Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo has been a U.S. Representative since 2011 is a Tea Party member of The GOP. He was reportedly chosen by Republican President-elect Trump to serve as CIA Director. Who is he, why was he chosen and how did Russia find out first?

He is a third-term ultra-conservative Congressman who was appointed to the House Select Benghazi Committee looking into the death of a US ambassador in Libya. Pompeo also serves on the US House Intelligence Committee. http://pompeo.house.gov/

Wow, it's Winter already? The winter storms of the season will be arriving across the US, with portions of the Rockies, north-central states, Great Lakes and then the Northeast corridor expecting about a foot.

The snowfall may create travel problems for motorists and fliers eager to make an early Thanksgiving getaway.

These storms will also bring in colder air, which is expected to spread across much of the central and the eastern USA before the weekend.

The weather forecast brings an abrupt end to what's been the least snowy November in the past decade across the country.

Just in time for the holidays, scientists have announced the findings of a new study which points towards the benefits of chocolate.

This, according to researchers at MSLS Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study of aging, cardiovascular disease and cognitive performance has had its home in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maine since 1976. Participants of the study include persons of all adult ages.

The study suggests that chocolate makes consumers smarter. This bit of sweet and smart news will please my lovely wife will surely capitalize on these findings.