Demoralized West Wing stokes fears over Trump’s capacity to handle a crisis Chaos here, backlash there, shock everywhere. And in Washington and around the globe another gasping chorus of WTF commentary: reckless, not normal, reality show run amok. And so on, et cetera, et cetera, for the one-hundredth-and-can’t-remember time of […]
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US Embassy in Montenegro attacked with grenade, prompting security scare The U.S. Embassy in the Balkan state of Montenegro was attacked Thursday by an individual armed with a hand grenade, who hurled the explosive at the compound before blowing himself up. The area was sealed off by the police and […]
California transit agency releases video of fatal shooting A Northern California transit agency on Wednesday released a video recording showing one of its police officer fatally shooting a man fighting with another man. The 52-second video clip showed Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Joseph Mateu shooting Sahleem Tindle, 28, three […]
Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace At first, new recruits to the Internet Research Agency, the notorious Russian troll factory, were thrilled by the better-than-average salaries they earned simply for posting on the internet. But one says he eventually realized that the work hid a darker […]
Clarence Thomas’ impeachment debate flares again Political pundits have savaged a New York magazine article re-litigating the case for Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas’ impeachment, which purportedly cites new evidence Thomas lied under oath about Anita Hill during his confirmation hearing. The National Review published a five-part series Monday […]
Thousands of FEMA rescuers spent more time traveling, awaiting orders than on rescues The Phoenix Fire Department’s 80-person team of highly skilled rescuers crisscrossed the country last summer in a fleet of vehicles with an arsenal of tools, geared up to deal with anything hurricanes Harvey and Irma threw its […]
Veterans group urges Trump to keep VA Secretary David Shulkin despite travel errors A least one key veterans’ organization is urging President Trump to keep Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin in place despite mistakes he made in misusing taxpayer dollars during a European trip last year. One of the oldest […]
Latina GOP rep warns the party is becoming too white The first Latina elected to Congress said Sunday the GOP is in danger of becoming a marginalized party without a broader appeal beyond older, white men. “I think that we would be foolish to not see that we’re heading into […]
Calif. man created fake bank accounts, sold them to Russians, Mueller probe finds A California man accused of helping Russia meddle in the 2016 presidential election has pleaded guilty to identity fraud. The plea agreement was announced on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website under Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. […]
Baltimore County jury awards $37M to family of police shooting victim The family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment was awarded more than $37 million Friday. The jury took several hours to reach its decision in the […]
