88th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the 1980s, according to a shocking police report obtained by the Daily Mail. Retired Las Vegas police department detective sergeant John Samolovitch confirmed to the outlet that the facts alleging that the veteran actor “intimidated” the […]
Hillary Clinton says that if President Donald Trump’s threats to prosecute her over the Uranium One deal are fulfilled it will signal America’s slide into authoritarianism. “I regret deeply that this appears to be the politicization of the Justice Department and our justice system,” Clinton told Mother Jones during an interview Wednesday. “Taking myself out
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USABALTIMORE — The Baltimore homicide detective who was shot in the head Wednesday has died, police said. Police on Thursday identified the officer as Detective Sean Suiter, an 18-year veteran of the city police force and a husband and father of two. In an email to the department, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Suiter died
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USAAn Ohio Republican state legislator who consistently touts his faith and his anti-LGBT stances resigned this week after being caught having sex with a man in his office. Representative Wes Goodman, who is married, was reportedly seen by someone who is not a staffer having sex with a man inside his Riffe Center office. The
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USAA week after the ruckus over blue checks on Twitter, the company has updated its policy on verifications and revoked the verifications of some white supremacists. Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler and others have lost the blue check marks next to their names on Twitter. “We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will
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International, USAIn a ruling that could set a precedent for lawsuits over the effects of climate change, a panel of appeals judges on Tuesday found three paint manufacturers responsible for the health hazards of lead paint in California homes and upheld an order that they pay to abate the dangers. The companies — ConAgra, NL Industries
NEWARK — A hopelessly deadlocked jury brought an end to the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez Thursday with the declaration of a mistrial, after a contentious 11-week courtroom drama that concluded without a final act. The government now must decide whether to retry the Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey and co-defendant Salomon Melgen,
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USATexas truck A Texas truck driver has been displaying a huge anti-Trump message around town, and it has residents so fired up that the local prosecutor is considering pressing charges against the driver. “I have received numerous calls regarding the offensive display on this truck as it is often seen along FM 359,” Sheriff Troy
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Govs. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida did not hesitate for a second Wednesday when asked what Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore should do amid accusations that he was engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with teenagers as young as 14 when he was in his 30s. “He
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USAJohn Rood CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job appears to be in jeopardy after a bipartisan savaging by Senators John McCain and Elizabeth Warren this morning. At issue: Whether John Rood, who runs international sales at the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, would recuse himself from policy discussions affecting
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USAWASHINGTON — House Republicans approved their sweeping tax-cut package Thursday, setting up a showdown with the Senate, where Republicans are struggling to take a different approach. Shortly before the House vote, President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill to bolster Republicans determined to push the tax package through Congress — and accomplish a top GOP
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USABy Shoshanna Solomon When 21-year old Joseph Sokol moved to Israel in 2014 to study in Jerusalem’s Yeshiva Machon Meir, he found paying his rent in Israel from a bank in hometown of Los Angeles very inconvenient. “I had to transfer money from one bank account to my Israeli account and then change the money
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International, Middle East, USAMinnesota Sen. Al Franken responded Thursday to allegations that he groped a woman in 2006. Los Angeles-based radio host Leeann Tweeden said the Democratic senator assaulted her during a USO tour, kissing her during a rehearsal for a comedy sketch and posing for a photo with his hands over her breasts as she slept. “I
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIt’s a reversal of yet another Obama administration policy. The Trump White House announced Wednesday that it will allow the import of heads of elephants killed in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says the trophy imports “will enhance the survival of the species in the wild.” We are getting a lot