President Donald Trump headed to California on Friday in a renewed push to make border security a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. Trump, talking to reporters as he left the White House to head out west, denied that he changed his mind about shutting down the border with […]
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Former congressman Anthony Weiner designated a level one sex offender by judge
Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner was designated a level one sex offender Friday by a judge in the Bronx, where Weiner is living in a halfway house following a stint in federal prison. Level one is the lowest level designation. Weiner was convicted of sending lewd texts to an underage […]
Boeing CEO admits faulty sensor triggered automatic flight control system in crashes
The Boeing Company issued an apology Thursday and, for the first time, acknowledged its automatic flight control system played a role in the two recent plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed everyone on board. Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, apologized for the 346 total lives […]
‘Look what I did to her sons’: Trump responds to Barbara Bush’s disdain for him
President Donald Trump responded to former first lady Barbara Bush’s negative opinion of him, detailed in a newly released book about the late matriarch of the Bush family, saying her criticism was because of what he’d done to her sons. “I have heard that she was nasty to me, but […]
Hiring rebounds as US employers add a solid 196,000 jobs
Hiring rebounded in March as U.S. employers added a solid 196,000 jobs, up sharply from February’s scant gain and evidence that many businesses still want to hire despite signs that the economy is slowing. The unemployment rate remained at 3.8%, near the lowest level in almost 50 years, the Labor […]
Storm moves into Northeast, while another brings severe weather to South
Severe storms moved through the Deep South on Thursday bringing flash flooding, damaging winds and hail — mostly to Louisiana. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency on Thursday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where a whopping 6.42 inches of rain fell, making it the fourth-wettest April day the […]
Black man held at gunpoint by police in own yard: It ‘brings fear to my heart’
A black man in Colorado said he hasn’t slept well since he was traumatized by a group of white police officers who held him at gunpoint and detained him while he was picking up trash in front of his home. Zayd Atkinson, 26, said it’s been more than a month […]
‘Start Here’: Mueller’s team frustrated with Barr as Trump seeks a friendlier Fed
It’s Friday, April 5, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. Long story short Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team reportedly are unhappy with how their findings have been portrayed by Attorney General William Barr. In a four-page letter to Congress two weeks ago, Barr said there wasn’t enough evidence […]
FBI says that the person claiming to be missing Timmothy Pitzen is not him
The FBI announced today that DNA testing confirms that the person found in Kentucky on Wednesday who claimed to be a missing child is not him. The man reportedly told authorities that he was Timmothy Pitzen, who was last seen when he was 6 years old and his mother took […]
Man arrested in quadruple murder at workplace
A man has been arrested in connection to a quadruple murder inside a North Dakota workplace, police said. Chad Isaak, 44, from Washburn, North Dakota, is being held on four counts of AA felony murder, Mandan Police said at a news conference late Thursday. He is being held at the […]