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Gas prices approach low for the year
But motorists can find prices well under the area averages if they know where to look. The lower prices are being driven by continued declines in crude oil prices. Thinking about that long-awaited summer road trip? The national average was higher than the state's at $2.29 on Monday. Fort Collins- $2.23/g, down 3.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.27/g. [Full Article...]
Protests continue in part of "Father's Day for Philando"
Anthony has concluded that the public will be best served if Officer Yanez is no longer a police officer in our city", it said in a statement . This is now the third straight day people have taken to the streets over this verdict. Yanez shot Castile five times. Like many who expressed alarm at the verdict, they were critical of the makeup of the jury: eight men (one black) and four wome... [Full Article...]
Newt Gingrich: Trump has a 'compulsion to counterattack'
WPost headline " Trump's actions now a focus now a focus of Mueller inquiry". Of course, it's also possible that Trump did threaten Comey by making it clear that Comey's job depended on the termination of the Flynn investigation. Kislyak, but Speaker Gingrich said there is doubt about that assertion. Some may think that Joe Scarborough's castigation of Gingrich is uncalled for, but Gingric... [Full Article...]
Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped f
Some of Mr Trump's allies have begun questioning Mr Mueller's credibility as the investigation intensifies. But Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax and a friend of the President who attended meetings Monday at the White House, was the one who revealed that the issue was being discussed. [Full Article...]
Play Ball! Congressional Baseball Game Goes On in Defiance of Shooting
The annual charity game brings Republicans and Democrats to the field in a friendly rivalry. Thursday night's annual Congressional Ball Game drew record crowds and, despite an 11-2 rout by Democrats over Republicans, the GOP team took home the trophy as lawmakers dedicated the game to Scalise. [Full Article...]
Ken Starr warns Trump against firing Mueller
Sessions told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence under oath on June 8 that he and Rosenstein agreed during their meeting with Trump that Comey should be fired. That news appears to have infuriated the president, who also lashed out at the media on a day that aides hoped would be focused on his decision to undo some of Barack Obama s detente with Cuba. [Full Article...]
Gunman went to Republican baseball practice with a list of names
He will need additional operations, possibly in the coming days. Scalise and lobbyist Matt Mika remained in critical condition Friday. We are encouraged by improvement in his condition over the last 36 hours. Mr Scalise was shot as he fielded at second base during practice for an annual Republicans-Democrats baseball game . Sources tell CBS News there were many writings among Hodgkinson's pos... [Full Article...]
Rep. Steve Scalise's condition improves to "serious"
The person familiar with the discovery did not disclose the names but said that those listed had been briefed. The hospital where Rep. Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he "remains in critical condition , but has improved in the last 24 hours". [Full Article...]