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade route during this year’s Carnival season, authorities said. The man was fatally injured just before 7 p.m. as the popular Krewe […]
Paul Batura: Ronald Reagan warned us about Bernie Sanders – over 40 years ago
Remembering Ronald Reagan’s life and legacy John Heubusch, executive director for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, hosts Bill Hemmer and ‘America’s Newsroom’ at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. After his term as California governor ended and before he became president, Ronald Reagan recorded daily commentaries broadcast by about 350 radio stations […]
‘Mad Mike’ Hughes, 64, homemade-rocket daredevil, killed in mishap
BARSTOW, Calif. — A self-styled daredevil died Saturday after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground, a colleague and a witness said. “Mad Mike” Hughes died after the homemade rocket crashed on private property near Barstow about 1:52 p.m. near Highway 247, the Daily Press of Victorville reported. Waldo Stakes, a colleague […]
Newt Gingrich: Tuskegee Airmen fought racism at home while defending America abroad in World War II
At his State of the Union address Feb. 4, President Trump honored Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. McGee, who recently turned 100, flew more than 130 combat missions in World War II before serving his country in both Korea and Vietnam. In total, McGee flew 409 combat missions in those three wars – an astounding figure. As President Trump said, “Gen. McGee, our nation salutes you.” […]
