Here’s where to find houses on houses and trips through time
Houses are so intangible, I’ve often pointed out that I feel no sense of ownership, even after an attempt to purchase one. But “Zillow wants to put you in one” is the understatement of…
Top Cryptostrum poems (& the answers
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READERS: How social media should report gun violence in America
When reports surfaced last week that the dad of the shooting suspect in the death of a police officer in Philadelphia had failed to report an assault from the prior year, the case rekindled…
Police arrest 74-year-old man in shooting that left him blinded
A 74-year-old man who had been repeatedly shot in the head — once with a shotgun and two other times with a rifle — was arrested on Thursday on child pornography charges, police said….
Obama nominated Brainard to head Federal Reserve
By Carol Morello, CNN The White House announced Monday President Barack Obama is nominating Lael Brainard as his choice to head the Federal Reserve’s powerful Board of Governors. Obama made the selection in part,…
Judge slaps Brooklyn rapist with 15-year sentence, despite pleas from all four teenage victims
Four teenage girls who were sexually assaulted by a Brooklyn man between 2011 and 2014 learned on Wednesday that the man who pled guilty to the attacks will not be spending any time in…
Experts say new ‘bullet-shaped’ plane a concept we could see in the near future
The concept of a bullet-shaped passenger aircraft might be far-fetched for now, but experts at the University of Pittsburgh’s Aircraft Operations and Dynamics Lab say it’s a vision that could become a reality within…
Colorado police chief defends union president over comments
Image copyright Twitter Image caption The email was sent to officers who did not fit into the union’s image The president of the Aurora, Colorado, police union has been suspended following an incident in…
PHOTOS: Hometown remembers WWII soldier who did not get the military funeral he deserved
By war veterans such as Ronald DeBoer (Army & Navy Jr. Reserves), Doug Robert (Army Special Forces) and Kari Long (Reserves), patriots and lawmakers alike should acknowledge the incredible sacrifice our fellow Americans made….
Ohio subpoena issued in attempt to find out who hacked online database
Officers from the Ohio attorney general’s office have issued a subpoena to Douglas County officials investigating the apparent attempted hack of an online database containing personal information of 12,700 people. Internal emails at the…