America a "nation of immigrants"? Not anymore. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has eliminated the phrase from its mission statement, according to an internal memo.The document, obtained by the Washington Post, also says that those seeking immigration benefits will no longer be called “customers.”The new mission statement reads:“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administers the nation’s lawful immigration system, safeguarding...
Friday, 23 February 2018
Fact-checking Trump, NRA claims on gun background checks
Sifting through the gun rhetoric since the mass shooting in a Florida high school Feb. 14, we noticed politicians and groups on all sides of the debate often turn to the same topic: background checks.Federally licensed firearms dealers have been required to run background checks on gun buyers since 1994, when the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act took effect. Almost all of these searches are done through the National Instant Criminal Background...
Modi Hugs Trudeau Amid Indo-Canada Invitation Embarrassment
New Delhi (AP) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday with a hug, one day after embarrassed Canadian diplomats had to revoke a party invitation for a man convicted of attempting to kill an Indian politician.The invitation was the latest blunder in Trudeau's eight-day visit, which has included everything from criticism of his colorful wardrobe to questions about whether his government is sufficiently...
Australian deputy prime minister resigns after new harassment claim
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over an affair with a staffer that brought him into open conflict with his premier and a new allegation of sexual harassment emerged. Barnaby Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s centre-right coalition, after resisting earlier calls...
Ivanka Trump, US charmer-in-chief, touches down in South Korea
(CNN)Ivanka Trump, eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump, arrived in South Korea Friday as part of a charm offensive in the closing days of the 2018 Winter Olympics.While Trump told waiting reporters in Seoul she was looking forward to cheering on US Olympians at the Games, analysts said her chief task will be shoring up diplomatic relations with South Korea."Given the universe of dignitaries in this administration that the president...
More bombs fall on Syria's eastern Ghouta ahead of U.N. vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A new wave of bombs struck Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Friday, which a witness in one town described as the worst yet, ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire across the country. For a sixth straight day, warplanes have pounded the densely populated agricultural pocket east of the capital, the last rebel bastion near Damascus. The escalation has killed at least 417 people and injured hundreds more, the...
Man who plotted his family's murder will not be executed, governor says
By Unknown February 23, 2018
governor says, Man who plotted his family's murder will not be executed
The governor of Texas decided today to spare the life of a convicted killer who carried out a plot to kill his parents and his brother.About 40 minutes before the scheduled execution, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he would grant clemency to 38-year-old Thomas "Bart" Whitaker. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, in a rare recommendation, voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of the "lesser penalty" of commuting Whitaker's death sentence...
Florida man screams, yells 'murderers!' as he's put to death
As the execution drugs were being administered, inmate Eric Scott Branch let out a blood-curdling scream. Then he yelled "murderers! murderers! murderers!" as he thrashed on a gurney as he was being put to death for the 1993 rape and slaying of a college student.The drugs included a powerful sedative Thursday evening and the 47-year-old inmate, following the outburst, gave a last guttural groan and turned silent. Minutes earlier, he had just...
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens indicted
Washington (CNN)Missouri GOP Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted on Thursday amid looming allegations of sexual misconduct and blackmail following an admission of an affair last month.He was charged in St. Louis with a first-degree felony invasion of privacy, according to the Missouri court system.In a statement Thursday, Greitens denied committing any crime and instead called the situation "a personal mistake" from his time prior to taking office."As...
Latest Trump tirade is threat to pull immigration officials out of California
By Unknown February 23, 2018
Latest Trump tirade is threat to pull immigration officials out of California
President Trump unleashed a tirade Thursday against California and its supposedly lax stance on illegal immigration, ending with a seemingly spontaneous threat to remove federal immigration authorities from the state.His remarks, made during a meeting about gun control, were in stark contrast to the public position of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, who have dramatically increased activity in California in recent months and said...
Special counsel Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates
Paul Manafort was using fraudulently obtained loans and tax-cheating tricks to prop up his personal finances as he became chairman of the Trump campaign in 2016, according to a new 32-count indictment filed against him and his business partner Thursday.The indictment ratchets up pressure on Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, who were already preparing for a trial in the District that could come later this year on fraud and money-laundering charges.The...
