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The U.S. government on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as 90 miles and an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. The decision is another long stride in President Barack Obama's effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba.
A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop broadcast the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet as the officer had demanded. Within hours, the Minnesota governor was pressing for the Justice Department to open its second investigation of the week into the death of a black man at the hands of police.
An upstate New York village dealing with water contamination now has a problem at its water treatment plant, and residents have been asked to limit water use. Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge says contractors broke wires in part of the plant, and that caused an electrical short.
A police officer fatally shot a man in a car, and a woman in the vehicle apparently livestreamed the aftermath in a widely shared Facebook video that shows her telling the camera that her boyfriend had just been shot "for no apparent reason." The shooting happened late Wednesday during a traffic stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights.
Rep. Elijah Cummings slammed Republicans Thursday for going too far in their quest for answers regarding Hillary Clinton's email server. Cummings came to the defense of FBI Director James Comey, a Republican, who was summoned to testify to the House Oversight Committee about his decision this week not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton.
A woman rings the doorbell at the gate of the Governors Mansion as demonstrators gather in St. Paul, Minn., protesting a police involved shooting early Thursday FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video, which shows a woman in a vehicle with a man whose shirt appears to be soaked in blood telling the camera "police just shot my boyfriend for no apparent reason."
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the former Osram Sylvania light bulb factory on June 30 in Manchester, N.H. In their well-coordinated counterstrike on Donald Trump last month - a response to his outrageous call, following the Orlando massacre, to ban Muslims from entering the United States - President Obama and Hillary Clinton described the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, or, at least, his words, as un-American. "That's not the America we want.
In a Facebook Live video, Philando Castile's girlfriend says "police shot him for no apparent reason, no reason at all." Police shoot, kill man during traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., July 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism of his campaign tactics, in a wide-ranging speech defending his team's use of a Jewish star and his own praise of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Chuck Grassley Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Majority of GOP senators to attend Trump convention The Trail 2016: It ain't over till it's over MORE Mitch McConnell Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Majority of GOP senators to attend Trump convention Five panels to grill FBI on Clinton MORE in a big way this Congress, having implemented the leadership's strategy of blocking President Obama's judicial picks. Polls suggest the Supreme Court fight has taken a toll on Grassley, who may be in for the toughest reelection fight of his career.
Donald Trump with his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and son in law Jared Kushner, who recently defended Trump against charges of anti-Semitism. Donald Trump's vigorous defence of an image widely regarded as anti-Semitic has alarmed many Jewish Americans, who are growing increasingly fearful that someone who could be the next president is willing to stoke the kinds of stereotypical attacks that have haunted Jews for generations around the world.
Washington, Jul 7: Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, today said he has shortlisted 10 potential running mates. While Trump did not disclose the names, two potential shortlisted candidates Senators Bob Corker and Joni Ernest indicated that they were not in the race.
Even though mediation did not yield an agreement, Strickland said his plan is a by-product of the mediation talks. The final decision on the plan, though, will fall to the Memphis City Council, which was slated to vote on the matter Tuesday.
Republican Donald Trump's list of potential vice-presidential running mates dwindled on Wednesday when two prominent US senators withdrew from consideration. The moves by Bob Corker of Tennessee and Joni Ernst of Iowa could complicate Trump's efforts to rally establishment Republicans behind his presidential bid.
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner will headline a unity tour Saturday to promote Darryl Glenn as the Republican Party's candidate for U.S. Senate. The six-city tour is Gardner's first foray into the contest to defeat his colleague Michael Bennet after sitting on the sidelines for the bruising GOP primary that ended June 28 with Glenn's runaway win against four rivals.
Walt Green is U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana and would prosecute potential civil rights violations in the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. it would turn over the investigation to federal authorities to determine if civil rights violations occurred.
Illinois is receiving more than $500,000 dollars in federal grants to help prepare for an outbreak of the Zika Virus. Local physicians say the money is crucial to finding a cure.
Now that the FBI has decided not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton, emotions for Sanders' supporters are running high. "The catharsis will come," said Kat Brezler, a Sanders' delegate from Bronx, New York and a founding member of the "People for Bernie" grassroots group.
In a letter sent to President Barack Obama Congressman Cedric Richmond requests a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by officers of the Baton Rouge Police Department: "The pain felt by Mr. Sterling's family is severe and the right of his community to have significant questions answered is pressing," said Rep. Richmond.
Department of Justice to lead probe of Baton Rouge police shooting Louisiana governor says video of the shooting of a black man is "disturbing." Check out this story on jconline.com: http://usat.ly/29hqO7w Family members were emotional during a news conference regarding the death of Alton Sterling, a man shot by police officers in Baton Rouge.