Airmen fired, demoted over dinosaur puppet video The US Air Force is making it clear that dinosaur puppets have no place in its “time-honored” military traditions — levying tough punishments against three members of the Tennessee Air National Guard involved in a viral video depicting a reenlistment ceremony. All three […]
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Trump won’t say whether he would fire Mueller, but notes that he’s ‘still here’ President Trump said Wednesday he’s been transparent and cooperative with the special counsel investigating his campaign’s ties to Russia — but wouldn’t say whether he would ever fire Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney […]
Kobach helped lead Trump’s election panel. A judge just found him in contempt in a voter ID case A federal judge has found Kansas’s chief elections official, Kris Kobach — a Republican who helped lead the much-criticized commission set up by President Trump to investigate supposed voter fraud — in […]
Ex-Playboy model who alleged Trump affair reaches settlement with Enquirer publisher Former Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal has reached a settlement with tabloid publisher American Media Inc., ending a lawsuit over the rights to the story of the affair she says she had with Donald Trump a decade ago. The settlement […]
Southwest pilots righted plane quickly after engine failed When the engine on the left wing broke in mid-flight, the pilots of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 had to deal with a 737 that suddenly banked left on its own, well past any angle they would use. The plane was pitched at […]
If North Korea Talks Are Not Fruitful, ‘I Will Respectfully Leave,’ Trump Says President Trump declared on Wednesday that he would scrap a planned summit meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, or even walk out of the session while it was underway, if his diplomatic overture was not heading […]
North Korea, Southwest Airlines, Barbara Bush: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing Mike Pompeo’s secret visit to North Korea underscores President Trump’s unorthodox approach to one of the riskiest gambits of his presidency. Mr. Trump confirmed that he sent Mr. Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, above, to meet Kim Jong-un over Easter weekend. […]
City employee, supervisor placed on leave over military flags flap in Jacksonville As a petition is posted on change.org demanding a Jacksonville city inspector be fired for citing a Westside store for flying military flags, Mayor Lenny Curry has put her on administrative leave after video of her finger-wagging confrontation […]
Mattis Wanted Congressional Approval Before Striking Syria. He Was Overruled. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged President Trump to get congressional approval before the United States launched airstrikes against Syria last week, but was overruled by Mr. Trump, who wanted a rapid and dramatic response, military and administration officials said. Mr. […]
Father Of Gynecology,’ Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC New York City has removed a statue of J. Marion Sims, a 19th-century gynecologist who experimented on enslaved women, from a pedestal in Central Park. The statue will be moved to a cemetery in Brooklyn where Sims, […]
