Getty Images/iStockphoto Republicans say they want their tax code to give middle-class Americans a break, but some analysts are warning a few vulnerable groups may not get relief. The biggest winners under the GOP tax plan, released on Thursday, are corporations and the rich, according to both the Institute on […]
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Taxpayers subsidize “hush money” for sexual harassment
Peter J. Henning is a professor of law at Wayne State University Many of the recent stories about sexual abuse claims against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and other powerful actors, journalists and executives mention settlements either they or their employers made to silence women […]
Can’t type “i” on your iPhone? How to fix autocorrect bug
An innocuous yet very annoying bug is affecting some users who have updated to iOS 11.1, which landed last week with hundreds of new emojis in tow. It happens when typing the letter “i.” Instead of auto-correcting to a capital, it’s instead replaced with the letter “A” and a unicode symbol. […]
Blake Shelton’s Ole Red draws crowds to his tiny hometown
For a country music superstar, it’s a small stage, but it was Friday night in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Blake Shelton was home. The country superstar and popular TV judge is returning to his roots with a new restaurant and music venue in the town where he grew up, about 100 […]
Shop owner who sold firearm to Texas massacre gunman speaks out
The investigation into the Texas church shooting is raising big questions about how the gunman was able to buy his weapons. The United States Air Force made a mistake by not reporting the results of Devin Kelley’s 2012 court martial. His conviction on two counts of domestic assault should have […]
Neighbors reveal what may have led to assault on Rand Paul
Police say the man accused of attacking Sen. Rand Paul could be charged with a felony because of the senator’s condition. The Kentucky lawmaker’s neighbor, Rene Boucher, is currently charged with fourth-degree assault. The 59-year-old is accused of tackling the senator from behind while he was outside his home on […]
Investigators eye motive as man who shot Texas gunman speaks out
Investigators are closer to learning Devin Kelley’s motive for killing 26 worshipers during Sunday services at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. They say just before the massacre, Kelley sent threatening messages to a church member, his mother-in-law. People gathered Monday night in Sutherland Springs for a vigil for those […]
“It will all work out,” Trump says 60 miles from North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump projected optimism ahead of talks with South Korea’s leader Tuesday, as he kicked off a two-day visit centered on pressuring the North to abandon its nuclear weapons program. Mr. Trump arrived at the Blue House in Seoul after visiting Camp Humphreys, a military […]
U.N. condemns violence in Myanmar; much work still to be done
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Monday strongly condemning the violence that has caused more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a significant step that still fell short of a stronger resolution that Western nations wanted but China opposed. Without the […]
Sutherland Springs is a small Texas town with a broken heart
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The 26 victims of Sunday’s deadly church massacre represent 4 percent of the population of Sutherland Springs, a small Texas town with a broken heart. There is a post office but no school, no police department, no reason for outsiders to notice this town — until […]