George Washington University hires a former al-Qaeda recruiter
George Washington University. (Photo by Mary F. Calvert for The Washington Post) A former Islamic extremist who supported al-Qaeda and exhorted others to follow Osama bin Laden has joined George Washington University as a research fellow. Jesse Morton, who was born in Pennsylvania and said he became a Muslim when he was 20 after reading “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” in prison for a drug offense argues that he can offer an insider’s perspective on Islamic radicalization — and how to counte..>> view originalPaul LePage, the Governor of Maine, Now Says He's Not Quitting
AUGUSTA, Me. — Paul R. LePage, the embattled Republican governor of Maine, declared on Wednesday that he would not step down despite widespread criticism over a profane threat and generalizations about drugs and race that had prompted him to hint on Tuesday that he might abort his second term.“I will not resign,” said Mr. LePage, who tried to put to rest swirling questions about his state of mind.“I’m not an alcoholic, and I’m not a drug addict, and I don’t have mental issues,” he said. “What I..>> view originalSupreme Court won't let North Carolina use strict voting law
The Supreme Court will not allow North Carolina in the November election to use its strict voting law that a lower court found was enacted “with almost surgical precision” to blunt the influence of African American voters. An evenly divided court said Wednesday that it would not restore the law that a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit found unconstitutional. The court’s short order did not give the justices’ reasoning. It was not a ruling on the merits of the law ..>> view originalStorm warnings issued for Florida as Hermine nears; Hawaii also buckles down for weather
A tropical storm warning was issued early Thursday for a section of the U.S. East Coast as Tropical Storm Hermine approached Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. The warning covered an area from Marineland, Fla., northward to the South Santee River in South Carolina. A hurricane warning was already in effect for a section of Florida's Gulf Coast from the Suwanne River to Mexico Beach. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hermine was expected to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall o..>> view originalShe beat her son with a hanger — and said Indiana's religious freedom law gave her the right
(iStock) The 7-year-old boy had a total of 36 deep purple bruises across his back, on his arm and on his thigh. He had a loop mark on his ear that, court records say, was from the small hook of a plastic hanger that his mother had used to beat him. When the boy’s elementary school teacher patted him on the back, he flinched. The state Department of Child Services was then called to the Indianapolis school. According to a probable cause affidavit, the boy’s mother, Kin Park Thaing, hit the bo..>> view originalConvicted man's release keeps Duke lacrosse lawyer off stand
Darryl Howard, gets a hug from his wife Nannie as prepare to leave the Durham County Detention Center, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Durham, N.C., after a judge threw out Howard’s conviction in a double-murder case tried 21 years ago and ordered Howard’s release because of DNA evidence unavailable at his 1995 murder trial. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer via AP) (Associated Press) By Emery P. Dalesio | AP September 1 at 3:12 AM DURHAM, N.C. — A North Carolina man was freed after 21 years..>> view originalCould McCain lose?
MIAMI, Ariz. — Ann Kirkpatrick earned the title of John McCain’s toughest Democratic opponent ever through 15 months of preparation, eight years of grueling House races and a lot of luck with Donald Trump at the top of the Republican ticket. But she’ll need all that and much, much more to pull off a stunner and unseat McCain. Story Continued Below With McCain victorious in his Tuesday primary, he now turns to face Kirkpatrick — a battle-tested, three-term House lawmaker. But though her centris..>> view originalAtlanta grand jury issues murder indictment in fatal police shooting of unarmed man
An activist participates in a 24-hour protest rally against police shootings of African Americans outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Wednesday. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA) In late June, a young Atlanta police officer named James Burns responded to a call of a suspicious person at an apartment complex in the city. When he arrived, he said he saw a 2011 Silver Ford Fusion driving away. Burns shot his gun at the vehicle, striking the man inside — 22-year-old Deravis Caine Rogers — in t..>> view originalFive people dead after two planes crash midair in Alaska
Pilot Harry Wrase Jr. of Wasilla, Alaska, was one of the victims in a two-plane collision over Bethel, Alaska, August 31, 2016. His niece Hannah Nadesta Brown posted this photo of him with the caption: My heart is so broken. Today we lost my uncle to ...>> view originalChicago Has Its Deadliest Month in About Two Decades
Photo Chicago police officers investigating the scene of a shooting in the early hours of May 30. Credit Whitney Curtis for The New York Times CHICAGO — In a city wrestling with a rise in gun violence and turmoil in its police department, August seemed like the longest month. By midnight on Wednesday, 90 murders had occurred in August alone, making it the deadliest month in Chicago in about 20 years.Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, has experienced more homicide..>> view original
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