WASHINGTON — For years, Omarosa Manigault Newman stood at Donald Trump’s side, making her deeply unpopular with African-Americans who see her as a sellout for aligning herself with a president who has hurled one insult after another at black people. Her falling out with Mr. Trump and her decision to call him a racist as she sells her new book…
Last Updated Aug 15, 2018 11:41 AM EDT NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Authorities have responded to more than a dozen drug overdoses reported on the New Haven Green over the past several hours. Paramedics, police officers and firefighters were called to the park Wednesday. Police said about 15 people have been brought to hospitals since late Tuesday night. Officials said it…
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Magician and former “Celebrity Apprentice” star Penn Jillette said in an interview with Vulture that President Trump would “say racially insensitive things that made me uncomfortable” when they were on the show together. Jillette made the comments after Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed that a tape exists of Mr. Trump saying the N-word. When asked if Apprentice producer Mark Burnett has tapes of Mr….
A 12-year-old Georgia boy named Kaden needed a new kidney and was desperate to find a match. When he finally did, his family was shocked to learn who the donor was: his teacher. Facebook/Kaden’s Kidney Search Twelve-year-old Kaden Koebcke was diagnosed with a kidney disease at two years old and has been on dialysis ever since. The boy from Georgia…
NEW YORK — Now that plastic straws may be headed for extinction, could Americans’ love of balloons be deflated? The joyous celebration of releasing balloons into the air has long bothered environmentalists, who say the pieces that fall back to earth can be deadly to seabirds and turtles that eat them. So as companies vow to banish plastic straws, there…
Closing arguments kicked off Wednesday in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is charged with tax evasion and bank fraud. Manafort’s defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses. Prosecuting attorney Greg Andres opened by telling the jury that “Mr. Manafort lied to keep money when he had it and he lied to get money when he…
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Officials, in court documents, have cited three other drivers who said Michael Drejka threatened them during confrontations that preceded his parking lot run-in with Markeis McGlockton — a case that revived debate over Florida’s “stand-your-ground” law. Two of them said he displayed a gun. A black man who drives a septic truck told Pinellas Sheriff’s Detective George Moffett…
A sneaky 6-year-old girl from Utah bought over $300 worth of toys behind her parents’ backs, and now they’re making her pay it forward. Ria Diyaolu A Utah girl’s sneaky shopping spree is gaining widespread attention online after her cousin shared the story on Twitter. Ria Diyaolu tweeted a photo her 6-year-old cousin, Kaitlin, standing on the sidewalk with…
The Grammy-winning band met in Boston in 1969 and played their first gig together a year later.
The Reedy Creek Fire Department recovered the man’s body. His name wasn’t immediately released.
The White House has acknowledged error in its false claim that President Trump created three times as many jobs for African-Americans than President Barack Obama. It was a rare admission of fault for an administration that frequently skews data and overstates economic gains. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter late Tuesday that she had been wrong…
In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Lilian Calderon, center, cries as she describes her experiences while in custody, alongside her husband, Luis Gordillo, right, during a news conference at the office of the American Civil Liberties Union in Providence, Rhode Island. Michelle R. Smith/AP BOSTON — Federal immigration agencies have launched a coordinated campaign to arrest and deport immigrants…
The suspect was not successful in opening the hotel safe.
A Nebraska death row inmate’s execution was briefly hidden from the media’s view after prison officials say the last of four lethal injection drugs was administered. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said the drug was administered at 10:24 a.m. The prison warden lowered a curtain over the media’s viewing window at 10:39 a.m. and raised it again about 14…
Actor Marie Avgeropoulos speaks onstage at Comic-Con International 2017 “The 100” panel at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017 in San Diego, California. Mike Coppola / Getty Images GLENDALE, Calif. – A 32-year-old actress best known for the television series “The 100” was arrested on felony domestic violence charges last week in Glendale, CBS Los Angeles reports. Marie…
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A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that some health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular breakfast foods and cereals marketed to children. The study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) discovered trace amounts of the most widely used herbicide in the country in oats, granolas and snack bars. Thirty-one out of 45 tested products…
SARASOTA, Fla. — A Republican candidate for the Florida Legislature who falsely claimed she had a college degree and posted a purported copy of her diploma online dropped out of her race on Tuesday. Melissa Howard told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune it was the right decision to drop out of the race for the Florida House seat. “I made a terrible…
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who died when he flew a plane into his own house after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife had full access to his employer’s plane because he had earned the firm’s trust, the president of the Utah company said Tuesday. Duane Youd, 47, was a “rock-solid” employee and a good person during…
TAOS, N.M. — A judge’s decision to allow the release of an extended family accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound in New Mexico prompted a political uproar Tuesday by prominent Republican lawmakers. The controversy was stoked even further when court officials condemned threats of violence made against the judge who issued the ruling and evacuated several administrative…
Rick Pitino’s lawsuit against Adidas alleging the apparel company deliberately damaged his reputation in the wake of the corruption scandal that cost him his job at Louisville was dismissed by a federal judge on Tuesday, according to the Courier-Journal. The judge in the case sided with Adidas’ claim that arbitration out of court is required. Pitino filed the lawsuit against Adidas in October of last…
TODAY: Another relatively quiet day across our area weather-wise. Highs in the mid 90s under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. The heat index will climb to around 100° across the area again today. A couple of isolated showers or storms will likely pop up in the heat of the afternoon, but most areas stay dry today. Chance of rain around…