The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war. A notice to congressional committees earlier this month, which was obtained by The Associated Press, informed lawmakers of the State Department’s...
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Police Search Former Prince Andrew’s Home A Day After His Arrest
Police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again on Friday, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for nearly 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In another blow for the former Prince Andrew, the British government is...
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Officer Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of Unarmed South Carolina Man After High Speed Chase
A jury found a former small town South Carolina police officer not guilty of voluntary manslaughter Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed man after a five-minute high speed chase. Cassandra Dollard faced two to 30 years in prison if she had been found guilty of killing Robert Junior Langley with a gunshot to...
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Las Vegas Police Investigate Terrorism Event After Vehicle Rammed Into Power Substation
Las Vegas police say they’re investigating a car that rammed into a power substation Thursday as a ” terrorism-related event.” There’s no ongoing threat to the public, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a news conference Friday. Police received a 911 call at 10 a.m. Thursday reporting a vehicle crash through...
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Justice Department Swiftly Fires Lawyer Chosen As Top Federal Prosecutor For Virginia Office
A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump was swiftly fired Friday by the Justice Department in the latest clash over the appointments of powerful U.S. attorneys. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the firing of James Hundley...
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Former Connecticut Police Chief Arrested Over Alleged $85,000 Theft From Department Funds
The former police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, was arrested Friday on larceny charges following allegations he stole $85,000 from two department accounts. Karl Jacobson, 56, who abruptly retired from the department in January, turned himself in on an arrest warrant. He was later released on a court-set bond of $150,000, a state prosecutor said...
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Appeals Court Says Trump Administration Can Halt Work On Slavery Exhibit In Philadelphia Amid Appeal
A U.S. appeals court late Friday said the Trump administration can halt work on a National Park Service slavery exhibit in Philadelphia while it appeals an order to reinstall it. About half of the large panels at the outdoor exhibit have been restored this week at the site of the former President’s House on Independence...
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Federal Judge In Michigan Charged With Drunken Driving After Car Strikes Signs
A federal judge in Michigan suspected of drunken driving uttered a vulgarity at a state trooper and couldn’t explain damage to his car or why his airbags had deployed, according to video of the arrest. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington was arrested Oct. 3 after a trooper said he had repeatedly failed to properly blow...
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Grey’s Anatomy Star Eric Dane Leaves His Daughters — And The World — With One Final Message Before Dying At 53 After ALS Diagnosis
Eric Dane: “I hope I’ve demonstrated that you can face anything, you can face the end of your days, you can face hell with dignity. Fight, girls, and hold your heads high. Billie and Georgia, you are my heart, you are my everything. Goodnight. I love you.”