How 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle's truthfulness is in question once again
Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper,” poses in 2012 in Midlothian, Tex. (Paul Moseley/Associated Press) That Navy SEAL Chris Kyle served with distinction in combat is not in dispute. The celebrated Iraq War veteran braved enemy fire numerous times while deployed to some of that war’s most intense battlegrounds. During the 2004 fight to take back the city of Fallujah, for example, he exhibited “unparalleled bravery and skill as a sniper” and “served as an e..>> view original2 Combat-Amputee US Veterans Summit Mount Everest
An Iraq veteran who summited Mount Everest on Tuesday was the second combat amputee in a week to climb the world’s highest mountain. Chad Jukes, 32, lost his leg in a roadside bomb while serving in the Army and climbed Everest wearing a prosthesis, USA Today reported. Thomas Charles “Charlie” Linville, 30, summited the mountain on Thursday. Linville, who had his right foot amputated, was the first combat-wounded veteran to reach the summit of Mount Everest, according to the Heroes Project, an ..>> view originalWayne Men Charged With Helping To Run International Gambling Ring: Prosecutor
Forty-six people, including several from Wayne, Franklin Lakes, and Wyckoff, in three states were arrested and $2 million seized in connection with a massive, multi-million gambling, racketeering, and money laundering ring, said Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal.An investigation by the prosecutor’s office Special Investigations Squad revealed that Robert “Elvis” D’Alessio, 62, of Totowa, was running the illegal enterprise in and around Bergen County.The enterprise involved hundred..>> view originalFBI head talks 'Ferguson Effect,' guns and nationwide spike in violent crime
An uptick in violent crime across the country needs to be discussed, and addressed, at a national level, FBI Director James Comey said during a stop in Birmingham today. "A lot of people are dying in communities all over this country for reasons we can't fully explain," said Comey, sworn in Sept. 4, 2013 as the FBI's seventh director. "I'm keen to talk about it at a national level because the danger is if you looked only at Birmingham, Chicago, Las Vegas, Sacramento or Orlando, all of these ci..>> view originalStates Sue Administration Over Transgender Bathroom Policy
Video Texas Leads 11-State Suit Over Bathrooms Texas said it was among 11 states filing suit against the Obama administration’s mandate to allow transgender students to use whatever bathroom they identify with. By CBS, VIA REUTERS on Publish Date May 25, 2016. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman, via Associated Press...>> view originalTrump's backers and critics square off in Anaheim; tense moments but no major violence
Supporters and critics of Donald Trump squared off Wednesday in Anaheim as the presidential candidate held a rally before heading to Hollywood to appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."There were some tense moments but no reports of major incidents outside the Anaheim Convention Center as Trump was inside giving a speech in which he criticized Hillary Clinton and spoke of building a border wall. His talk was interrupted at one point by a protester inside the center. After pausing for a moment, Trump sai..>> view originalCommunity Mourns 11-Year-Old Boy Stabbed to Death in Houston
Over 500 mourners showed their support for a Houston Latino family after the devastating stabbing of their 11-year-old son, Josue Flores, last Tuesday. Classmates, teachers, family and others were in attendance. "Josue was 11 years old," said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. "Loved math and science and his plan was to be a doctor. And if you listened to the other students, his classmates, his friends, talk about him, he was an incredible individual." Flores was walking home from his Houst..>> view originalMysterious Letter Revives Interest in Man's 40-Year Disappearance
Nearly 40 years after Bernard Ross disappeared from his Maine home, his parents received a mysterious letter about him, renewing police interest in his missing person's case. The letter about Bernard Ross Jr., who was 18 when he disappeared in 1977 ...>> view originalClinton email server broke government rules, watchdog finds
NEW YORK Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval for her work as U.S. secretary of state, an internal government watchdog said on Wednesday.The long-awaited report by the State Department inspector general was the first official audit of the controversial arrangement to be made public. It was highly critical of Clinton's use of a server in her home, and immediately fueled Republican attacks on Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in an already ac..>> view originalLouisville Judge Clears Way for Confederate Monument Removal
A judge cleared the way Wednesday for the removal of a 120-year-old monument to Confederate soldiers that sits near the University of Louisville. A group of residents and the Sons of Confederate Veterans opposed removing the 1895 stone obelisk and won a temporary restraining order a few days after Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced last month that it would be removed. Jefferson Circuit Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman listened on Wednesday to several hours of testimony from the monument's..>> view original
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