Trump responded to a number of emotional stories from the survivors and parents of victims from the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 by pledging to act on school shootings "two minutes" after a listening session . [Full Article...]
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Wednesday to give teachers a 2 percent pay raise starting in July, and an additional 1 percent pay increase in 2020 and 2021. According to legislators, the state's year-end surpluses have ranged from about $12 million to $339 million. Ted Cheatham, director of that agency, has said that because of medical inflation, about $50 million to $70 million would be needed ... [Full Article...]
That goes with the gold from the 2010 Games. Vonn finished her final Olympics with just the one bronze medal in three events . Michelle Gisin of Switzerland won the women's Olympic Alpine combined on Thursday with an aggressive slalom run to beat Mikaela Shiffrin . [Full Article...]
The vote on the resolution, drafted by Sweden and Kuwait, had originally been scheduled for 11am local time (16:00 GMT) on Friday. "There were certainly changes made [to the resolution] on Thursday after the Security Council meeting", he said. [Full Article...]
He added that designating schools as "gun-free zones" puts students in "far more danger". The father of a victim killed at the Florida high school shooting last week raised his frustrations during a listening session at the White House Wednesday, telling attendees and administration officials that "we as a country failed our children". [Full Article...]
Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller filed 32 new charges against Donald Trump's former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and Deputy Campaign Manager Rick Gates . The charge does not involve election meddling or relate to the Trump campaign's operations. After a two-month stretch that produced no charges, the new indictment is part of a flurry of activity for Mr Mueller's team within the pa... [Full Article...]
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin made it 2-1 for the Canadians on an assist from B.C.'s Meghan Agosta and Quebec's Mélodie Daoust. While the United States won that inaugural gold medal in Nagano, it's been Canada doing the celebrating in each of the last four Olympic cycles and the United States wiping away tears. [Full Article...]
The news came after Michael Gove, British Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, stated that there was "some concern" that Europe might prevent the United Kingdom from introducing a ban on plastic straws. Consumers will have to pay extra for all straws, plastic shopping bags, disposable utensils and beverage cups from 2025, ahead of a full ban on the single-use items five y... [Full Article...]