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Georgia's governor on Monday suspended a sheriff who faces charges including sexual battery after a drug search at a high school earlier this year. In an executive order, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby pending the final outcome of his case or the expiration of his term of office, whichever comes first.
IMAGE: China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Pool/Getty Images Donald Trump's visit to Asia has been one of the most "embarrassing" foreign trips taken by a United States president as he could not demand concessions from China on trade and failed to highlight Beijing's "unfair" trade practices, a senior Democrat leader has alleged.
People listen during a Board of Supervisors meeting about the location of recreational cannabis stores at City Hall, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. The path toward legalizing recreational cannabis in weed-friendly San... .
President Donald Trump is nominating white men to America's federal courts at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years, threatening to reverse a slow transformation toward a judiciary that reflects the nation's diversity. So far, 91 percent of Trump's nominees are white, and 81 percent are male, an Associated Press analysis has found.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's next project is far away from Broadway, in a 35-mile-long stage. The artist is focused in helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation Hurricane Maria has left.
Seven years ago, I was proud to stand behind President Barack Obama as he signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act. The bill, which I named in honor of former Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, placed press freedom at the center of promoting human rights and democracy -- where it belongs.
Fall is finally here! And so is our long-delayed round-up of the reads we're snuggling up with this season. Barbara: I'm reading Brittney Cooper's new book, Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women .
Duterte dancing! Trump pulls series of hilarious faces during awkward Asia leaders' group photo as he links arms with Philippines president in traditional handshake ceremony Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins holds sign naming actor James Woods as she joins hundreds of women in stand against sexual abuse at the #MeToo Survivors march in Hollywood Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think Is the CICO diet the new Keto? Internet goes mad for the latest incarnation of the classic weight loss regime - but experts question whether it is safe or sustainable They'll definitely draw a gasp! The VERY revealing children's sketches that prove little ones notice a LOT more than their parents think Boeing 757's flight controls are HACKED remotely while on the runway without the knowledge of the ... (more)
Beyond Gitmo: The lonely existence of former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been released to rebuild their lives in foreign countries without a phone, bank account or driver's license Legendary gossip columnist Liz Smith who chronicled Trump's divorce from Ivana and decades of salacious tittle-tattle in the Big Apple dies aged 94 Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think Hundreds descend on small Texas town for Sunday service one week after deadly shooting massacre - as it's revealed the church will be demolished and rebuilt elsewhere Torso found in frozen Canadian lake identified as 18-year-old who was reported missing by her family in August Viewers are left 'cringing' as Jared Leto is referred to as chat show host 'Jay Leno' by MC Grindah in awkward encounter at 2017 MTV ... (more)
The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic , left, conducts an underway replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan. 15, 2007. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations.
The men were found to be innocent of any wrong-doing against the United States, but were unable to return home after being released from Guantanamo after spending more than a decade there in some cases New-York based photographer Debi Cornwall visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center over the course of two years, chronicling the day-to-day life of military personnel stationed there. Afterwards, she tracked down some of the men spread across nine countries who had been released to discuss their adjustment to life after Gitmo.
Texas church shooting victims and their families could have a hard time successfully suing the government over the Air Force's failure to submit the gunman's criminal history to the FBI - a step that would have blocked him from legally buying weapons. Relatives of the more than two dozen churchgoers who were killed in last Sunday's attack would face major obstacles, including protections written into law to shield the military from certain legal action.
The U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to block the shooter in last weekend's deadly church attack in Texas from buying guns after he was accused of a violent offense in 2012, according to current and former government officials and a review of military documents. A third opportunity to flag shooter Devin Kelley was lost two years later by a twist of bad luck when a Pentagon inspection of cases narrowly missed the former airman.
A Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing young recruits, especially Muslims, one of whom killed himself. The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Friday also sentenced Gunnery Sgt.
As Americans look back and honor service members across the country on Veterans Day, one unit's work is largely left out of the mainstream conversation. With the motto "Go for broke," the unit was made up of Japanese-Americans who served the U.S. during World War II - a time of rampant anti-Japanese sentiment.
A Marine Corps jury on Friday is deciding whether a drill instructor should be sentenced to military prison time for choking, punching and otherwise tormenting recruits, especially Muslims, one of whom eventually hurled himself to his death down a stairwell. The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, also could sentence Gunnery Sgt.
A Marine Corps jury on Friday decides whether a drill instructor convicted of abusing young recruits should be sentenced to military prison time. The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, also could sentence Gunnery Sgt.
At Smith College, academic Loretta Ross recently gave a talk on, "Connections Between Far Right, Religious Right, Economic Conservatives, Libertarians, and Traditional Bigotry." Ross is just the latest example of writers and academics who mistakenly conflate libertarianism and the alt-right.
File - In this April 4, 2017 file photo, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Goodlatte is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a 13-term congressman from Virginia.