Man in custody after 2 Detroit police officers shot on city's west side
DETROIT - A 60-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly shooting two Detroit police officers near Tillman and Ash streets on the city's west side.Raymond Durham was taken into custody before 11 p.m. Wednesday near Michigan Avenue and Vinewood Street after police said he exchanged shots with officers. Detroit police Chief James Craig said two officers were near the area where Sgt. Collin Rose was fatally shot doing an investigation related to Rose's case. They said they saw Dur..>> view originalFederal judge in Hawaii freezes President Trump's new entry ban
A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday issued a sweeping freeze of President Trump’s new executive order hours before it would have temporarily barred the issuance of new visas to citizens of six Muslim-majority countries and suspended the admission of new refugees. In a blistering 43-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson pointed to Trump’s own comments and those of his close advisers as evidence that his order was meant to discriminate against Muslims and declared there was a “..>> view originalOklahoma state senator found with teen boy in motel could face charges, authorities say
Charges could be filed Thursday against an Oklahoma state senator who police say was found with a teenage boy in a motel room in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, according to a local prosecutor. Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn said Wednesday that he could not say what charges might be filed against Republican Sen. Ralph Shortey of Oklahoma City, but told The Associated Press that police have presented a report to his office. KOCO reported that Moore Police announced that it r..>> view originalTillerson calls for 'new approach' to North Korea, but no details
TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday the escalating threat from North Korea's nuclear program showed a clear need for a "new approach," although he stopped short of detailing what steps the Trump administration would pursue.Tillerson was speaking at a news conference following talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, the start of his first trip to Asia as secretary of state. It was the first time Tillerson, a former oil executive with no prior diplom..>> view originalTrump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor
President Trump on Thursday will unveil a budget plan that calls for a sharp increase in military spending and stark cuts across much of the rest of the government including the elimination of dozens of long-standing federal programs that assist the poor, fund scientific research and aid America’s allies abroad. Trump’s first budget proposal, which he named “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” would increase defense spending by $54 billion and then offset that by str..>> view originalTexas Congressmen livestream road trip to Washington
Image copyright Facebook When a winter storm threatened their travel plans, two Texas Congressman embarked on a buddy trip for the ages. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat from El Paso, and Will Hurd, a Republican from San Antonio, had their flights from Texas to Washington DC cancelled due to heavy snow in the capital. The two men, who did not know one another well, decided to share a car and make the 30-hour drive. They livestreamed much of the trip on Periscope and Facebook Live.O'Rourke called i..>> view originalRyan open to 'fine-tuning' of Republican health plan
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan signaled Wednesday that he is open to “fine-tuning” the Republican health care bill as he and President Trump try to win back conservatives — and risk alienating even more moderates in the Senate who say the legislation is already kicking people out of coverage.The Trump administration reported that sign-ups dropped during the most recent Obamacare enrollment period, signaling that the law Democrats wrote in 2010 continues to struggle. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Republic..>> view originalTrump Urges Supporters to Unite Behind GOP Health Plan
Mr. Ryan, fighting to keep the measure on track, said Wednesday that he was making “some necessary improvements and refinements” to the package to answer the concerns, which intensified this week after the Congressional Budget Office released a report estimating that the legislation would increase the number of people without health insurance by 24 million by 2026. “Now that we have a score, we can incorporate feedback to improve this bill, to refine this bill, and those kinds of conversations ..>> view originalFormer LA County Sheriff Lee Baca found guilty on obstruction of justice and other charges
Lee Baca, the once powerful and popular sheriff of Los Angeles County, was found guilty Wednesday of obstructing a federal investigation into abuses in county jails and lying to cover up the interference.The verdict, which jurors reached on their second full day of deliberations, marked a devastating fall for a man who in his 15 years as sheriff built himself into a national law enforcement figure known for progressive ideas on criminal justice issues. Baca, who is 74 and suffers from the early..>> view originalThe DOJ's $27.7 billion budget reflects Jeff Sessions's priorities
Te US Department of Justice on March 15, 2017 in Washington. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) The Justice Department’s $27.7 billion budget reflects Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s priorities of being tough on crime and cracking down on illegal immigration, with millions of additional dollars going toward fighting violent crime and increasing the number of immigration judges and lawyers working on border security. The department’s proposal also indicates that Justice officials coul..>> view original
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