As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School, Armed Deputy ‘Never Went In’
By Unknown February 23, 2018
Armed Deputy ‘Never Went In’, As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The only armed sheriff’s deputy at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed took cover outside rather than charging into the building when the massacre began, the Broward County sheriff said on Thursday. The sheriff also acknowledged that his office received 23 calls related to the suspect going back a decade, including one last year that said he was collecting knives and guns, but may not have adequately followed...
Thursday, 22 February 2018
As gun debate roils on, teachers in this Texas school are already armed
By Unknown February 22, 2018
As gun debate roils on, teachers in this Texas school are already armed
In the days since a 19-year-old gunman stormed onto his former high school campus in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people with an AR-15 assault rifle, the nation has been embroiled in a debate over what to do about school violence: How do you make it stop?Here at Argyle High School, they already have an answer to that question: The teachers are packing handguns.A sign outside campus warns: "Please be aware that the staff at Argyle [Independent School...
Billy Graham Will Lie in Honor At U.S. Capitol Rotunda Before Private Funeral
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Billy Graham Will Lie in Honor At U.S. Capitol Rotunda Before Private Funeral
Legendary Rev. Billy Graham will lie in honor for two days next week, starting February 28, at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.“Members of the public and Capitol Hill community are invited to pay their respects to the late reverend while he lies in rest,” said a statement released by House Speaker Paul Ryan.Known as "America’s pastor,” Graham died Wednesday at his home in North Carolina at the age of 99.Keep up with this story and more by subscribing nowGraham...
Convicted killer spared lethal injection hour before execution
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday spared the life of a convicted killer shortly before the man’s scheduled execution for masterminding the fatal shootings of his mother and brother.In sparing the life of Thomas “Bart” Whitaker about an hour before he was scheduled for lethal injection, Abbott accepted the state parole board’s rare clemency recommendation. Whitaker’s father, Kent, also was shot in the 2003 plot at the family’s...
Trump Promotes Arming Teachers With Guns, but Rejects Active Shooter Drills
By Unknown February 22, 2018
but Rejects Active Shooter Drills, Trump Promotes Arming Teachers With Guns
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday enthusiastically embraced a National Rifle Association position to arm highly trained teachers to fortify schools against mass shootings like the one last week. Mr. Trump, who said the armed teachers should receive extra pay as an incentive, promoted his idea as demands for stronger gun control intensified across the country.“You give them a little bit of a bonus, so practically for free, you have now made...
After war cabinet, Britain's May to set out 'way forward' on Brexit
Offering little insight into how or whether the rifts that have hobbled talks to unravel more than 40 years of union had been healed, her office said her team had spoken for eight hours on subjects ranging from the car sector to digital trade.But one source close to the meeting at Chequers said May had accepted the argument of those ministers who wanted to move away from EU rules and regulations more quickly than others.“Divergence has won,” the...
The Latest: Russia’s amended Syrian UN resolution circulated
BEIRUT — The Latest on Syria related developments (all times local):2:10 a.m.Russia’s amended U.N. resolution would rule out an immediate 30-day cease-fire in Syria to deliver aid and evacuate the critically ill proposed by Sweden and Kuwait and backed by most of the U.N. Security Council.Instead, the Russian draft circulated Thursday to the U.N. Security Council demands that all parties “stop hostilities as soon as possible” and “work for an immediate...
India's Modi meets Canada PM Trudeau amid controversy
The meeting comes a day after Canada withdrew an invitation to an alleged Sikh extremist to attend an official dinner with Mr Trudeau in Delhi.The Canadian PM has been fending off criticism that his government is soft on Sikh extremists.His visit has been largely ignored by senior members of India's government.The two leaders met at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in Delhi where they are expected to discuss trade, defence, climate...
Australian deputy prime minister resigns after new harassment claim
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over an affair with a staffer that brought him into open conflict with his premier and a new allegation of sexual harassment emerged. Barnaby Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s centre-right coalition, after resisting earlier calls...
