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North Korea Releases US Student, Tillerson Says
He is scheduled to meet North Korea's sports minister before he leaves the country on Saturday. Fred Warmbier tells NPR's Emily Kopp that he's been told his son has been in a coma since sometime after his sentencing in March of 2016. The official referred to them as "hostages". "We won't know anything for sure until doctors are able to fully evaluate Otto's condition". The third is a businessm... [Full Article...]
Trump and aides turn their fire on former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey
Comey said he felt it was necessary to take notes on his meetings and conversations with Trump because he feared the president would lie about what took place. While Comey said Trump had lied about him, Trump didn't use that exact terminology in return on Friday. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), also a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee , agreed that the panel needed to hear any tapes... [Full Article...]
Columnist Kirsten Powers: 'How was Sen. Harris hysterical?'
Another user made the point that Harris interrupted Session 18 times to Sessions' two interruptions to complete his answers. After a short exchange with Harris, the senator's five minute questioning time expired. The same thing happened last week when McCain first interrupted Harris to ask her to let Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein answer the question posed. [Full Article...]
Jury deliberating in Minnesota police shooting trial
The 29-year-old Latino officer is charged in the death of Philando Castile , a school cafeteria worker, during a traffic stop last July in a St. Paul suburb. "I did not want to shoot Mr. Castile at all", he replied. He says Castile was high on marijuana and didn't follow Yanez's orders. After the shooting, the video shows Yanez standing at the auto window with his gun drawn for some time. [Full Article...]
Cosby defense rests without calling the comedian to testify
A conviction could send Cosby to prison for the rest of his life, completing the stunning late-life downfall of one of the most beloved stars in all of show business. In his closing argument Mr McMonagle tried to sow doubt about Ms Constand's story, saying it had evolved during her interviews with police. Constand said she had to return calls from the Temple University trustee because he w... [Full Article...]
Pedroia's single wins it in 11th
Deven Marrero pinch-ran and moved up on a sacrifice. Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia nearly hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with the veteran sharply lining into the top portion of the green monster. [Full Article...]
The Mummy Is Tom Cruise's Largest International Box Office Opening
Combined with its domestic box office haul of $205 million, Wonder Woman has totaled an impressive $435 million over the past two weeks and shows no sign of slowing down. The A24 thriller " It Comes at Night " aimed for more discerning horror fans. " Wonder Woman ", $57.2 million ($58.1 million international). Paul Dergarabedian of comScore adds that many Hollywood tentpoles unearth most... [Full Article...]
Gal Gadot Filmed 'Wonder Woman' While Five Months Pregnant
Wonder Woman has raked in $ 103 million in the United States on the opening weekend. Based on the recent films for the DC universe, I felt anxious Wonder Woman would fall victim to the trend of mediocre-or-worse movies. "Diana is very like me, so Patty just told me to be natural and let my own character come through". Not to diss love interests like Lois Lane or heroes like Black Widow, bu... [Full Article...]