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The newest Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, is officially on the campaign trail. His first stop was in New Hampshire on Feb. 22, where he answered several questions from the audience.

Human Events contributor Charlie Kirk’s radio show will broadcast on Salem Radio Network’s 77WABC and 107.1 FM WLIR from 12-1p.m. EDT—filling the coveted time slot of radio icon, Rush Limbaugh.The show will begin airing on Monday, April 12th.New York’s 77WABC was Limbaugh’s flagship radio station for decades, having aired his nationally syndicated hit show, The Rush Limbaugh Show beginning in August of 1988.“I am thrilled and honored to take the same time and station where my friend and American hero Rush Limbaugh launched his national radio show in 1988,” said Charlie Kirk. “I am so impressed with what John Catsimatidis...

Warning: This story contains graphic images. A woman was shot in the neck inside the Capitol building, according to videos and photos shared to social media Wednesday afternoon. UPDATE: NBC reports the woman has died.

Luke Perry -- the TV icon and heartthrob who rose to fame on "Beverly Hills, 90210" -- has died after suffering a massive stroke ... TMZ has learned. Luke passed away Monday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. According to his rep, Luke was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fiance Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder, and other close family and friends.

Ramesh and Reason’s Nick Gillespie have been going back and forth over Rand Paul’s claim (from a number of years ago) that Jimmy Carter was a more fiscally conservative president than Ronald Reagan. Mother Jones collected a series of appearances over the years in which the Kentuckian argues that Reagan’s budget performance, compared with Carter’s, is evidence Republicans don’t really mean it when they claim the mantle of fiscal conservatism. Gillespie argues that Reagan’s deficits means he wasn’t a fiscal conservative, while Ramesh argues (and Nick seems to agree to some extent) that probably a better measure is rate of increases in spending...

ERIE, Pa. - Two young girls accused of brutally attacking another girl on a playground are too emotionally immature to understand the criminal charges against them and the charges should be dismissed, their attorneys said. The girls, ages 10 and 11, face aggravated assault and other charges for the attack on another 10-year-old girl at an elementary school playground the evening of April 3. The girls are accused of stomping on the victim and breaking her hip, police said. Erie County Public Defender Tony Logue says he will ask a Juvenile Court judge to dismiss criminal charges against the 10-year-old...

NBC 4 reporter dies from injuries suffered in July 31 car accident Associated Press Thursday, August 24, 2006 A local television news reporter who developed an infection following a car accident died in a hospital early today, a nursing supervisor said. Lauren Crowner, a former queen of the Indianapolis 500 Festival, had worked at WCMH-TV since January. She was 25. She suffered from severe headaches after a car accident July 31 and then developed an infection because of swelling on her brain, her sister, Evher, said in a story on the Web site of WISH-TV in Indianapolis. Crowner died at...

Michelle Wie will turn pro sometime between now and Oct. 11 -- her 16th birthday -- perhaps as early as next week. In doing so, she will become the world's highest-paid female golfer. According to sources involved in the negotiations who requested anonymity, Wie will sign endorsement deals with three companies (one believed to be Nike) worth an estimated $8 million. Adding in tournament appearance fees and other endorsements, the Hawaiian teen's compensation for her first year as a pro is expected to reach $10 million -- not counting what she wins on the course. She also will enlist the...

At some point Mouna Raad realized she didn't want her daughter to be treated as ``special'' anymore. She just wanted Elissa, who has cerebral palsy, to be treated like any other kid. So she overcame some resistance at Elissa's special-education preschool and enrolled her in a Santa Clara preschool with -- as Raad calls them -- ``regular kids.'' The result, she says, was ``amazing.'' And not just for Elissa. ``I think the kids learned a lot,'' Raad said. ``I think it makes them richer people.'' That kind of enrichment is the goal of several Santa Clara County agencies and individuals,...

Akron, Ohio -- King James has his palace. LeBron James, the NBA's No. 1 draft pick, has bought a 12,611-square foot home with 11 bedrooms and eight full baths for $2.1 million. The home is on 5 1/2 acres in an Akron suburb, about 25 miles from Cleveland. The 18-year-old rookie for the Cleveland Cavaliers is renovating the house. He said he is living in three apartments in downtown Cleveland until the construction is completed. According to tax records, the two-story colonial-style house was purchased Oct. 28. It was built in 1977 and a $2 million addition was built in...