Richmond mayor race: Sex scandals, comebacks, party clashes
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Mix a heaping of Anthony Weiner-like sex scandals, a dash of a Donald Trump-like clash with the establishment, and a sprinkling of Marion Barry-style political comebacks and you get the potential next mayor of Virginia’s capital. Joe Morrissey made national news last year when he won re-election to the General Assembly while spending his nights in jail because of a sex scandal involving a teenager he later married. Now he’s the front-runner for mayor while embroiled in anot..>> view originalPressure mounts on Ryan to delay vote on his future
A moderate House Republican and longtime supporter of Paul Ryan is asking him to delay upcoming elections on whether to retain the current House leadership team — a potential sign of trouble for the speaker. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) in recent days circulated a letter to fellow lawmakers calling the timing of the leadership elections — currently scheduled for Nov. 15, a day after lawmakers return from a seven-week recess – “ill advised.” Renacci’s office said 15 lawmakers have committed to sig..>> view original'A vile and disgusting act': Officer accused of giving fecal sandwich to homeless man is fired
(iStock) The act disgusted officers in San Antonio so much that they reported one of their own to internal affairs. On bike patrol one night in May, Officer Matthew Luckhurst placed feces between two pieces of bread, city officials said. He slipped the “fecal sandwich” into a Styrofoam container, and placed it next to a sleeping homeless man. Then he bragged about the act to another officer. Officers reported Luckhurst in July, which launched an unsuccessful search for the homeless man as we..>> view originalTrump in final stretch pursues new opportunities to reach 270 electoral votes
In this Nov. 4, 2016, photo, voters wait in line to cast ballots at an early polling site in San Antonio. Your parents were right: Math really does matter. After all of the tumult and tedium of a long, ugly presidential campaign, Election Day is all about which candidate can win enough states to get to 270 electoral votes.(AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP) With hours until Election Day, the wildest U.S. presidential race in memory has grown more competitive in most of the battleground stat..>> view originalBody of missing 10-year-old Texas girl believed found, authorities say
The search for a 10-year-old Texas girl missing since Tuesday appeared to have ended tragically late Saturday, as authorities said they believe they have found the girl's body. KLTV reported that the remains of Kayla Gomez-Orozco were found at a home in Bullard about four miles away from the church where she was last seen. Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell said authorities received a tip at around 6 p.m. local time Saturday that led them to the home where the body was found. No arrests ha..>> view originalSheriff: Man Killed at Least 7, Confesses to 2003 Slayings
A South Carolina man killed at least seven people in a hidden crime spree that lasted more than a decade and only was uncovered when police rescued a woman chained at the neck in a storage container, authorities said Saturday. Todd Kohlhepp accepted responsibility for an unsolved massacre one day before the 13th anniversary of the deaths that stumped authorities, said Sheriff Chuck Wright, first elected a year after the murders. Kohlhepp, 45, confessed to the deaths of the owner, service ma..>> view originalMeet Maya Harris, Hillary Clinton's Progressive Link
The civil-rights attorney and public-policy advocate Maya Harris, pictured on the left, is one of Hillary Clinton’s senior advisers in the 2016 Presidential campaign. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERS In mid-September, while Hillary Clinton was recovering from pneumonia, Donald Trump took to the suburbs of Philadelphia to talk about American families. “Child care is such a big problem, and we’re going to solve that problem,” he said. Offering up his “Child Care Affordab..>> view originalThe Secret Service said no weapon was found.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was rushed offstage unexpectedly Saturday evening after an incident during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. A pair of Secret Service agents grabbed the nominee and hustled him off the stage as he was speaking. He was whisked away after an “unidentified individual” in the crowd shouted “gun,” according to a U.S. Secret Service statement released Saturday night. The Secret Service said no weapon was found at the scene. A small scuffle occurred in the..>> view originalMan near White House with firearm prompts lockdown
USA Today Network WUSA-TV, Washington 8:48 p.m. EDT November 5, 2016A U.S. Secret Service officer walks the White House grounds Nov. 5, 2016, near the North Portico during a lockdown after a Secret Service officer noticed a man with a weapon in a holster walking on Pennsylvania Avenue.(Photo: Alex Brandon, AP)WASHINGTON — A man with a firearm walking Saturday afternoon near the White House led authorities to briefly lock down the property as a precaution, according to Secret Service ..>> view original3 killed, several wounded in Newark stabbing
NEWARK — Three people were killed — including two young children — and three others hurt in a stabbing at a Newark home Saturday afternoon, law enforcement officials said. Jeremy Arrington, 26 (Photo: Dept. of Public Safety) Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray identified a man wanted for questioning in the attacks as Jeremy Arrington, 26. Murray described him as an "individual of interest" in the stabbings who was already wanted on charges of sexual assault and aggravated assault..>> view original
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