The rise and fall of Eric Greitens, the GOP star whose career is crumbling amid scandal
By Unknown February 22, 2018
the GOP star whose career is crumbling amid scandal, The rise and fall of Eric Greitens
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’s booking in a St. Louis jail on Thursday on charges that he photographed a woman nude and attempted to blackmail her marked a stunning low point in a political career that had, until then, followed a sharply upward trajectory.Though Greitens, a Republican, has so far resisted resigning, the career of the man many considered to be a rising star in the party is on life support. His national ambitions are likely vanquished.It...
Trump accuses California police of being soft on street gangs, and cops fire back
By Unknown February 22, 2018
and cops fire back, Trump accuses California police of being soft on street gangs
President Trump on Thursday accused California law enforcement of being soft on street gangs and suggested he might pull immigration agents out of the state, prompting a strong rebuke from local officials who said the president doesn't understand their war on gangs.Trump's remarks are an escalation of a yearlong battle between his administration and California on a variety of topics including illegal immigration and law enforcement. Trump has criticized...
Is America a ‘Nation of Immigrants’? Immigration Agency Says No
LOS ANGELES — The federal agency that issues green cards and grants citizenship to people from foreign countries has stopped characterizing the United States as “a nation of immigrants.”The director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services informed employees in a letter on Thursday that its mission statement had been revised to “guide us in the years ahead.” Gone was the phrase that described the agency as securing “America’s promise...
Special counsel Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates
Paul Manafort was using fraudulently obtained loans and tax-cheating tricks to prop up his personal finances as he became chairman of the Trump campaign in 2016, according to a new 32-count indictment filed against him and his business partner Thursday.The indictment ratchets up pressure on Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, who were already preparing for a trial in the District that could come later this year on fraud and money-laundering charges.The...
NRA backlash: Major bank and car-rental giant are ending partnerships
Companies may be starting to rethink their ties to the National Rifle Association in the wake of last week’s massacre at a Florida high school, with a major bank and car-rental giant announcing Thursday they were dropping partnership programs with the NRA.First National Bank of Omaha, the nation’s largest privately owned bank, said Thursday it will not renew its contract with the NRA for a branded Visa card.“Customer feedback has caused us to review...
Armed school resource officer stayed outside as Florida shooting unfolded, sheriff says
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Armed school resource officer stayed outside as Florida shooting unfolded, sheriff says
The armed school resource deputy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, waited outside the school building as the shooting unfolded last week, officials said.Scot Peterson never went in after taking a position on the west side of the building, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said at a Thursday afternoon news conference.Peterson resigned after he was suspended without pay by Israel pending an internal investigation into...
Stocks rise as rate hike jitters subside
Stocks posted gains Thursday after investors put aside concerns that the Federal Reserve will accelerate its timeline for lifting interest rates.The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 164.70 points, or 0.66%, to 24,962.48. The S&P 500 lost 2.63 points, or 0.1%, to 2,703.96. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed its early gains, falling 8.14 points, or 0.11%, to 7,210.09.Minutes from the Fed’s January policy meeting revealed Wednesday that officials...
Broward sheriff visits hospitalized Florida school shooting victim who was shot 5 times
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Broward sheriff visits hospitalized Florida school shooting victim who was shot 5 times
The Broward County Sheriff on Sunday visited one of the victims still in the hospital after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.Sheriff Scott Israel visited 15-year-old Anthony Borges at Broward Health. The teen, according to a photo posted to Twitter, was shot five times.“Fortunately, he is recovering, but has a long road ahead with more surgeries needed,” the sheriff’s office stated. “Please join us...
Tax reform windfall: These companies are hiking pay, delivering bonuses
By Unknown February 22, 2018
delivering bonuses, Tax reform windfall: These companies are hiking pay
J.M. Smucker Co. will offer one-time $1,000 bonuses to thousands of its employees, joining other major companies in rewarding employees due to savings tied to the recent passage of GOP-backed tax reform.The Ohio-based company, which is also known as Smucker, said last week that nearly 5,000 employees will receive bonuses. In addition, Smucker announced $1 million in charitable donations and $20 million in investments toward employee pension plans.The...
Fitness blogger called out for ‘damaging’ workout videos targeting children
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Fitness blogger called out for ‘damaging’ workout videos targeting children
A fitness blogger has been accused of promoting “damaging” body images in children after releasing workout videos aimed at kids as young as one.Ashy Bines has acquired 901,000 followers on Instagram by posting swimsuit pictures showing off her toned body. Through her social media platform, Bines has built an Australian fitness empire. However, her newest venture, Ashy and Friends, is not receiving the same praise.Ashy and Friends is a “fun packed...
