| Trump broke presidential protocol by turning a standard White House press statement into a rambling, rally-like attack on Joe Biden Posted: 15 Jul 2020 03:58 AM PDT  In a hour-long speech in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed Biden wanted to abolish prisons and windows.
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| Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:48 AM PDT  Iran has executed a former employee of the defense ministry who was convicted of spying on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency, the country's judiciary said Tuesday. The report said Reza Asgari was executed last week. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said Asgari had worked in the airspace department of the ministry and retired in 2016.
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| Georgia murder case tests whether a Black man can stand his ground against whites Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:47 PM PDT  William Marcus Wilson believed he was standing his ground when he fired at a pickup truck he says was trying to run his car off the road as he drove home with his girlfriend one night last month.
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| TikTok teens dress up as grandmas and use medical masks to buy booze Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:06 AM PDT  When God closes a door he opens a window. Teenagers have lost out on many of life's experiences due to the coronavirus pandemic, but an enterprising few have at least found a way to get drunk and buy alcohol without the need for a fake ID. Members of 'Gen Z' worldwide are taking advantage of mandatory mask weaning in public to conceal their faces and fool shop assistants in to selling them booze. Some have even gone as far as to disguise themselves as pensioners, wearing granny wigs, makeup and even a fetching cardigan to complete the ensemble. After all, what are the odds a shopkeeper will ask an elderly, vulnerable person to remove their mask in the middle of a pandemic. And as with all clever ideas among teenagers, the stunt has become a social media phenomenon, particularly on TikTok. Videos teaching kids how to pull off the prank are racking up millions of views. TikToker @aamandaward specifically advised enterprising teens to keep their masks on while making their purchases: "PSA: use your fakes as much as possible [right now because] if you wear a mask they can't see your whole face lol."
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| 'I didn't do it': Executed federal prisoner used final words to plead innocence Posted: 15 Jul 2020 05:44 AM PDT  The first man executed by the US federal government in 17 years protested his innocence in his final words before his sentence was carried out on Tuesday.Asked if he wanted to give a final statement before the lethal injection procedure, Lee reportedly said "I bear no responsibility for the deaths of the Mueller family."
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| Returned of tainted Pemex boss spells trouble for Mexico's old elite Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:58 PM PDT  Once a rising star of Mexican politics, Emilio Lozoya could trigger a precipitous fall from grace of former colleagues if he returns to spill the beans on alleged corruption inside the government of the country's last president, Enrique Pena Nieto. Lozoya, who is being extradited from Spain to Mexico, is expected home this week to face a series of corruption charges dating back to his 2012-16 tenure at the helm of struggling Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex. Once vaunted as a possible foreign minister, the 45-year-old Lozoya has become a key piece in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to expose corruption in and around the government he took over from Pena Nieto in December 2018.
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| Masks prevented major coronavirus outbreak at hair salon: study Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:29 PM PDT  Two US hair stylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on COVID-19 to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released the report, said the findings added weight to universal face covering policies as a means of slowing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. On May 12, a hair stylist (stylist A) developed respiratory symptoms at a salon in Springfield, Missouri and continued working with clients until May 20, when she received a positive test for the new coronavirus.
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| Trump aides warn president: Mental fitness attacks on Biden could be used against you Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:13 PM PDT  The fresh push comes despite increasing warnings from Republican strategists that the message stands to backfire in several ways.
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| 21 Best Wall-Mounted Planters to Infuse Your Space With Greenery Posted: 15 Jul 2020 09:02 AM PDT |
| Virginia police are searching for people posting flyers calling on residents to 'pray for white Americans in 2020' Posted: 14 Jul 2020 03:46 PM PDT  Virginia police are investigating white supremacist flyers that are appearing in local resident mailboxes across the state.
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| Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions 'hijacked' Posted: 15 Jul 2020 03:19 AM PDT  An oil tanker sought by the U.S. over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers organization said Wednesday. It wasn't immediately clear what happened aboard the Dominica-flagged MT Gulf Sky, though its reported hijacking comes after months of tensions between Iran and the U.S. David Hammond, the CEO of the United Kingdom-based group Human Rights at Sea, said he took a witness statement from the captain of the MT Gulf Sky, confirming the ship had been hijacked.
