The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death. Andy Parker says the company is violating its own terms of service in hosting videos on Facebook and its sibling service Instagram that …
Read More »Senate report reveals new details about Trump’s efforts to push Justice Department to overturn election
Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a new report shedding further light on former President Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to enlist the Justice Department to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election over baseless claims of election fraud. Drawing from documents and interviews with three Justice …
Read More »Lori Vallow’s daughter seen speaking to investigators after stepfather’s death in newly released video
Police in Chandler, Arizona, released evidence from their investigation into the death of Charles Vallow — he is the ex-husband of Lori Vallow, the woman charged in the deaths of her two children in Idaho. A recent autopsy report ruled Charles Vallow’s death as a homicide after he was shot …
Read More »France recalls ambassadors from U.S. and Australia over canceled submarine deal
Paris — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday evening that France is immediately recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia in a backlash over a canceled submarine deal. Le Drian said in a statement that the decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, “is justified by the exceptional …
Read More »Man arrested in 2012 murder case of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth
Nine years after a University of North Carolina student was found dead in her off-campus apartment, a man has been arrested in connection to the murder, authorities said Thursday. Miguel Enrique Oliveras, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Faith Hedgepeth, who was 19 at the …
Read More »Transcript: Dr. James Versalovic on “Face the Nation,” September 12, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. James Versalovic that aired on Sunday, September 12, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We are going to go now to Dr. James Versalovic, the pediatrician-in-chief at Texas Children’s Hospital. Good morning to you. DR. JAMES VERSALOVIC: Good morning, …
Read More »General Robert E. Lee statue removal date set for September 8, Virginia governor says
A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War general who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday. …
Read More »Missouri governor pardons couple who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Tuesday pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who were seen in a viral photograph waving guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in June 2020. The couple pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun charges in June, although Mark McCloskey announced in May that …
Read More »In the Biden era, Delaware’s Rehoboth Beach joins the ranks of presidential retreats
The Kennedys had their sprawling Cape Cod compound. Ronald Reagan chopped wood, rode horses and entertained Queen Elizabeth at his California ranch. The Bushes spent their summers in Kennebunkport, Maine. And Donald Trump preferred Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster over Washington. Now in the Biden era, Rehoboth Beach is getting a moment …
Read More »Robert Downey Sr.,”Putney Swope” filmmaker, has died at 85
Robert Downey Sr., the acclaimed filmmaker, actor, and father of Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, his son announced on Instagram. He was 85. “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s,” Downey Jr. wrote. “He …
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