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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 coalition of liberal activist groups urged House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday to publicly oppose any vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial 12-nation trade deal, during a post-election "lame duck'" congressional session. The activists, including MoveOn.org, warned that if the Democratic leadership didn't fight the deal, they risked conceding the trade issue to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who also opposes the trade pact.
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.
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."
Sen. Bob Corker announced he was dropping out of the running for Donald Trump's VP pick on Wednesday, then said Ivanka Trump would be the best choice Donald Trump talks with a reporter at the opening of the Trump SoHo New York in April 2010. With him are his children Donald Trump, Jr., left, Ivanka, and Eric.
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.
The battle to control the Republican National Convention in Cleveland - and the fate of the party - has reached a turning point. While the "Stop Trump" movement has unleashed a barrage of cross-country phone calls and emails to seek support for its proposals, a group of longtime Republican rule-makers, some working with the Donald Trump campaign, has quickly coalesced to try to block them.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE 's campaign has something to be thankful for in the wake of the FBI's scathing criticism of her personal email setup: She's running against Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE While Clinton dodged criminal charges, FBI Director James Comey criticized her for recklessness and seemingly tore holes in arguments the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made about not sending any classified information over the private email server.
A majority of Senate Republicans will be attending the party's national convention in Cleveland this month, despite the reservations that many of them have about Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE A survey by The Hill found that 32 Senate Republicans plan to attend the convention in Cleveland later this month, while 15 will skip it. Five Republican senators said they had not yet decided, and two did not respond.
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.
Yesterday the jiujitsu strategies of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were on full display, with both candidates attempting to use the other's biggest strengths against them. Hillary's decades of experience in and around the White House, Congress and the State Department have become liabilities when it appears her connections are helping her dodge legal trouble.
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.
Luis Urias homered and singled, scoring two runs as the Lake Elsinore Storm topped the Stockton Ports 7-1 on Wednesday. In an Associated Press story published in The Free Lance-Star on June 28, former Virginia governor and current U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is quoted a BEIJING - Water levels are starting to recede in central and eastern China after days of heavy downpours broke levees, flooded cities and villages, halted public transportation, and left at least 181 people dead or missing.
House Democrats booed Sen. Bernie Sanders on the floor Wednesday, sending him a strong message for not quitting his presidential campaign and endorsing Hillary Clinton. The House of Representatives session in the morning directed intense questioning at Sanders, a Vermont Independent senator, about why he has not yet endorsed Clinton and given up his run for the sake of party unity, Politico reported.
Celebrating new success in fundraising, Donald Trump says he took in $51 million for his campaign and allied Republicans in recent weeks, a huge jump from his previously lackluster figures though still well shy of Hillary Clinton's money machine. Trump also appeared to be moving closer to choosing a vice presidential running mate Wednesday, though two senators who had been under consideration said, "No, thanks."