Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by a soldier in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what officials described as a “likely terrorist act”. Police sources said the suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) in Arabic as he attacked the women, aged 17 and […]
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Trump Insults Puerto Rico As They Struggle To Recover From Hurricane
Following a plea for aid by San Juan’s mayor, Trump said the mayor was being “nasty.” “The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” Trump tweeted. “Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San […]
Tennessee Church Shooter Sought To Further Race War
A man accused of killing a woman in a shooting rampage at a Tennessee church this week might have acted to avenge the murders of nine black people in a South Carolina church two years ago, the Washington Post reported on Friday. A note in the car of Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, indicated a possible […]
OJ Simpson Could Be Released On Sunday
O.J. Simpson’s time in prison could come to a close as early as Sunday. The former football star was granted parole in July and has been locked up in Nevada since 2008 following an armed robbery conviction. Simpson has said he’d like to return to Florida but that state’s attorney general is trying to block […]
Georgia Police Officer Murdered And Another Wounded
A police officer was shot and killed, with another wounded on a rural Georgia road. The shooting happened after a stolen vehicle in Polk County, near the Alabama border, a local official told The Polk County Standard Journal. The second officer was injured after being shot in a bulletproof vest, assistant county manager Barry Akinson […]
Customs Agents Arrest Over 450 Illegal Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities
As part of a massive illegal immigration sweep, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday that officials this week arrested nearly 500 illegal immigrants living in sanctuary cities across the country. The raid, referred to as “Operation ‘Safe City’” in a news release, spanned four days in cities through the U.S., and ended Wednesday. Illegal […]
Judge Rules Black Lives Matter Can Not Be Sued
Black Lives Matter is a social movement, like the tea party or the civil rights movement, and therefore can’t be sued, a federal judge ruled Thursday. A police officer anonymously sued Black Lives Matter and DeRay Mckesson, a prominent Baltimore-based activist in the movement, after being injured by a rock thrown during a protest over […]
Kindergarten Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sex With 6 Children
An East Texas kindergarten teacher who had sex with at least six high school students accepted a plea deal Thursday that will require her to spend 10 years in a state prison. As part of the agreement, 39-year-old Heather Lee Robertson will be required to surrender her teaching certification and register as a sex offender […]
ISIS And Taliban Target James Mattis’ Plane With Rockets
The Taliban and ISIS are both taking credit for a rocket attack on Kabul’s airport early Wednesday just hours after U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis landed in Afghanistan for a surprise visit. A barrage of up to 40 rounds of munitions hit the airport, including 29 rocket-propelled grenades, according to a U.S. military official. […]
Trump Unveils Major Tax Cut Plans That Benefit Major Corporations
US President Donald Trump is calling for major tax cuts for business in a speech, as a longstanding Republican effort to overhaul the US tax code takes centre stage. Top Republicans released a framework for the overhaul that includes lowering the tax rate for corporations from 35% to 20%, among other changes. But many aspects […]
Trump Not Happy With Health Secretary Tom Price
US President Donald Trump has said he is “not happy” with US Health Secretary Tom Price over his private plane travel on official government business. Mr Trump said he was “looking into it” after reports emerged that Mr Price had taken 24 flights on private planes for official trips since May. Internal and congressional inquiries […]
Trump’s Team Uses Private Email To Conduct Official White House Business
Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, reportedly set up a private email account as their family was coming into power in Washington, D.C. They’re seen here last week at left, sitting with Lara Trump and Eric Trump. White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner has used both a private email account and an official email […]