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In this Dec. 10, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, pilots perform pre-flight procedures in T-45C Goshawks from Training Air Wing One on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, docked in Norfolk, Va. Navy officials said in a report a T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes October 2017 when it plunged into woods near Tellico Plains.
The Navy is citing pilot error for a military training jet crash in Tennessee that killed the two aboard, saying it was being flown for thrills and too low. Navy officials said in a report the T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes last October when it plunged into a forest near Tellico Plains.
Rep. Steve King, a crusader against illegal immigration, has emerged as the unlikely culprit blocking President Trump from a crackdown on Mexico 's border jumpers in the renegotiation of NAFTA. Mr. Trump has repeatedly tied the issues together, saying he will scrap the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement unless Mexico does more to stop the flow of people headed north across its territory.
A common feature in every crisis situation, from the upheavals of the early 20th century to the neo-liberal re-structurings of the late 20th century, is the emergence of workers' control - workers organising to take over their workplaces in order to defend their jobs and their communities. We interviewed Dario Azzellini* to talk about this issue in depth: the emergence of new values and social relations not just in the recuperated workplaces but also in the communities, the need to re-orient production, the overcoming of the separation between political, economic and social spheres, and the role of workers' control in the larger struggle against capitalism.
Democratic voters are showing a higher level of interest in midterms than Republicans, but the party's edge has slipped in who should lead Congress Democratic voters are showing a higher level of interest in the 2018 midterm elections than are Republicans, with three-quarters of Democrats saying their vote for Congress is intended as a message of opposition to President Donald Trump, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. While Democratic interest in the election rose from March, the spike didn't translate into gains for the party in a broader measure of the political climate: Asked which party should control the next Congress, voters favored Democrats over the GOP by 47% to 40%, down from a 10-point spread last month .
President Donald Trump attacked James Comey in a series of tweets Sunday, claiming the former FBI director's new book contains "many lies." Trump took aim at several allegations made in A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership , Comey's forthcoming tell-all book about his decades-long career in criminal justice.
Two new polls, taken before President Donald Trump launched airstrikes on Syria Friday night, spell bad news for Trump and his political party. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that Trump's 38 percent average approval rating at 15 months on the job is the lowest on record in polls that date back to the administration of President Harry Truman.
Wishing all the best in retirement to Phil Coyne after EIGHTY-ONE YEARS of service as an usher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hey, you know how your personal information from Facebook gets shared with all kinds of unscrupulous people without your knowledge or consent? Well, don't make it easier for them.
Former first lady Barbara Bush is in failing health and after a series of hospitalizations, she has decided not to seek further medical treatment, a family spokesman says. Here are some things to know about her: The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy began during her White House years, with a goal to improve the lives of disadvantaged Americans by boosting literacy among parents and their children.
Former first lady Barbara Bush is in "failing health" and won't seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. "Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care," spokesman Jim McGrath said in a news release.
Thousands of Michigan Democrats were gathering Sunday to decide a hotly contested contest for state attorney general, in a tilt that was reminiscent of the rift lingering from the 2016 presidential fight between the party's establishment and progressive wings. Pat Miles, a former U.S. attorney for western Michigan until President Donald Trump took office, was facing Dana Nessel, an ex-Wayne County assistant prosecutor who helped challenge Michigan's gay marriage ban in court.
Colorado's teachers' union expects more than 400 teachers at a rally that's planned for Monday at the state's Capitol in Denver. Across the country, teachers have been striking and lobbying their state legislators for fair pay and labor conditions.
The long-distance spitting match between President Donald Trump's Republican administration in Washington and California's Democratic politicians in Sacramento over just about everything is either high drama or low comedy. The two sides are clearly looking for opportunities to do battle in the media and in the courts, often over the most innocuous ministerial issues.
Reporter Cory McCoy won first place for Freedom of Information for the work he did filing public information requests and tracking data about sexual assaults on local college campuses. Through his reporting, he found inconsistencies in how colleges reported sexual assaults and, in the case of one college, sexual assaults were omitted from the annual reporting required by federal law.
Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina said it would be unwise of President Donald Trump to fire deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein while appearing on "Fox News Sunday." "The president is the head of the executive branch.
Joy Reid asked rapper Michael Render, aka "Killer Mike," if black people are able to legally carry guns without putting their lives in danger, on MSNBC's "AM Joy" Sunday. Reid played a video of two black men being arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia after they asked to use the bathroom without making any purchases.
The 92-year-old mother of former President George W. Bush and wife of former President George H.W. Bush has recently been in and out of the hospital receiving treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . CNN reports that Bush is at her home in Houston and has declined going back to the hospital to receive additional treatment.
Reverend Franklin Graham joined "Fox & Friends" on Sunday morning to discuss the fact that, even as American missiles were being fired on Syrian targets, President Donald Trump was calling for prayer. Like his father, the late Reverend Billy Graham, he has a long history of praying with and for political leaders.
Spencer Powell, of Bloomfield, Ind., takes part in the first-ever Columbus Pride Festival in downtown Columbus, Ind., Saturday, April 14, 2018. The festival was organized by Erin Bailey, a senior at Columbus Signature Academy New Tech High School, for her senior project.