8-year-old transgender boy ousted from N.J. Cub Scouts group
The family of an 8-year-old with an appetite for camping, hiking and barbecues says he was kicked out of a New Jersey Cub Scout pack because he was born a girl. When Joe Maldonado joined Pack 87 in Secaucus in late September — his transgender ...>> view originalBaltimore County police release video of shooting at Pikesville apartment
Baltimore County police released video Wednesday of an officer shooting a man who was carrying a knife, the first time the agency has released footage from police body cameras since the program was launched over the summer.Two of the officers who responded Friday to the Pikesville apartment of Bryant Junious Palmer for a report of a disturbance were wearing body cameras, including the officer who shot and wounded the 48-year-old man. The two videos show the officers approaching the apartment a..>> view originalWith new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy
Aerial view of Gravel Canyon and Jacobs Chair in the west part of Bears Ears National Monument. (Robert Fillmore) President Obama on Wednesday created new national monuments in a sacred tribal site in southeastern Utah and in a swath of Nevada desert, after years of political fights over the fate of the areas. The designations further cement Obama’s environmental legacy as one of the most consequential — and contentious — in presidential history. He has invoked his executive power to create..>> view originalDelaney sees hope for revival of his tax plan in Trump administration
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) in his office on Capitol Hillin January 2015. (Andrew Harnik/For The Washington Post) Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) has been pushing a plan to use a one-time tax on accumulated overseas corporate profits to pay for infrastructure projects since he first ran for office in 2012, but without much success. Now with his political rivals poised to retain control of Congress and occupy the White House, Delaney’s repatriation tax proposal may find new life. “There’s been comm..>> view originalInvestigators seeks cause in deadly Apache helicopter crash in La Porte - KTRK
LA PORTE, TX (KTRK) -- The identities of two soldiers killed during a routine training flight in La Porte are still not known, more than 12 hours after their Apache helicopter crashed into the waters of the Bayport Cruise Terminal.The Texas Army National Guard says its AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed around 3:50pm, with two soldiers on board.FULL VIDEO: Officials discuss death of two soldiers Emergency crews responded to Port Road near Highway 146 just before 4pm. Dispatchers could be heard sayi..>> view originalDC police: Suspect says strangled actress killed herself
The D.C. actress and yoga instructor who disappeared Christmas Day and was later found dead in her car had her legs bound by a seat belt and exhibited signs of sexual assault, according to an arrest affidavit filed in court. Police said Tricia McCauley, 46, had been strangled and beaten, then stuffed in the rear of her white Scion iQ hatchback and concealed under several items. The man charged in her death, Adrian Duane Johnson, 29, did not know McCauley, police have said. Johnson told police t..>> view originalInnocent teenage victim of 2012 Tennessee gang shootout dies
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – An innocent teenage victim of a 2012 gang shootout in Tennessee has died after years of constant medical care. The Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/2irCnPk ) that 17-year-old Keoshia Ford died on Tuesday. In 2012, Ford was playing outdoors when she was shot in the head during a shootout between two gang groups in Chattanooga, according to authorities. At the time she was 13. The newspaper says Ford needed a nurse's constant care for years, spending time in a bed or ..>> view originalJudge won't dismiss charges against driver in trooper death
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A judge won’t dismiss charges against a man accused of driving under the influence of marijuana and causing a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that killed a state trooper. In a ruling issued Wednesday, a Worcester judge denied a motion to dismiss several of the charges against 30-year-old David Njuguna (juh-GOO’-nyuh), of Webster. Njuguna has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and related offenses in the March 16 death of 44-year-old Trooper Thomas Clardy. Authorities..>> view originalTennessee: 1st guilty plea of 16 indicted in gang crackdown
JACKSON, Tenn. – Federal prosecutors say the first of 16 alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang who were indicted in May on racketeering charges has pleaded guilty. The U.S. attorney's office in Jackson said Wednesday that 37-year-old Daniel Lee Cole, also known as "D-Money," ordered acts of violence against gang members, issued operational orders and sold drugs for the Gangster Disciples. Prosecutors say Cole acknowledged in a plea agreement that he was a past leader in a regio..>> view originalReligious Police Officers in New York Will Be Able to Wear Beards and Turbans
Under the revised policy, Commissioner James P. O’Neill said on Wednesday, officers who are granted a religious accommodation from the department’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office will be allowed to have beards that extend up to one-half inch from the face. The officers may also wear turbans — with a hat shield it affixed to it — in place of the traditional police cap. Photo New recruits of the New York Police Department on Wednesday celebrated their graduation from the Police Academy. Cr..>> view original
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