Authorities in New York have uncovered a rather large healthcare fraud scheme that stole more than $2 million from taxpayer funded insurance providers such as Medicaid, reports NJ.com. The perpetrators have been convicted as of this past Monday. Luis Omar Vargas, 46, was practicing dentistry completely unlicensed, stated federal authorities and Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern […]

The man described as the father of the 29-year-old suspect in this week’s deadly Christmas market attack in Strasbourg says his son subscribed to the beliefs of the Islamic State group. The interview with Abdelkrim Chekatt by the state-run France 2 television channel was shown Saturday night, two days after the son was killed in a confrontation with three police […]

Early on Dec. 14, 2012, Mark Barden spent a few minutes before school snuggled up on the couch with his 7-year-old son, Daniel, marveling at the reflection of the Christmas tree lights in the window as the sun rose in their sleepy town of Newtown, Connecticut. As they made their way to the bus stop at the end of the driveway, […]

The Swedish YouTuber only lost 40,000 after the video-sharing company announced it would dump fake accounts in a massive clean-up. YouTube tweeted: “Heads up, Creators: On Dec 13-14 you may see a noticeable decrease in your sub count as we remove spam subscriptions. “‘If spam is removed, you’ll see a YouTube Studio alert. This should help give you confidence that […]

Friday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice — an astronomical phenomenon when the sun is at its southernmost position in the sky. It will also be the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Calgary will see seven hours, 53 minutes and 22 seconds of daylight time, meaning that the hours of darkness will be […]

President Trump accused the media Saturday of ignoring the latest twist in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation: the discovery that the FBI wiped clean thousands of text messages that two high-profile investigators exchanged while they were assigned to Mueller’s team. “Wow, 19,000 Texts between Lisa Page and her lover, Peter S of the FBI, in charge of the Russia Hoax, […]

The truth is UP there? Mysterious ‘UFO’ drifts past Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule orbiting earth, sparking claims it’s proof of alien life  A video circulated online shows Elon Musk’s spacecraft flying towards the International Space Station  A mysterious object glides through the shot behind the SpaceX Dragon capsule Some speculate it is a ‘TR3B’ – a top secret type of experimental spacecraft […]

Chris Wallace claims he had to rely on foodbanks and soup kitchens after the £60-a-week hostel he was staying in asked for a fortnight's payment up front. The dad of two received a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions informing he would be switching to Universal Credit but wouldn't be paid for ten weeks. The changeover means he […]

Police chiefs enjoy a pay and pensions bonanza while council tax bills rise to fund ‘cash-strapped’ forces As council tax is raised to fund the forces police chiefs enjoy a pay bonanza    Nearly 2/3 chief constables from 39 forces earned more than £150,402 last year  Tens of thousands of pounds were spent on private healthcare for senior officers One police […]

LONDON — A fire broke out Saturday in an enclosure at one of Britain’s largest zoos, forcing keepers to evacuate visitors and move animals away from the flames. One person suffered from smoke inhalation and all of the animals were accounted for following the fire at the Chester Zoo, authorities said. Witnesses said the blaze broke out at about 6:30 […]