Roof competency hearing will determine if trial can continue
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A closed hearing on the competency of Dylann Roof to stand trial in the killing of nine black worshippers at a Charleston, South Carolina, church is planned in federal court. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel recently ruled that Monday's scheduled hearing would remain closed despite pleas from family members of the slain and arguments from the media that it should be open. Gergel says he's concerned anything said at the hearing could be seen by potential jurors and..>> view originalDonald Trump's presidency isn't looking any better: 6 despicable things the president-elect did last week
This article originally appeared on AlterNet.It has been one of the longest weeks in human history and the Donald Trump presidency has not even begun yet. Any notion that reasonable, well-intentioned people should give him a chance — hey, maybe he was just kidding about all that hateful, bigoted stuff he spewed on the campaign trail — was immediately dispelled. One of his first official acts was to name Steve Bannon, the mastermind of the “alt-right” fake-news website Breitbart, to chief propag..>> view originalAlaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name
In this Aug. 26, 2016, photo, a shuttle bus carrying tourists makes its way along the park road with North America’s tallest peak, Denali, in the background, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. President Barack Obama’s administration in 2015 renamed the peak to its Athabascan name in a nod to Alaska Natives. As a candidate for president, Donald Trump tweeted a vow to change the mountain’s name back to Mount McKinley. It’s not yet clear whether Trump, now the president-elect, will a..>> view originalDonald Trump confirms that wife Melania and son Barron will stay in New York after the presidential inauguration
Donald Trump listens as his wife, Melania Trump, answers a question during an interview on NBC’s “Today” show in New York on April 21. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) This post has been updated. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that future first lady Melania Trump and their 10-year-old son, Barron, will remain in New York after he becomes president, as first reported in the New York Post. When asked about the family’s relocation plans post inauguration Trump, 70, told reporters that..>> view originalGOP eyes long-term shift in Pennsylvania after Trump's
HARRISBURG (AP) — The unexpected wave of support in Pennsylvania for President-elect Donald Trump has Republicans hoping it signals a deeper, long-term shift to the GOP in the battleground state, though the election underscored growing political dichotomies that may defy that trend.Republicans expanded control of the state Legislature despite a strong Democratic Party registration advantage.Meanwhile, the state's growing geographic divide played a forceful role in the election. Trump was booste..>> view originalTrump Turns Staid Process Into Spectacle as Aspirants Parade to His Door
Outside the club’s three-story farmhouse on Saturday, the president-elect poked a finger in General Mattis’s direction and called him “a great man.” The next morning, at 8:39, Mr. Trump gushed again, this time on Twitter, calling him “very impressive” and saying he was “a true general’s general!” Perhaps by design, the roster of figures arriving at the club was difficult to pigeonhole: There were loyalists (Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor), former adversaries (Mitt Romney, who on..>> view originalManhunt for suspect in Texas police shooting intensifies
Authorities in Texas were hunting a gunman Monday who was accused of killing a detective after shooting him twice in the face while he was writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist. San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the fallen officer as Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force. Marconi was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters, police said. According to Fox San Antonio, the U.S. Marshals service took a “person of interest”..>> view original
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
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