Whether or not you believe something bad will happen to the power grid, one thing is certain: living with little or no electricity will lower your bill and make you feel better about yourself. It’s a “skill” that needs to be mastered not just in case of some apocalyptic event but also in case of localized power-outages.

If you have no choice but to do without electric current, knowing one or more of the tips below might actually save your life. I’m referring to heat, which can affect elderly and toddlers alike. In a grid-down situation, knowing how to cool off yourself or a loved one could literally make the difference between life and death. So let’s see these energy saving “hacks” that will not only help you save thousands in the long run but may be of real help in case of a disaster.   Continue reading “A Few Tips to Use Less Energy and Save”

USA Today – by Gregory Korte

WASHINGTON — Public health officials used their strongest language to date in warning about a Zika outbreak in the United States, as the Obama administration lobbied Congress for $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne virus.

“Most of what we’ve learned is not reassuring,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Everything we look at with this virus seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought.”   Continue reading “‘Scarier than we initially thought’: CDC sounds warning on Zika virus”

NewsMax – by Cathy Burke

Illegal immigrants caught “still soaking wet” from crossing the Rio Grande have to be set free unless Border Patrol agents actually see them emerging from the water, a union official charges.

In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, charged agents were given the verbal orders after President Barack Obama announced plans last November to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants — effectively creating “an open border with Mexico,” The Washington Times reports.   Continue reading “Union Official: Border Patrol Releases Illegals ‘Still Wet’ From Rio Grande”

Fox News

An illegal immigrant is believed to be back in Honduras after jumping bail on a motor vehicle homicide charge in Nebraska.

William La Jeunesse reported the latest this morning on the case of Edwin Mejia, which has sparked national outrage because federal authorities refused to issue a detainer so police could keep him in custody.   Continue reading “Illegal Immigrant Goes Free After Fatal DUI Crash, May Now Be in Honduras”

The Denver Post – by John Frank

A day after being trounced by Sen. Ted Cruz in Colorado, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the state party’s process for selecting national delegates and called into question the results.

“The people of Colorado had their vote taken away from them by the phony politicians. Biggest story in politics. This will not be allowed!” Trump posted on Twitter on Sunday evening.   Continue reading “Cruz wins Colorado without election”

ABC News

Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administration’s greater sage grouse protection plan say a trail of internal government documents they cite in a new federal court filing shows politics was the driving force behind a pre-determined policy that flies in the face of its experts’ own best science.

The latest motion seeks to void the protections that have severely restricted the development of millions of acres of federal land across 10 Western states. In some cases, the protections have made sections of federal land totally off limits.   Continue reading “Suit: US Grouse Protections Driven by Politics, Not Science”

Reuters

A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the suspect as Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin, who was born in Taiwan and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen, according a Navy profile article written about him in 2008.   Continue reading “U.S. Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan”

Fox News

An Ohio police officer was in critical condition Sunday, hours after he was allegedly shot by an accused arsonist while the officer was serving a warrant, authorities said.

The suspected gunman, Lincoln Rutledge, allegedly opened fire on SWAT officers who were serving a felony arrest warrant around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, officials told FOX28.   Continue reading “Ohio officer in critical condition after being shot serving warrant”

Yahoo News

A US federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone in a gang case, court documents unsealed Friday revealed — opening a new front in the government’s battle with the high-tech giant over encryption.

The Justice Department is also pressing Apple to help crack a phone in a New York drug case, in more evidence that the showdown is far from over, despite the abrupt end to another challenge linked to the San Bernardino mass shooting.   Continue reading “US pushes Apple on iPhone access in two more cases”

Fox News Latino

In a growing trend across the U.S., Colorado is moving toward burying the term “illegal alien.”

The state House of Representatives voted in favor of stopping use of the controversial term in favor of undocumented person or foreign national, according to the Denver Post.

The force behind the measure, Rep. Steve Lebsock, says “illegal alien” is simply “outdated and hurtful language.”   Continue reading “Colorado House of Representatives passes bill dropping use of ‘illegal alien’”

12 News Now

AUSTIN – A 17-year-old man is in police custody in the death of a University of Texas student and police are planning to pursue charges against him Friday, KVUE’s Tony Plohetski has learned.

Ploehtski reported that multiple law enforcement sources have confirmed the development in the case of who killed 19-year-old Haruka Weiser, a freshman at UT. The sources would not identify the teen because he has not been charged.   Continue reading “Suspect arrested in UT student’s murder”

Inc.com – by Tess Townsend

Less than a week after opening applications April 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced petitions for H-1B visas has exceeded the 85,000 allotted by law. This is the fourth year in a row the cap was surpassed in less than a week, meaning workers will face a lottery for the visas, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The cap includes “65,000 visas for the general category and 20,000 for the advanced degree exemption,” according to a USCIS news release.    Continue reading “H-1B Visa Cap Reached in Less than a Week”

Fox News

A Florida mother is outraged after her 12-year-old daughter came home with an assignment she was given in her seventh grade Spanish class.

Regina Stiles posted on her Facebook page a form that asked students “How much privilege do you have?”   Continue reading “Mom Furious Over ‘Privilege’ Survey Teacher Gave 7th-Grader”

Business Insider – by David Armstrong

The dozen packages were shipped from China to mail centers and residences in Southern California.

One box was labeled as a “Hole Puncher.”

In fact, it was a quarter-ton pill press, which federal investigators allege was destined for a suburban Los Angeles drug lab.   Continue reading “Chinese suppliers have been flooding the US and Canada with a deadly drug”

Miami Dade – by David Ovalle

A sophisticated ring of money launderers — with an array of pop cultural nicknames like “Tony Montana,” “Pitbull” and “Neymar” — has been busted on charges of sending untold millions in illegal cocaine profits to Colombia using nearly a dozen businesses in Miami-Dade.

In a news conference scheduled for Thursday, Miami-Dade prosecutors will announce arrest warrants for 22 people believed to have worked in a scheme that included the suspected chief money launderer for the Mexican drug cartel headed by notorious kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.   Continue reading “Miami drug money-laundering ring involving ‘El Chapo’ cartel snares 22”

Fox News

A private college in Arizona is charging students a fee to fund a scholarship for illegal immigrants, a controversial move supporters say gives a hand to those who need it but anti-illegal immigration advocates call irresponsible.

Prescott College is tacking a $30 annual fee onto its $28,000 annual tuition to establish an annual scholarship for “undocumented” students, as part of a policy first proposed by students and faculty from the undergraduate and Social Justice and Human Rights Master of Arts divisions. While students can opt out of paying the fee, if they do nothing it will be automatically imposed. Backers say it helps reverse what they call Arizona’s reputation as a “national example of discriminatory politics.”   Continue reading “Arizona college imposes mandatory fee to fund scholarship for illegal immigrants”

Weasel Zippers

Even now, they say ‘if he comes into custody’, why is not already in custody, with a guard on the hospital room door?

Via Dallas News:

A 33-year-old who officials say is in the country illegally may face criminal charges after crashing into a volunteer firefighter’s car in Lavon last week, killing him and two children.
Continue reading “Previously Deported Illegal Alien Without License Faces Charges In Crash That Killed Firefighter And His Two Children”