Ex-Kentucky Gov. Defends Controversial Pardons For Child Rapist, Murderer
Matt Bevin told Kentucky station WHAS Thursday: "If you had been repeatedly sexually violated, as a small child, by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically."...
View ArticleTrump Accepts Pelosi's Invite To Give State Of The Union As Impeachment Trial...
The Feb. 4 speech could be awkward for the president if the Senate is still considering articles of impeachment in a trial at the same time. It's also one day after the Iowa caucuses. (Image credit:...
View ArticleCDC Confirms A THC Additive, Vitamin E Acetate, Is The Culprit In Most Vaping...
The spate of more than 2,500 acute vaping-related lung injuries tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the decline, epidemiologists say, and the number of deaths has slowed....
View ArticleWATCH: Carnival Cruises Collide In Attempt To Dock Off Mexico
Luckily, the crash in Cozumel looked more serious than it turned out to be. Just a handful of passengers reported minor injuries, and Carnival says the ships remain seaworthy. Still, there's video....
View ArticleCadets Were Playing Game, Not Flashing 'White Power' Sign, Military Finds
At the Army-Navy game this month, cadets flashed the "OK" hand gesture for television cameras — a symbol popular with hate groups. West Point officials say they were playing an "innocent game." (Image...
View ArticleReward In Kentucky Horse Killings Reaches $20,000 As Support Pours In,...
The free-roaming horses are a favorite sighting for locals visiting the woodland southeast of Prestonburg – but someone recently began hunting them. (Image credit: Courtesy of Megan Goble)
View ArticleWashington Legislator Matt Shea Accused Of 'Domestic Terrorism,' Report Finds
As a leader of the Patriot Movement, the Republican representative "planned, engaged in, and promoted a total of three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States government."...
View Article4 Months And Counting, An Acting Intelligence Chief In The Hot Seat
It's the longest that the director of national intelligence role has been unfilled since its creation 15 years ago. And the delay has implications for the U.S. intelligence community and beyond....
View ArticleTrump Backtracks On Brazil Steel Tariffs
President Trump has reversed himself and decided not to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Brazil. Financial markets were rattled when he abruptly announced a 25% tax on Dec. 2.
View ArticleDHS Internal Watchdog Report Finds No Wrongdoing In Migrant Children's Deaths
In terse statements, the Homeland Security Inspector General said two migrant children died in U.S. custody due to bacterial infections. (Image credit: Emilio Espejel/AP)
View ArticleA New Safety Program Takes On Silica Dust Amid A Possible Crisis
It will now be easier for the government to inspect shops where workers might get exposed to lung-damaging silica dust. But it's unclear how much it will affect countertop workers. (Image credit:...
View ArticleFor Joe Biden, 1987 Brought Triumph In The Wake Of Political Setback
Biden ended his first presidential campaign during a break in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden sunk the nomination....
View ArticleNew SNAP Rule Impacts College Students By Limiting Benefits And Adding Confusion
College students often struggle to make ends meet, and food insecurity is more common on campus than you might think. Now it could be even more challenging for some to get food stamps. (Image credit:...
View ArticleTrump Is Impeached, But There's No Endgame In Sight
What trophy can be said to await the speaker or her party at game's end? Their case has not penetrated the popular membrane enough to supply the two-thirds vote required for conviction in the Senate....
View Article'Catastrophic' Wildfires Continue To Rage Across Australia
Extreme heat and drought conditions have caused hundreds of fires to spark throughout the country, many of which have been burning for weeks. (Image credit: Dean Lewins/AP)
View ArticleNew Zealanders Hand In More Than 50,000 Weapons As The Country's Buyback...
The Pacific nation's months-long program ended this week with questionable success. A ban on most semi-automatic and military-style rifles also took effect across the country. (Image credit: Hagen...
View ArticleTrump Created The Space Force. Here's What It Will Actually Do
"It's not about putting military service members in space," one expert said. The new branch will basically reorganize what the military does in space and elevate it to a single chain of command....
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