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| Black Leaders Call on NYPD to Bring Back Anti-Crime Unit as Shootings Spike Posted: 14 Jul 2020 08:47 AM PDT  Leaders in the black community are calling on the New York Police Department to bring back the plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit that was eliminated last month as shootings and murders spike across the city.About 600 undercover officers from the unit were set to be transferred to other assignments including detective work and policing neighborhoods, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said a month ago. The anti-crime unit, which was responsible for getting guns off the streets, had been criticized as stoking distrust in law enforcement in minority communities.Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, one of the African-American voices calling for action on gun violence, criticized the police force's decision to completely disband the unit. He deplored the recent deadly shooting of a one-year-old, one of the victims of New York City's recent spike in gun violence."I think that a total elimination is something we need to reevaluate," Adams said, CBS New York reported. "Right now, bad guys are saying if you don't see a blue and white you can do whatever you want."Tony Herbert, an activist in New York's black community, agreed and lamented the rise in violence, criticizing New York officials for their failure to address the situation."The guns keep going off and now we have a 1-year-old and the blood is on the hands of the mayor and the state Legislature," Herbert said.The decision to disband the anti-crime unit was also panned by Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch, who warned that consequences would follow if city leaders refused to deal with increased gun violence."Anti-Crime's mission was to protect New Yorkers by proactively preventing crime, especially gun violence," Lynch said in a statement. "Shooting and murders are both climbing steadily upward, but our city leaders have decided that proactive policing isn't a priority anymore. They chose this strategy. They will have to reckon with the consequences."The city's murder rate for the month ending June 7 has more than doubled from the same period last year, and shooting victims have increased by 45 percent. Meanwhile, arrests for illegal gun possession have dropped dramatically, with only 29 people arrested during the week that ended July 5, down from 70 during the same week last year, according to NYPD data.In recent weeks, the NYPD has experienced a surge of over 400 percent in retirement applications from officers amid tensions with city officials and after the city's police budget was slashed by $1 billion.
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| Photo shows Arizona's governor without a mask at party with no social distancing days before telling constituents to 'arm yourself with a mask' Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:43 PM PDT  Cases have skyrocketed in Arizona recently, with record high hospitalizations and deaths climbing over 2,000 as the state rolls back its reopening.
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| U.S. to back nations that say China violated their South China Sea claims Posted: 15 Jul 2020 08:00 AM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means. "We will support countries all across the world who recognize that China has violated their legal territorial claims as well – or maritime claims as well," Pompeo told reporters. "We will go provide them the assistance we can, whether that's in multilateral bodies, whether that's in ASEAN, whether that's through legal responses, we will use all the tools we can," he said at a news conference, referring to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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| The Moon, Which Seems Pretty Old, Is Actually Much Younger Than We Thought Posted: 15 Jul 2020 11:30 AM PDT  It's practically a baby.
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| Trump news: White House rescinds policy banning international students from online courses amid mounting criticism and lawsuits Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:20 PM PDT  After cancelling a campaign rally that was scheduled for New Hampshire on 11 July, Donald Trump made up for lost time by launching a nearly one-hour attack against Joe Biden from the White House Rose Garden as the president went down a literal list of grievances and the Democratic presidential candidate's platform pitches, which the president had grossly mischaracterised.Moments earlier, the administration rescinded controversial new measures that would have effectively banned any international students from living in the United States during the fall months amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the news being announced after a court hearing that lasted just minutes.
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| 8 Marines Earn Valor Awards for Daring Afghanistan Helo Raid with Hours of Close Combat Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:29 PM PDT  Eight Marine Raiders recognized for their actions during the April 10, 2019, mission in southern Afghanistan.
