Officials came to check on a family's welfare. A woman and kids ran out, saying they were held inside for 2 years.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The one-story house on Mine Road looked unkempt and suspiciously vacant. Trash littered the grounds, and the roof tiles were warping. Neighbors couldn’t recall seeing people coming or going. But someone was worried. On Saturday, a concerned citizen called local authorities, asking for someone to check on the family supposedly living there. Within minutes, two sheriff’s deputies arrived. A 43-year-old man named Kariem Moore opened the door and met the officers outside, at ..>> view originalJim Acosta, and others like him, are hurting journalism.
The debate between Stephen Miller and CNN’s Jim Acosta proved that turning the daily White House press briefing into a TV show is a dangerous thing for journalism. When the Trump administration temporarily refused permission for televising the daily White House press briefing, journalists howled. They claimed that conducting the briefing without the cameras turned on hurt the public and diminished the government transparency that is needed in a democracy. There was some truth to that, especi..>> view originalFlynn files new financial form reporting ties to data firm
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Flynn is detailing previously undisclosed paid speaking engagements, business positions and income from the presidential transition that he left off his public financial disclosure. A person close to Flynn tells The Associated Press that the filing shows Flynn entered into a consulting agreement with the British parent company of data f..>> view originalRacism Is So Bad In This State, The NAACP Is Telling Black People To Avoid It
Americans are regularly advised by the State Department to avoid going to countries — like Venezuela, Haiti, or the Philippines — that are considered too violent or politically unstable to visit. But according to the NAACP, people of color don’t need to cross an international border for their lives to be in danger. Racism is so bad in Missouri that the civil rights organization has issued a travel advisory warning people of color that they could be endangering their lives if they visit the stat..>> view originalNew Hampshire is no 'drug-infested den,' state leaders say
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, during a Veterans Affairs Department “telehealth” event. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) By Holly Ramer | AP By Holly Ramer | AP August 3 at 4:26 PM CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire political leaders and others said Thursday that President Donald Trump was both inaccurate and insulting in describing their state as a “drug-infested den.” The remarks emerged in transcripts of a Jan. ..>> view originalKelly gives McMaster cover in West Wing battles
National security adviser H.R. McMaster, who has waged a pitched battle with other senior staff for control over policy and personnel on the National Security Council, is taking advantage of the shield offered by the arrival of his old military colleague John Kelly as White House chief of staff. Kelly told McMaster this week that he wanted him to remain as national security adviser, said two senior White House aides, and has encouraged him to make any staffing changes he deems necessary. McMas..>> view originalFather of texting suicide victim says Michelle Carter used son "as a pawn"
A Massachusetts woman was sentenced to 15 months in jail for using text messages to encourage her friend to commit suicide.A judge ruled Michelle Carter will not have to go to jail until all of her state appeals are exhausted.She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Conrad Roy in June."48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty spoke with Roy's family after Thursday's sentencing hearing for an interview you will see only on "CBS This Morning."Carter was allowed to go home with h..>> view originalWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice isn't the only Democrat Trump won over
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice joined President Trump at a rally in Huntington, W.Va., Aug. 3, to announce that he is leaving the Democratic Party for the Republican Party. (The Washington Post) HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — While it is highly unusual for a sitting governor to change political parties while in office — as West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (D) announced he would do during a rally with President Trump on Thursday night — the process of crossing over was familiar to many in the crowd th..>> view originalAsian Americans are divided after the Trump administration's move on affirmative action
In 2015, when 64 Asian American groups filed a complaint with the Department of Justice alleging that Harvard University illegally discriminated against Asian students in admissions, Joe Zhou had little hope it would go anywhere.He had made the same allegation against Harvard in a lawsuit on behalf of his son, who had been denied admission despite near-perfect ACT and SAT scores, a 4.44 grade-point average, being named class valedictorian, and a resume that included teaching English in China an..>> view originalGOP lawmakers square off against Trump
Senate Republicans spent their last week before a four-week August recess on a series of moves with one main goal: Reining in Donald Trump. The GOP delivered an unstated declaration of independence from their own Republican president by passing a Russia sanctions bill he resisted, rebuffing his demands they try again on health care after the spectacular implosion of Obamacare repeal, even taking steps to head off any attempt by Trump to fire the special counsel investigating him, Robert Muelle..>> view original
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