On Black History Month, an African-American civil rights pioneer reflects on today's political landscape
By Unknown February 22, 2018
an African-American civil rights pioneer reflects on today's political landscape, On Black History Month
February marks Black History Month, when we honor the many achievements of African- Americans and their important contributions to our nation throughout our history.In the past year, African-Americans – like all Americans – have benefitted in many ways from the policies and actions of President Trump. When he took office just over a year ago, the president promised to fight for the wellbeing and prosperity of all the American people and our nation’s...
Lindsey Vonn gets emotional about leaving her grandfather's ashes in South Korea
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Lindsey Vonn gets emotional about leaving her grandfather's ashes in South Korea
Lindsey Vonn came to South Korea with the goal of taking home an Olympic medal and leaving behind something even more special.She did both.The American ski great said Thursday she recently scattered some of the ashes of her grandfather, who served during the Korean War, on a rock near the mountain where the downhill races were run."I know that it would mean a lot to him to be back here, a part of him is in South Korea always," said Vonn, who shared...
Taylor Swift's neighbors not happy about living on same block: 'We don't need celebrities here'
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Taylor Swift's neighbors not happy about living on same block: 'We don't need celebrities here'
Tribeca residents better be nice, or Taylor Swift might write a vindictive song about them.As
The Post recently revealed, the singer has been building up her
downtown real estate collection, adding a $9.75 million apartment at 155
Franklin St. — the address where she already owns an 8,000-square-foot
penthouse duplex created from two units. And this past fall, it was
reported that she purchased a three-story townhouse next door, at 153
Franklin,...
YouTube star who claims veganism healed her breast cancer dies from disease
By Unknown February 22, 2018
YouTube star who claims veganism healed her breast cancer dies from disease
A YouTube star who had claimed a vegan diet and spiritual lifestyle cured her of breast cancer died of the disease, her niece confirmed.Liz Johnson said her aunt Mari Lopez died in December after the cancer recurred. The two women hosted a YouTube channel together titled “Liz & Mari.”Johnson posted a video Sunday explaining her aunt stopped her vegan diet after her cancer returned. She attributed Lopez’s death to undergoing radiation, chemotherapy...
'Snapchat Dysmorphia' causing young people to seek plastic surgery
Snapchat and Instagram filters are changing the way young people look at themselves.A new phenomenon of using filtered selfies as a guide for plastic surgeons is on the rise, and has been coined “Snapchat Dysmorphia” by Dr. Matthew Schulman, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City.The filters – an effect that can transform the users facial features, typically by smoothing skin and enlarging eyes and lips – have been accused of making people...
Consumer Reports picks Genesis as top auto brand
Toyota has four of the 10 vehicles on Consumer Reports' annual top picks, the most of any brand.The Toyota Corolla and Toyota Camry are the magazine's choice for best small and midsize cars. The Toyota Sienna led the minivan category and the Toyota Highlander is the best midsize SUV.The Chevrolet Bolt electric car is best small green car, a new category. The Ford F-150 is the top full-size pickup truck.The rankings are based on driving tests as well...
'Hero' cow escapes slaughterhouse and hides on island for a month
A cow briefly escaped death by ramming a fence and swimming to an island in southern Poland.The cow was being led toward a truck bound for the slaughterhouse on January 23, BBC reports, when she broke free and ran through a metal fence.The cow’s owner, Mr. Lukasz, advised workers to tranquilize the large farm animal before transport, but they failed to do so and were overpowered by the bovine. One farm worker sustained a broken arm and bruised rib...
Hit a bullet with a bullet: New defensive missile could prevent close range attacks
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Hit a bullet with a bullet: New defensive missile could prevent close range attacks
Threats to the United States are evolving everyday and the technology is getting significantly more advanced. A new missile in development that was recently tested in rural New Mexico takes the technology of THAAD (Thermal High Altitude Area Defense), which can knock an intercontinental ballistic missile out of the sky, and puts it into a five pound, two-and-a-half foot projectile. “It’s a very advanced technology, very complicated rocket science....
