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Sheriff: Gunman kills police chief, 2 nursing home workers
It's unknown where the nursing home employees were found. Police received an initial call about a man in the street with a firearm. None of the three were identified and there was no motive for the shooting immediately known. Thorp said DiSario's last radio traffic was that he had the man in sight. He said he saw people "running" from the Pine Kirk Care Center. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine ... [Full Article...]
Hasan Minhaj Slams Trump At White House Correspondence Dinner
He further said: "This has been one of the strangest events I've ever done in my life". "Others may disagree about that". "Even if you guys groan, I've already hired Kellyanne Conway". The first time was in 1981 when Ronald Reagan couldn't attend due to his recovery from an assassination attempt. He even turned his attention towards Trump's opponent in the Presidential elections, saying, "... [Full Article...]
US prosecutors told to push for more, harsher punishments
Sessions was a key hold out on a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill in the Senate that would have cut back mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenses. "The Trump administration is returning to archaic and deeply-flawed policies", said Inimai Chettiar, the director of the Brennan Center's Justice Program. [Full Article...]
Acting FBI director testifies before Senate panel
The ousted director himself is said to be confident that his own version of events will come out, possibly in an appearance before Congress, according to an associate who has been in touch with him since his firing Tuesday. McCabe said there had "been no effort to impede our investigation to date". "I know I'm not under investigation", Mr Trump told the interviewer, repeating a claim he first ... [Full Article...]
Senators to hear from Comey amid FBI's Russian Federation investigation
After the discovery of Clinton's emails, the FBI opened an investigation into whether Weiner and Huma Abedin had mishandled classified information in Clinton's emails. Republicans on the House Russia investigation noted that during Comey's last visit, there were nearly 100 instances when he said he could not answer their questions - something they hope will change in the private setting. [Full Article...]
No practice, no problem for Phil Mickelson
Favorite Dustin Johnson will be playing for the second time since injuring his back at Augusta and will be joined by Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in his Thursday and Friday pairings. "It was very solid, but yeah, to go bogey-free around this place, very hard to do, obviously, and I started the day, I wouldn't have expected a round like that, but I knew my game was trending", Hughes added. [Full Article...]
Israel trims United Nations budget again over Jerusalem resolution
Despite the organization recognizing that the city is holy to adherents of the three Abrahamaic religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism, the resolution slammed Israel for conducting archaeological projects in east Jerusalem and in the Old City, saying that "it is illegal under global law". [Full Article...]
State police issue Amber Alert for child of missing Hampton woman
Police say Chloe's mother, Keir Johnson, 34, may have also been abducted. "I don't feel well because I miss her", said Crews. The child is described as a 9-month-old black female, 2 feet and 5 inches tall, weighing 20 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. [Full Article...]