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Using smart phones, tablets, e-readers and other electronic devices before bedtime could be disrupting our sleep patterns, a new study finds. If that doesn’t come… Read More
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A small church relies on temporary signs to invite and direct worshipers to its services. However practical, the pastor’s goal ran up against a town’s… Read More
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He was supposed to be off for Christmas break, but Bill O’Reilly couldn’t stay silent on his views about the Saturday shooting of two New… Read More
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Some sick children in Texas just got the surprise of their young lives: Santa Claus dropped by the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas to hand… Read More
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The son of fallen NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, who was shot to death along with his partner in their cruiser Saturday afternoon, has penned a… Read More
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The spat between Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky over President Obama’s attempt to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations spilled into the… Read More
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Elizabeth Blaine, a 10-year-old from New Jersey, doesn’t like Common Core. Why? “Because it stinks,” the fourth-grader told school board members Monday night in Montclair,… Read More
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In his first-ever media interview, the military chaplain who was punished for making references to the Bible during a suicide-prevention seminar last month says he… Read More
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Jeb Bush has long advocated for all 50 states to adopt Common Core national standards. Now that the former Florida governor has all but confirmed… Read More
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It began at 9:24 a.m. local time, when an armed man took 17 customers and staff hostage at Lindt Café in Sydney, Australia. After more… Read More
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The Army has disciplined a military chaplain for making references to the Bible during a suicide-prevention seminar last month. A serviceman brought the Judeo-Christian religious… Read More
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The popular TV game show “Jeopardy!” apparently took a subtle jab at the Common Core national education standards. In a special “Kids Week” edition last… Read More
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In 2013, President Obama said on multiple occasions—including during an interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos—that he doesn’t have the legal authority to suspend deportations… Read More
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For 36 years, Jim Garlow didn’t know his first adopted child was the result of a rape. But after his wife Carol lost a six-year… Read More
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Senior FDIC officials must be held accountable for banking regulators’ “unethical” and “illegal” actions against legitimate businesses that are out of favor with the Obama administration,… Read More
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A former adviser on drug policy to three presidents—Clinton, Bush and Obama—says, despite popular fiction, marijuana does kill. “Saying marijuana has never contributed to death… Read More
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Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation actively sought to crack down on legal businesses that the Obama administration – or the officials themselves… Read More
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Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has drafted legislation to prohibit the federal government from “mandating, incentivizing or coercing” states to adopt the national education standards known… Read More
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Why did Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal withdraw his support for Common Core national education standards and tests? In the hot seat yesterday on “Fox News… Read More
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In a gripping interview on Fox News’ “The Kelly File,” a Wisconsin sheriff last night blamed the looting and arson in Ferguson, Mo., on something… Read More
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Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., asked Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson a seemingly simple question yesterday in a House hearing: How will President Obama’s move to… Read More
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In a crowded Pennsylvania shopping mall on Black Friday, an Army veteran spots a suspicious-looking man in uniform. “Where’d you get your three CIBs at?”… Read More
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Pro-life Americans long have criticized the Obama administration for failing to disclose coverage of abortion under the Affordable Care Act. Now, taking matters into their… Read More
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Arkansas Sen.-elect Tom Cotton shot back at NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd when asked whether his campaign rhetoric about the threat of terrorism on… Read More
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The morning after Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson resigned, lawyers from both sides of the Michael Brown case appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the… Read More
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In a selfless act, a mother from Aurora, Colo., made a decision during childbirth that put the life of her unborn baby son before her… Read More
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After three years in the Army and deployment to Iraq, this soldier, like many others, struggled to pay the bills and find a job. So “Pranking It… Read More
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It’s time New York had its own state-run weather service to predict severe storms such as the one that has battered Buffalo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says…. Read More
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Conservative commentator and radio show host Mark Levin didn’t sugarcoat his reaction to the riots that broke out after the grand jury’s decision not to… Read More
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When George H.W. Bush leaned in for a kiss with his wife Barbara, he may not have known that tens of thousands were watching. But… Read More
