RT

After nearly two decades of development and costs approaching $4.4 billion, the US Navy has taken delivery of the DDG 1000, named after the legendary Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. The 610-foot stealth destroyer is the first of its class.

“Today, we celebrate the world’s greatest Navy taking ownership of the world’s greatest ship,” Rear Admiral (select) James Downey said in a statement after the ceremony at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Brunswick, Maine.   Continue reading “Captain Kirk takes delivery of US Navy’s futuristic stealth destroyer”

Yahoo News

An unidentified person is in critical condition after being shot on a street beside the White House Friday afternoon, authorities said.

A uniformed Secret Service officer, the AP reports, shot an armed person on West Executive Ave. NW, a street that borders the White House to the west.   Continue reading “Secret Service shoots armed person near White House”

ABC News

The National Rifle Association endorsed Donald Trump for president at its convention today.

Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, made the endorsement immediately before Trump walked on stage.

“Now is the time to unite. If your preferred candidate dropped out of the race, it’s time to get over it,” Cox said earlier in his remarks.   Continue reading “NRA Endorses Donald Trump for President”

CTV News – by Ian Deitch

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister announced his resignation Friday, saying the governing party had been taken over by “extremist and dangerous elements” and that he no longer trusts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The departure of Moshe Yaalon — one of the last moderate voices in the Likud Party — deepens the rift in the Cabinet between the security establishment and the hard-line politicians.   Continue reading “Israel defence minister quits, warns of ‘extremist’ takeover”

The Guardian – by Nicky Woolf

At the Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto, California, there is a new sheriff in town – and it’s an egg-shaped robot.

Outside Tiffany & Co, an unfortunate man holding a baby finds himself in the robot’s path. It bears down on him, a little jerkily, like a giant Roomba.

The man dodges but the robot’s software is already trying to avoid him, so they end up on a collision course.   Continue reading “RoboCop is real – and could be patrolling a mall near you”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In yet another development in the train wreck that is Obamacare, while we know that the legislation is failing individuals and businesses, the government is now failing to live up to its obligations made to the insurers who chose to participate in the healthcare exchanges.   Continue reading “Insurer Sues US Government For $223 Million In Obamacare Related Back Payments”

CBS Pittsburgh – by Kym Gable

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Our relationships with our smartphones: for some, it’s attachment, for others, it’s addiction.

Several new studies show how the devices might be impacting our health.

Terms like ‘text-neck’ and ‘screen-sightedness’ didn’t exist several years ago.  But, the lingo is becoming more commonplace among medical professionals.   Continue reading “Techitis: Constantly Using Smartphones Causing Widespread Health Problems”

MassPrivateI

DHS must be throwing office parties nationwide, as Americans call police to report kids playing the“Assassin” water gun game.

NH police, said the game poses a threat to public safety and has resulted in a rise in suspicious person calls. Neighbors are calling police to report ‘suspicious activity’.
Continue reading “Playing with water guns is now deemed ‘suspicious activity’ by police”

Mashable – by Lance Ulanoff

People fear robots are becoming too human, but, in reality, robots are becoming a little more bug-like every day.

A team of Harvard University researchers proved this axiom when they found the solution to extending tiny robot flight is by mimicking the way small bugs alight on walls and ceilings.   Continue reading “New robot bee may soon be a spy’s secret weapon”

The Daily Signal – by Melissa Quinn

For the last few years, opponents of civil forfeiture have been calling on Congress to make it more difficult for law enforcement to take property, cash, and vehicles from innocent Americans through a process known as civil asset forfeiture.

Now, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is taking action.   Continue reading “Lawmakers Introduce Bill Making it Harder for Police to Take Innocent Americans’ Property”

Union Leader – by Jason Schreiber

EXETER – Local police and school officials are urging Exeter High School seniors to stop playing a game called “Assassins” amid growing safety concerns and an increase in police calls for suspicious activity.

The game has been targeted by police in the past and is once again causing alarm as the school year winds down and seniors grab water guns to play the game.   Continue reading “Police urge Exeter High seniors to quit playing ‘Assassins’ game”

Huffington Post – by Justin Block

The NFL is finally giving taxpayers back what’s morally owed to them: Their money.

On Thursday, ESPN reported that the league agreed to pay $723,734 back to the government for inappropriate instances of “sponsored patriotism” at NFL games.

The decision comes almost exactly one year after Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake tossed out government skeletons by revealing that the the New Jersey Army National Guard spent $377,500 over three years to recognize military members at New York Jets games.
Continue reading “NFL To Pay Over $700,000 Back To Taxpayers For Sponsored Patriotism”

13 WMAZ – by Jobie Peeples

A neighborhood dispute over a dog ended up with a Jones County deputy tasing a man who was recording him on his cell phone.

It happened back in February, when Deputy Wesley Ransom responded to Shady Springs Drive due to a dog complaint. That’s according to an incident report from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.   Continue reading “Jones County man Tased by deputy after dog dispute”

Breitbart – by Caroline May

The vast majority of illegal immigrants the Border Patrol apprehends are released into the U.S., the head of the agents’ union testified before a Senate panel Thursday.

“We’re releasing basically everybody as long as you’re not from the country of Mexico. And even if you’re from the country of Mexico and you claim that you have a credible fear and you’re asking for asylum for one reason or another — we’re still releasing those individuals,” Brandon Judd, the president of the National Border Patrol Council, said before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest.   Continue reading “Border Patrol Agent: 80 Percent of Illegals the Agency Apprehends Are Released into U.S.”

Fox News Latino

WASHINGTON (AP) –  The Supreme Court is making it easier for the government to deport or otherwise remove people who are not U.S. citizens if they are convicted of seemingly minor state crimes.

The justices ruled 5-3 Thursday that a man who spent 23 years living in New York as a lawful permanent resident can be barred from re-entering the country because of a 1999 conviction for attempted arson.   Continue reading “High court rules non-U.S. citizens can be deported if convicted of minor crimes”