Month: December 2016

Center combats terror recruitment

In a busy office in the heart of Minneapolis’ largest Somali neighborhood, about a dozen young men and women lined up at computers to work on resumes or apply for jobs. A few feet away stood a photo station, ready to create employee badges for those lucky enough to get hired on the spot.

Inspiration part of first lady’s legacy

The initiatives of first lady Michelle Obama have served as both inspiration and eight years of teaching moments for many families — especially girls. “I think she stands for kindness in America,” said Alexis Shenkiryk, a 12-year-old in Del Mar, Calif.

Japan’s Abe to visit Pearl Harbor memorial

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will fly to Hawaii this week for the express purpose of visiting the site of the surprise attack on a U.S. naval base 75 years ago that killed 2,400 Americans and drew the country into World War II. The visit is a sign of how far public opinion in Japan has moved that Abe can make the trip to the memorial, accompanied by President Barack Obama, to offer condolences to the victims.

Netanyahu: Since Carter, Obama worst for Israelis

In a speech Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked President Barack Obama and the United Nations for the passage a day before of a resolution that criticized Israel’s settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Netanyahu said the resolution was part of the “swan song of old world bias against Israel,” and he compared Obama to former President Jimmy Carter, whom the prime minister called the worst president for Israel and the last to break with a traditional U.S. commitment to support Israel.

U.S. executions in ’16 fewest in 25 years

A year that began with the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the death penalty in Florida ended with the country reaching modern lows in executions and death sentences. Still, even as capital punishment has declined in both sentencing and practice, there were also signs this year of its support among lawmakers, judges and the public.

Trump inaugural puts artists in quandary

Several months ago, before the presidential election, San Francisco poet and author Dean Rader found himself engaged in a philosophical debate with some of his fellow poets: If Donald Trump were to win the presidency, and if he asked one of them to compose a poem to be read at the inauguration, would they do it? On the one hand, none of them supported Trump for the presidency. Rader didn’t know many politically conservative poets, in general, and his friends found the prospect of Trump’s election to be “terrifying” and offensive.

Israel to do ‘all it takes’ to emerge unharmed by UN vote

President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that’s not enough and is calling for the billionaire… President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest.

Stars Celebrate Holidays With New Baby

Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, on Feb. 10, 2016, in New York City Model Behati Prinsloo and musician Adam Levine arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, on Feb. 22, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. There is nothing like baby’s first Christmas , even if it’s the parents who will remember it more than the kids.

Christmas 2016

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

25 congressional members question plant-based “milk” label

Got milk? Twenty-five bipartisan members of Congress said if it’s from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk. Democratic Vermont Rep. Peter Welch and Republican Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, leading the charge against “fake milk,” signed a letter along with other Congressional members, asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action against manufacturers of “milk” that doesn’t come from cows.

The Latest: Doctor taking meds to Syria among crash victims

President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that’s not enough and is calling for the billionaire… It’ll be a white Christmas for the northern Plains and some Western states, but it’s likely to cause troublesome travel.

Russian Military Jet With 91 on Board Crashes Over Black Sea

“Russian air traffic controllers have lost contact with a Tu-154 airliner with 91 people on board, which disappeared from radar shortly after take-off in Sochi, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement. Ninety-one people were on board the aircraft, including 83 passengers and eight crew members, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Obama’s White House Christmas Message Full of BS and Lies…

The Obama’s released their 2016 Christmas message to the American people and thank God it was their last one. Michelle Obama starts off by saying And given how our first Christmas weekly address went, I realized that Barack needed all the help he could get! Many of us realized this long before the community organizer as ever elected.

Opinions

In his upcoming budget proposal, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to establish a series of sunrise and sunset review commissions that would analyze proposed and existing occupational licenses to see if they are needed, or if they are too restrictive, and we think it is a good proposal that is long overdue. Friday, February 3, 2017 Some might consider our reporting of an affair between two Oneida County sheriff’s department officers to be a bit tawdry, but what’s tawdry is not the reporting but the behavior.

The Latest: President, daughters enjoy shave ice in Kailua

Following an exciting trip to Waikiki, President Barack Obama, his two daughters, and close friends made their way back to the east side of the island Saturday to unwind with some local style “shave ice” at Island Snow in Kailua. The popular Hawaiian dessert combines thinly shaved ice with different flavors of syrup and assorted toppings.

Another voice: The college debt debate

Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, spoke at the University of Baltimore’s midyear commencement on Monday, and her message was about as upbeat as any the students will ever hear from a practitioner of the dismal science. The economy is nearly at full employment, with prospects especially strong for college graduates, for whom the unemployment rate is an infinitesimal 2.3 percent.

Trump’s choices shouldn’t be surprising

There has been much hand-wringing in some circles about many of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections, people who seem to disdain the very agencies he is asking them to direct. Yet Trump, sometimes criticized for not being a true Republican, is making Cabinet choices that line up well with the party’s rhetoric and stated ideology.

HB2 and the repeal that didn’t happen

North Carolina lawmakers ended the year in a frustrating fizzle last week after a one-day specially convened legislative session to repeal the state’s most contentious issue failed. All day Wednesday they spent in and out of closed-door meetings, attempting complex legislative maneuvers and berating each other about repealing the House Bill 2 “bathroom bill” which requires transgender people in public buildings to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificate.

No. 7: Conway brings stable leadership to ECSU

This week marks roughly one year since the University of North Carolina system announced the abrupt departure of Stacey Franklin Jones. In her stead stepped longtime Fayetteville State University administrator Thomas Conway, who on Jan. 1 became ECSU’s fourth chancellor in less than three years.

Mixed news for women leaders in 2016

In accounting for the fate of the handful of the western hemisphere’s women rulers and aspirants in 2016, having had ‘mixed’ media attention, there would have serious questions for the media. Did gender influence political coverage? Were party conflicts overplayed? Did class and/or ideology affect treatment? Overall, were traditional media tenets, such as impartiality and balance, followed? Not infrequently, politics or journalism is themed ‘a man’s world’ or domain.

Families displaced by hotel fire to stay at Disney

Families displaced by a hotel fire early Friday will be spending the holiday at Walt Disney World, a Florida congressman who helped broker the deal said. U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, an Orlando Democrat who represents the 9th District, said 40-60 families who had been staying at Kissimmee Middle School as a shelter after a fire at the Unno Boutique Hotel on U.S. 192 displaced them would be staying on Disney property for two nights.

Confirmation hearings to give Democrats a platform

In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is shown while meeting with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A failed voting fraud prosecution from more than 30 years ago is likely to re-emerge as a contentious issue during Jeff SessionsA’ confirmation hearing for attorney general.

Curtis, Saine discuss HB2

The North Carolina General Assembly is making headlines for the second consecutive week following a special session called to vote on the repeal of House Bill 2, a law that requires transgender people to use the bathroom based on the gender specified on their birth certificate. Earlier this week, it appeared state legislators and the city of Charlotte had reached a compromise that would do away with the controversial law.

Trump says he will dissolve foundation amid NY investigation

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest before he takes office next month. The revelation comes as the New York attorney general’s office investigates the foundation following media reports that foundation spending went to benefit Trump’s campaign.

Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

In this Dec. 11, 2016, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. Netanyahu lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, Dec. 24, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend” President-elect Donald Trump.

Israela s Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend” President-elect Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation” of international law.

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