South Carolina passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal to receive an abortion once a fetal heartbeat has been detected. The House pushed the legislation forward with a 70-31 vote after debating the issue for more than five hours, according to The Post and Courier. It is expected to be brought up...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:09:59 -0400
Judge tosses sentence of man on death row since 1988
CLEVELAND — A judge in Ohio has ruled that a man who’s been on death row for more than 30 years is intellectually disabled and has thrown out his death sentence. Andre Jackson was convicted of aggravated murder in 1988 for fatally beating a 74-year-old employee at a laundromat in Euclid. Cleveland.com reports a Cuyahoga...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:38:37 -0400
Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
Former Vice President Joe Biden jumped Thursday into the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls — his third bid for the White House – with a campaign video in which he slams President Trump and declares that “we are in the battle for the soul of this nation.” “If we give Donald Trump eight years...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:12:17 -0400
Bernie Sanders heckled at presidential forum for women
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders faced boos and groans at the She the People Presidential Forum in Houston on Wednesday after his awkward reference to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Vermont Democrat was speaking at the event — promoted as the “first-ever presidential candidate forum focused on women of color” — when he was asked...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:18:37 -0400
Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin at Vladivostok summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday for a historic summit between the two world leaders. The heads of state warmly greeted each other with a handshake before the talks that were expected center around resolving Pyongyang’s nuclear standoff with South Korea....
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:06:14 -0400
Polish leader: LGBT rights an import that threatens nation
WARSAW, Poland — The chairman of Poland’s conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish nation. Kaczynski, Poland’s most important politician, also said “everyone must accept Christianity” and that questioning the powerful Roman Catholic in Poland is unpatriotic. The positions that Kaczynski took Wednesday in...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:58:55 -0400
Bird that killed Florida man to be sold at auction
A large, flightless bird that killed its Florida owner earlier this month can be purchased at auction this weekend, according to reports. Floridian Marvin Hajos, 75, was fatally attacked on his farm April 12 by his one of his two cassowaries, which are towering birds native to Australia and New Guinea that stand up to...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:48:34 -0400
Olympic runners feud over alleged robbery before London Marathon
Two legendary Olympic runners are in an ugly spat ahead of the London Marathon this weekend, involving a robbery and accusations of blackmail, according to several reports. At a press event for the Marathon on Wednesday, Mo Farah, a four-time Olympic champion who was knighted in the U.K., said he had about $3,000 cash, a...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:47:01 -0400
Sri Lanka bans drones, looks for bombs four days after attack
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has banned drones and unmanned aircraft as authorities continue controlled detonations of suspicious items four days after a series of suicide bombing attacks killed more than 350 people in and around the capital of Colombo. Sri Lanka’s civil aviation authority said Thursday that it was taking the measure “in...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:23:27 -0400
Prince William meets with Christchurch survivors during New Zealand visit
Britain’s Prince William arrived Thursday for a two-day visit in New Zealand where he met with survivors of the deadly terror attack on two mosques in Chirstchurch and honored the servicemen and women of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. During a touching visit at the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, the Duke of...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:39:48 -0400
13-year-old girl dies after being beaten while on her way home from school
A 13-year-old girl in Texas died less than a week after being brutally beaten by three girls as she walked home from school, leaving her heartbroken mother searching for answers. Kashala Francis, a seventh-grader at Attucks Middle School in Houston, was punched and kicked several times by two girls during an unprovoked attack last Thursday....
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:14:36 -0400
Florida fisherman infected with flesh-eating bacteria
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man is being treated for flesh-eating bacteria he contracted while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Mike Walton tells Tampa television station WFTS that he was stuck by a fishhook while fishing about 20 miles (32 kilometers) off the coast of Palm Harbor on Saturday. He later went to a...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:33:26 -0400
Trump denies ordering White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Mueller
President Trump contradicted Robert Mueller’s report that he directed White House counsel Don McGahn to fire the special counsel, blaming it on reporting by the “Fake News Media.” ”As has been incorrectly reported by the Fake News Media, I never told then White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller, even though I had...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:11:42 -0400
AOC returns to Twitter, immediately calls out Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hopped back on Twitter Wednesday night — after a few “unplugged” days visiting her “abuela” in Puerto Rico — and immediately called out the president. Her return came just hours after President Trump posted a tweet saying he agrees with the freshman congresswomen on her claims that the Department of Veterans Affairs...
Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:43:53 -0400
Sri Lanka bombing suspect had been released by officials
One of the suicide bombers involved in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terror attacks was previously arrested by authorities and then released, according to a new report. Spice tycoon scion Ilham Ahmed Ibrahim detonated a device at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, the country’s government spokesman Sudarshana Gunawardana told CNN. He had just slipped out...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:44:08 -0400
Ozone pollution advisory issued Thursday for metro Phoenix
PHOENIX — Environmental regulators have issued an ozone pollution advisory for Thursday in metro Phoenix. People with respiratory problems are recommended to limit their outdoor activities. Other recommendations include driving as little as possible, using carpools or public transportation, avoiding drive-thru lines and making sure that containers with household cleaners and other chemicals are sealed...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:38:34 -0400
Rare one-horned rhino born via artificial insemination
MIAMI — A rare greater one-horned rhinoceros has been born at Zoo Miami through artificial insemination. Zoo officials say it’s only the second time in the zoo’s history. The unnamed baby rhino was born Tuesday and it’s not clear whether it’s a boy or a girl. Greater one-horned rhinos usually weigh between 4,000 to 6,000...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 03:51:22 -0400
Kim Jong Un says talks with Putin ‘candid and meaningful’
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he had “candid and meaningful” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about how to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. Kim said at the start of his dinner banquet with Putin in Vladivostok before making a toast: “The people...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:52:55 -0400
Father of two Easter suicide bombers arrested in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s former navy chief says the father of two of the Easter suicide bombers has been arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons. Jayanath Colombage, who now is a counter-terrorism expert at the Pathfinder Foundation, confirmed the arrest to The Associated Press on Thursday. Sri Lankan police could not immediately...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:28:03 -0400
Opera singer who received two double lung transplants dies
A famed opera singer who performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues despite receiving two double lung transplants died early Wednesday. The family of Charity Tillemann-Dick announced the tragic news on the singer’s official Facebook page. “This morning, life’s curtain closed on one of its consummate heroines. Our beloved Charity passed peacefully with...
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:14:54 -0400