Jason Chaffetz: Are we doing enough to prosecute gun crimes?
In the clamor to tighten gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week, one important fact has been overlooked. Gun laws are only as good as their implementation. Before we talk about new gun laws, perhaps it’s time we started to enforce the ones we’ve already passed.A remarkable drop in gun crime prosecutions and convictions marked President Obama’s eight years in office. Mother Jones...
Hackers hijack Tesla system in bold cryptocurrency attack
Tesla has become the latest target of hackers attempting to “mine” cryptocurrency, according to cloud security company RedLock.RedLock reports that hackers gained access to Tesla compute resources to carry out so-called “cryptojacking,” where computers are hijacked to mine cryptocurrencies. The mining process involves making compute power available to authenticate, for example, bitcoin transactions. The “miners” then receive a financial reward for...
Maintenance just in Consumer Reports picks Genesis as top auto brand
Toyota has four of the 10 vehicles on Consumer Reports' annual top picks, the most of any brand.The Toyota Corolla and Toyota Camry are the magazine's choice for best small and midsize cars. The Toyota Sienna led the minivan category and the Toyota Highlander is the best midsize SUV.The Chevrolet Bolt electric car is best small green car, a new category. The Ford F-150 is the top full-size pickup truck.The rankings are based on driving tests as well...
Doctors successfully remove 4-pound brain tumor, bigger than head itself
By Unknown February 22, 2018
bigger than head itself, Doctors successfully remove 4-pound brain tumor
Surgeons in India successfully removed what they think is the largest brain tumor in record, weighing in at 4 pounds.Ever since he was the age of one, Santlal Pal lived with swelling of the scalp, heaviness, headaches and poor vision in both eyes.Leading up to surgery, scans revealed the tumor had invaded the brain on both sides of the midline through his skull bone. The patient's scalp had swelled up so much, he appeared as if he had two heads."Such...
Oprah responds to Trump's 'insecure' comment: 'I don't like giving negativity power'
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Oprah has weighed in on Donald Trump calling her "very insecure" in a
recent tweet, following her "60 Minutes" segment about the presidency.“I
woke up and...I don't like giving negativity power, so I just thought,
'What?'" Winfrey told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show on Thursday.On
Sunday, the "Wrinkle in Time" star appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes”
leading a discussion about the 2016 election with 14 people from Grand
Rapids, Mich. Half of the...
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant soothes passenger's baby
Parents of young children know that extended air travel can be exasperating for little ones, which makes one Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant’s thoughtful gesture all the more sweet.Passenger Rachel Yuen Nihi told KHON2 that during a recent late-night flight to Los Angeles, a mother traveling alone with her three small children struggled to comfort her youngest, a “crying toddler, tossing and turning” for 45 minutes.“A couple in front of her kept...
Lindsey Vonn gets emotional about leaving her grandfather's ashes in South Korea
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Lindsey Vonn gets emotional about leaving her grandfather's ashes in South Korea
Lindsey Vonn came to South Korea with the goal of taking home an Olympic medal and leaving behind something even more special.She did both.The American ski great said Thursday she recently scattered some of the ashes of her grandfather, who served during the Korean War, on a rock near the mountain where the downhill races were run."I know that it would mean a lot to him to be back here, a part of him is in South Korea always," said Vonn, who shared...
Emotional support dog on Southwest flight injures child, further fueling debate over airline rules
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Emotional support dog on Southwest flight injures child, further fueling debate over airline rules
A child was injured by an emotional support dog on a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Portland, Oregon Wednesday night, fueling the debate over regulations regarding animals on airplanes.The dog’s teeth scraped the child’s forehead after the passenger approached the animal during the boarding process, according to a spokesperson for Southwest.The child received minor injuries and was examined by an EMT before continuing on the flight, which...
Teen uses 3-D printing to build a new arm for his veteran dad
An ambitious teen used his ingenuity, know-how and a little technology to build a new arm for his veteran dad, who was wounded in Iraq.St. Louis high school student Robbie Frei built a custom-made robotic prosthetic arm for his dad, who is an amputee, according to Fox 2 St. Louis.Frei, who has said he wants to go into robotics when he hits college, built the arm for his father in about 3 months. Frei's father was injured in an RPG attack in 2003...
