A 'cowardly, despicable act': American U. president responds to banana incident on school's campus
This is one of two surveillance videos that American University Police released showing a person they say hung bananas in the shape of nooses around campus in the early morning of May 1. (American University Police) Students and officials at American University continued to respond this week to a racially charged incident on the college’s campus in which bananas were found hanging from strings “in the shape of nooses,” according to the school. “I regret this happened, apologize to everyo..>> view originalTrump's Belief That a “Deal” Could Have Prevented the Civil War Is As Dangerous As It Is Ignorant
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Last week, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, a loyal Republican, disclosed that President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser probably broke the law when he accepted money from an arm of the Russian government.That’s a big deal — and not only because of what it says about the adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. As happens so often, the cover-up may be worse than the crime.Here are the facts: In 2015, before he joined Trump’s presidential campaign, Flynn accepted $3..>> view originalThe Latest: Scott family says plea represents justice
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Defense attorneys Andy Savage, left, Don McCune, and Miller Shealy, right, sit around former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager at theCharleston County court in Charleston, S.C. Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot and killed during a 2015 traffic stop. A copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, May 2, 2017, also shows state prosecutors are dropping..>> view original
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