US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says there is a “real opportunity” for a deal when President Trump meets the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Interviewed by ABC News, he said North Korea must take “irreversible” steps to get rid of its nuclear arms programme. Mr Pompeo met Mr Kim secretly in Pyongyang earlier this […]
Category: Domestic
Golden State Killer Possibly Linked To More Murders
Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo is being looked at in the 1978 deaths of 24-year-old Rhonda Wicht and her 4-year-old son Donald, CBS Los Angeles reports. “We’ve made a request for a DNA comparison to find out if the DNA they recovered from Mr. DeAngelo is consistent with the DNA that we have in […]
Fugitive Cop Killer Arrested In Maine
Manhunt under way after sheriff’s deputy killed in Maine. Suspect is considered armed and dangerous. The man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Maine deputy was in custody after a four-day intense manhunt, arrested with the slain deputy’s own handcuffs, the police said. John Williams, 29, was captured by authorities Saturday, Somerset […]
Waffle House Hero Raises $185,000 For Victims
James Shaw Jr., the hero of the April 22 Waffle House shooting, has launched a campaign on a crowdfunding site to raise money for the victims of the deadly attack in a Nashville suburb. Shaw initially wanted to raised $15,000. By April 28 the site had collected over $183,000. “Please take the time to donate […]
ICE Agents Have Wrongly Arrested Over 1400 American Citizens
A Los Angeles Times investigation published Friday found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have repeatedly wrongly targeted and arrested U.S. citizens. Official figures provided to the Times show that the agency has released more than 1,480 people from custody since 2012 after investigating claims that they were U.S. citizens. ICE policy requires that a legal review […]
Food Stamp Reforms Gaining Traction In The House
A top House Republican appears to be convincing some wary conservatives to support an overhaul of the food stamp program that’s included in the 2018 farm bill. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) on Friday held a listening session on the legislation to talk about the provision that would expand work requirements and shift […]
House Republicans Clear Trump Of Russian Collusion
House intelligence committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has cleared Donald Trump’s presidential campaign of conspiring with Russia’s attack on the 2016 election. The House intelligence committee concluded its Russia investigation on Friday by releasing a heavily redacted copy of its full report clearing Donald Trump’s campaign of any wrongdoing. The 243-page report calls contacts […]
Pompeo Confirmed As Secretary Of State By The Senate
The Senate narrowly confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be secretary of State on Thursday, overcoming steep opposition to his nomination. Senators voted 57-42, just over the simple majority needed for approval by the chamber. Pompeo’s confirmation was a virtual lock after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reversed his position and said he would support Trump’s […]
Teachers In Colorado And Arizona Walk Out Over Funding
Teachers in Colorado and Arizona walked out of their schools on Thursday to protest education funding in their states, marking the latest demonstration over school funding in the U.S. The protests forced the closures of hundreds of public schools in the states, with over 840,000 of Arizona’s public school students potentially affected by the protests. Twenty-seven […]
Ex-Cop Arrested As Golden State Killer After Decades
A decades-long search for the “Golden State Killer” — who police say committed 12 murders, 45 rapes, and 120 home burglaries during a reign of terror back in the 1970s and 1980s — may be finally over. A 72-year-old ex-police officer named Joseph James DeAngelo, who appears to fit the description of the elusive California […]
Turkey Finds Journalists Guilty On Terror Charges
ISTANBUL – A Turkish court has convicted journalists and other staff members from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on terror charges. Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency said Wednesday that 14 employees were found guilty of “aiding a terror group without being a member,” with sentences ranging from 2 ½ to 7 ½ years. The newspaper said […]
California Residents Start Process To Secede From The United States
Advocates who want California to secede from the rest of the United States were given the green light Monday to begin collecting signatures for their initiative. California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the ballot proposal had been cleared. The latest measure would ask voters in 2020 to decide whether to open up a secession […]