The Latest on the assault of a reporter by Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte on the eve of his election (all times local): 5 p.m. Documents released Friday show a Montana congressman misled investigators about his assault on a reporter and claimed that the “liberal media” was “trying to make a […]
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Russia again vetoes extension of chemical experts in Syria
Russia again vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would extend the mandate of the expert body charged with determining responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, dooming its operation and making it exceedingly difficult to hold anyone accountable for the deaths of hundreds of civilians. It was Russia’s second veto […]
Roy Moore’s wife: Trump ‘owes us a thank you’ for diverting attention from Russia
The wife of embattled Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore today continued a fierce pushback against allegations of sexual misconduct and impropriety against her husband, holding a press conference with other conservative Alabama women at the state capitol in Montgomery. “The people of Alabama understand what’s going on here. My […]
Sessions jokes of Russian ambassador from site of scrutinized 2016 speech
As several investigations into Russian interference into last year’s presidential election remain ongoing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions joked about his encounters with the former Russian ambassador to the U.S. Friday, at the same location in which their paths crossed over a year ago. Sessions was beginning a speech to the […]
Western storms bring snow, winds as they move east
More than a dozen states are under snow and wind alerts today as the storms that brought moderate snowfall to the West Coast continue to move eastward. On Friday afternoon, winter storm warnings and advisories were still in effect across the northern and central Rocky Mountains as snow continued to […]
Zimbabwe president appears in public 1st time since apparent military coup
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe showed no signs of loosening his iron grip on power Friday as he appeared in public for the first time since the military apparently took control this week. Clad in blue and yellow academic robes with a cap, the 93-year-old leader presided over and delivered a […]
Pentagon releases data on sex assault reports made at military installations
The Pentagon published the number of sexual assault reports made at U.S. military installations around the world for fiscal years 2013 through 2016 on Friday. The report, provided by the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, details the total number of reports of sexual assault made across […]
Reward climbs to $190K for Baltimore detective’s killer
A reward has climbed to $190,000 in the search for the killer of a veteran Baltimore police detective who was fatally shot in the head while on duty, the FBI said. Det. Sean Suiter, a married father of five and an 18-year veteran with the Baltimore Police, was conducting a […]
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Black men get longer prison sentences than white men for the same crime: Study
African-American men serve longer sentences than white men for the same crime, a new study by the U.S Sentencing Commission shows. The commission’s analysis of demographic prison data from 2012 to 2016 found that black men serve sentences that are on average 19.1 percent longer than those for white men […]