Todd Starnes: The Left Wants to Confiscate All of Your Firearms
A few days ago, I warned you on my radio program that the Left would use the survivors of the Florida school shooting as propaganda pawns in a nationwide gun grab.I warned you to be prepared because they were about to mount an ugly assault on the Second Amendment – smearing every law-abiding gun owner as bloodthirsty monsters.And that’s exactly what happened Wednesday night during CNN’s repulsive town hall meeting.Click here for a free subscription...
Mattis expected to back transgender troops -- if they can deploy, official says
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Mattis expected to back transgender troops -- if they can deploy, official says
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to recommend to President Trump that transgender people can serve in the U.S. military if they can deploy overseas, a U.S. official with knowledge of the secretary’s thinking on the issue told Fox News Thursday.The official said Mattis did not want to go against recent federal court orders which ruled Trump’s proposed ban on transgender people serving in the military is unlawful.FLASHBACK: MATTIS FREEZES TRUMP...
Ben Shapiro tells CPAC the 'era of political correctness is over'
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Thursday told activists that the “era of political correctness is over” in the age of Donald Trump as president, while encouraging conservatives to fight liberalism with the “truth.”“The era of political correctness is over,” Shapiro said at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington. “Political correctness is dying a slow, painful, bloody, agonizing...
Quincy Jones sorry for wild interviews, blames 'word vomit'
Famed music producer Quincy Jones has "learned [his] lesson" after
facing flack over a recent interview where he claimed to know who killed
John F. Kennedy and that he dated Ivanka Trump.On Thursday
afternoon, Jones issued a detailed statement on Twitter regarding the
"silly" information he revealed in the now-infamous interviews.The
music mogul tweeted, "A couple of weekends ago, my six daughters (who I
am beyond proud of) took me aside for...
ICE Director Hits Back at California Dems: 'I'm Enforcing Laws That They Enacted'
By Unknown February 22, 2018
ICE Director Hits Back at California Dems: 'I'm Enforcing Laws That They Enacted'
'Stop Lying to Us': Ingraham Blasts Durbin for 'Tired Trope' About Jobs Americans Won't Do'Angel Mom' Calls Out McCain, Flake, Dems: Get Rid of Criminal Aliens & Protect AmericansActing ICE Director Thomas Homan responded Wednesday to criticism from California's Democratic senators, who expressed concern over his agency's increased enforcement of immigration laws in the Golden State. In a letter last month, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris...
Manafort, Gates indicted on new tax and bank fraud charges
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a 32-count indictment Thursday hitting former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and aide Rick Gates with fresh charges of tax evasion and bank fraud.Manafort is specifically charged with five counts related to filing false income tax returns and four counts of failure to report foreign bank and financial accounts. Gates is accused of 11 counts related to filing false income tax returns and three counts of...
Ex-Playboy model's notes on alleged Trump affair written a decade later
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Ex-Playboy model's notes on alleged Trump affair written a decade later
EXCLUSIVE: The centerpiece of a New Yorker story on Karen McDougal, who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, is scribbled notes kept by the former Playboy playmate.These notes, obtained by journalist Ronan Farrow, are presented as her personal reflections on the relationship –“later memorialized in an eight-page, handwritten document provided to the New Yorker.”Readers could easily get the impression, as many journalists have, that McDougal...
Chevy Chase gets into roadside fight with young drivers who had to look up who he was
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Chevy Chase gets into roadside fight with young drivers who had to look up who he was
A Long Island man said he kicked Chevy Chase in self-defense on an upstate highway when the unhinged actor lunged at him and warned, “I am going to ruin your lives!”Michael Landrio, 22, a UPS worker from East Patchogue, told The Post that he and his girlfriend and another couple were headed north to go snowmobiling Feb. 9 when a blue Mercedes flashed its lights at them and pulled next to them at the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.“We were in the...
