Trump-Pence rally grows for Indiana attack on Sen. Joe Donnelly

President Trump and Vice President Pence are moving their post-primary Indiana visit to a venue with more seats, all the bigger to begin their campaign attacks on Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. The rally is being moved from South Bend to Elkhart to "accommodate more Hoosiers," according to a news release from the Trump-Pence re-election campaign.

Altagas LTD.AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc. Announce a Settlement …

Today , AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc. announced that they have reached a settlement in principle with key stakeholders in Washington D.C., including the Government of the District of Columbia, the Office of the People's Counsel, the Laborers' International Union of North America, its affiliated District Council, and Local Unions serving or located in Washington D.C. , the United States Department of Defense, the National Consumer Law Center/National Housing Trust-Enterprise Preservation Corporation , and the Apartment and Office Building Association. All key parties have now reached an understanding on settlement terms, clearing a path for review and approval by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia .

CIA nominee offered to withdraw over interrogation program

The University of Florida is forced to apologize after black and minority graduates were SHOVED off stage by an 'inappropriately aggressive' white faculty member as they celebrated Man, 36, is arrested after he 'dressed as a woman and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint while his friend watched' John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman instead Are you drinking yourself FAT? The surprising amount of sugar in your favourite beverages revealed - and why you should only have THREE ingredients in your smoothies Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying 21 homes after 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate and toxic fumes fill the air Judge who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to just six months for sexual assault faces recall ... (more)

A surprise from our post-modern president

Much has been said and written about President Donald Trump's liberal use of exaggeration and metaphor, and the questionable relationship between what he says and what most people consider the truth. From a philosophical point of view it might be said that he is our first post-modern president, using the term to denote the Nietzschean school of thought that holds that all truth is relative and metaphorical.

Auto execs heading to White House in bid to contain CAFE chaos

Auto executives visiting the White House Friday, May 11, will to try to save the national fuel economy and emissions program from a Trump administration buzz saw that they fear could usher in years of litigation and uncertainty rather than the leeway they sought. Clean-air advocates have sounded alarms about a dramatic weakening of Obama-era efficiency and emissions standards described in a leaked draft proposal by federal transportation and environmental agencies.

More criticism of prison-reform only efforts, while failing to…

Todd Cox, policy director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has this notable new commentary in The Hill headlined "Sentencing reform is moving in the wrong direction." Here are excerpts with a bit of additional commentary to follow: In 2015, Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a long awaited bi-partisan criminal justice reform bill designed to address inequities in federal sentencing and promote rehabilitation and re-entry for persons who are incarcerated.

Israeli Operatives Who Aided Harvey Weinstein Collected Information…

Giuliani: I'm 'focused on the law more than the facts right now' - President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that he is still getting up to speed on the facts of the President's legal situation, but the payment to Stormy Daniels did not require him to have a full accounting of the details at hand. Giuliani suggests it's possible Michael Cohen paid off other women to stay silent about alleged affairs with Trump - President Donald Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, didn't rule out the possibility that Michael Cohen paid other women during the 2016 campaign to stay quiet about alleged affairs with his client.

Gloria Allred hired by political consultant Sparks’ ex-fiancee

The ex-fiancee of Benjamin Sparks, the Nevada political consultant facing battery charges after he allegedly assaulted the woman and made her his sex slave, has hired attorney Gloria Allred a week before the case heads to a Las Vegas courtroom. The ex-fiancee of Benjamin Sparks, the Nevada political consultant facing battery charges after he allegedly assaulted the woman and made her his sex slave, has hired attorney Gloria Allred a week before the case heads to a Las Vegas courtroom.

Hawaii volcano destroys 9 homes, spews lava 200 feet upward

This photo provided by Hawaii Electric Light shows Mohala Street in Leiliani Estates near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island that is blocked by a lava flow from the eruption of Kilauea volcano. The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, May 4, 2018, a day after forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems.

Meet the green-fingered women taking over this year’s Chelsea Flower Show

Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying nine homes after 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate and toxic fumes fill the air Boy, 13, who fractured his skull in seven places is hailed a miracle child for 'coming back to life' after doctors predicted he would be a 'vegetable' and his parents signed papers to donate his organs John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman instead 'You will soon see the historic remorse': Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers threat to Trump, declaring the US would regret it 'like never before' if he quits nuclear deal Donald Trump wrote a letter to the UK's David Cameron when he was Prime Minister complaining 'made in China' wind turbines were 'blighting' the Scottish landscape where he owns an 18-hole golf course 'It is ... (more)

Firefighters have system for responding to emergencies at Watertown, Ogdensburg airports

Lingering concerns over the safety of low-cost carriers like Allegiant Airlines has prompted renewed interest in the north country regarding just how prepared local first-responders would be in the event of an emergency. Allegiant uses the Ogdensburg International Airport for weekly flights to and from destinations in Florida.