Charging ahead with the dramatic remaking of his White House, President Donald Trump said he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk entering an administration facing key decisions on Iran and North Korea. After weeks of speculation about McMaster’s… Read More
MD school shooting victim taken off life support
A teenage girl was brain dead days after being shot when a classmate opened fire inside their Maryland high school and was to be removed from life support, her mother said Thursday. Melissa Willey told news reporters Thursday night that her daughter, 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey had “no life left in… Read More
Saccone concedes PA special election to Conor Lamb
Republican Rick Saccone conceded defeat to Democrat Conor Lamb on Wednesday night in a closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, more than a week after the end of a remarkable race that has shaken GOP confidence ahead of the November midterm elections. Lamb, 33, claimed the seat by about 750… Read More
Trump’s Russia investigation lawyer resigns
President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer in the special counsel’s Russia investigation has resigned amid a shake-up of the president’s legal team. Attorney John Dowd confirmed his decision in an email Thursday to The Associated Press, saying, “I love the President and wish him well.” Dowd’s departure comes three days after… Read More
Austin bomber left behind a video confession, police say
A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among the weapons he built and amounts to a confession, police said. But his motive remains a mystery. Mark Anthony Conditt, an unemployed college dropout who bought bomb-making materials at Home… Read More
You’re FIRED! Teacher that called military “lowest of low” fired
A California school board has voted to fire a teacher who was seen on video calling members of the U.S. military “the lowest of the low” while urging a student in a Marine Corps shirt to not join the service. The El Rancho Unified School District board on Tuesday announced… Read More
FACE OF TERROR! Austin bomber ID’d
The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. The young man behind the attacks was identified as Mark Anthony Conditt,… Read More
Another bond set in Stoneman Douglas related case
A relatively high bond was imposed Wednesday in a case involving a student who brought a knife to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, one day after the same judge set a $500,000 bond for the brother of the shooting suspect for trespassing at the school. Broward County Judge Kim Theresa… Read More
Final spending bill dropped ‘Dreamers’ and border wall
Negotiators on a $1.3 trillion government spending bill dropped protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants and gave President Donald Trump only a partial victory on funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall as talks entered the final stage on Wednesday. A meeting of top congressional leaders produced tentative accords on two tax… Read More
[Weather alert] Spring nor’easter slams Northeast (pics)
A spring nor’easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region. Airlines canceled flights and schools canceled classes ahead of the fourth major storm in three weeks. Conditions were calm in most areas early Wednesday, but… Read More