Ex-gay conversion therapy group continued to operate secretly after court shut it down

Chaim Levin, one of the plaintiffs who successfully sued JONAH, an ex-gay conversion therapy group that continued to operate secretly after court shut it down. In 2015, a New Jersey jury came to a unanimous verdict that the Jewish ex-gay organization JONAH was guilty of consumer fraud for advertising treatments they claimed could change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight.

President Trump emerging from seclusion to promote infrastructure plan

Attempting a policy reset, President Donald Trump will push for upgrades to the nation's aging roads and bridges Thursday in his first public appearance since an adult-film actress claimed on national TV that they had sex months after his wife gave birth to his fifth child. Trump is visiting Richfield, Ohio, to sell the public on his plan to use $200 billion in federal money to spur at least $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade to repair or replace highways, bridges, ports, airports and other infrastructure.

Forget coal, solar and wind are now both beating natural gas in the market

Prices for solar, wind, and battery storage are dropping so rapidly that renewables are increasingly squeezing out all forms of fossil fuel power, including natural gas. The cost of new solar plants dropped 20 percent over the past 12 months, while onshore wind prices dropped 12 percent, according to the latest Bloomberg New Energy Finance report .

Russia Retaliates, Expels 60 American Diplomats After U.S. Action

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Thursday that Moscow is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption Days after President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian officials from the United States and the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle, in response to the nerve agent attack of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in the U.K., Russia has responded in kind.

Sacramento cops plan tactical shift as Stephon Clark protests reverberate out east

MARCH 22: Black Live Matter protesters chant as they block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center during a demonstration on March 22, 2018 in Sacramento, California. CREDIT: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Eleven protesters were arrested Wednesday night in New York's Times Square after a solidarity rally to mark the killing of an unarmed Sacramento man by police 10 days earlier.

Friends, neighbors vary on family killed in cliff fall

Members of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office drone team pack up their equipment after a search for three missing children Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the site where the bodies of Jennifer and Sarah Hart and three of their adopted children were recovered two days earlier, after the family's SUV plunged over a cliff at a pullout on the Pacific ... (more)

Student’s Columbus Pride Festival gaining national attention

A Columbus high school student's senior project to host the first gay pride festival in the hometown of Vice President Mike Pence has turned heads nationally and internationally. Publicity over the April 14 event, heavily linked to the politician's conservative views, has left 18-year-old Erin Bailey of Columbus Signature Academy New Tech High School both excited and stunned.

DoD Takes Steps to Implement Enhanced Debriefings As Required by NDAA

The Department of Defense has taken steps to implement a portion of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 enhancing postaward debriefing rights. Specifically, Shay Assad, Director of Defense Pricing/Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued a memorandum on March 22, 2018, requiring contracting officers providing a postaward debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.506 to provide unsuccessful offerors an opportunity to submit additional questions related to the debriefing.

Hundreds of ambassadors, diplomats urge Senate to grill Pompeo

Over 200 former ambassadors and veteran diplomats have signed a letter urging the Senate Foreign Relations committee to grill Mike Pompeo, who is President Trump's nominee to become the next Secretary of State. The letter, sent to Republican committee chairman Sen. Bob Corker and ranking Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, raises concerns that American diplomacy has been crippled and calls on the committee to question Pompeo on how he plans to fix it.

Jeff Sessions Gets Time Magazine Cover Story, But No One Can Get Past That Photo

FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a committee member, waits for the beginning of a meeting of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee February 2, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Committee chairman Sen. John Barrasso suspended the rules and passed the confirm of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to become the next administrator of Environmental Protection Agency with only Republican votes, after Democratic members have boycotted the meeting for a second day.

Who is Caroline Sunshine? The Disney actress turned White House press assistant

Shake It Up Disney Channel actress Caroline Sunshine has taken on the new role of press assistant under President Trump 's government and is expected to be working under Sarah Sanders after the completion of a White House internship. White House spokesperson Lindsay Walters told CNN that as well as Caroline being an intern, 'in college, she was involved with the American Enterprise Institute and an active member of her school's Model United Nations team.

LeBron James Bails On Monster Dunk To Flip Out Over A Call

MARCH 25: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts to a call in the first quarter against the Brooklyn Nets during their game at Barclays Center on March 25, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Michael Coffman: David Shulkin didn’t change the VA enough

Rep. Mike Coffman said Thursday that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin did not do enough to change the problematic structure within the agency. " Dr. Shulkin did nothing to change the culture within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and there's a calcified layer at the top at the most senior executive services levels that have failed our veterans year after year after year," Mr. Coffman , Colorado Republican, said on CNN.