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| Philippine police deployed as virus cases forced into quarantine Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:21 AM PDT  Philippine police are being deployed to ensure people who test positive for the coronavirus and cannot self-isolate at home are taken to state-run quarantine centres, sparking warnings Wednesday of potential rights violations. The move comes as authorities step up efforts to slow the rapid spread of the disease by increasing testing, reimposing lockdowns, and building dozens of quarantine centres to isolate patients with mild symptoms. To clamp down on local transmission, police are accompanying health workers to the homes of people who have tested positive and taking them to government facilities if their homes are considered inadequate for self-isolation or if they live with "vulnerable" people, officials said.
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| Kansas freshman GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies Posted: 14 Jul 2020 05:09 PM PDT  A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form was charged Tuesday with three felonies, including illegal voting. The charges against GOP Rep. Steve Watkins came three weeks before the state's Aug. 4 primary election with fellow Republicans pushing to oust him from the eastern Kansas seat he barely won in 2018, even though he's largely toed the conservative policy line and supported President Donald Trump. GOP critics already had worried that the months-long investigation into whether Watkins violated state election laws puts the 2nd District seat in play if he wins the primary.
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| A Michigan jeweler is retiring and burying $1 million worth of treasure for a 'quest' Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:25 AM PDT  Johnny Perri buried his entire jewelry store — and "thousands upon thousands" of precious metals and antiques — throughout the state.
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| Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower defaced; mayor says 'nice try' Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:25 AM PDT  The NYPD tweeted video footage Tuesday morning that shows a man wearing a baseball cap and mask pouring red paint on the street mural.
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| Doctors in France have found the world's first recorded case of an unborn child contracting COVID-19 from their mother while inside the womb Posted: 14 Jul 2020 04:31 AM PDT  Doctors said the fetus's brain bore evidence of inflammation caused by the coronavirus, which had crossed the placenta into the baby's bloodstream.
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| Americans quick to use cloth masks after govt recommendation - CDC Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:05 PM PDT  CDC researchers analyzed data from more than 800 adults in two internet surveys in April and May who reported going outdoors in the past week. Data published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that within days of the first national recommendation, 61.9% people reported using cloth face-coverings when they left home. The use of cloth masks rose in May across socio-demographic groups.
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| Lindsey Graham Attempting to Declassify FBI Memo on Steele Source Who Undermined Dossier Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:58 PM PDT  Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) revealed on Tuesday that he is attempting to declassify an FBI memo describing an interview with a crucial source for the Steele dossier, whose comments undermined the dossier's assertions.The source was dossier author Christopher Steele's only direct source inside Russia for many of the allegations included in the dossier. The Justice Department Inspector General report released in December 2019 noted that the individual, referred to as the "Primary Sub-Source," has since disputed various claims in the dossier, including that Trump-campaign officials colluded with Russian operatives during the 2016 election. The Primary Sub-Source made the allegations against the Steele dossier in an interview with the FBI."There's a memo about that interview," Graham said Tuesday in a podcast with Fox News host Trey Gowdy. "[DOJ Inspector General Michael] Horowitz found it — it was 40 pages. My staff has finally gotten a look at it. It's classified. I'm going to try to get it unclassified."Horowitz's December report found that the FBI had committed numerous errors in its applications for FISA warrants to surveil former Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page. Four footnotes in the report declassified in April revealed that the FBI received evidence in January 2017 that Russian operatives fed disinformation to Steele to be used in the dossier."I believe that the dossier, which was the key component of getting the warrant against Carter Page, was in fact Russian disinformation," Graham told Gowdy. "I believe that the FBI was on notice that it was unreliable, continued to use it anyway. I believe that they misled the FISA court."Steele admitted in April 2020 that his own records of interviews with the Primary Sub-Source "were wiped in early January 2017."
