Mormons to drop Scouting as part of new global initiative The LDS Church is ending its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. The expiration date for the remarkably robust, 105-year alliance is Dec. 31, 2019, according to a joint statement released Tuesday night by BSA and The Church of […]
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Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen was hired by U.S. affiliate of Russian company President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen was hired last year by the U.S.-based affiliate of a Russian business magnate who attended Trump’s inauguration and was recently sanctioned by the U.S. government, the company said Tuesday. The New York […]
Hawaii volcano eruption brings new evacuation order Two new vents from the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island prompted officials on Tuesday afternoon to order the immediate evacuation of residents remaining in Lanipuna Gardens. All 1,700 residents of Leilani Estates, as well as the smaller Lanipuna, had previously been […]
Cordray Defeats Kucinich in Ohio; Blankenship Loses in West Virginia Republicans narrowly averted political disaster in the West Virginia Senate primary on Tuesday with the defeat of former coal executive Don Blankenship while mainstream Democrats fended off a liberal insurgent in the Ohio governor’s race, bringing relief to the establishment […]
7-week-old baby girl hospitalized after getting struck by ball at softball game A 7-week-old is fighting for her life after getting accidentally hit in the head by a softball while at a game with her parents. Lee and Kassy Hovenga took their baby girl, McKenna Hovenga, on one of her […]
Civil Rights Groups Plan to Sue HUD Over Fair Housing Rule Civil rights advocates plan to sue the Trump administration on Tuesday over enforcement of the 50-year-old Fair Housing Act, part of an effort to prevent discrimination in the allocation of funds for Gulf Coast hurricane housing and infrastructure reconstruction. […]
George Zimmerman made “gator” threat to private investigator George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin, has been charged with misdemeanor stalking after allegedly threatening and harassing a private investigator last year, according to Seminole County officials. He’s accused of stalking the private investigator, Dennis Warren, […]
Southern Baptist women want seminary president Paige Patterson fired for remarks Female members of Southern Baptist churches are asking the board of trustees of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to remove Paige Patterson as president of the Texas school over his comments and teachings about women. Nearly 1,900 women, including […]
Melania Trump Rolls Out ‘Be Best,’ a Children’s Agenda With a Focus on Social Media Hours after President Trump took to Twitter on Monday to denigrate the special counsel’s investigation as a “Phony Witch Hunt” and the Iran deal as a “MESS,” Melania Trump stepped into the Rose Garden and […]
Trump Administration Threatens Jail, Separating Children from Parents for Those Who Illegally Cross Southwest Border The Trump administration announced Monday that it is dramatically stepping up prosecutions of those who illegally cross the Southwest border, ramping up a “zero tolerance” policy intended to deter new migrants with the threat of […]
