West Virginia's governor just fired an entire group of prison guard trainees after they posed with Nazi salutes in a class photo
YouTube/CBS Evening News West Virginia’s governor fired an entire class of prison guard trainees after they made Nazi salutes in a posed photo. An investigation found that the class had been making the salutes throughout their academy training in an effort to “hail” their instructor because she was “a hard-ass like Hitler.” The instructor, Karrie…
Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days. No U.S. casualties or evacuations were reported after the attack Tuesday…
Protesters burn security post at U.S. Embassy in Iraq in new foreign policy test for Trump
By Ahmed Rasheed and Idrees Ali BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and posing a new challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump. The protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, prompted…
Impeachment Trial Looming, Chief Justice Reflects on Judicial Independence
WASHINGTON — As Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to preside over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, he issued pointed remarks Tuesday in his year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary that seemed to be addressed, at least in part, to the president himself. The two men have a history of friction,…
Bobbi Kristina Brown's Ex-Boyfriend Nick Gordon Dies at 30 from Drug Overdose
Nick Gordon, the ex-boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. He was 30. Gordon’s brother, Jack Walker Jr., confirms to PEOPLE that Gordon died Wednesday in Florida following a drug overdose. “We are devastated by the loss of my beautiful brother,” Walker Jr. tells PEOPLE in a statement. “He leaves a void in the hearts of…
In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White
MADISON, Wis. — The video was just two minutes long: a sunny montage of life at the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison. Here were hundreds of young men and women cheering at a football game, dancing in unison, riding bicycles in a sleek line, “throwing the W” for the camera, singing a cappella,…
PHOTO – Sylvie Tellier poste une rare photo de sa petite Margaux
Cet été, Sylvie Tellier a posté de nombreuses photos d’elle et de sa petite famille en vacances. De jolis clichés à la plage ou en bateau, qui montraient à quel point elle prenait soin de ses enfants. De retour à Lyon, la directrice du comité Miss France continue de partager de jolis photos de ses…
Did the world get better or worse in the 2010s?
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening The teen years pose “some of the most difficult challenges.” They are a period of “disorientation and discovery” and can be “ripe for producing conflict.” Those are psychologists’ descriptions of the teenage years of human development, but they could just as easily describe the decade…
Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and swung hard at rivals on the debate stage but never found a foothold to climb from the back of the pack. “I’m so proud of the campaign we’ve run together.…
Switzerland stresses diplomatic safety in Sri Lanka arrest
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka said that the safety of diplomatic missions is the responsibility of the host state, days after a local staffer who complained of being assaulted was released on bail while being investigated for maligning the government. Before her arrest, the Sri Lankan employee had reportedly…