Day: August 13, 2023

Obama biographer on where the ex-president failed at home and abroad, and how he may have helped Donald Trump

11:00 am August 13, 2023

EXCLUSIVE – The author of an extensive biography on Barack Obama said a series of missteps both at home and abroad made his presidency a failure, and a key strategic error concerning Donald Trump could have helped his rival’s political rise. David Garrow, the author of the lengthy 2017 biography “Rising Star” that chronicled Obama’s […]

Bible comes to life as precious gems discovered for first time in Israel

11:00 am August 13, 2023

A family-owned company said it brought Bible verses to life after the Israeli government certified it as the first to discover precious gems in the Holy Land. The verse, found in the book of Isaiah, states that Israel’s foundations will be laid with sapphires and its borders with precious stones. After the Taubs discovered various […]

‘Family Feud’ contestant who mocked wife on national TV sentenced for her brutal murder

11:00 am August 13, 2023

Timothy Bliefnick, the one-time “Family Feud” contestant who mocked his wife on the nationally broadcast game show and later shot her to death during a bitter divorce and custody battle for their three sons, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Adams County Judge Robert Adrian said Friday Bliefnick will spend the rest […]

Texas lawmakers dispute whether state is liable for child’s death on migrant bus

9:46 am August 13, 2023

Texas lawmakers are at odds over whether the Lone Star State can be found liable for the death of a 3-year-old Venezuelan girl traveling on a relocation bus sent by the state from Brownsville to Chicago. The girl was riding the bus paid for by Texas when she became ill. She was later pronounced dead […]

Kansas police raid newspaper’s office, publisher’s home to seize records; reporter injured

9:11 am August 13, 2023

Kansas police raided a local newspaper’s newsroom and its publisher’s home on Friday and seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials in what critics are calling a violation of the Freedom of the Press. Marion Police removed the Marion County Record’s computer file server, other computers, personal cell phones and other equipment, the outlet reported. Officers […]