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New era in warfare: Navy launches batwing-shaped X-47B drone from carrier

Drone warfare just entered into a new era. For the first time, the combat system has been launched from an aircraft carrier.

May 14, 2013

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Constitution implies a right to health care, education

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee took to the House floor Monday night and implied that the right to health care and education exists in the Constitution.

May 7, 2013

Report: 5 pregnancies may have occurred during Cleveland abductions

Georgina "Gina" DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry have survived their abduction and confinement in a Cleveland home for years. The ordeal is over, but the details of the horrors that went on within the home is just beginning. Just hours after their release, there are reports that as many as five pregnancies may have taken place during the women's confinement.

May 7, 2013

Spielberg to direct ‘American Sniper’

Steven Spielberg will direct a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, according to the famed filmmaker's studio.

May 3, 2013

Ctrl+P = Gun?: Making firearms at home with 3-D printers now a reality

Want to create a plastic, usable handgun in your own home? Thanks to a Texas law student, all it takes is a 3-D printer.

May 3, 2013

Justice Department’s solution for crowded federal prisons: Release more inmates

The federal government has come up with a solution for overcrowded and cramped prison populations: release more inmates.

May 2, 2013

Boston Marathon bombings: Former Marine re-enlists, eschews NFL tryout

A shot at the NFL awaited Brandon O'Brien, but after the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon, the former Marine knew a greater task was at hand.

April 17, 2013

Kermit Gosnell’s abortion trial draws little media coverage, much outrage on Twitter

Dr. Kermit Gosnell's abortion trial in Philadelphia is ongoing, but it's receiving little attention in the media. There is one place where millions of concerned citizens are talking about it: Twitter.

April 12, 2013

Feds requested — and got — names of all conceal-carry owners in Missouri

Have a conceal-carry license in Missouri? Chances are, the feds now know who you are. At least 185,000 people were affected after the full list of conceal-carry owners was turned over the federal authorities — twice.

April 11, 2013

Capt. Kirk blasts IRS: An ‘appalled’ William Shatner calls ‘Trek’ parody a ‘waste’ of tax money

The Internal Revenue Service apologized to taxpayers last week for funding a $60,000 "Star Trek" parody video, but Capt. James T. Kirk himself had not weighed in — until now.

March 26, 2013

Ted Cruz’s ‘Big Gulp Amendment’ latest mockery of Bloomberg soda ban

Mockery and scorn for New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's bid to ban big sodas came swiftly, and now conservatives are pouring it on: Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz proposed a "Big Gulp Amendment" Friday to prohibit the federal government from following Mr. Bloomberg's lead.

March 22, 2013

U.S. to pay $2 million for prison inmates to practice horse whispering

There's a new group of horse whisperers in town: prison inmates. And taxpayers are paying $2 million so they can practice the craft.

March 22, 2013

Colt closes plant, takes workers to face Conn. lawmakers

Iconic gun manufacturer Colt says stringent gun laws may force them out of Connecticut after nearly two centuries — but it won't go without a fight.

March 14, 2013

Joe Biden speaks on domestic abuse

Vice President Joseph R. Biden, during a speech on Wednesday morning in Washington, was asked to comment on domestic violence.

March 13, 2013

House Dem leader Nancy Pelosi: ‘Tax cuts are spending’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that "tax cuts are spending," a statement implying that wealth created by individuals and corporations belongs to the government to begin with.

March 7, 2013

Woman fined after sending son Jihad to school with ‘I am a bomb’ shirt

Boucha Bagour of France named her son Jihad on Sept. 11. Three years later, she sent him to school wearing a shirt that read, "I am a bomb," because, according to reports, she thought it was funny. School administrators did not agree.

March 7, 2013

Solider who lost his legs stands for his father’s retirement ceremony

1st Lt. Jason Pak lost his legs in Afghanistan on Dec. 12 after stepping on an IED. Over the past few months he was forced to undergo multiple surgeries in Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. But when it came time for the retirement ceremony for his father, Col. Y.T. Pak, on Tuesday, he found the strength to stand on a brand new pair of prosthetic limbs.

March 6, 2013

Manning wants lesser charges, statement read in Wikileaks case

Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who faces a possible life sentence for leaking classified U.S. diplomatic cables to anti-secrecy group Wikileaks, will attempt to plead guilty to lesser charges at a pre-trial hearing Thursday.

February 27, 2013

White House repeatedly asked Dr. Ben Carson for transcripts of prayer breakfast speech

Dr. Ben Carson of Johns Hopkins University made a splash at the National Prayer Breakfast earlier this month with a speech he might not have given had he honored multiple requests by the Obama administration to turn over the full text beforehand.

February 27, 2013

Entertainment Weekly deems first lady Michelle Obama a ‘loser’ for Oscar appearance

Entertainment Weekly wasn't impressed with first lady Michelle Obama's participation in the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday. The magazine labeled her a "loser" in its "Winners and Losers" section.

February 26, 2013