Obama unveils official portraits, jokes about wife’s ‘hotness’ Former U.S. President Barack Obama joked about his ears and gray hair and praised his wife Michelle Obama’s “hotness” at the unveiling of the couple’s official portraits at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Monday. The Obamas selected artists Kehinde Wiley and […]
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Harvard University names new president Harvard University’s new president is a Michigan-born economist and attorney who led neighboring Tufts University for a decade. Harvard on Sunday said Lawrence S. Bacow will succeed Drew Gilpin Faust, who is expected to retire in June after 11 years in the post. Faust, the […]
Kentucky gunman killed his parents, girlfriend and her mother, police say A Kentucky gunman killed his parents, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s mother at two locations Saturday afternoon in Johnson County, before turning the gun on himself, state police said Sunday. Cops released the victims’ names and their relationships with […]
Abuse Case Exposes Fissures in a White House in Turmoil The furor over spousal abuse allegations that forced the resignation of one of President Trump’s top advisers last week has exposed fissures within the White House that had been papered over since John F. Kelly took over last summer as […]
Police in Westerville, Ohio, were previously sent to home where officers were killed Westerville, Ohio, police were previously called to the home where a man fatally shot two police officers on Sunday. Incident reports showed that the calls were made for three domestic disputes but no arrests were ever made. […]
‘Who knew libertarians were so sensitive?’ Lawmaker won’t apologize for Rand Paul crack. There was bipartisan support Thursday night on essentially one issue: for Rand Paul to quiet down. As the libertarian held the Senate at bay into Friday morning to protest an estimated $320 billion being added to the […]
As Other Aides Face Trump’s Ire Over Rob Porter’s Departure, Hope Hicks Is Praised In a White House populated by aides who have flamed out, lashed out or cashed out — some do all three in the same day — Hope Hicks, the administration’s communications director, has maintained a low […]
Illegal immigrant found guilty in murder of 2 deputies A man in the United States illegally was convicted Friday of killing two Northern California deputies in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate. Luis Bracamontes was found guilty of murder in the shootings of Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy […]
Officer killed, two deputies seriously wounded in Georgia shooting A police officer was killed and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said Friday. Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said it happened as the officers were serving an arrest […]
