Arizona police say they believe they’ve pieced together a “jigsaw puzzle” they had been struggling to solve for weeks after identifying a man they believe is responsible for the deaths of nine people. If convicted, 35-year-old Cleophus Cooksey Jr. would become one of the most prolific serial killers in the state’s history. Cooksey was arrested on Dec. […]
Category: Domestic
Trump Contradicts His Chief Of Staff Over Border Wall Plans
President Donald Trump appeared to push back Thursday against comments by his chief of staff that his thinking on the long-promised border wall had “evolved,” with the president insisting that his views on the barrier hadn’t changed. “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of […]
US Marshall Killed During Raid In Pennsylvania
DA says multiple officers have been hospitalized in Harrisburg. A “hero” U.S. marshal was shot and killed and another police officer was wounded Thursday morning in Harrisburg, Penn., when gunfire erupted during the service of a warrant. Another Harrisburg police officer was also struck, but he was not wounded due to protective body armor, authorities […]
Republican Senator Gives Scathing Anti-Trump Speech
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) warned Republicans that they must stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks against the press or else risk being complicit in a dangerous slide to authoritarianism. Flake delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Wednesday warning that Trump’s repeated attacks on the U.S. media as “fake news” are hurting […]
Navy Uses New Strategy To Deal With Suicides, Stress… A Dog.
Suicides across the military have steadily increased since 2013 according to the Department of Defense. But a naval clinic on Joint Base Andrews has a secret weapon that can sniff out members dealing with extreme stress. Every day, Senior Chief Brad greets sailors and marines as they enter a military clinic for their regular doctor’s appointments. Throughout […]
Colorado Woman Kills Father And Entombs Body In Concrete
DENVER – Prosecutors charged a Colorado woman with her father’s murder this week after police investigating his disappearance found the 69-year-old’s body encased in concrete in the crawl space under his home. Dayna Jennings was arrested Jan. 10 after police searched her father’s suburban Denver home and found the remains, about a month after family […]
4 South Carolina Police Officers Shot, 1 Fighting For Life
Christian Thomas McCall, 47, was accused of shooting Det. Michael Doty, Sgt. Randy Clinton, Sgt. Buddy Brown and Sgt. Kyle Cummings early Tuesday morning in York, S.C. One of four South Carolina law enforcement officers shot Tuesday morning was fighting for his life, as a report found that the suspected triggerman was found with several “long […]
Bannon Subpoenaed By House Intel Committee
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed former White House strategist Stephen Bannon after he declined to answer investigators’ questions in their probe into Russian interference in the election, according to multiple sources. According to one source, Bannon did not immediately comply with the subpoenas, which were for both testimony and documents. Bannon joined the […]
Trump Golfing Again, After Asking Americans To Honor MLK With Civic Duties
President Donald Trump’s schedule today marks a break in presidential tradition. Though it isn’t unusual for Trump to visit his golf course while spending time at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, the timing of it today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shows a break from the actions of past presidents. While Trump urged Americans […]
State Department Says Draft Will, Plan Funeral If You Want To Visit North Korea
Jerry Seib, executive Washington editor for The Wall Street Journal, says landmark talks between North and South Korea may have gone well, but it’s still early. Americans can travel to North Korea, if they wish — but it may just be a death wish, the U.S. State Department cautioned. The State Department last week issued […]
Pope Warns That The World Is On The Brink Of Nuclear War
Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit.” His comment, made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in the U.S. state and […]
“DACA Probably Dead” Says President Trump
(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — President Donald Trump says a program to protect immigrants brought into the U.S. illegally as children is “probably dead.” The Republican president tweets that “Democrats don’t really want it,” referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Obama-era program shields these individuals, commonly referred to as “Dreamers,” from deportation. […]