Multiple people dead in New York after truck strikes pedestrians
New York police responded to reports of a truck driving into people on a bike path near World Trade Center. Authorities report multiple fatalities.
Category Archives: Television
Kevin Spacey Loses International Emmy Award Due To Pedophilia Accusations
As the reaction to pedophilia accusations against Kevin Spacey continues, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has decided it will no longer recognize the actor with the 2017 International Emmy Founder Award. Spacey was already selected to receive the prestigious award, but now that actor Anthony Rapp accused the actor of attempting to take advantage of him when he was just 14, the Academy has revoked the honor.
Late-Night Hosts Tackle “Mueller Time” Following Indictment Announcement
Late night hosts were quick to pounce on Monday morning's news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election resulted in indictments for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts, as well as a guilty plea by former adviser George Papadopoulos to interactions between Trump campaign associates and Russian intermediaries during the campaign. On The Late Show , host Stephen Colbert started his show by addressing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments in a press briefing that the indictments had nothing to do with Trump and more to do with Hillary Clinton.
Stelter Skips Dan Rather Fiasco in 22-Minute Interview on the History of ’60 Minutes’
CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter routinely trashes President Trump for sticking to "his safe space" and doing interviews on Fox News. But on his show on Sunday, he provided the safest of spaces to 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager.
Fox News Criticizes Hillary Clinton for Blaming Fox News for Covering Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton was actually the president. The obsessive coverage has become so noteworthy that not only are rival channels' media correspondents openly talking about it , but so is Hillary herself.
Kevin McCarthy hits out at claims GOP isn’t forthcoming about tax…
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy called criticisms that Republicans haven't been forthcoming with their tax reform plans a "Democratic talking point" that isn't true. McCarthy said Sunday on Fox News Republicans have been talking about what they want in a tax reform plan, including doubling the standard deduction and lowering the corporate tax rate to near 20 percent, for years.
As JFK docs opened, North Dakotan Secret Service vet cries foul on conspiracy theories
Almost 54 years have passed since John F. Kennedy was slain in Dallas, and Clint Hill-a North Dakota native and member of the president's Secret Service detail-can still clearly remember every detail. It was Hill who leapt onto the back of Kennedy's automobile after shots echoed into Dealey Plaza, urging the driver to get the president to the hospital.
President Trump’s approval ratings just hit a new all-time low
U.S. President Donald J. Trump listens during a Department of Veterans Affairs announcement of a new program using video and software technology to provide medical care to veterans at The White House August 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump's approval ratings have fallen to their lowest point since the start of his presidency, a new poll finds.
News quiz: A long week of big announcements
Nearly everyone - 97 percent of players - knew where Sgt. La David Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in action. class="container-fluid answers">Only about 40 percent knew that Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) withdrew as President Trump's pick to be drug czar.
Is Fox News Hurting Donald Trump?
A thought struck me today as I watched a bit of Fox News both before and after the Mueller indictments hit: the network may actually be hurting Trump by giving him a false sense of confidence. It's common knowledge that Trump watches Fox News religiously, especially Fox and Friends in the morning.
Mediaite Q&A: Nicolle Wallace on WH Morale, W’s Speech and …
Deadline: White House , her first full-time hosting gig for MSNBC, is a smart political-panel show that airs in the hours after the White House press briefing, now conducted by Sarah Huckabee Sanders . That timing is fitting, given what makes Wallace's insights on the current administration particularly valuable: a longtime Republican, she was once communications chief for George W. Bush and a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential bid.
this Date in History, Oct. 26: Kissinger declares ‘Peace is at hand’ in Vietnam Posted at
On October 26th, 1881, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Arizona, as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's gang. Three members of Clanton's gang were killed; Earp's brothers and Holliday were wounded.
Trump an ‘utterly untruthful’ president who’s ‘debasing’ the US, Corker says
The father of 32-year-old Monica Hoffa, who was gunned down in one of three unsolved murders in Tampa in just the past two weeks, is asking his community ... -- A Russian radio station where a top liberal journalist was stabbed in the throat Monday has released what it says is security camera footage showing the assailant ... CHICAGO - Global commodities trader Cargill Inc on Tuesday said it was buying a natural animal feed maker, another in a string of deals to capitalize on rising dema... SEWARD, Neb. - Coming off a perfect 3-0 week, the Concordia University volleyball team saw one of its own collect a conference weekly award on Tuesday .
War of words spreads to soldier’s widow, Trump
In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson during his burial service at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Fla.
News and Fake News What to Believe?
Every day we are inundated with information - perhaps even too much information - but what can we believe? What is real news or fake news? Fact or fiction? Truths, half-truths or lies? Or even so-called alternative facts? With the proliferation of television news channels and social media on the Internet we live in an information overload society with a world of conflicting information. Because of the competitive rush to be the first with breaking news, all too often the first information about a crisis has been wrong and corrected hours or days later.
FILE – In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, David Letterman…
In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, David Letterman speaks during the unveiling of a Peyton Manning statue outside of Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis. Letterman is being honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes launches war against Negan
John McCain mocks Trump as he savages wealthy young men who avoided the Vietnam draft 'with a doctor's note for a bone spur' - the same reason the president gave for not going to war US ready to put 'nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid growing tensions with Russia and North Korea 'Even when he was mean to me he was funny': Jay Leno pens an touching tribute to his long-time rival Letterman congratulating him on his Mark Twain award... but still reminds everyone he won it FIRST Body of little girl, 3, who went missing after her father put her out in an alleyway 'frequented by coyotes' at 3am as punishment for not drinking her milk has been 'found in a culvert' Kathy Griffin lashes out at attorney Lisa Bloom asking her to refund the tens of thousands of dollars she wasted on her legal services after the Trump severed head controversy ... (more)
John McCain Slams Trump for Dodging the Draft: ‘That is Wrong’
From joking about Senator John McCain 's capture in Vietnam to saying the Arizona senator is "not a war hero," President Donald Trump has had a notoriously hostile relationship with the Senate Armed Services chairman - and McCain just punched back. While appearing on C-SPAN 3 to discuss his military service in the Vietnam War, McCain cleverly insulted the president - without mentioning his name - by slamming Trump for dodging the war's draft with a doctor's note.
Humorist Jimmy Tingle running for lieutenant governor in Mass.
Though Jimmy Tingle has long made biting political humor a staple of his stand-up routines, he insists his dive into Massachusetts politics is anything but comic relief. The Cambridge-born comedian and social activist, who returned to school and earned a master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, raised eyebrows with his recent announcement that he would run for lieutenant governor, a job with limited visibility and few official responsibilities.
Cynthia Tucker: Trump has no idea what true patriotism looks like
For 12 days after four U.S. Special Forces soldiers were ambushed in Niger, President Donald Trump said nothing publicly about their deaths. He didn't mention their bravery.