USS Fitzgerald Officer of the Deck Pleads Guilty Lieutenant junior grade Sarah Coppock, the officer of the deck at the time of the USS Fitzgerald’s collision with the ACX Crystal last June, has pled guilty to charges of dereliction of duty. In a court-martial hearing at the Washington Navy Yard, […]
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Reputed gang member charged in Friday shooting of ATF agent; brother also arrested on drug charges Reputed gang member Ernesto Godinez slipped out of his Back of the Yards home in the predawn darkness Friday and cut through a gangway about a block away from where undercover federal agents were […]
Republican senator apologizes for comments about John McCain Sen. Orrin Hatch apologized Tuesday for his comments criticizing Sen. John McCain’s reported request that President Donald Trump not attend his eventual funeral. “I felt badly. I had spoken out of turn,” the Utah Republican told reporters in the Capitol. “I felt […]
Gowdy threatens to subpoena DOJ official for census testimony Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Tuesday floated a subpoena for a Justice Department official who did not show up for a hearing on the 2020 census. Lawmakers had hoped to grill […]
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 […]
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 […]
Microsoft Monday: Build 2018 Announcements, Improved Screenshot Tool, Minecraft Aquatic Update “Microsoft Monday” is a weekly column that focuses on all things Microsoft. This week, Microsoft Monday includes details about the Build 2018 announcements, a major Outlook update, an improved screenshot tool, 1 billion hours of Xbox One backward compatibility […]
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 […]
