Prosecutors want “permanent detention” for Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James, who appeared in court Thursday to face what may be the first of several charges in connection with the Tuesday attack that left 29 people with injuries, including 10 with bullet wounds. Thursday’s appearance is related to federal charges against the 62-year-old suspect. It’s […]
Polling Pounds Prez: Majority Disapprove of Biden Job Performance
UPDATED: Joe Biden is in big trouble as new polling from NBC, ABC, Gallup and Rasmussen shows the president’s popularity sinking and a majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. According to NBC News, half of the country gives Biden “low marks for competence and uniting the country.” Over at […]
Lauer the Latest, But Will He Be the Last?
NBC News’s sudden firing of veteran “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace” is the latest stunner in what has seemed like a series of embarrassing reports about high-profile men, but will it be the last? Lauer has been with the Today show for more than 20 years. His downfall is […]
Gov. McAuliffe: ‘Too Many Guns on Street’ After Scalise Shooting
Anti-gun Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, responding to Wednesday morning’s shooting incident in Alexandria that left Congressman Steve Scalise and others wounded, told reporters that “there are too many guns on the street.” He repeated, until challenged by one reporter, that “we lose 93 million” Americans every day, but finally amended that to “93 Americans.” Scalise […]
Gun Prohibitionists Exploit Toddlers in New Gun Control Campaign
The gun prohibition lobby appears to have reached for a new low in its campaign for stricter gun control laws by launching a new video advertisement called “Toddlers Kill” that shows several images of youngsters with guns. Although NBC News describes the advertisement as “tongue-in-cheek,” the 60-second message produced by a New York advertising agency […]