NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the witness stand Friday at his sexual assault retrial, declaring for a second jury that he knocked her out her with three blue pills and then sexually assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. “I was weak. I was limp, and […]
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Trump pardons “Scooter” Libby, former Dick Cheney adviser
President Trump has officially pardoned in full I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted in 2007 of perjury and obstruction of justice in a CIA leak case. Libby was convicted in relation to the 2003 leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity. […]
Dallas Cowboys release star wide receiver after eight seasons
The Dallas Cowboys released star wide receiver Dez Bryant on Friday after eight seasons with the team. Jerry Jones, the team’s general manager, announced the decision in a statement Friday saying it was in team’s “best interest” to part ways with the 29-year-old Bryant. “This was not an easy decision. […]
“Geography of Poverty”
Corner store in Modesto, California, 2014. Modesto has a population of 201,165, and 20.8% live below the poverty level. Michelle Miller asked, “So, how do you capture all of that in a picture?” “Well, I’m trying to focus very much on the lived experience of people, not poverty in an […]
Inspector General report on fired McCabe claims he “lacked candor”
Last Updated Apr 13, 2018 4:12 PM EDT The long-anticipated Department of Justice Inspector General report critical of fired FBI Director Andrew McCabe is expected to be released Friday afternoon. It claims that McCabe “lacked candor” on multiple occasions in conversations with federal investigators, according to a copy of the […]
Photographer Matt Black on documenting poverty
Michelle Miller is our guide through a gallery of images of everyday Americans, including one photographer’s portfolio of poverty: When photographer Matt Black looks out at America, he often doesn’t like what he sees: “It bothers me, yes, because I feel, like, clichés about lifting yourself up by the bootstraps? […]
Russia accuses U.K. of staging fake chemical attack in Syria
MOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday accused Britain of staging a fake chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma last weekend, a bold charge that comes amid Moscow’s stern warnings to the West against striking Syria. A day before a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog was […]
“The Sweat of Their Face”: Portraits of workers
Michelle Miller is our guide through a gallery of images of everyday Americans, including an exhibition of people at work: “Washington, D.C. Government charwoman (American Gothic)” by Gordon Parks (1942). Gelatin silver print. National Gallery of Art; Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection); © The Gordon Parks Foundation Among the […]
Co-working: The new way to work
A day at the office is anything BUT just another day — at least it is at the office Tony Dokoupil takes us to: If you want a glimpse of professional paradise, or at least one vision of it, look no further than WeWork. Co-founder Adam Neumann presides over an […]
Split California into 3 states? Voters could decide soon
SAN FRANCISCO — California voters may soon be asked to decide whether their state is too big and should broken into three, separate states. Venture capitalist Tim Draper, who pushed for a six-state proposal, now has a three-state proposal called “CAL3,” according to CBS San Francisco. Draper did not have […]