The Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) inspector general announced Monday evening he would review employment records pertaining to Samantha Dravis, who resigned last week as the agency’s senior counsel and associate director of its Office of Policy. In a letter sent late last month, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, asked the inspector general […]
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Americans are skeptical Facebook can protect user data
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto Americans say they were not surprised to learn that outside companies were accessing personal data of Facebook users, but they think Facebook’s response so far has been unacceptable and believe the company could be doing more. Americans voice concern […]
Waterslide designer pleads not guilty in 10-year-old boy’s death
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The designer of a waterslide where a 10-year-old Kansas boy was decapitated has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the boy’s death. John Schooley, who designed the Verruckt slide for the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, made his first court appearance Monday in the […]
Affidavit: Austin bomber used shrapnel in all six devices
AUSTIN — Federal officials say the deceased suspect in a series of fatal Austin package bombings used PVC pipe casing, a metal pipe and shrapnel in his attacks that killed two people and seriously injured four others last month. Authorities on Monday released an affidavit used to support an arrest […]
Affidavit reveals new information about Texas serial bomber
AUSTIN — Federal officials say the deceased suspect in a series of fatal Austin package bombings used PVC pipe casing, a metal pipe and shrapnel in his attacks that killed two people and seriously injured four others last month. Authorities on Monday released an affidavit used to support an arrest […]
Trump calls raid on his lawyer’s office a “disgrace”
Last Updated Apr 9, 2018 7:00 PM EDT President Trump expressed his displeasure about the FBI raid on the home and office of his personal attorney Michael Cohen. “I just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys,” the president said during an evening meeting […]
Zuckerberg meets with top lawmakers ahead of testimony
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met one-on-one with a series of key lawmakers Monday. This could be the most important stop on Zuckerberg’s apology tour. The Facebook founder swapped his trademark T-shirt for a suit Monday and waded through throngs of reporters. He ignored a question about what his […]
Trump calls raid on his lawyer’s office a “disgrace,” blasts special counsel
Last Updated Apr 9, 2018 7:00 PM EDT President Trump expressed his displeasure about the FBI raid on the home and office of his personal attorney Michael Cohen. “I just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys,” the president said during an evening meeting […]
Medics describe smell of chlorine on survivors of apparent chemical attack
ISTANBUL — President Trump and Ambassador Nikki Haley have condemned an apparent chemical attack against civilians in Syria by the Assad regime and the U.S. is considering a possible response. According to medics, survivors in the town of Douma outside the Syrian capital of Damascus smelled strongly of chlorine, a […]
Chili pepper-eating contest lands man in the hospital
If you’re thinking of entering a hot chili pepper eating contest, you might want to think twice, doctors caution. Their warning comes after treating a young man in the hospital who suffered excruciatingly painful headaches after eating a “Carolina Reaper,” long considered the world’s hottest chili pepper. In a case study […]