6 Dead as Severe Outbreak Pounds South; Damage Reported in Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Texas
Story HighlightsTwo people were killed by a possible tornado in southern Georgia early Sunday morning.Four people were killed by a tornado in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Saturday morning.Homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas Saturday.Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency following the storms.At least 6 people have died as an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes spread across the South Saturday and Sunday morning...>> view originalPolice officer shot, killed after stopping to offer help during apparent traffic accident
The man whom investigators say shot and killed a Westwego, Louisiana, police officer has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. Westwego, Louisiana, police officer Michael Louviere, 26, died after being shot when he stopped during his drive home to check on what he thought was a car accident. The officer was shot Friday after he stopped to check on what he thought was a car accident. Officer Michael Louviere, 26, observed the apparent traffic ..>> view originalTrump Hotel Starts 'Inaugural Tradition' Amid Ethics Concern
"I think it's a simple matter of amending the lease," said Patrick Keogh, a real estate investor in Austin, Texas, who has developed projects for the GSA and other federal agencies. He said Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and chief negotiator on the hotel, should ask the GSA to exempt her father from that provision of the contract. The GSA should make the process public and transparent, Keogh said. Others say Trump must relinquish ownership of the hotel. More broadly, they argue, Trump s..>> view originalSean Spicer delivers on Trump's brand promise
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer makes a statement to members of the media at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 21. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) If only White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had stuck with his strong material. In the beginning of his appearance at the White House briefing room on Saturday afternoon, Spicer took aim at Time magazine White House correspondent Zeke Miller. On duty on Inauguration Day as a pool reporter, Miller concluded that th..>> view originalCuomo Says Insurers to Cover Birth Control Despite Trump
New York state ordered health insurers to cover birth control and abortions even if President Donald Trump signs a repeal of Obamacare that would lift federal mandates on the industry.The state will require commercial insurers to provide broad coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices, and cover medically necessary abortions at no cost to the patient, according to a statement on Saturday from the New York Department of Financial Services.The order to cover birth control largely matches requir..>> view originalTrump accuses media of lying about size of inauguration crowds
LANGLEY, Va. — President Donald Trump moved to mend his tumultuous relationship with America’s spy agencies Saturday, traveling to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office and assuring officials, ‘‘I am so behind you.’’But the president quickly shifted from praise for the CIA to criticism of media coverage of Inauguration Day, in an unscripted address that overstated the size of the crowd that gathered on the National Mall as he took the oath of office. Trump said throngs ‘‘went all the..>> view originalPeople from the Kansas City area join massive march in Washington to resist Trump
Hundreds of thousands of people streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for a march in support of women’s rights and civil rights, the largest of dozens of marches in the United States and around the world that served as an admonishment for President Donald Trump a day after his inauguration. An estimated half million people converged on Washington, and tens of thousands joined marches and rallies in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Kansas City and dozens of other..>> view originalTrump White House ringed by 'swamp' denizens despite pledge
WASHINGTON — The "new world" of Donald Trump's Washington was supposed to be drained of "swamp" creatures who make their living through political ties.But the lobbyists, consultants and ex-government officials who earn their keep by selling their influence aren't dissuaded by that piece of Trump's agenda.Former campaign aides and other associates, like many before them, are setting up shop in Washington.This migration happens anytime a new president comes to town. Still, it demonstrates the unco..>> view originalShaded pink, women's protest fills the streets of downtown LA
They came in cars, trains and buses. Others biked or hitchhiked.A day after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, several hundred thousand people gathered in Los Angeles to protest in a historic women’s march. It was a peaceful and massive counter-inauguration movement, the first act of resistance to a conservative administration. Beneath sunny skies, a group of women on motorcycles kicked off the march. Many protesters wore a symbol of feminism in the age of Trump: a bright pin..>> view original
Sunday, January 22, 2017
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