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Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew early on migrant families would be separated when the Trump administration implemented its controversial “zero tolerance” policy and still proceeded to push for the policy, according to a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general released Thursday. Read the report: cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/doj-report-family-separations/index.html
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A semi-truck driver was arrested overnight after calling Metro Police dispatch threatening to “blow the place up” while at a gas station in Nashville. Court records say 52-year-old James Williams was at the TigerMarket at 2200 Brick Church Pike around 10:40 p.m. and told
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump, irritated at being impeached for a second time, has told people to stop paying Rudy Giuliani’s legal fees, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN, though aides were not clear if the President was serious about his instructions given he’s lashing out at nearly everyone after the day’s events. Trump became
Continue ReadingTwelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding two Michigan officials responsible. The Flint Water Prosecution Team is scheduled to announce its findings at a news conference Thursday morning after former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and former Flint Public Works director Howard Croft were
Continue ReadingJobless Americans in many states are starting to see heftier unemployment checks, thanks to the $900 billion relief package Congress approved in late December. But many whose benefits ran out last year will have to wait for their payments to restart. And freelancers, independent contractors and certain people who can’t work because of coronavirus restrictions
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines said it will relocate crew members from downtown Washington, DC hotels to lodgings closer to airports through January 24 because of heightened safety concern surrounding Wednesday’s Inauguration Day. The decision follows recent altercations on DC flights and at airports involving fervent supporters of President Donald Trump, who did little to dissuade a mob
Continue ReadingDr. Harold Bornstein, President Donald Trump’s former personal physician, has died at the age of 73. Bornstein’s death was announced on Thursday in a paid notice in The New York Times. The notice did not give a cause or say where he died, but said he passed away last Friday. “A devoted husband and loving
Continue ReadingChina’s leader has called on Starbucks’ former chairman Howard Schultz to help promote US-China relations, according to Chinese state media. State-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had written to Schultz, encouraging the American billionaire and the global coffee giant he ran for years to improve economic and trade ties.
Continue ReadingThe Houston Rockets are moving on from franchise superstar James Harden. They have traded the 31-year-old to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team deal, the Nets announced on Thursday. In return for Harden, Houston is acquiring Caris LeVert and Rodions Kurucs from the Nets, Dante Exum from the Cleveland Cavaliers, three first-round picks
Continue ReadingOne week after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, there are still more questions than answers on whether any lawmakers or police assisted the pro-Trump rioters. The idea of an insurrection is unheard of in modern US history, and the possibility that lawmakers or allies inside the Capitol were helping only contributes to the uncertainty
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A Phoenix man said he’s concerned after several of his neighbors have found their cars on fire. Dan Cooprider said he’s seen five arson cases within about a mile of where he lives within the past year and a half. The most recent incident happened
Continue ReadingFederal law enforcement officials are warning that domestic extremists are likely more emboldened to carry out attacks on President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration and throughout 2021 after seeing the success of last week’s siege on the US Capitol. The threat is further complicating an already monumental challenge facing law enforcement agencies tasked with securing Washington
Continue ReadingTaco Bell knows you’re upset about losing potatoes. It’s sorry it hurt you. And it’s bringing them back. Last year, Taco Bell cut a number of items from its menu, including two dishes that featured its seasoned potato bites: Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco. Those two items will be back in
Continue ReadingJustin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake, says last week’s violent mob that breached the US Capitol reminded him Americans live “under two justice systems.” “One lets armed white insurrectionists violently attack our nation’s seat of government. Another gasses, beats, and shoots rubber bullets at people defending Black Lives,” he wrote in an Opinion piece
Continue ReadingTaco Bell knows you’re upset about losing potatoes. It’s sorry it hurt you. And it’s bringing them back. Last year, Taco Bell cut a number of items from its menu, including two dishes that featured its seasoned potato bites: Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco. Those two items will be back in
Continue ReadingTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended his company’s decision to ban President Donald Trump, while acknowledging that the move stems from its failure to promote “healthy” conversations and sets a “dangerous” precedent. “I believe this was the right decision for Twitter,” Dorsey said in a series of 13 posts on his platform, citing “extraordinary and
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has been impeached again — the first leader in US history to be impeached twice by the House. The question now is whether he’ll become the first President to be convicted by the Senate and removed from office. What’s next? Impeachment in a two-part process. The House introduces and passes the articles
Continue ReadingCostco is closing its photo centers at all of its roughly 800 stores next month, ending a number of services that have a decidedly retro vibe. Four services will no longer be available to shoppers when the centers will shut down on February 14, including ink refills, the ability to take passport photos, photo restoration
Continue ReadingThe American jobs crisis is escalating again. States have ratcheted up their virus-prevention measures to combat rising infection rates, and the job market has taken it on the chin. Another 965,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis in the United States last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That was
Continue ReadingTwo days after his supporters rioted on Capitol Hill last week, President Donald Trump informed the world he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” tweeted Trump via his official account, which no longer exists. Many
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