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| Biden-Palin 2020? Posted: 14 Jul 2020 08:02 AM PDT  With Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump by this much, would his vice presidential pick even make a difference? Political strategist James Carville joked that Biden could win even if he chose Sarah I-can-see-Russia-from-my-house Palin as his running mate.On Tuesday's episode of The New Abnormal by The Daily Beast, Carville tells hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson the simple strategy Biden needs to win."Attack, attack, attack. Attack from the right, attack from the left, attack from the center, attack everywhere," he explains.We also hear from The Beast's Erin Banco on the "parallel conversations" surrounding COVID-19 within the Trump administration. As Banco explains it, those discussions "tend to be pretty serious and Dr. Birx is not shy about issuing warnings to the nation's governors." Meanwhile, "you have President Trump seemingly either unaware of the conversations that are happening within the taskforce or deliberately twisting the truth." How Silicon Valley's 'Vampire' CEOs Are Just Like TrumpBe sure to tune in to hear Rick beg to go to Gitmo and Molly ponder how the hell you can close Starbucks and open schools.And our wonder twins ask the question we've all been dying to know the answer to: Are Trump Steaks actually made of…Trump himself?!Listen to The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Mississippi Is Replacing Its State Flag, But a Confederate Emblem Still Flies Over Georgia Posted: 15 Jul 2020 01:13 PM PDT  The actual Confederate flag—not the battle flag—is almost identical to the current state flag of Georgia, and that's not a coincidence
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| US-China: Pompeo dog photo has netizens asking if US is toying with China Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:07 AM PDT  The US secretary of state's photo of his dog with her toys may carry a message for Xi Jinping.
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| Seaport is latest hit by Iran mystery fires Posted: 15 Jul 2020 09:40 AM PDT 
At least seven ships have reportedly caught fire at Iran's Bushehr seaport, marking what appears to be the latest in a series of fires and explosions around the country -- some of which have hit sensitive sites. Iran's Tasnim news agency says no casualties have been reported. The state broadcaster showed firefighters tackling clouds of smoke at a shipyard at the southern port on the Gulf. The cause is not currently known. There have been several explosions and fires around Iranian military, nuclear, and industrial facilities since late June, including a fire at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility. State run media have speculated sabotage or attacks from the United States or Israel. Earlier this month Benny Gantz, Israel's defense minister, said that his country was not "necessarily" behind every mysterious incident in Iran.
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| Charges dropped against Independent journalist arrested and shackled during Seattle protests Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:34 AM PDT  Authorities in the United States have dropped criminal charges against an Independent journalist arrested while covering race protests in Seattle.Chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe was detained, shackled and assaulted by a prison guard after being arrested on a charge of "failure to disperse" as local police sought to clear demonstrators in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park, prompting strong criticism from press freedom and human rights organisations.
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| Florida reported 100% positive COVID-19 tests from some labs. That's wrong, hospital system says. Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:32 PM PDT  The Lee Health hospital system says that its lab testing of potential COVID-19 cases has shown an overall positivity rate of about 18%.
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| Satellite images show Ethiopia dam reservoir swelling Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:39 AM PDT |
| The best and worst face masks, ranked by their level of protection Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:29 AM PDT  Cloth masks aren't as protective as surgical masks or N95 respirators, but some materials are better than others.
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| California tosses 100,000 botched mailed-in ballots for presidential primary Posted: 14 Jul 2020 04:54 AM PDT  Most of the discounted votes arrived late, while others were lacking signatures.
