Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 1:57 PM EST The man accused of tackling Sen. Rand Paul has pleaded guilty to attacking him. Rene Boucher, who appeared in federal district court Friday, had been charged with assaulting a member of Congress as a part of a federal plea agreement in January. […]
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes
An Israeli border policeman takes up position during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators at a protest against Trump’s decision on Jerusalem, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman March 9, 2018 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes in […]
Could Trump’s tariffs affect the price tag for his border wall?
Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 12:31 PM EST President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel imports, in keeping with his key campaign platform to make fair trade deals, may inadvertently hurt a promise even more central to his campaign — his pledge to build a wall along the southern […]
Officials: Student accidentally shoots self at Ky. school
Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 8:07 AM EST LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authorities say a student accidentally shot himself Friday morning at a high school in Kentucky. A statement from Fayette County Public Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall says it happened at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington. No one else was […]
Republicans get a string of bad news for midterm House elections after fleeting tax cut bump
Promising midterm election trends for House Republicans have worn off, for now. As voters digested the effects of the GOP tax-reform law and a generally well-received State of the Union address from President Donald Trump, Democrats’ lead on the generic congressional ballot shrank in February. But the boost for Republicans […]
U.S. economy gains 313,000 jobs in February; wage growth slows
FILE PHOTO: Workers on the assembly line replace the back covers of 32-inch television sets at Element Electronics in Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S., May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo March 9, 2018 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in February, recording its biggest increase in more […]
Trump linked video games and gun violence – but don’t expect him or Congress to do anything about it
If President Donald Trump wants to crack down on gratuitous video game violence, he had better prepare for a fight. Trump on Thursday hosted a White House roundtable with video game company CEOs and representatives, who defended their industry in an ongoing debate about the alleged links between violent games […]
Admitted drunk driver speaks out on crash that killed man, unborn baby
A woman who has pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter in Texas was seen trying to hide a liquor bottle after the crash that killed a man and his unborn baby, CBS Austin affiliate KEYE-TV reports. Shana Elliott took the witness stand on Thursday as a jury deliberates her punishment. A […]
10%-15% of all toy sales could be lost forever if Toys R Us liquidates
Toys R Us could soon liquidate its U.S. operations and the result will leave a lasting impact on the toy industry, Jefferies analyst Stephanie Wissink wrote in a note to investors Friday. While Toys R Us accounted for 15 percent to 20 percent of U.S. toy sales last year, not […]
WATCH: Dad recreates Disneyland fireworks for his daughter’s bedroom
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