NC's outgoing GOP governor appears to make one last attempt to stick it to the Democrat who beat him
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) rides an elevator at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 7. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) With just one day to go before he leaves office, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) threw a legal Hail Mary to the U.S. Supreme Court in another apparent effort to undermine his Democratic successor's ability to govern. McCrory filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause court-ordered special elections for more than two dozen sta..>> view originalTrump meets with Agriculture secretary candidates
President-elect Donald TrumpDonald TrumpMcCain: There must be a 'price to pay' for Russian hacking Cruz responds to Charlie Sheen's 2020 invite Quincy Jones won't attend Trump's New Year's Eve party: report MORE spent Friday meeting with three Texans up for the spot of Agriculture secretary.Former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, former Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla and current Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller all traveled to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., to discuss the ..>> view originalZoo euthanizes 25-year-old lion, believed to be oldest in US
HONS Zoo euthanizes 25-year-old lion, believed to be oldest in US This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Zoo shows an African lion named Zenda at the zoo. The Philadelphia Zoo says its 25-year-old big cat named Zenda recently experienced a severe decline in mobility and behavior. She was euthanized Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (Philadelphia Zoo via AP) Posted: Friday, December 30, 2016 6:50 pm | Updated: 7:15 pm, Fr..>> view originalRiders stuck 130 feet in the air on malfunctioning ride at Knott's Berry Farm
A Knott’s Berry Farm ride that malfunctioned trapped 21 riders, including several children, 130 feet in the air for more than six hours Friday before they were rescued, authorities said. The malfunction occurred on the popular Sky Cabin ride, a slow-moving attraction that lifts riders up to 180 feet for a 360-degree view of Buena Park and the surrounding area, authorities said. None of the riders were hurt or were in danger, said Capt. Larry Kurtz, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Auth..>> view originalCourt reinstates Kennedy cousin Skakel's murder conviction
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, file photo, Michael Skakel reacts to being granted bail during his bond hearing at Stamford Superior Court in Stamford, Conn. A divided Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, reinstated Kennedy cousin Skakel’s murder conviction in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley, rejecting a lower court ruling in an appeal that his trial lawyer didn’t adequately represent him. (Bob Luckey/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File) (Associated Press) ..>> view originalNew England digs out from heavy snow as a winter storm brews in the West
More than 100,000 people are without power and the roads are a slippery, dangerous mess in New England. Residents braced for a foot of snow, with twice that amount possible in some spots. The driver of a pickup appears to have swapped out his general use tires (in the truck's bed) in favor of snow tires just in time to deal with the snow-covered streets in Auburn, Maine, ursday, Dec. 29, 2016.(Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, AP)Portions of northern New England were digging out from more than t..>> view originalPa. state trooper killed after responding to abuse violation
USA Today Network Shelly Stallsmith, York Daily Record 1:34 a.m. EST December 31, 2016File photo of Jason Robison.(Photo: Pennsylvania State Police)A Pennsylvania state trooper was fatally shot after responding to an abuse violation Friday night, state officials confirmed.The reported incident occurred in Juniata Township, a small community in central Pennsylvania. Authorities closed off the area as officers conducted a search for the trooper's killer.State police say trooper Landon ..>> view originalGovernor: Brinks Heist Getaway Driver Eligible for Parole
A former radical who drove a getaway car during a Brinks armored car robbery that led to the deaths of two police officers and a security guard will be eligible for parole next year after Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted her sentence. Judith Clark, a former Weather Underground member, has served 35 years of a 75-years-to-life sentence for her role in the robbery at a mall in suburban Rockland County. The commutation Friday will allow Clark, 67, to appear before the Board of Parole in early 2017. ..>> view originalThe Latest: Sen. Reid backs Mormon choir singer who quit
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2016, file photo, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sings in the Conference Center at the morning session of the two-day Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City. Choir member Jan Chamberlin posted a resignation letter that she says she sent to choir leaders on her Facebook page Thursdaym Dec. 29, 2016. In it, she writes that by performing at the inaugural, the 360-member Choir will appear to be “endorsing tyranny and fac..>> view originalCoast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 central Ohioans onboard
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search for a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie, with the chief executive of a Columbus beverage distributor who was piloting it and his five passengers now presumed to be dead. The search was suspended at 7:30 p.m. Friday. It will be turned over to the city of Cleveland as a recovery operation beginning Saturday morning. The Coast Guard will still assist. "The decision to suspend a search is never easy," said Capt. Michael Mullen, chief of response for ..>> view original
Monday, February 6, 2017
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