Saturday, May 20, 2017

Teen charged in Mississippi boy's death says 19-year-old pulled the trigger and other top stories.

  • Teen charged in Mississippi boy's death says 19-year-old pulled the trigger

    Teen charged in Mississippi boy's death says 19-year-old pulled the trigger
    A Mississippi teenager charged with murder in the death of a 6-year-old told investigators that the boy was actually shot by another of the three teen suspects, according to an investigator's sworn statement.The Associated Press obtained the sworn statement Friday from a source with knowledge of the case involving the death of Kingston Frazier. The boy was found shot to death at the side of a dead-end road inside his mother's abandoned car, hours after someone stole the Toyota Camry from a supe..
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  • Joe Biden disses Hillary Clinton: 'I never thought she was a great candidate'

    Joe Biden disses Hillary Clinton: 'I never thought she was a great candidate'
    By Aaron Blake, (c) 2017, The Washington Post Former vice president Joe Biden stirred the Democratic pot a little bit on Thursday night. Vice President Joe Biden listens as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pa., on Aug. 15, 2016. (Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images) Appearing at the SALT hedge fund conference in Las Vegas, the possible 2020 presidential candidate weighed in on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 candidacy in a way that Clinton supporters su..
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  • Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge

    Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge
    “I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager,” Mr. Weiner said, his voice high and shaky, and his body trembling. Those communications “included sharing explicit images and encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” just as he had done with adult women, he said. Mr. Weiner, 52, will have to register as a sex offender where he works and lives, and he may face a prison term. He pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor, which carries a sentence of up to 1..
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  • Trump tells advisers he wants to end key Obamacare subsidies

    Trump tells advisers he wants to end key Obamacare subsidies
    Some in the administration are hoping to persuade President Donald Trump to change his mind. | Getty Trump tells advisers he wants to end key Obamacare subsidies Many senior aides oppose the move for fear it will backfire politically. By Josh Dawsey , Jennifer Haberkorn and Paul Demko 05/19/2017 03:06 PM EDT Updated 05/19/2017 09:15 PM EDT 2017-05-19T09..
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  • Unruly man on LA-to-Hawaii flight subdued by passengers, flight attendants

    Unruly man on LA-to-Hawaii flight subdued by passengers, flight attendants
    Two U.S. fighter jets were summoned Friday to escort a flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii after an unruly man was subdued by passengers and flight attendants, who used a drink cart to block him from the front of the plane.The man, identified by law enforcement officials as Anil Uskanil, 25, of Turkey, was duct-taped to his seat until the plane landed in Honolulu and federal agents boarded the plane and arrested him, passenger Lee Lorenzen said. “The flight attendants just were really heroic,” Lo..
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  • With Lee Statue's Removal, Another Battle Of New Orleans Comes To A Close

    With Lee Statue's Removal, Another Battle Of New Orleans Comes To A Close
    A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is removed Friday from Lee Circle in New Orleans. Lee's was the last of four monuments to Confederate-era figures to be removed under a 2015 City Council vote on a proposal by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Scott Threlkeld/AP hide caption toggle caption Scott Threlkeld/AP A statue of Confeder..
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  • First on CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say

    First on CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say
    Officials cautioned, however, that the Russians might have exaggerated their sway with Trump's team during those conversations.Flynn's lawyer declined to comment."We are confident that when these inquiries are complete there will be no evidence to support any collusion between the campaign and Russia," a White House official said in a statement. "... This matter is not going to distract the President or this administration from its work to bring back jobs and keep America safe."Flynn has emerged..
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  • How to avoid a Trump hug? Let us count the ways

    How to avoid a Trump hug? Let us count the ways
    Not easy to avoid the unwanted Trump hug, sometimes it even takes practice...A favorite moment from debate prep (9/24/16): pic.twitter.com/JAAHaqKFoa— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) May 19, 2017 President Trump’s hugs are apparently difficult to avoid, enough so that it’s worth practicing.The Trump stand-in who helped prep Hillary Clinton for the 2016 debates shared a short video clip Friday of the former Democratic presidential candidate practicing ways to gracefully avoid an embrace. Adver..
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  • For Family of Times Square Crash Victim, 'Nothing Is Safe Anymore'

    For Family of Times Square Crash Victim, 'Nothing Is Safe Anymore'
    The driver of the car, Richard Rojas, 26, has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and aggravated vehicular homicide. He is in police custody. William Aubry, the assistant police chief in charge of Manhattan South detective squad, said Friday afternoon that Alyssa’s 13-year-old sister was being treated at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for a collapsed lung and broken pelvis.“Our heart goes out to Alyssa, her family and all those that were injured yesterday,” Chief Aubr..
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  • Betsy DeVos hits hard reset on student loan servicing contracts

    Betsy DeVos hits hard reset on student loan servicing contracts
    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (Evan Vucci/AP) The Education Department said Friday that it will select one company to collect student debt payments on its behalf, rather than the nine contractors that currently handle the federal government’s $1.2 trillion portfolio of education loans. The decision, which would take effect once the existing contracts expire in 2019, reverses years of policy implemented by the Obama administration and would revive a servicing model that had an equal number ..
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Global oil market rebalancing speeds up, inventories lag: IEA .Protests derail UC Davis event with Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos, 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli .
California's bullet train plans? Not so fast .Let's remember Anderson Varejao's good times with the Warriors .

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