Two AR-15s and 90 high-capacity magazines were found at the home of a “disgruntled” teenager who was allegedly overheard threatening a school shooting, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said. On Feb. 16, two days after the Florida high school massacre, the 17-year-old boy allegedly said “he was going to shoot […]
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Former Trump adviser expected to meet with special counsel team
Former Trump campaign staffer Sam Nunberg is expected to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Thursday in Washington, according to a source with knowledge. Nunberg spoke on the record about the Trump campaign in Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” Before the book […]
Pentagon expected to make recommendation on transgender troops this week
Defense Secretary James Mattis will make his private recommendation to President Donald Trump this week on how to address military service by transgender individuals. The deadline was originally Feb. 21, as outlined in an August presidential memorandum. But the Pentagon acknowledged on Wednesday that the recommendation will be made sometime […]
Are presidents expected to be the nation’s ‘consoler in chief’?
A week after the deadly school shooting in Florida, President Donald Trump has visited with victims and first responders, tweeted accusations of possible negligence, initiated a policy change, and is set to meet for a listening session with students and others impacted by gun violence. But should Trump embrace the […]
The Note: Pressure building on Trump to act on guns
The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump is vowing to “move past clichés and tired debates” surrounding guns. With that, he kicks off …. a “listening session” at the White House. When Trump convenes stakeholders and victims of gun violence today, the pressure will be building for action by […]
Trump again attacks Obama over Russia
President Donald Trump is again attacking his predecessor, suggesting he should have done more to prevent Russian election meddling. Trump said on Twitter Wednesday: “Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation? […]
8-year-old Ohio boy fears being hurt, takes gun to school
An 8-year-old Ohio boy who had an unloaded gun in his backpack has told police he brought the weapon to his elementary school because he thought another student was going to hurt him. The Springfield News-Sun reports that a teacher at Springfield’s Simon Kenton Elementary School found the gun Tuesday […]
Evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99
Billy Graham, one of the world’s most famous Christian evangelists, has died, a family spokesman said today. He was 99. Graham died at his home this morning, the spokesman said. Known as “America’s pastor,” Graham was a key figure in reviving the American evangelical movement. The preacher began holding revival […]
North Korea now blasting choral, folk music at DMZ, not propaganda
North Korea has changed its tune — at least along the DMZ, or Korean Demilitarized Zone, a two-and-a-half-mile-wide buffer of landmines and booby traps that separates it from South Korea. For years, giant speakers at North Korea’s propaganda village, Kijong-dong, would blast a looping playlist of martial speeches. But since […]
Record flooding, tornadoes stretch from Texas to Midwest
A stalled frontal boundary continues to bring flooding rain, severe storms, freezing rain and snow from Texas to Michigan. More than 5 inches of rain has been reported in parts of Midwest over the last 24 hours sending many rivers into major flooding. Some Midwest rivers, such as the Kankakee […]