President Trump on Tuesday pardoned a pair of Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction became a focus for opponents of federal government land ownership. Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were convicted in 2012 and sent to prison on arson charges. They had set a series of fires on their ranch that spread […]
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Pelosi Vows To “Avenge Obama” Over Supreme Court Nomination
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out a dramatic, no-holds-barred fundraising email on Monday saying she is “determined to avenge President Obama if it’s the last thing I do” by preemptively opposing President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Pelosi, 78, is one of several top Democrats — including Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]
Thailand Cave Rescue Frees 4 More Boys, 5 Remain
Rescuers in Thailand on Monday freed four more members of the boys soccer team stranded in a flooded cave complex, as part of the second phase of a desperate rescue operation that aims to save four more kids and the team’s coach before heavy rains imperil the effort. Four ambulances with flashing lights were spotted […]
Harvard And Yale Refuse To Change Affirmative Action Policies
Some Ivy League schools are doubling down on race-based admissions policies, defying the Trump administration’s action to rescind Obama-era affirmative action guidelines. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sent a “Dear Colleague” letter last week to schools turning back several Obama-era guidelines the administration deemed beyond constitutional bounds and “unnecessary” given Supreme Court precedent. At the […]
Hillary Clinton Could Be Secretly Planning On 2020 Run
The former Democratic presidential nominee urges non-political appointees to stay in government as long as they can to fight for ‘facts and evidence and our values.’ The messages convey a sense of urgency, and are coming with increasing frequency. They are short, focused reactions to the latest “outrage” committed by President Trump. Some end by […]
4 Boys Rescued From Thai Cave, 9 Remained Trapped
Four members of a Thai youth soccer team were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand on Sunday, leaving another eight boys and their soccer coach in the flooded cavern after 18 divers began a daring mission to bring home the group who have been trapped in the flooded cavern for more than two weeks. […]
US Service Member Killed In Afghanistan
One U.S. servicemember was killed and two others were injured in southern Afghanistan on Saturday in an apparent insider attack, NATO’s Resolute Support mission said. The two wounded servicemembers are currently being treated, but are in stable condition, the mission said in a statement. An investigation into the attack is underway. The identity of the […]
North Korea Relations Continue To Deteriorate
North Korea has accused the US of using “gangster-like” tactics to push it towards nuclear disarmament after a fresh round of high-level talks. It branded the US attitude at the meeting as “extremely troubling”. The statement, by an unnamed foreign ministry official, gave a starkly different account from one provided by US Secretary of State […]
Trump Deflects With Clinton Email Accusations Again
President Trump again railed against special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe on Saturday, labeling it “a Democrat Con Job” while also calling for investigators to look into former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s emails. “The Rigged Witch Hunt, originally headed by FBI lover boy Peter S (for one year) & now, 13 Angry Democrats, should look […]
Pompeo Has Meeting With North Korean Officials
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an American delegation met with their North Korean counterparts for nearly three hours in Pyongyang Friday, the first face-to-face meeting for the U.S.’s top diplomat after President Trump and Kim Jong Un signed a joint declaration in Singapore last month. But the meeting was low on details, with the […]
Red Hen Restaurant Fully Booked Despite Protests
The Lexington restaurant opened its doors for dinner for the first time in nearly two weeks after it gained national attention for refusing to serve White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and asking her to leave. On June 22, Red Hen co-owner Stephanie Wilkinson told Sanders the restaurant has “certain standards” that it has to uphold […]
Charlottesville Killer Pleads Not Guilty To Murder
James Fields, the man accused of driving his car into a crowd of protesters during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville last summer – leading to the death of one woman – pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal hate crime charges. Fields, 21, from Ohio, made the appearance in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville […]