A hate crime investigation is underway after 59 headstones were defaced and two were knocked over at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts, according to local police. Officers responded to the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River Sunday afternoon after a maintenance worker discovered gravestones damaged with swastikas and anti-Semitic messages, including […]
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Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein staying longer at the Department of Justice: Sources
The deputy Attorney General is staying on longer than he was originally expected, sources tell ABC News. Previously, ABC News reported Rod Rosenstein was planning to leave the Department of Justice in mid-March. Sources had said, that he had wanted to stay on to ensure a smooth transition for his […]
New Lion Air crash details raise questions about pilot training on Boeing 737 MAX 8
More details emerged on Wednesday about last year’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash in Indonesia, further exposing what experts say was a lack of pilot training on the plane’s suspect flight management system as the delay continued in releasing critical information about what might have caused a second deadly crash […]
Tropical cyclone leaves parts of Mozambique under water, kills over 200
Mozambique’s president declared three days of national mourning on Wednesday as the southeast African country struggles to recover from a powerful cyclone that has claimed dozens of lives, submerged villages and washed away homes. Tropical cyclone Idai made landfall near the port city of Beira late last Thursday and slowly […]
Bill would make it illegal to abandon tied-up dogs during hurricanes
A proposed Florida animal welfare measure would make it illegal for pet owners to leave their dogs behind during a hurricane and other extreme weather scenarios. Senate Bill 1738 would prohibit people from leaving a dog tied up and unattended outdoors during both man-made and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, […]
EPA chief says water issues a bigger crisis than climate change
The head of the top U.S. environmental agency said on Wednesday that the Trump administration considers drinking water quality around the world a bigger crisis than climate change, despite the recent surge in debate around the proposed Green New Deal. In remarks in Washington to mark World Water Day, EPA […]
Trump ratchets up attacks on Kellyanne Conway’s spouse, calls him ‘husband from hell’
President Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up the Twitter feud with George Conway, the husband of his top aide Kellyanne Conway, in a scathing attack in which he calls the prominent conservative lawyer “a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!” The president’s latest tweet, in which he accuses Conway of […]
EU fines Google $1.7 billion for abusing online ads market
European Union regulators have fined Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant since 2017. The latest punishment means the commission has now issued Google with almost $10 billion in fines from probes into […]
‘Start Here’: Mueller’s early Cohen interest, FDA approves postpartum depression drug
It’s Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. But his emails Newly released search warrants from FBI raids on Michael Cohen’s properties have revealed President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer was one of the Russia investigation’s earliest targets. Robert Mueller sought Cohen’s emails in July 2017, just […]
Record cocaine bust in Philadelphia nets $18 million worth of product
Authorities seized at least 450 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, according to a source familiar with the massive drug bust. Bricks of the white powdery substance were stuffed in duffel bags found in a shipping container aboard the MSC Desiree, which was traveling from […]