Texas county judge suspended after open meetings indictment
TYLER (AP) — An East Texas county judge has been removed from office after allegedly holding illegal closed meetings to discuss a red-light traffic enforcement contract. Smith County Judge Joel Baker was suspended without pay Tuesday by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Baker was indicted Thursday on three misdemeanor counts of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. The elected official denies wrongdoing and remains free on $2,000 bond. The indictment says three closed meetings were ill..>> view originalTwo OC men convicted of conspiring to fight with Islamic State
A federal jury in Santa Ana convicted two men of conspiring to help Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, with one of the men trying to board a plane to the Middle East.Nader Elhuzayel, 25, and Muhanad Badawi, 24, both residents of Anaheim, were convicted after a two-week trial that detailed their efforts to join the terrorist group, including their recorded pledges to “fight for the cause of Allah and to die in the battlefield,” according to court papers. The jury deliberated for just ove..>> view originalMichelle Obama's social media game now includes Snapchat
A screenshot taken on June 21 of Michelle Obama’s Snapchat story. Is Michelle Obama seriously joining Snapchat? Now? Of course she is — it’s where the cool kids are — and, increasingly, their moms, so the Cool Mom-In-Chief was bound to join the fun. The first lady’s inaugural foray into the social media platform on Tuesday was rife with dog whistles for a young-skewing demographic. First, she appears with Kevin Vincent and Jerry Hall, the original creators of that viral running man dance th..>> view originalChaka Fattah convicted in corruption case
The 59-year-old Democrat, who represents West Philadelphia, was found guilty on all 23 charges he faced, which included racketeering, money laundering and fraud. The charges stemmed from schemes to repay an illegal $1 million loan to Fattah's failed 2007 Philadelphia mayoral campaign, with the Justice Department arguing that Fattah used federal grants and nonprofit funds, routed through campaign consultants to repay the loan. Four co-defendants were also convicted. "Chaka Fattah Sr. and his co-..>> view originalNYC lawmakers pass a novel requirement for free tampons
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is on track to become the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails after lawmakers approved the idea Tuesday amid a national discussion of the costs of having a period. The proposal, which Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration supports, marks a new direction in activists' push to dismantle what they see as unfair financial barriers between women and needed sanitary products. New York ..>> view originalFact-checking Clinton's speech on Trump's business practices
(Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presumptive presidential nominee, on June 21 gave a speech attacking Donald Trump and his business record. She made a lot of claims, all of which are impressively documented, with links, in a fact sheet issued by the Clinton campaign. Trump certainly has given opposition researchers a wealth of material to mine. Rather than go deeply into the details of each claim, we are going to focus on some Clinton claims that are in dispu..>> view originalTwin fires in San Gabriel Mountains force hundreds of evacuations amid brutal conditions
The battle to contain two large wildfires burning out of control above San Gabriel Valley foothill communities became something of a smoky slog Tuesday as firefighters took on the flames in rugged canyons, evacuated residents anxiously awaited word, and the surrounding region endured a bad air day.The heat wave blitzkrieg that hit the region this week with record-breaking force eased some, but for firefighters the conditions remained brutal. “It’s hot. It’s dry. They’re in steep, rugged, nasty..>> view originalInside Trump's Closed-Door Meeting, Held To Reassure 'The Evangelicals'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up his bible during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa last year. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up his bible during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa last year. Nati Harnik/AP ..>> view originalOfficial: 3 found with weapons cache wanted to 'rescue' girl
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year was arrested with two other people after they were stopped while trying to drive through the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons on their way to "rescue" a teenage girl involved with drugs in New York, according to officials and social media posts from two of the men. One of the people told investigators that they were headed to Brooklyn to "rescue" a teenage girl before they were stopped in Jer..>> view originalObama to sign toxic chemical rules; 1st overhaul in 40 years
By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to sign into law the first overhaul of toxic chemical rules in 40 years while hailing a rare moment of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats. Lawmakers from both parties plan to join Obama on Wednesday for the ceremony, along with environmental advocates and industry groups that backed the legislation. The bill updates rules for tens of thousands of everyday chemicals used in household cleaners, cl..>> view original
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