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| Japan highlights F-35 acquisition, military ops amid pandemic in new whitepaper Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:37 AM PDT  In its latest whitepaper, Japan has discussed its impending acquisition of F-35B fighter jets and highlighted efforts by regional militaries to expand their influence and activities despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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| CNN Anchor Rips GOP Lawmaker Suing Over Mask Mandates: ‘You’re Not a Doctor’ Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:56 PM PDT  CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Wednesday clashed with a Republican state lawmaker who is suing over mask mandates, eventually pointing out that he is not a "public health expert" while noting he's already had one case tossed out.With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spiking in Florida as the nation deals with a prolonged surge, Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini has attempted to challenge county ordinances in the state requiring face masks in businesses, claiming the mandates are constitutional violations.Appearing on CNN Newsroom, Sabatini immediately justified his lawsuits, claiming the ordinances are "unconstitutional" and that mask mandates violate the privacy of citizens. Keilar, meanwhile, wondered aloud if the GOP lawmaker believed that seat belts are therefore also unconstitutional.After he claimed the major difference is that seatbelt laws are only focused on "very highly regulated areas of public domain," Sabatini went on to dispute that Florida was actually struggling with the virus, insisting that reporters have been too focused on rising cases."The media's almost exclusively focused on one number versus the two most important numbers, obviously: hospitalizations and fatalities," he declared. "Where in most parts of the state, flat lines are going down, especially in mine. So if you focus on the two more relative metrics, Florida's doing just fine."Keilar, meanwhile, was struck by Sabatini's assertion that Florida was doing fine, prompting the state representative to say that as long as she was just "counting cases" then she would "scare people.""OK, deaths: 4,521," she quickly retorted. "Hospitalizations increasing 19,344. 54 hospital ICUs have reached capacity in Florida. Another 40 hospitals show ICUs at 10 percent or less availability. And you say you're doing just fine?!"He continued to argue that Florida was dealing with a dire situation as the virus rapidly spreads, claiming the deaths weren't that bad when weighed against the number of overall cases while insisting that the state's economy should be "100 percent open."The CNN anchor wondered why Sabatini was pushing against mask mandates if he wanted everything open, noting that mask-wearing in public spaces would help to stem the spread of the virus and allow many businesses to remain open.Sabatini said that he only opposed mandates and felt local and state governments should merely recommend voluntary mask-wearing. At the same time, he admitted that he doesn't wear a face covering whenever he goes to the grocery store, claiming it's unnecessary because he always "maintains social distance."Towards the end of the lengthy and at-times contentious conversation, Keilar confronted Sabatini for claiming the media is "grossly exaggerating" the effectiveness of face coverings."The media is repeating what public health experts are saying," she shot back. "Just to be clear, you are not a doctor and you're not a public-health expert. Right?"After the GOP legislator attempted to dismiss health experts' recommendations on masks, Keilar interjected: "You're not. I'll just answer it for you."Wrapping up the segment, and after Sabatini said citizens should merely take the CDC's recommendations "with interest," Keilar reminded her audience of Sabatini's credentials."OK, just to point out, we're monitoring one loss at this point of a county that disagrees," she plainly stated. "And you're not a doctor. You're not a scientist."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Farrakhan’s Influence Remains a Problem Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:32 PM PDT  At a moment in American cultural history when even a hint of opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement can result in jobs being lost and people hounded out of the public square, the muted reaction to open expressions of anti-Semitism is striking.When Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted fake Adolf Hitler quotes about Jewish perfidy and praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan last week, he was criticized and eventually apologized. But the outrage was nothing compared with that encountered by Drew Brees, the star quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, when he spoke last month of his opposition to fellow National Football League players kneeling during the national anthem. While many NFL players condemned Brees for preaching respect for the flag, few of Jackson's fellow players responded to his calumnies, and, among those who did, expressions of support outnumbered criticisms.A week later, another Farrakhan-related flap has hit the news, and the public reaction has been strikingly similar. Over the weekend, it was revealed that television personality Nick Cannon, the host of Fox's The Masked Singer, had spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and praised the Nation of Islam leader on his YouTube channel. Like Jackson, Cannon was caught repeating a popular NOI claim that African Americans are the "true Hebrews" and the real "Jewish people." He also ranted about the power supposedly held by "the Illuminati, the Zionists, the Rothschilds." Yet Fox was silent in the face of the news about his anti-Semitic diatribes, and there's been no indication that it's reconsidering its relationship with him.The proper response to such controversies is not necessarily to demand that the offending party be "canceled," of course. But it is notable that documented anti-Semitism doesn't result in the sort of widespread