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[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Investigations.] By Naomi Schaefer Riley Real Clear Investigations Paula Hartley took in 9-day-old infant Baby AN after both of the child’s parents failed screenings for opioids, methamphetamines, benzodiazepines and marijuana in May 2019. Before the Georgia couple moved from Tennessee, the welfare authorities there had…

Not until well into the Democratic debate Tuesday night did the COVID-19 coronavirus come up, and it was Mike Bloomberg, not a CBS moderator, who raised it: "The president fired the pandemic specialist in this country two years ago," the former New York mayor said. "There's nobody here to figure out what the hell we…

Ukraine has launched a criminal case against former Vice President Joe Biden alleging he pressured authorities to force the resignation of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. The Interfax-Ukraine news agency, quoting Shokin's lawyer, reported the country's State Bureau of Investigations opened the case under an appeal by Shokin. Shokin's lawyer, Oleksandr Teleshetsky, said at a press…

In an emotional speech on the House floor, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, praised his friend Philip Haney, the Department of Homeland Security whistleblower whose death is under investigation by the FBI and local authorities in Northern California. "He was one of the finest, most patriotic, competent people I've ever known in my life," Gohmert said…

A retired FBI agent who ran the bureau's warrantless spy program says he warned James Comey and Andrew McCabe that the program was a waste of money that infringed on citizens rights, long before the Obama administration used bogus evidence to obtain warrants to spy on the Trump campaign. Retired Special Agent Bassem Youssef, who…

A mother and daughter from Guatemala have inspired cancer patients and their loved ones across the U.S. with a story that began with a message written in the snow. Michele Schambach, 65, is battling an advanced brain cancer called oligodendroglioma, WJBK-TV reported. Her doctor in Guatemala recommended Schambach visit the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for…

Humans were defenseless, cut down like wheat by the weapons of the Martian invaders. But just when humankind seemed doomed in H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, "War of the Worlds," the Martians suddenly died. The invaders were killed by David-vs.-Goliath earthlings so small that they were invisible, an army of viruses humans regard as nuisances because…

Every time a racist, anti-white event goes down, which is often, conservative media call it "identity politics." "The left is playing identity politics." Whatever is gripping and convulsing the country, it's not identity politics. Blacks are not being incited against Hispanics. Hispanics are not being turned on Asians, and Ameri-Indians aren't being urged to attack…

You may have seen memes circulating recently regarding Bernie Sanders' and liberals' demand for the minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour and how the math actually works against ordinary people. As Democratic candidates jockey for position to be more collectivist than every other Democrat by accusing each other of being soft on…

Pundits have recently argued that younger voters, especially those under 30, are less inclined to be bothered when they hear the word "socialism," since they have no firsthand memory of the Cold War. To some extent, this must be true. Those who weren't alive during socialism's cruelest catastrophes – or even its many banal failures…

Jeffrey Epstein's death may have ended the latest criminal case against him, but it did anything but put the speculation about what he did, and who he knew, to rest. For example, that he knew Prince Andrew is well-known. What Prince Andrew may or may not have done on his visits to Epstein isn't that…

(NEWSWEEK) People are scared of buying Corona beer amid coronavirus fears, according to a poll conducted by the market research company YouGov. "Unfortunately for one of America's favorite beers, that fear has extended to [Corona] even though the illness has nothing to do with the adult beverage," YouGov stated on its website Wednesday. YouGov polled…

(KMVT) A Utah mom is upset about a school policy in which sixth-grade girls can't say "no" when boys ask them to dance. The mom says it sends the wrong message to the young students. "Oh no, no honey. You guys are misunderstanding again. That`s not how it is," said mother Natalie Richard. When Richard`s…

(THE BLAZE) As California faces a major homeless crisis, skyrocketing taxes, and serious affordable housing issues, a California state legislator is focused on issues that truly matter: gender-neutral toy aisles. According to KRON-TV in San Francisco, a new California law would require retailers to have gender-neutral sections inside of their stores. Proposed by Assemblyman Evan…

Veteran ABC News correspondent David Wright was suspended this week following the release of a Project Veritas video in which he, among other things, admits the establishment media refuses to give President Donald Trump any credit. Of course, that fact is well known by folks outside of the establishment media echo chamber. Despite Trump’s many profound…

(BALTIMORE SUN) Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who held elected offices in Baltimore for two decades and was elevated by voters to lead the city following the upheaval of 2015, was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for a fraud scheme involving a children’s book series. Pugh, 69, asked U.S. District Judge Deborah…

(BBC NEWS) China could deploy 100,000 ducks to neighbouring Pakistan to help tackle swarms of crop-eating locusts, according to reports. Pakistan declared an emergency earlier this month saying locust numbers were the worst in more than two decades. An agricultural expert behind the scheme says a single duck can eat more than 200 locusts a…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is preparing a procedural vote that condemns Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' praise of purported accomplishments by communist regimes. Majority House Democrats will be faced with three choices, reports LifeZette, "Kill it in the cradle, vote against it thus apologizing for communism, or vote for it and trash their front-runner." "Do…

(CNBC) Stocks fell sharply in volatile trading Thursday as investors worried the coronavirus may be spreading in the U.S. A slew of corporate and analyst warnings on the virus also dragged down the major averages. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,039 points, or 3.8%. The S&P 500 slid 3.8% while the Nasdaq Composite dropped…

(MILITARY.COM) As states continue to grapple with the passionate debate over whether to display statues and other tributes to Confederate leaders, Marines have been told the materials won't be tolerated on any of the Corps' installations. Commandant Gen. David Berger last week instructed top Marine leaders to remove Confederate-related paraphernalia from the service's bases worldwide.…