Tuesday, August 8, 2017

List of 18 defendants, charges in Penn State hazing death and other top stories.

  • List of 18 defendants, charges in Penn State hazing death

    List of 18 defendants, charges in Penn State hazing death
    Eighteen members of the now-shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face charges in connection with the Feb. 4 death of sophomore Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey. Eight face the most serious charge of aggravated assault, a felony that carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison. They also are charged with involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor punishable by 2 1/2 to 5 years in prison. Piazza consumed what prosecutors said was a life-threatening amount of alcohol du..
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  • Where's Paul Ryan in All the Comey Chaos? In Ohio, Talking Taxes

    Where's Paul Ryan in All the Comey Chaos? In Ohio, Talking Taxes
    “The Comey firing does not kill tax reform,” analysts at the financial services firm Keefe, Bruyette and Woods wrote to clients. “But it does reinforce our view that the Trump administration is not operating as effectively and efficiently as it could be, and that it has been slow to learn important political lessons in the past four months.” Photo Protesters gathered outside the factory, criticizing Republicans’ tax and health care policies. Credit Maddie McGarvey for The New York..
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  • Why did Trump really fire Comey? Only a special counsel can tell us.

    Why did Trump really fire Comey? Only a special counsel can tell us.
    President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey. (Gary Cameron/Reuters) By Adam B. Schiff By Adam B. Schiff May 10 at 7:48 PM Adam B. Schiff, of California, is the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. (Jenny Starrs,Julio Negron/The Washington Post) In the wake of President Trump’s brazen interference with the independence of the FBI and the Justice Department, the country faces a crisis of confidence in the administration of j..
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  • New Orleans removes 2nd Confederate-era monument

    New Orleans removes 2nd Confederate-era monument
    In this Sept. 2, 2015 photo, the monument of Jefferson Davis is seen on Jefferson Davis Parkway at Canal Street in New Orleans. Prominent Confederate monuments long taken for granted on the streets of this Deep South city may be on the verge of coming ...
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  • ESPN broadcaster's wife killed in crash

    ESPN broadcaster's wife killed in crash
    WOODBURY, Conn. — The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman died in a traffic crash in Connecticut, the sports network’s president confirmed yesterday.Katherine Ann Berman, 67, a teacher, was one of two victims in the two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Woodbury, state police said. The other victim was identified by police as Edward Bertulis, 87, of Waterbury.“Chris is beloved by all his ESPN colleagues and for good reason: He has a huge heart and has given so much to so many ov..
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  • The Latest: Colorado Lawmakers Adjourn Without Energy Deal

    The Latest: Colorado Lawmakers Adjourn Without Energy Deal
    Colorado's Legislature has adjourned for the year without a deal to keep the state energy office running at full strength. | May 10, 2017, at 11:53 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. The Latest: Colorado Lawmakers Adjourn Without ...
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  • Opioid crisis becomes central issue in debate over Medicaid

    Opioid crisis becomes central issue in debate over Medicaid
    The national opioid crisis is becoming a political hurdle for Senate Republicans negotiating an -ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill that could end the healthcare law’s expansion of Medicaid. Legislation approved by the House would cut off Medicaid expansion in 2020, ending payouts to states and reducing federal funding to the program by about $880 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.That’s a big problem for lawmakers such as Sens. Rob PortmanRob PortmanOpioid crisis ..
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  • HHS Secretary says police 'did what they felt was appropriate' in arresting a West Virginia journalist

    HHS Secretary says police 'did what they felt was appropriate' in arresting a West Virginia journalist
    West Virginia reporter Dan Heyman attempted to ask Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price a question about the Republican health-care bill on May 9. He was arrested for "Willful Disruption of State Government Processes." (Valerie Woody/West Virginia Citizen Action Group) Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price defended police who arrested a reporter at West Virginia’s state capitol, saying they “did what they felt was appropriate.” When asked if he felt the reporter, Public N..
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  • In Win for Environmentalists, Senate Keeps an Obama-Era Climate Change Rule

    In Win for Environmentalists, Senate Keeps an Obama-Era Climate Change Rule
    “People of America and people of the world can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. In anticipation of Republican defections, President Trump sent Vice President Mike Pence to the Senate floor to break a tie vote. But with three members of his own party breaking away, Mr. Pence could do nothing.“We were surprised and thrilled to win on this,” said Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president of the League of Conservation Voters, which, along wit..
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  • DUI suspect accused of hitting family returning from Disneyland had been deported 15 times

    DUI suspect accused of hitting family returning from Disneyland had been deported 15 times
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video CHULA VISTA, Calif. – A California boy is recovering from head injuries after the car his family was driving in was hit by an alleged drunk driver who has been deported over a dozen times, officials say. The judge ordered that images of Constantino Banda-Acosta in court be blurred. (Courtesy: KSWB) Lennox, 6, was with his mom and dad coming home from Disneyland before the accident Saturday evening. His parents had just bought him a milkshake a..
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