New York restaurant threatened by Pizzagate hoax callers

A popular New York restaurant has become the latest victim of a fake-news conspiracy about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizza joint. Roberta's, a Brooklyn restaurant known for its wood-fired pizza, received telephone calls threatening its employees, police confirmed on Wednesday.

Rep. Kinzinger: Conspiracy Theory Tweets From Gen. Flynn’s Son Worrisome

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill, said Tuesday that conspiracy theory tweets from the son of Michael Flynn, President-elect Trump's pick for national security adviser, are troublesome. Michael Flynn Jr., who has served as his father's chief of staff, has promoted a false story claiming Hillary Clinton ran a child sex ring out of a Washington D.C. pizza shop.

Officials: Potential for violence from fake news troubling

A fake news story prompted a man to fire a rifle inside a popular Washington, D.C., pizza place as he attempted to "self-investigate" a con... . Meighan Stone places a support banner with flowers outside the door of Comet Ping Pong pizza shop, in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.

Republicans in Congress target governors for help in bid to ax Obamacare

Republicans are trying to rope the country's governors into their Obamacare repeal effort, soliciting feedback from the state executives Monday as they plot their strategy for early next year. While they've said dismantling the Affordable Care Act is their top priority in the new year, congressional Republicans are still sketching out what comes next, and the governors, who have grappled with the effects of Obamacare and the uninsured up close, could provide a lifeline for the GOP.

Obama’s lame-duck red tape

The bowels of the federal bureaucracy aren't exactly Santa's workshop, but legions of Barack Obama's elves are working 24/7 to leave behind large lumps of coal in the Christmas stocking of Donald Trump. Which is odd, because the president's loathing of all things anthracite and bituminous is well known.

USDA offers new loans for portable farm storage, handling equipment –

Attention Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, and Whitley County producers - Farm Service Agency will provide a new financing option to help you purchase portable storage and handling equipment. County Executive Director Megan Moore explains, "The loans, which now include a smaller microloan option with lower down payments and attractive interest rates, are designed to help our producers grow their businesses and markets.

America’s Veterans Deserve Pete Hegseth

The three of us have three things in common: we're all Army veterans, we all served with Pete Hegseth, and we all strongly believe that Pete is the best possible pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs . Collectively, we've served with Pete in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan and are confident that the overwhelming majority of the service members that Pete has served with feel the same way.

Fake news story led gunman to popular DC pizzeria, police say

Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said.

Nearly 2 million pounds of chicken products recalled

A total of 1,993,528 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products are being recalled by National Steak and Poultry as an expansion of an earlier recall. The Owasso, OK, establishment is recalling the products because of "possible undercooking, resulting in the potential survival of bacterial pathogens in the products," according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service in a Sunday news release .

Police: Fake news story led gunman to popular DC pizzeria

A man who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place fired an assault rifle inside the Washington, D.C., restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Aquita Brown said police received a call Sunday afternoon about a male with a weapon on Connecticut Avenue, in an affluent neighborhood of the nation's capital.

Armed gunman went to pizzeria to – self-investigate’ an election-related conspiracy theory

A North Carolina man was arrested Sunday after he walked into a popular pizza restaurant in northwest Washington, D.C., carrying an assault rifle and fired one or more shots, D.C. police said. The man told police he had come to the restaurant to investigate ''PizzaGate,'' a false conspiracy theory related to Hillary Clinton that spread online during her presidential campaign.

Reports: Man Who Shot Rifle in DC Eatery Said He Was Investigating ‘Pizza Gate’

A North Carolina man told police Sunday he went to a pizzeria in Washington D.C. with an assault rifle to "self-investigate" conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton and her campaign chief were running a sex sting operation from the restaurant, Politico reports . Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, North Carolina, told police that, "During a post-arrest interview this evening, the suspect revealed that he came to the establishment to self-investigate 'Pizza Gate' ," according to The Washington Post.

Gunman went to pizzeria to ‘self-investigate’ an election-related conspiracy theory: police

A North Carolina man was arrested Sunday after he walked into a popular pizza restaurant in northwest Washington, D.C., carrying an assault rifle and fired one or more shots, D.C. police said. The man told police he had come to the restaurant to investigate "PizzaGate," a false conspiracy theory related to Hillary Clinton that spread online during her presidential campaign.

RH Line calls published Dec. 5, 2016

"Seriously? You're wondering why we have good helmets for students playing football? You haven't been paying attention to all the concussion-related illnesses and deaths for pro-football players and other athletes? Concussions are serious, cause long-term damage and if you're going to have football in high school, we need to make sure our students ... (more)

Trump faces pushback from base, allies over Romney musings

When U.S. Forest Ranger Jody Bandy confronted the man in the Pisgah National Forest, he said he'd been at the nearby wildfire and "couldn't take it anymore." When U.S. Forest Ranger Jody Bandy confronted the man in the Pisgah National Forest, he said he'd been at the nearby wildfire and "couldn't take it anymore."