Texas killer granted clemency, halting scheduled execution
A convicted killer’s execution Thursday was overturned shortly before he was scheduled for lethal injection when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott granted him clemency.Thomas “Bart” Whitaker, 38, was set to die Thursday night for masterminding the fatal shooting of his mother, Tricia, and brother, Kevin, at their Houston home in 2003. His father, Kent, was also shot in the same attack but survived and led the effort to save his son from execution.Just an hour...
Turkish offensive in Kurdish-held Syrian enclave sets up collision course with US
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Turkish offensive in Kurdish-held Syrian enclave sets up collision course with US
Civilians have been killed, their neighborhoods destroyed and at least one water treatment plant heavily damaged in the Turkish military offensive against the Kurdish-held Syrian enclave of Afrin, according to video, photos and on-the-ground accounts reviewed by Fox News.Some of the reporting, which included the apparent deaths of children, is too graphic to publish. Some of the accounts of what is happening in Afrin also cannot be independently...
Loesch: I Wouldn't Have Made It Out of CNN Town Hall Without Security Detail
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Loesch: I Wouldn't Have Made It Out of CNN Town Hall Without Security Detail
Student Claims CNN Rewrote Town Hall Question, Told Him to 'Stick to the Script'FL School Shooting Survivor: Media Not Listening to Conservative SideNRA CEO LaPierre: 'Ridiculous' to Say Armed Security Makes People Less SafeNRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch joined Sean Hannity live at CPAC Thursday night to react to CNN's Wednesday night town hall on gun violence.During the event -- which was organized in the wake of the deadly Florida school shooting...
Husband of Alabama double-life mom arrested in her murder
An Alabama man has been arrested in the blunt-force slaying of his wife, Kat West, who led a provocative double life as a skimpily clad online exhibitionist, according to various news reports.After a weeks-long investigation that has brought national attention to the small Alabama town of Calera, authorities charged William "Jeff" West, 44, with murder, Police Chief Sean Lemley said Thursday morning. according to a report on the news website AL.com.According...
Major biblical discovery: Archaeologists may have found the Prophet Isaiah's 'signature'
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Major biblical discovery: Archaeologists may have found the Prophet Isaiah's 'signature'
Archaeologists in Israel say that they have found a clay seal mark that may bear the signature of the Biblical Prophet Isaiah.The 2,700-year-old stamped clay artifact was found during an excavation at the foot of the southern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. In ancient times a seal stamp, or bulla, was used to authenticate documents or items. “We found the eighth-century B.C.E. seal mark that may have been made by the prophet Isaiah himself only...
Indicted Missouri governor blasts 'reckless liberal' prosecutor
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens lashed out against a St. Louis prosecutor Thursday, hours after a grand jury indicted him on a felony invasion-of-privacy charge related to an extramarital affair."I know this will be righted soon," Greitens wrote in a Facebook post. "The people of Missouri deserve better than a reckless liberal prosecutor who uses her office to score political points."The governor was referring to Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, whose...
Student Claims CNN Rewrote Town Hall Question, Told Him to 'Stick to the Script'
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Student Claims CNN Rewrote Town Hall Question, Told Him to 'Stick to the Script'
A Florida student claims that CNN rewrote his question for the network's Wednesday night town hall debate on gun violence.Colton Haab, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were shot and killed last week, says he did not attend the event when he realized it would be a "total waste of [his] time."CNN denies that it scripted questions for any of the participants at the town hall, which was attended by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.),...
Deputy assigned to Florida school 'never went in' during shooting, sheriff says
By Unknown February 22, 2018
Deputy assigned to Florida school 'never went in' during shooting, sheriff says
The school resource deputy who was on patrol at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14 resigned Thursday after video surveillance showed he never entered the school, even though he "clearly" knew there was a shooting taking place, officials said.Deputy Scot Peterson, of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, was stationed on the school’s campus when Nikolas Cruz opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, leaving 17 people dead...
Bermuda’s Same-Sex Marriage Reversal Sparks Fears Others Will Follow
HAMILTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bermudian Joe Gibbons and his Canadian partner were ecstatic last year when the wealthy Atlantic island legalized same-sex marriage after a long struggle for gay equality - but their joy only lasted nine months.For the British overseas territory of 60,000 people - known for low taxes and stunning pink-sand beaches - this month became the first jurisdiction in the world to reverse a law allowing same-sex marriage.It...
