Headline News
Ed Rendell warns Democrats' lurch to the left could cost them 2020
New York Post - 22 Mar 2019 21:02
Ed Rendell, a former chair of the Democratic Party, is warning that his party's lurch to the left could cost it the presidential election in 2020. Rendell, who served as a popular governor of Pennsylvania and mayor of Ph...
'I am with you': President Trump signs executive order on free speech at college campuses
USA Today - 22 Mar 2019 00:36
We already have the First Amendment. So how would this order work?
White House Rejects Democrats' Request to Release Trump's Private Conversations With Putin
Time - 22 Mar 2019 04:34
Democrats requested details of conversations the leaders had by phone and in person
Body of doctor found in trunk of car in desert outside Las Vegas
New York Post - 22 Mar 2019 16:45
Police in Las Vegas want the public's help in the homicide death of a beloved child psychiatrist who was found dead in the trunk of an abandoned car in a remote desert area earlier this month. The body of Dr. Thomas Burc...
A 1,600-pound longhorn steer showed up on a leash. Petco 'welcomed him with open arms'
USA Today - 22 Mar 2019 04:57
Vincent Browning and Shelly Lumpkinbrought Oliver, a Ankole-Watusi steer with long horns,to Petco, where employees "welcomed him with open arms."
New Zealand marks one week since mosque attack with prayers, headscarves
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 00:49
New Zealanders on Friday marked one week since a mass shooting killed 50 Muslim worshippers in the South Island city of Christchurch, holding nationwide prayers and wearing headscarves to show their support for the devas...
Adam Schiff: Don't hide Mueller, FBI findings on Trump. Protect America and rule of law.
USA Today - 22 Mar 2019 00:30Trump says he is withdrawing earlier North Korea-related sanctions
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 19:59
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ordering the withdrawal of recently announced North Korea-related sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Impact of the college admissions scandal on disabled students
CBSNews - 22 Mar 2019 17:52
In an op-ed titled "The real victims of the college admissions scams are people with disabilities," Rebecca Cokley writes about the impact the scandal has had. She joined CBSN to talk about how rights for disabled Americ...
Rights body votes to beef up monitoring of Palestinian areas
Miami Herald - 22 Mar 2019 16:55
The top U.N. human rights body on Friday asked its chief to strengthen her office's presence in Palestinian areas following an investigation that found Israeli soldiers may have committed war …
Russian court convicts Ukrainian teen of plotting bombing
Miami Herald - 22 Mar 2019 16:51
A Russian court on Friday sentenced a Ukrainian teenager to six years in prison for plotting a bombing in a Russian school. Pavlo Gryb is one of many Ukrainians who …
South Africa to get extra 900 MW of power from Mozambique
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 16:51
South Africa will get an additional 900 megawatts of power from Mozambique after power lines damaged by Cyclone Idai were restored, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.
Syrian man suspected of IS beheadings held in Hungary
Miami Herald - 22 Mar 2019 16:44
A Syrian man suspected of having taken part in beheadings carried out by the Islamic State in Homs has been taken into custody and questioned by authorities in Hungary. The …
Teenager Arrested In Charlottesville After 4Chan Threat On School
The Huffington Post - 22 Mar 2019 18:50
This is the second arrest Friday after multiple online threats against Charlottesville schools.
Hunger, disease stalk Africa cyclone survivors, U.N. sees 1.7 million affected
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 16:52
Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa on Friday after a cyclone killed hundreds and swept away homes and roads, testing relief efforts for survivors faci...
New Jersey town proposes banning barking dogs
USA Today - 22 Mar 2019 16:48
A dog’s bark might be worse than their bite if they live in Saddle River, New Jersey.
Fallout over hidden camera sex scandal following arrest of K-pop celebrity
ABC News - 22 Mar 2019 16:48
Two other men were arrested for allegedly placing hidden cameras in motels.
Belgian carnival may lose UN recognition amid anti-Semitism
Miami Herald - 22 Mar 2019 16:41
The U.N.'s cultural agency is considering possibly removing the recognition of a Belgium carnival as intangible cultural heritage following accusations of anti-Semitism during a parade. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azo...
EU holds position on Golan Heights despite Trump: Tusk
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 16:37
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday the EU was holding its line on the Golan Heights despite U.S. President Donald Trump's move to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized in war.
At least 50 people burned to death in a bus collision in Ghana
CNN - 22 Mar 2019 16:33
At least 50 people were killed when two commercial buses collided and burst into flames in northern Ghana, police told CNN Friday.
Singer dies after accidental shooting with video prop
CBSNews - 22 Mar 2019 16:33
The 35-year-old singer from Texas leaves behind two daughters
New York Times CEO warns publishers ahead of Apple news launch
Reuters - 22 Mar 2019 00:54
Apple Inc is expected to launch an ambitious new entertainment and paid digital news service on Monday, as the iPhone maker pushes back against streaming video leader Netflix Inc. But it likely will not feature the New Y...