'Make America White Again': A politician's billboard ignites uproar
(Rick Tyler for Congress) An independent candidate for Congress from Tennessee has been swept up in a wave of criticism for his campaign billboard vowing to "Make American White Again." Rick Tyler, who is running for the 3rd Congressional District in the northeastern part of the state, said he put up the billboard alongside Highway 411 in Polk County to make a point that "the 'Leave It to Beaver,' 'Ozzie and Harriet,' 'Mayberry' America of old was vastly superior to what we are experiencin..>> view originalOfficial describes chilling video of Orlando nightclub attack
Parts of the Orlando shooter's 911 calls that were originally redacted by the Justice Department are now available, including the moment when the shooter pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. This undated file image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on Sunday, June 12, 2016.(Photo: MySpace via AP)In the midst of the brutal assault inside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, security cameras captured Omar Mateen, a powerful assa..>> view originalMom who killed kids in reincarnation case gets life
By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Mike Simpson cried as his wife was sentenced to life in prison for killing their children in their South Carolina home. He has one of the bullets fired still in his skull, but he has lost almost all his memories of his 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. A jury found Suzanna Simpson, 38, guilty of two counts of murder Thursday along with attempted murder for trying to kill her husband. Circuit Judge Brian Gibbons immediately han..>> view originalAcquittal of officer leaves Baltimore asking: What happened?
With no witnesses or video inside the metal compartment of a police van, it's likely no one will ever know what snapped the neck of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man left handcuffed and shackled but unbelted on his trip to the station.What is certain is that six police officers criminally charged in his death were the last to see him uninjured. But none blamed a fellow officer, and the driver of the van, Caesar Goodson, was acquitted of murder and all other charges Thursday after he consiste..>> view original50 to 60 homes burn in fast-moving brush fire in Kern County
An estimated 50 to 60 homes burned Thursday evening in a fast-moving fire that broke out in a rural area of Kern County, the most destructive blaze in a week of brush fires across Southern and Central California.The Erskine fire was burning off Erskine Creek Road just south of Highway 178, near Lake Isabella in Squirrel Valley. The blaze is “extremely dangerous, extremely volatile,” said Kern County Fire Capt. Tyler Townsend. “I've never been in a wildland fire where I've seen so many homes bu..>> view originalGrandmother of Jefferson Parish deputy's accused killer: 'Jerman is not that boy'
Yvette Neveaux was near the end of her workday Wednesday (June 22) when a customer came in talking about a police officer having just been shot on Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey. A few hours later, 10 or so Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies – one holding a picture of her grandson Jerman Neveaux -- pounded on her front door. There had been "an incident" on Manhattan Boulevard, she heard the deputies say as they spent about an hour searching through her family's Gretna home. "That's when I pu..>> view originalSupreme Court upholds consideration of race in admissions
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the University of Texas at Austin’s consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions. Some parts of the decision in the case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, related to features unique to that university. But other parts of the case will likely apply to admissions and financial aid policies in most of American higher education. The court ruled that the primary reason that the plaintiff in the case was denied admission to t..>> view originalWith tears and resolve, immigrants vow to keep fighting
NEW YORK — After learning the Supreme Court deadlocked on an immigration plan that would protect her from being deported, Marta Gualotuna could barely speak through her tears. “This decision is very, very painful for me,” Gualotuna, 57, said in Spanish through a translator. The Ecuadorian immigrant had hoped the court would uphold President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive order, which was designed to reduce the threat of deportation for certain immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Despite he..>> view original
Friday, June 24, 2016
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