news coverage and instant cancellation that racism toward African Americans does. And it is telling that Farrakhan still seems to be able to fly below the radar of mainstream media that are otherwise quick to blame "influencers" for the actions of their adherents.It is unquestionable that Farrakhan has played a big part in legitimizing hateful attitudes toward Jews within the African-American community, as even the liberal writer and former ESPN personality Jemele Hill concedes:> In other posts around the same time, Jackson shared quotes from a speech made by the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan during the Fourth of July weekend. The speech mostly centered on police brutality, the coronavirus, Black empowerment, and self-reliance. But with Farrakhan's long, vile record of anti-Semitism, Jackson — who is far from alone among Black Americans in his support for Farrakhan — can't be surprised that people now question his true feelings toward Jews.Yet Farrakhan continues to be treated as a respected figure in much of the black community. Indeed, few complained when he was given a place of honor at singer Aretha Franklin's televised funeral in 2018. Former president Bill Clinton was not criticized in mainstream outlets for appearing with Farrakhan and publicly shaking his hand at the funeral.Farrakhan's views are as hateful as those of, say, Klan leader David Duke, and he has many more followers and a much wider sphere of influence than Duke. Yet Duke is rightly ostracized across the political spectrum, while Farrakhan remains welcome on the left.Whether or not Jackson or Cannon are judged by a more generous standard than others who show prejudice is much less important than Farrakhan's continued influence. So long as his anti-Semitism is dismissed rather than addressed head-on by African-American faith and political leaders as well as by their white friends and allies, we should not be surprised when statements such as Jackson's or outbreaks of hateful violence against Jews occur. The willingness to downplay the anti-Semitism inspired by Farrakhan and his movement is a problem that must not be ignored.
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| The National Association of Police Organizations endorses President Trump Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:00 PM PDT  How will civil unrest impact 2020 presidential election? Reaction and analysis from the 'Special Report' All-Stars.
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| U.S. steps up crackdown on MS-13 gang, to seek death penalty of accused leader Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:17 PM PDT  The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it was stepping up a crackdown on the international criminal gang MS-13 and would seek the death penalty against an alleged New York gang leader facing murder charges. The department also said it was bringing terrorism-related charges against a MS-13 member for the first time, as well as charges against alleged leaders of gang cells known as the "Hollywood Locos" and "Los Angeles Program." The Trump administration's Justice Department has vowed to "go to war against MS-13," also known as Mara Salvatrucha, which started in the 1980s as a Salvadoran street gang in Los Angeles.
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| Fact check: A fake tweet claims AOC urged governors to shut down businesses to hurt Trump Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:56 AM PDT  There is no evidence that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted the anti-Trump message shared by a Republican congressional candidate on social media.
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| Timing of Carlson's vacation familiar to Fox News viewers Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:56 PM PDT  Maybe the trout will be running this week for Fox News' Tucker Carlson. In only one case — Bill O'Reilly's trip to Europe following reports of sexual misconduct settlements with women — did the vacation become permanent. Carlson said that the online comments by former writer Blake Neff were wrong, but had nothing to do with his show.
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| An international student said the Trump administration rescinding its deportation threat is a relief, but the whiplash is unsettling Posted: 14 Jul 2020 03:26 PM PDT  ICE rescinded its position that international students who were taking courses entirely online couldn't stay in the US after colleges and states sued.
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| Trump defends people who 'love' the Confederate flag and says they're 'not thinking about slavery' Posted: 14 Jul 2020 05:52 PM PDT  Confederate leaders explicitly laid out in their constitution that the main goal of the Confederacy was to preserve slavery.
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| Nearly a century later, Tulsa is digging for evidence of mass graves in infamous race massacre Posted: 14 Jul 2020 08:27 AM PDT  Mayor G.T. Bynum on 1921 slaughter of Black residents: "It should not have taken 99 years for us to be doing this investigation."
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| Texans' Kenny Stills charged with felony after arrest at Breonna Taylor protest Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:01 AM PDT  Houston Texans' Kenny Stills among dozens arrested during protest at Kentucky attorney general's home over police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
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| Oregonians still want to join Idaho — and filed a lawsuit to make it happen, group says Posted: 13 Jul 2020 08:11 PM PDT  The group doesn't want the coronavirus to impact its plans to join Idaho.
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| Arctic heat wave "essentially impossible" without climate change Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:01 PM PDT  A town in Siberia recently hit a record 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and scientists say the role of climate change is "truly staggering."
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