Category Archives: World

Sen. Cory Booker hosts a town hall event in South Carolina

Sen. Cory Booker hosts a town hall event in South Carolina  KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) – Sen. Cory Booker, D- N. J. , begins a two-day swing to South Carolina; hosts a town hall event in Simpsonville. Note: This event is … Read more » »

Police: Alabama man tried to blow up mom with propane

Roger Dale Johnson | Jackson County Sheriff Office. SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man is jailed on charges of trying to blow up his mother using a propane tank in a booby-trapped storage shed. Read more » »

Eyeing 2020, White House steps up ‘socialism’ attack on Dems

by ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the White House gears up for the 2020 campaign, it’s pressing the case that Democrats are rallying behind what it’s calling the policies of „socialism. Read more » »

Kamala Harris says she became a prosecutor to change the system

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris says she became a prosecutor because she wanted to work from the inside to change a criminal justice system that disproportionately affects people of color. Read more » »

DOJ: No civil rights charge in Tulsa police shooting that killed an unarmed black man

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — There is insufficient evidence to pursue federal civil rights charges against a white former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man, the Department of Justice said Friday. U.S. Read more » »

Otto Warmbier’s parents rebuke Trump, assert N.Korea regime responsible for son’s death

by DAN SEWELL and DARLENE SUPERVILLE , The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier’s parents don’t believe North Korea’s leader. Read more » »

Travel advisory issued for Bahamas due to violent crime, including sexual assaults

The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory for the Bahamas due to violent crime. The Level 2 Advisory was issued on Monday and urges travelers to „Exercise Increased Caution.” The advisory states crimes such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults are common, even during the day in areas frequented by tourists. Read more » »

Nielsen estimates about 16 million watched Michael Cohen

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company says that 15.8 million people watched President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testify against him on television before a congressional committee. Nielsen estimated the viewership on eight different networks between 9: 45 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The number contrasts with the 20. Read more » »

‘I ran towards him:’ ER doctor describes shooting at VA Medical Center

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — Dr. Bruce Goldfeder, an emergency room doctor at West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, describes how he saw a man in a wheelchair with a gun and knew he had to act. So he scuffled with him and got shot in the back of the neck in the process. Goldfeder says he’s lucky to be alive. Read more » »

High school bans limos, luxury cars from prom

WANAQUE, N.J. (AP) — Some students at a New Jersey high school are upset that they won’t be able to make a grand entrance by taking limousines and luxury cars to their prom. Read more » »