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Rep. Steve Scalise's condition upgraded to 'serious'
Brooks said the list was short and the other names he was told of were also GOP congressmen. "I feel a lot more confident and a lot more optimistic than I did two or three days ago", Sava said . USA lawmakers returned to regular business on Thursday and prepared to play their annual charity baseball game, one day after a man who had expressed anger toward President Donald Trump opened fire on R... [Full Article...]
Hawaii Becomes First US State To Adopt Goals in Paris Climate Accord
We strongly encourage the President to reconsider this decision, and to restore the U.S.'s full participation in this essential worldwide agreement. As part of the Paris Agreement , the US took on a leadership role in driving clean energy innovation, as well as monitoring other countries' progress and ensuring transparency. [Full Article...]
Hamlin edges Byron in thrilling finish at MIS
Hamlin will try to add another win for Joe Gibbs Racing when he competes in Sunday's Cup race. Hamlin was the fastest vehicle late in the race, leading 34 of the 125 laps. But, yeah, this is the same auto we ran at Fontana, so some added confidence there and then getting the pole definitely adds some confidence. "William [Byron] did a tremendous job", Sadler told reporters post-race. [Full Article...]
Escaped Georgia prison inmates recaptured in Tennessee
Rowe and DuBose wrecked the Jeep near the 91 mile marker, according to the THP, and fled into the woods alongside the interstate. The Department of Corrections said , "Rowe, 43, has been serving life without parole since 2002, and Dubose, 24, began a 20-year sentence in 2015". [Full Article...]
Celebrity reaction to the mistrial in Bill Cosby's trial
The amount of time the jury spent deliberating eclipsed the amount of time witnesses had spent on the stand testifying. "We had to go through 1,000 people to get a jury", he said . "Mr. Cosby's power is back". All the while, Cosby maintained his innocence through his lawyers, who called the accusers liars and opportunists. Johnson alleged that Cosby drugged and molested her at a Los Angeles h... [Full Article...]
No Verdict Tonight: Cosby Jury Breaks for the Evening
Jurors began their second day of deliberations Tuesday in Bill Cosby's trial for aggravated indecent assault - a case closely watched by the public as well as the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of similar misconduct. Constand - then an athletic, 6-foot-tall college basketball staffer - said they made her dazed and groggy, and unable to say no or fight back when Cosby went inside her... [Full Article...]
Dems best GOP in annual charity ballgame in wake of shooting rampage
Doctors didn't address what organs were damaged. "The congressman's status remains critical ", Dr. Jack Sava , the director of trauma at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center , told reporters . There was a loud ovation when Special Agent David Bailey , one of the Capitol Police officers injured in the attack, threw out the first pitch . [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby's sexual assault case ends in a mistrial
After the mistrial, Constand doled out hugs to her mother, prosecutors and some of the other women who say the TV star drugged and abused them. Linda Kirkpatrick, one of the women accusing Cosby of sexual assault, told CNN shortly after the mistrial the entire ordeal had forced those accusing the star to relive a disgusting time in their lives. [Full Article...]