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Chemicals from fracking contaminated a family’s water well so much that they sparked a flash explosion that severely injured at least four people, a lawsuit filed in Texas alleges. “The explosion caused severe and extensive burns to Cody Murray, leaving ...

Marine veteran Elizabeth Elderli is facing a possible prison sentence of up to 15 years for carrying two pistols for which she had concealed weapons permits to the entrance of the September 11 memorial in New York City, even though ...

Two parents in Texas could lose custody of a child simply because doctors can’t determine what is wrong with him, an attorney is alleging. Court documents actually state that Child Protective Services (CPS) took Olubunmi and Ahmed Giwa’s 19-month-old son ...

The past few years have been hopelessly dry when it comes to precipitation, especially for our fellow off-the-gridders in the West, Southwest and Plains regions of the U.S. In fact, climate scientists are even calling this particular rainless period a ...

A covert US military training exercise called Operation Jade Helm 15 could be a threat to the rights of the citizens of Texas, the Lone Star State’s governor has concluded. Republican Greg Abbott is so worried about Jade Helm that ...

Simply talking about secession and voicing unpopular political opinions apparently can be a crime in Texas. Members of a group called the Republic of Texas learned that the hard way when heavily armed Texas Rangers, FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies ...

The first Islamic Tribunal in the United States designed to try cases according to Sharia law is operating in Dallas. The panel of three Imams is designed to arbitrate disputes according to Sharia or traditional Islamic law. “The Islamic Tribunal ...

Did the state of Texas just kidnap a baby? Such a situation may sound unbelievable, but the Justina Pelletier and the Diegel sisters cases make such a medical kidnapping scenario sound at least plausible. Lorie Blalock – the mother of ...

A Texas healthcare worker who cared for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan when he was alive has tested positive for the virus, demonstrating once again how Ebola can spread even when precautions are taken in the United States, among the ...

Letting a 6-year-old boy play alone in the yard is now a crime in the state of Texas – at least, that’s what it appeared for a few days to one family. Police and Child Protective Services (CPS) paid mom ...