President Donald Trump‘s oft-repeated claim that he’s “signed more legislation than anybody”, is simply not true, according to an analysis by a nonpartisan group that tracks such matters. According to an analysis by the nonpartisan GovTrack.us, which keeps track of legislation, Trump’s claim of signing the most new legislation has […]
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Man posed as officer to pull over cars, police say
In hopes of drawing out more victims, authorities in Tucson, Arizona, have released dashcam video from the car of a man they say posed as a police officer to pull over drivers and search them. The Tucson Police Department said that on Dec. 19, officers responded to a call that […]
Members of Congress who won’t serve throughout 2018
The year 2017 was an eventful one on Capitol Hill, not just because of the legislative victories and losses, but also because of the number of lawmakers who decided not to fulfill their entire congressional terms. Here’s a list of senators and representatives who will not be returning to Washington […]
US envoy chides Palestinians for ‘ugly’ Jerusalem response
The U.S. ambassador to Israel says the Palestinian response to President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was “needlessly provocative.” In an interview with the Jerusalem Post daily, David Friedman says the Palestinians overreacted to Trump’s declaration and that some of their response to it has been “ugly,” […]
WATCH: April 17, 2003: The children of Waco
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IRS warns only some can benefit from filing property taxes early
In the wake of the massive Republican overhaul of the tax code, filers in some states have been scrambling to submit their property taxes to take advantage of the dwindling deductions before year’s end. But the IRS is saying not so fast…at least for some. The reason for the rush […]
Young kids, same-sex couple killed in act of ‘savagery’ in NY identified by police
Police have identified the 5-year-old girl, 11-year-old boy and same-sex couple found dead in an upstate New York apartment in a killing described by the police chief as “savagery.” The slain children were Shanise Myers, 5, and her brother Jeremiah Myers, 11, the Troy Police Department said today. The children’s […]
Revenue hit predicted for California’s medical pot market
When Elias Zaldivar was an 18-year-old college freshman and decided he was in the market for marijuana, he knew just how to get it, and it didn’t involve canvassing the corridors of his campus in search of that stoned-out dude who sold pot from his dorm room. Instead, he went […]
Flight mishap could result in criminal charges
The FBI is weighing criminal charges against two brothers who got on a Tokyo-bound flight together in Los Angeles allegedly using a single boarding pass, forcing the plane to turn around mid-flight. Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the situation told ABC News that two brothers went through security at […]
Academia faces #MeToo movement over sexual harassment
WASHINGTON — When Celeste Kidd was a graduate student of neuroscience at the University of Rochester she says a professor supervising her made her life unbearable by stalking her, making demeaning comments about her weight and talking about sex. Ten years on and now a professor of neuroscience at the […]