For a brief period as a young, civic-minded American citizen, I literally was a card-carrying Libertarian.
I don't recall how I came upon the card---I assume a friend or relative must have donated money somewhere along the line in the late '90s.
But I proudly bore it---and all the rights and...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The in-depth, investigative report below marks a break with normal Headline USA conventions.
The piece, which appeared via the Associated Press syndication service on Wednesday, also marks a conspicuous change in tone for the wire agency.
After spending the past several months denying skeptics' insistence of all things...
(Headline USA) The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to phone and data service outages and disruptions over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. communications.
The blast seriously damaged a key AT&T network facility, an important hub that provides local...
(Headline USA) China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe.
Although China's months of researching the coronavirus pandemic and stockpiling provisions while downplaying it to other world leaders...
(Headline USA) The city that became the epicenter of nationwide race riots last summer, and an early test case for the viability of the "defund the police" movement, will face its next big challenge as simmering tensions seem likely to spill over into the new year---and a new presidential...
(Headline USA) The legendary curse of the Buffalo Bills may soon get a whole lot worse.
The team's first playoff game in 14 years may become a super-spreader bloodbath courtesy of Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who decided to relax New York's draconian lockdown rules because he, himself, wished to attend...
(Headline USA) Police and federal authorities are investigating after an employee at a Wisconsin health system admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine.
Aurora Medical Center first reported that the doses has been spoiled on Saturday, saying they had been accidentally left out unrefrigerated overnight by an employee...
(Headline USA) If there's one silver lining in a year marred by a deadly pandemic, civil unrest, and economic and political turmoil, it's this: Despite a steady rise in gun ownership, the number of mass shootings that happened in public was the lowest in more than a decade.
Experts who...
An Oregon salon owner is suing Gov. Kate Brown for $100,000 in damages over Brown’s coronavirus restrictions.
Lindsey Graham, owner of Glamour Salon in Salem, argued in her lawsuit that shutting down private businesses “caused greater negative health effects on Oregonians in the form of increased stress, anxiety, and depression,”...
(Associated Press) The Canadian government said Wednesday that passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before they arrive in the country.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the measure will be implemented in the next few days.
Canada already requires those entering the country to self-isolate for...
Although reports suggest some congressional Republicans may be straying away from support of President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. signaled that he will stand by the president when Congress convenes to count Electoral College votes next week.
"I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6...
Two incoming liberal representatives who are set to join the far-left “Squad” refused to commit to endorsing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bid to keep the top leadership role.
Rep.-elect Cori Bush, D-Mo., dodged the question entirely when asked if she would help reelect Pelosi when Congress convenes next year.
“I am...