Category Archives: World
US regulators warn people not to use some Claire’s makeup
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products because tests confirmed they contained asbestos. The Food and Drug Administration said Claire’s refused to comply with its request for a recall, and that the agency doesn’t have the power to force one. Read more » »
JTA – Belgian Mayor Defends Carnival Float featuring Jews with Money and a Rat
JTA cited the press release sent by B’nai B’rith International in response to anti-Semitic floats having been used in a parade in Aalst, Belgium. Read more » »
TSA confiscates rocket-propelled grenade launcher at Pennsylvania airport
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Florida man’s plans to bring a military rocket-propelled grenade launcher back home were shot down after security screeners at a Pennsylvania airport spotted the non-functioning weapon in his checked bag. Read more » »
Woman charged with assault after biting Walmart security guard
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A woman was arrested and charged for assaulting a Walmart security guard overnight in Madison, Tennessee. Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, Metro Nashville police officers were called to a local Walmart regarding the assault of a security guard. When police arrived, the security guard had a woman pinned to the ground. Read more » »
Belgian mayor defends carnival float featuring Jews with money and a rat
JTA — The mayor of the Belgian city whose annual parade featured puppets of Jews and a rat atop money bags has defended the display, telling local media that “In Aalst it should be allowed. Read more » »
Live: President Trump signs order for veteran suicide prevention As investigations swirl,
by Sinclair Broadcast Group WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is irate. Read more » »
Town Hall: Your Voice, Your Future – Opioids: A National Crisis
by Sinclair Broadcast Group An hour-long discussion of the Opioid Crisis affecting all Americans. This important Opioid Town Hall is a national epidemic that has touched every one of the communities that we serve. It will be streamed on all of our news websites and will also air on some of our stations the following weekend. Read more » »
Nikki Haley Gets Ready: ‘We’re in the Money’
Nikki Haley, the former US envoy to the UN, has been nominated to join the Boeing board, among other new ventures that could raise a lot of money for a possible presidential run by her. As governor of South Carolina, she helped Boeing expand its plant there, a move celebrated above, May 10, 2013. Read more » »
Belgian mayor defends carnival float featuring Jews with money and a rat
(JTA) — The mayor of the Belgian city whose annual parade featured puppets of Jews and a rat atop money bags defended the display, telling the local media that “In Aalst it should be allowed. Read more » »
The ups and down of a presidential approval rating
by KRISTINE FRAZAO, Sinclair Broadcast Group WASHINGTON (SBG) – An emboldened President Trump celebrating the news of a spike in the polls as it pertains to his approval rating. In a tweet Trump claims his base still supports him by ninety-three-percent following CPAC and eighty-eight-percent according to a new NBC News Wall Street Journal Poll. Read more » »
