The Boy Scouts of America announced that they would accept new scouts “based on the gender identity indicated on the application,” thereby including transgender boys. Boy Scouts open membership to transgender boys Via rss.cnn.com 01/31/2017 7:04 AM
President Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she defied the travel ban that he had put in place late last week that banned people from 7 countries from entering the US. Trump fires acting AG
Officials are treating the attack at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec, which left six people dead and eight others injured, as an act of terrorism. Quebec City mosque shooting: Six killed, eight wounded Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/29/2017
Protests against President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations erupted in cities and airports over the weekend. Trump executive order: White House stands firm over travel ban Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/29/2017 12:15 PM
After President Trump signed an Executive order to begin steps to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, Mexico reinforced its stance that it will not pay for the wall. Mexican lawmakers are urging President
President Trump said on Twitter on Tuesday that he would ‘send in the Feds’ if Chicago doesn’t ‘fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on.’ Chicago has already had 42 murders in 2017. Trump may send in feds if
President Trump took action to expedite two high priority energy infrastructure projects, the Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access pipeline, two projects that caused an uproar before being shut down by the previous administration. Trump backs
President Donald Trump advised he will launch a ‘major’ investigation to look into voter fraud in the country. The president has stated that he lost the popular vote because of widespread voter fraud. WH: Trump believes millions
Former President George H.W. Bush was transferred out of ICU Monday, and his wife, Barbara, was being discharged from Houston Methodist Hospital, as per their doctors. George HW Bush to leave intensive care Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/23/2017 11:45
A massive storm, spawning tornadoes wreaked havoc across the Deep South on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in south Georgia and raising the weekend’s weather-related death toll to 18. US storms: At least 18 dead in
The day after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, thousands of women took to the streets on Saturday to protest against him. More than 1M marched against Trump in US Via rss.cnn.com 01/22/2017 11:42 AM
Drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the United States, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry says. The extradition occurs a little more than a year he was caught trying to escape from a maximum-security prison. Mexico
Today, President-Elect Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the Unites States of America. In a transition that is timed to the second, Trump will be sworn in and then give his personally written inauguration speech. Trump
President Bush, 92, was admitted to the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital to address “an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. Barbara, his wife was admitted as well suffering from bronchitis. George H.W. Bush hospitalized, spokesman says
According to a new CNN/ORC poll, Obama’s approval rating is at 60 percent, his highest rate since June 2009, six months into his first term as president. Obama’s poll numbers are the highest since 2009 Via rss.cnn.com
President Obama has shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to WikiLeaks. Chelsea Manning: Obama reduces sentence of Wikileaks source Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/17/2017 4:40 PM IB
US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82. In 1972, Cernan was commander of Apollo 17, the last US manned mission to the moon. Gene Cernan, last
Former WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka died Sunday at age 73. Earlier this month a judge found he was not competent to stand trial over the death of his girlfriend in 1983. Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced on Saturday, January 14, that it will close after 146 years of performances. Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146-year run Via rss.cnn.com 01/15/2017 7:25 AM
President Obama’s announced a reversal of a a longstanding policy that allows any Cuban that reaches U.S. soil to stay. US visa-free residency for Cubans ends Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/12/2017 5:25 PM GenadijsZ / Shutterstock, Inc.
U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Vice-President Joe Biden the highest civilian honor Thursday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom; declaring him an “extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service.” Tearful Joe Biden awarded freedom medal by
Donald Trump went wild on two media outlets Wednesday, calling CNN “fake news” and BuzzFeed a “failing piece of garbage” during his first news conference since Election Day. Trump condemns spy agency ‘leak’ of ‘fake news’ Via
Master Trooper Joe Swisher noticed a dog running along US 24 in Indiana on Tuesday morning. He activated his sirens scaring the dog into the median. After opening his door, the dog jumped in the car to safety.
Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko landed in Kazakhstan after nearly a year aboard the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott Kelly is home Via rss.cnn.com 03/02/2016 5:35 AM
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are looking more likelthat they will be facing each other come November. After a 12 state barrage of primaries yesterday, both came out with the mass of votes. Clinton and Trump tighten election
Google’s self-driving auto and the in-car driver saw the bus approaching, but the driver and vehicle “believed the bus would slow or allow the Google vehicle to continue”. The Google AV sustained body damage to the left
Five nominations and 23 years later, Leonardo Di Caprio’s bad luck at the Oscars finally ended as he won the best actor Oscar for his role of a wounded fur trapper seeking revenge in “The Revenant”. DiCaprio finally
Ashley Guindon, 28, of the Prince William County Police Department was fatally shot Saturday in Woodbridge, Virginia, while answering a domestic call in which two other officers were wounded and the suspect’s wife was killed, county police
Melissa Click, the University of Missouri professor who was filmed trying to intimidate journalists during a campus protest, has been fired. Missouri professor Melissa Click fired after protest scuffles caught on video Via feeds.foxnews.com 02/25/2016 3:17 PM
Marijuana-related emergency room visits in Colorado have increased at a higher rate for out-of-state guests than for residents since cannabis was legalized, according to a new study. Colorado visitors are using pot and ending up in the
