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El Chapo Extradited to US From Mexico

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Drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the United States, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry says.   The extradition occurs a little more than a year he was caught trying to escape from a maximum-security prison. Mexico

This is It

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Today, President-Elect Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the Unites States of America.  In a transition that is timed to the second, Trump will be sworn in and then give his personally written inauguration speech. Trump

George HW Bush and Wife Admitted to Hospital

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President Bush, 92, was admitted to the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital to address “an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. Barbara, his wife was admitted as well suffering from bronchitis. George H.W. Bush hospitalized, spokesman says

Chelsea Manning to Be Released in May

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President Obama has shortened the prison sentence of  Chelsea Manning, who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to WikiLeaks. Chelsea Manning: Obama reduces sentence of Wikileaks source Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/17/2017 4:40 PM    IB

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka Dies at 73

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Former WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka died Sunday at age 73. Earlier this month a judge found he was not competent to stand trial over the death of his girlfriend in 1983. Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka

Obama Ends

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President Obama’s announced a reversal of a a longstanding policy that allows any Cuban that reaches U.S. soil to stay. US visa-free residency for Cubans ends Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/12/2017 5:25 PM   GenadijsZ / Shutterstock, Inc.

Joe Biden Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Vice-President Joe Biden the highest civilian honor Thursday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom; declaring him an “extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service.” Tearful Joe Biden awarded freedom medal by