WTSP 10 News – by Jason Miles

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman shot and killed an armed intruder near Katy Monday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The 60-year-old woman told deputies two armed men entered her home through the open garage door around 11:30 a.m.

“Both were armed with pistols, she confronted both suspects,” said Thomas Gilliland with HCSO.    Continue reading “60-year-old woman fatally shoots armed home intruder”

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If this calf has her way, she’ll be rock and rolling all night and partying every day.

A calf born in Kerville, Texas has been given the name Genie, as she has a striking resemblance to Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.

The calf was born on July 28 and like Simmons, continues to stick her tongue out when posing for photos.

Simmons, known for his role on “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” as well as being the lead singer of the rock band Kiss, is known for sticking his tongue out. The rock legend even had a magazine, entitled “Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine.”   Continue reading “Gene Simmons look-alike calf born in Texas”

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An Indiana doctor who would not prescribe opioids to a female patient was shot and killed Wednesday by the woman’s husband, who later killed himself, the South Bend Tribune reports.

Dr. Todd Graham, 56, was shot by Michael Jarvis of Mishawaka, St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter told reporters Thursday.

The shooting took place in a parking lot at Saint Joseph Rehabilitation Institute, which was near where Graham worked at South Bend Orthopaedics, according to the newspaper.    Continue reading “Indiana man kills doctor who refused to prescribe wife opioids”

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WASHINGTON –  Congressional Republicans and Democrats reached agreement Thursday on a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to fill a shortfall in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ program of private-sector care, seeking to avert a disruption to medical care for thousands of veterans.

The deal includes additional money for core VA health programs, something insisted on by veterans’ groups.   Continue reading “Deal reached to fix VA budget crisis after vets protest”

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An Indiana volunteer police lieutenant responding to a traffic accident was gunned down Thursday by one of the injured occupants of an overturned car, officials said.

The officer was identified as Lt. Aaron Allan, 38, a six-year veteran of the Southport Police Department who had 20 years of law enforcement experience. Allan was the department’s officer of the year in 2015 and was known by his nickname, “Teddy Bear,” The Washington Post reported.   Continue reading “Indiana police officer dubbed ‘Teddy Bear’ gunned down after responding to car crash”

Fox News – by Travis Fedschun

Clifford and Gary Koekoek, 84-year-old twins who’ve survived fighting in the jungles of Vietnam and ended up sleeping in their car after a bank foreclosed on their California home, say they’re “grateful” for the outpouring of support they’ve received since their story went national.

Born in the Netherlands, Clifford and Gary grew up under Nazi rule before coming to the U.S., where the brothers worked in Hollywood and then served their new country at war. But the brothers faced a new challenge in October, when they ended up sleeping in their car after a bank foreclosed on their California home.   Continue reading “Homeless, 84-year-old war veteran twins helped by Veterans Affairs, donations from community”

Fox News – by  Todd Starnes

Alliance Defending Freedom is demanding a retraction and apology from ABC News after reporters smeared one of the nation’s most respected religious liberty law firms as a ‘hate group.’

ABC News reporters Pete Madden and Erin Galloway wrote a scathing report on a speech Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered behind closed doors at the Summit on Religious Liberty at the Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point, California.   Continue reading “ABC News: Christians who defend religious liberty are ‘hate group’”

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The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale for Patriot air defense systems, as well as supporting equipment and training to Romania, a Pentagon agency announced.

The possible sale of seven Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units, which include seven radar sets, 28 launching stations, and over 200 different type missiles among other equipment, was made public by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency this week.  Continue reading “US approves $3.9bn Patriot missile systems sale to Romania”