Archives: 2018

How the Trump administration is bringing back denaturalization

An effort to find immigrants accused of citizenship fraud is on the rise. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director told the Associated Press his agency is hiring several dozen lawyers and immigration officers to review cases of immigrants who were ordered deported and are suspected of using fake identities to later get green cards and citizenship through naturalization. The Trump…

Some black Americans aren’t buying Omarosa’s turn against Trump

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…

15 hospitalized after overdosing at Connecticut park

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…

Penn Jillette talks Trump tapes

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….

Boy desperate for a kidney gets one from surprise donor

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…

As companies vow to banish plastic straws, are balloons next?

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…

Jury hears closing arguments in Paul Manafort trial

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…

3 drivers say man charged in “stand your ground” death threatened them

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…

Girl spends $350 on toys using mom’s Amazon account

  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…

White House admits error on African-American jobs claim

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…

Federal agencies accused of setting “trap” to deport immigrants

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…

Inmate makes final statement as witnesses describe first-ever fentanyl execution

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…

“The 100” actress arrested on felony domestic violence charges

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…

Gunman opens fire in Pennsylvania Walmart, leads police on chase

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Weed-killing chemical linked to cancer found in some children's breakfast foods

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…

Candidate accused of lying about her diploma quits Florida race

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…

Uproar after judge OK's freeing most New Mexico compound defendants

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 defamation suit vs. Adidas tossed

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…