Highway 21 closed ‘indefinitely’ in wake of airplane crash
Highway 21 will remain closed indefinitely after the crash of a Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 yesterday in the area. This is the detour instituted by the Georgia Dept.
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Missouri to hold session to consider impeaching governor
In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks at a news conference about allegations related to his extramarital affair with his hairdresser, in Jefferson City, Mo.
Walter H. Baustian, Jr.
Walter Henry Baustian, Jr., age 84, of Luverne, Minn., died Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Born on April 1, 1934, he was welcomed into the family of Walter Sr. and Frances Baustian as the tenth of twelve children, living most of his life on a farm in Springwater Township in Rock County, Minnesota.
White House Struggles to Explain False Trump Tweet
After President Trump claimed that the Obama Administration had unsuccessfully sought the release of three Americans in North Korea, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, struggled to explain the president's words. MSN put together a fact check on the statement.
Eric Swalwell Unloads GunPlatform Liberals Really Want
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California wants to ban assault weapons, instate a federal gun buy-back program for those who own them and criminally prosecute those who refuse to hand them over. The representative wrote an op-ed in USA Today Thursday rolling out what he feels is the gun control policy America should adopt, one that would take "military-style semiautomatic assault weapons" away from law-abiding citizens and threaten them with jail time if they refuse.
Los Angeles congressman says he’s target of sex abuse suit
A Los Angeles congressman acknowledged Thursday he is the unnamed target of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a teenage girl more than a decade ago and his lawyer said the allegations were "absolutely false." Rep. Tony Cardenas is "sickened and distraught by these horrific allegations, which are 100 percent, categorically untrue," attorney Patricia Glaser said in a statement.
House chaplain seeks to withdraw resignation
The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking to withdraw his resignation in a caustic letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accuses a top Ryan staff aide of telling him "something like 'maybe it's time that we had a Chaplain that wasn't a Catholic.' " Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican and a Catholic himself, forced Conroy to tender his resignation last month, sparking a firestorm.
Kerry Katona’s drug battle: Star reveals Brian McFadden split…
New video shows the moment a private plane carrying six Las Vegas revelers, including two models, crashed into an Arizona golf course in a terrifying fireball and killed all the passengers on board 'I hope she can find happiness, she needs more of that in her life': Sarah Huckabee Sanders fires back at Michelle Wolf over her controversial White House Correspondents Dinner speech 'It was The Alamo': Four US troops killed in ISIS ambush in Niger were 'abandoned' and 'outgunned' as relatives briefed on probe point finger at commanders who 'set them up to fail' The couple's guide to slimming down without breaking up: Scientist explains exactly how to work together to shed pounds School superintendent is exposed as high school's mystery pooper after defecating on the football field every day in baffling campaign of terror 'I am your mother!' Devastated biological mom of baby stolen at birth ... (more)
Kylie Minogue,49, says she doesn’t think of her love life as a ‘failure’
New video shows the moment a private plane carrying six Las Vegas revelers, including two models, crashed into an Arizona golf course in a terrifying fireball and killed all the passengers on board 'I hope she can find happiness, she needs more of that in her life': Sarah Huckabee Sanders fires back at Michelle Wolf over her controversial White House Correspondents Dinner speech 'It was The Alamo': Four US troops killed in ISIS ambush in Niger were 'abandoned' and 'outgunned' as relatives briefed on probe point finger at commanders who 'set them up to fail' The couple's guide to slimming down without breaking up: Scientist explains exactly how to work together to shed pounds School superintendent is exposed as high school's mystery pooper after defecating on the football field every day in baffling campaign of terror 'I am your mother!' Devastated biological mom of baby stolen at birth ... (more)
State defends law on abortion doctors’ hospital privileges
Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal appeals court Thursday to uphold a law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The arguments involve a law blocked by a federal judge in Baton Rouge last year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar Texas law.
Missouri to hold special session on Greitens’ impeachment
In this photo taken April 11, 2018, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks at a news conference about allegations related to his extramarital affair with his hairdresser, in Jefferson City, Mo. Missouri House Democrats are demanding that the Republican leadership launch immediate impeachment proceedings against Greitens, accusing Republicans of stalling.
EPA staffer leaked about Ryan Zinke to take ‘heat off’ Pruitt
Desperate to divert attention from Scott Pruitt, an Environmental Protection Agency employee recently tried to feed negative news stories about President Trump's Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, drawing the ire of the White House, according to a report. Michael Abboud, a member of the EPA press team, has tried to pitch stories reflecting badly on Zinke to multiple news outlets, hoping they would take the "heat off Pruitt," according to sources and correspondence reviewed by the Atlantic .
Speaker Ryan Backs Down From House Chaplain Fight
An ongoing Capitol drama over the fate of the House chaplain ended as quickly as it had escalated on Thursday, with Rev. Patrick Conroy rescinding his resignation and Speaker Paul Ryan accepting his decision.
Prescription Drug Bill, Workers’ Comp System Make Strange Bedfellows
With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Tom Wolf ended-for now-the annual effort to "change the way medical treatment is administered under the workers' compensation system" by vetoing Senate Bill 936. Over the last few years, the Republican-controlled legislature has been trying to pass various pieces of legislation targeting health care under the Workers' Compensation Act.
Timeline of Trump-Stormy Daniels Saga
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his lawyer Michael Cohen was reimbursed for a payment Mr. Cohen made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. Here are some of Mr. Trump and the White House's responses to the allegations over the past few months.
GOP fights to hold ground in Democratic bastion California
With the June 5 primary closing in, hundreds of party delegates will spend the weekend in San Diego debating endorsements for candidates seeking statewide offices that are all held by Democrats. Republican registration numbers continue to slide in the state - currently, an anemic 25 percent of the total - and the party could soon suffer the indignity of being eclipsed by independents in voter enrollments.
Oklahoma lawmakers pass religious veto on same-sex adoptions
Oklahoma legislators approved a measure Thursday to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes and Republicans in Kansas were pushing a similar measure. The Oklahoma House's 56-21 vote sent its measure to Republican Gov. Mary Fallin, who has not said whether she would sign it.
Miami Cop Suspended After Kicking Man in Head on Video
Earlier today, the City of Miami Police Department issued an ominous statement: Chief Jorge Colina said he'd received a video of an officer clearly violating departmental policy. That cop had been relieved of duty, he reported, adding the department had sent the clip to the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.
Woman taking sanctuary in Boulder joins call for action on immigration, path to legal residency
Names four women currently taking sanctuary at Colorado churches - Araceli Velasquez, Ingrid Encalada Latorre, Rosa Sabido and Sandra Lopez - and calls federal and state action to create a path for the women to gain legal residency. Says the four women have complied with all requested of them by the immigration system, short of deportation, and have participated in Colorado life to the fullest and have made extraordinary sacrifices by claiming sanctuary to keep their families together.
‘I was going to get this over with’: Inside Rudy Giuliani’s explosive Stormy Daniels revelation
Then President-elect Donald Trump greets Rudy Giuliani at the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster Township, N.J. on November 20, 2016. Then President-elect Donald Trump greets Rudy Giuliani at the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster Township, N.J. on November 20, 2016.