Federal prosecutors announce the arrest of two U.S. citizens, including an Illinois Army National Guard soldier who vowed to bring ‘the flames of war to the heart’ of America if he could not join the Islamic State group.
March 2015
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Iraqi forces balk at U.S. intervention
Militia leaders say they’d stop forces from joining the offensive against Islamic State fighters in Tikrit.
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Hiker retraces Daniel Boone’s footsteps
Curtis Penix walks nearly 240 miles through Appalachian terrain, completing his 16-day journey Thursday.
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Actress-dancer Sally Forrest dies at 86
Forrest graced the silver screen throughout the ’40s and ’50s.
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Report alleges ‘serious misconduct’ by U.S. drug officers
DEA officers in Colombia allegedly participated in sex parties with prostitutes paid for by local drug cartels and received money, gifts and weapons from the groups they were investigating, according to a report by the Office of the Inspector General.
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Bureau proposes payday lending rules
The government seeks to set standards to protect Americans from stumbling into a ‘debt trap.’
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N.H. Senate further restricts welfare purchases
Senators vote extend the ban to using cash obtained with EBT cards for already prohibited items, and adds tattoo and body piercing parlors to the list.
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Public health experts see anti-vaccine bill as scare tactic
A bill submitted this week aims to create a new state program to investigate vaccine injury claims.
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Suzanne Somers brings nightclub act to Vegas
Somers will perform a 70-minute musical show dubbed ‘Suzanne Sizzles.’
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After setbacks, Seth Wescott determined to make another bid for Olympics
The two-time gold medal winner has been recovering from knee reconstruction and his father’s death, but ‘absolutely’ plans to compete for a spot in the 2018 Games in South Korea.