Dogs credited with busting two men in Connecticut with 420 lbs of marijuana
Two men who were stopped in a truck containing 420 pounds of marijuana are under arrest, thanks to Connecticut State Troopers and a K9 unit…
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No one believed him when he said he hadn’t been drinking. Then researchers found his body was producing alcohol
When a man in North Carolina was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, police didn’t believe him when he said he hadn’t had any…
Continue ReadingPompeo deputy overseeing Europe policy is latest witness in impeachment inquiry
The top State Department official overseeing US policy in Europe and Eurasia is the latest witness in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.…
Continue ReadingPower is back on at New Orleans’ main airport as Olga’s remnants drop heavy rain on the Gulf Coast
Even as power was fully restored late Saturday morning at New Orleans’ main airport, nearly 84,000 customers in the region were still without…
Continue ReadingMaria Butina, back in Russia, says she was pressured to plead guilty
Maria Butina, convicted of conspiring to act as an agent for a foreign state in the United States, returned Saturday to her native Russia and…
Continue ReadingFive badass women of the leading Democratic presidential campaigns: No longer ‘token women’ with seats at the table
Anita Dunn remembers a time in politics when it was almost unheard-of for women to be running political campaigns. Susan Estrich was Michael…
Continue ReadingIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner to host — and pay for — 10th anniversary party at Camp David
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are having a “big party with friends” at Camp David to celebrate their 10th anniversary this weekend, a…
Continue ReadingGiuliani talks money and Bidens in dual accidental phone calls to reporter
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, left two apparently unintended voicemails on a reporter’s phone this fall in…
Continue ReadingSeven kids taken from home where authorities say they found animal feces, dirty diapers, stench
Seven children between the ages of 1 and 10 have been taken into protective custody by the South Carolina Department of Social Services after…
Continue ReadingChinese team disqualified for ‘extensive cheating’ at Military World Games
A Chinese team has been kicked out of its own Military World Games after other countries alerted judges to “extensive cheating” by the…
Continue ReadingAmid fires, PG&E may cut power to nearly 1 million customers in California
California’s largest utility company is warning about 850,000 customers that another intentional power outage may leave them in the dark this…
Continue ReadingKamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney died by suffocation the same day she was kidnapped in Alabama, documents say
Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney died from asphyxiation by suffocation the same day she was kidnapped from a birthday party in Birmingham,…
Continue ReadingTrump Organization explores selling DC hotel
The Trump Organization is considering selling its three-year-old hotel in downtown Washington, DC, that’s been a focus of ongoing complaints…
Continue ReadingPentagon awards controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft in Amazon snub
Microsoft has won a hotly contested contract to provide cloud computing services to the Defense Department, besting Amazon in a months-long…
Continue ReadingOnly 10 students invited to Trump’s speech at historically black college
More than 200 people attended President Donald Trump’s speech at Benedict College, but only about 10 actual students were invited to the event…
Continue ReadingChicago judge says cross-country runners can’t compete during teacher strike
A Chicago judge ruled Friday that cross-country runners cannot compete in a Saturday meet while their educators are on strike. Fifteen parents filed…
Continue ReadingCoalition of Inspectors General slam DOJ opinion on whistleblower complaint
A coalition of Inspectors General is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw or modify its opinion that the…
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Maria Butina released from federal prison, deported to Russia
Russian gun rights enthusiast Maria Butina was released from the Tallahassee Federal Correction Institution on Friday after having served more than…
Continue ReadingMike Pompeo gets slapped down
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been trying to have his cake and eat it too for quite a while now. And The Kansas City Star is sick of it. See,…
Continue ReadingResidents use garden hoses as fire descends on Southern California neighborhood
Lisa and Dave Gott and about 15 other neighbors rallied as the fast-moving Tick Fire descended upon their neighborhood near Santa Clarita,…
Continue ReadingArrest made after a Tom Brady jersey was stolen from the Patriots’ Hall of Fame
You don’t have to be a player for the New England Patriots to make an important interception. The Foxborough Police Department in Massachusetts…
Continue ReadingTrump administration suspends US commercial flights to 9 destinations in Cuba except Havana
Flights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The department issued a notice on…
Continue ReadingPompeo endorses work of Ukraine diplomat dismissed by Trump as ‘never Trumper’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to voice subdued approval of the work of the top US diplomat in Ukraine whose testimony undermined the…
Continue ReadingFired NYPD officer accused of choking Eric Garner files lawsuit against NYC
Former New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo is suing New York City, the NYPD and its commissioner James O’Neill over his…
Continue ReadingWitch hunts and lynching: How Trump appropriates victimhood
Shall we skip right to the obvious? Virtually the only moments when President Donald Trump refers to the pain and persecution of a marginalized group…
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‘Joker’ becomes the highest-grossing R-rated film ever
“Joker,” the gritty comic book film about the origins of the crazed Batman villain, has become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all…
Continue ReadingThe long General Motors strike is finally over, as workers approve labor deal
The long General Motors strike is finally over, as members of the United Auto Workers union voted in favor of a four-year labor deal to end the…
Continue ReadingBolton lawyers in talks about possible impeachment deposition
Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a…
Continue ReadingJudge says impeachment inquiry is legal and justifies disclosing grand jury material
A federal judge on Friday gave a legal endorsement to the House Democrats’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump and ordered the…
Continue ReadingGraham announces resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry process has 50 co-sponsors
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump’s on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that a resolution he introduced…
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