Afghanistan Audits Reveal Billions in U.S. Taxpayer Waste

As the U.S. prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the government watchdog charged with overseeing nearly $100 billion in contracts to reconstruct the country has found almost $2 billion in potential waste, fraud and abuse in the last three months alone — some of which has likely led to the deaths of American servicemen and women, according to the...

Utah Could Lose $100M – According to White House

15,000 civilian defense jobs furloughed. 9,000 fewer students served in Utah schools. Dirtier air and dirtier water. Almost $100 million less in federal dollars. These are all things that the White House has said will happen to Utah if the impending sequester takes place on March 1. Sunday, they White House released a state-by-state report detailing the impact,...

Successful Hacker Attack Could Cripple U.S. Infrastructure

A report tying the Chinese military to computer attacks against American interests has sent a chill through cyber-security experts, who worry that the very lifelines of the United States — its energy pipelines, its water supply, its banks — are increasingly at risk. The experts say that a successful hacker attack taking out just a part of the nation’s...

North Korea Threatens ‘Final Destruction’ of South Korea in UN Debate

North Korea threatened South Korea with “final destruction” during a debate at the U.N Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take “second and third steps” after a nuclear test last week. “As the saying goes, a newborn puppy knows no fear of a tiger. South Korea’s erratic behavior would only herald its final...

Background Checks Take Center Stage at Fractious Senate Hearing

Democrats looking to sustain public pressure for new gun laws in the wake of the Newtown shootings clashed Wednesday with Republicans and the National Rifle Association over universal background checks, a far less dramatic proposed change than an assault weapons ban or limits on high capacity magazines. “My problem with background checks is you’re...

Twinkies May Be Back Soon!!!!!

The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms — C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management — as the lead bidders for its Twinkies and other snack cakes, according to a source close to the situation. The so-called stalking horse bid would be...