Thursday 25 April 2019

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Baltimore mayor not lucid enough to decide whether to resign

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is sick and not “lucid” enough to decide whether to resign over a federal investigation into shady sales of a children’s book she authored, her lawyer said Thursday. The embattled Democrat was at her house during an FBI and IRS raid on the property earlier Thursday and met with a doctor...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:02:20 -0400

Human leg found on footpath near elementary school

British police are investigating after part of a human leg was found on a footpath used by schoolchildren.

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:41:02 -0400

Sister of Sri Lanka bombing mastermind hopes ‘he is dead’

One of the purported masterminds of the Sri Lanka Easter suicide bombings that killed hundreds hasn’t been confirmed dead — but his sister sure hopes he is. “It’s unbearable to know what has happened,” said Mohomed Hashim Madaniya, sister of alleged attack architect Zahran Hashim, to Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror newspaper on Thursday. “I don’t...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:09:13 -0400

Dogs butchered in horrific video exposing Indonesian meat trade

Horrifying footage shot inside an Indonesian slaughterhouse shows dogs being beaten and left to bleed to death as part of the cruel meat trade. The upsetting video was shot as part of an undercover sting by animal welfare groups in the city of Surakarta, Java, where up to 13,500 pooches are killed for their meat...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:40:01 -0400

Los Angeles universities quarantine students over measles outbreak

Dozens of people at two universities in Los Angeles have been quarantined due to the recent nationwide measles outbreak, officials said on Thursday. The campuses of UCLA and Cal State have ordered the quarantine of people who were exposed to the measles and could not provide evidence that they have been immunized against the disease,...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:57:18 -0400

Attorney General Barr to testify before Congress on Mueller Russia probe

Attorney General Bill Barr will answer questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1 and the House Judiciary Committee a day later about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, Axios reported Thursday. Dems have accused Barr of spinning Mueller’s lengthy report in favor of President Trump, who has claimed that it absolved him of collusion...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:26:50 -0400

Suspect’s freaky mugshot goes viral again

This Ohio woman’s spooky mug continues to haunt police precincts. Alyssa Zebrasky, who is from Canfield, made headlines again with her full-face tattoo Tuesday when she was arrested for the third time in six months, news station WFTV reported. The 27-year-old was taken into custody on a charge issued out of Mahoning County. Further details...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:27:36 -0400

Couple had son of different race after clinic mixed up embryos: suit

A couple is fighting a Connecticut fertility clinic in court after they say the facility gave them the wrong embryo — and they wound up giving birth to a baby of another race. The husband and wife, who now live in the UK, are suing the recently shuttered CT Fertility in Trumbell and Dr. Melvin...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:19:14 -0400

Anita Hill wants more than an apology from Joe Biden

Anita Hill said she wasn’t satisfied with an apology she received from Joe Biden for his handling of Justice Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearings — and wants to see “real change” instead. Hill said in an interview with The New York Times that she received a call from the former Delaware senator earlier this month and...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:16:02 -0400

Andrew ‘AJ’ Freund forced to stay in cold shower, viciously beaten to death: officials

The Illinois parents accused of killing their 5-year-old son forced him to stay in a cold shower and viciously beat him, according to court documents. Andrew Freund Sr., 60, and Joann Cunningham, 35, were charged Wednesday with murder after Andrew “AJ” Freund was buried about 7 miles away from their Crystal Lake home, the Chicago...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:06:16 -0400

Migrants more likely to be denied asylum since Trump took office

Immigrants who come to the country seeking asylum are having a harder time being granted amnesty since President Trump took office, new data shows. A total of 68% of immigrants who applied for asylum nationwide have been denied so far in 2019, and the numbers in the city have more than doubled since four years...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:21:50 -0400

Trump takes aim at Strzok, Page texts: ‘It’s a coup’

President Trump reacted with anger to reports that text messages between two FBI officials in the days after his 2016 presidential victory may show “irregularities” in how the Russia investigation began, calling it evidence of a “coup.” Trump made the statement during a phone interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News Friday night while responding...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:50:00 -0400

NRA members clash over whether group has become too political

The National Rifle Association is used to battling forces that criticize its fiery and unbending efforts to protect gun rights. But as the group gathers for its annual convention this week, the NRA may be facing its toughest foe in decades: its own members. NRA insiders and longtime observers describe an organization at war with...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:35:13 -0400

Ilhan Omar complained to Jack Dorsey about Trump tweet

Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the phone this week and demanded to know why the social media platform hadn’t deleted a tweet from President Trump that she said incited violence against her. The Twitter boss called Omar on Tuesday to talk about the presidential tweet, which shared a provocative video...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:58:51 -0400

Judge charged with helping illegal immigrant escape ICE officer in courtroom

A Massachusetts judge was accused Thursday of helping an undocumented immigrant escape an ICE agent. Prosecutors say an immigration agent was in a Newton courtroom ready to detain the man following his April 2018 hearing on charges that included drug possession But District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph allegedly asked the agent to leave...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:01:27 -0400

Donald Trump slams Joe Biden as ‘not the brightest bulb’

President Trump blasted former Vice President Joe Biden in a television interview on Fox News Thursday, calling him “not the brightest light bulb.” Trump made the attack during an appearance on Sean Hannity’s show, hours after Biden announced he would enter the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. “I’ve known Joe over the years. He’s not the...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:01:21 -0400

Kim Jong Un slams US for ‘bad faith’ Hanoi summit

North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un accused the US of operating in “bad faith” at the summit in Hanoi, which produced no new breakthroughs in talks between Kim and President Trump about the regime’s nuclear program and US sanctions, AFP reported. Kim said peace on the peninsula depended on the US’ “future attitude,” the French...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:59:50 -0400

Sri Lankan government misidentifies Maryland woman as terror suspect

A Maryland woman who once wrote a book decrying anti-Muslim bias was mistakenly identified by the Sri Lankan government as a suspect in that country’s Easter suicide bombings that left hundreds dead. “I have this morning been FALSELY identified by the Sri Lankan government as one of the ISIS Easter attackers in Sri Lanka,” wrote...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:25:30 -0400

‘Hit list’ Coast Guardsman to be released before trial

The Coast Guard lieutenant and self-proclaimed white nationalist who was busted with a cache of weapons and a hit list of Democratic politicians and journalists may be released from custody before his trial, a Maryland judge ruled Thursday. Christopher Hasson, 50, was not hit with any terrorism-related charges and is therefore entitled to be cut...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:33:23 -0400

Mom spends three nights in jail due to clerical error

An upstate mother spent three nights in jail due to a “clerical error” on an arrest warrant, which was supposed to be for her ex-boyfriend — after he allegedly failed to pay child support for their two sons, a report says. “I just missed three days of my life, plus Easter with my children,” said...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:37:07 -0400



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