An employee at a Mississippi campground was fired after pulling a gun on a black couple having a picnic and ordering them to leave the property. Jessica Richardson, 26, and her husband, Franklin Richardson, 28, say they had been looking for a place to enjoy the vistas of Oktibbeha County Lake in eastern Mississippi with Read more about Mississippi Campground Manager Fired For Pulling Gun On Black Couple Having Picnic[…]

As planet-warming gases reach levels not previously seen in human history, the Trump administration’s bid to restrict how federal scientists conduct the next National Climate Assessment risks delaying urgent action required to curb emissions and climate change. But the administration effort could also backfire, becoming yet another loss for a president whose deregulatory efforts struggle Read more about Trump’s Bid To Weaken The Next Federal Climate Report Is Likely To Backfire[…]

Special counsel Robert Mueller will make a public statement Wednesday morning on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election, his first public remarks on the investigation. The Department of Justice’s announcement of the Wednesday 11 a.m. statement came as a surprise. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called on Read more about Special Counsel Robert Mueller To Make Statement On Russia Investigation[…]

Newt Gingrich attempted to defend President Donald Trump’s innocence on Wednesday, but his message was thwarted by a handful of typos and a few falsehoods. He also gave Trump-haters a fun new nickname to use against the president. The former speaker of the House attacked special counsel Robert Mueller ― whom Gingrich called “Muller” ― on Read more about Twitter Users Hilariously Burn Newt Gingrich’s Attempts To Defend ‘President Trumpo’[…]

Erica Alfaro’s mom cried the first time she saw her daughter’s graduation cap and gown. In tears, Alfaro said, her mom kept repeating the same thing over and over again. “It was worth it, that all her sacrifices of coming to this country were worth it,” Alfaro recalled her mom saying. “[She said] that she Read more about College Grad’s Photo With Immigrant Parents Shows What’s Missing In Border Debate[…]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher has testified at a Los Angeles murder trial that he went to pick up a woman to go out for drinks on a night in 2001 and left when she didn’t answer her door, only to learn the next day she had been killed. The 41-year-old actor said from Read more about Ashton Kutcher Testifies At Los Angeles Murder Trial On Behalf Of Slain Friend[…]

An old interview from 24 years ago has resurfaced in which the late fantasy author Terry Pratchett warned of the spread of fake news on the internet, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dismissed his fears. Marc Burrows, who is writing a biography of Pratchett due for release next year, shared an image of the interview Read more about Terry Pratchett Warns Of Online Fake News In 1995 Interview, Bill Gates Shoots Him Down[…]

If he wins the 2020 presidential election, Beto O’Rourke would move to eviscerate the country’s migrant detention system, extend $5 billion in aid to the violence-torn countries of Central America and launch a major rewrite of immigration laws, according to a nine-page immigration policy proposal the former Texas congressman released on Wednesday. O’Rourke, a bilingual and Read more about Beto O’Rourke’s Immigration Plan Shows How Trump Has Shifted The Democratic Debate[…]

By Michael Ollove The specialist that Amy Berman visited after she was diagnosed with the most perilous form of breast cancer advised a course of treatment that might have extended her life but would have meant certain suffering and enfeeblement. The doctor never asked Berman, a registered nurse who works at a New York health care Read more about This Treatment Can Improve A Patient’s Quality Of Life. But It’s Not Widely Available.[…]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) isn’t convinced that the Republican Party, which has long claimed to be the standard bearer for faith and family values, is really a “faith-driven” party. The 2020 presidential candidate, who identifies as Catholic, claimed that many of the GOP’s policy positions contradict her beliefs of what it really means to be Read more about Kirsten Gillibrand: The GOP Is Not Driven By Faith[…]