Category: Nation

Chuck Berry, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 90

Chuck Berry performs at the Congress Theater on January 1, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called “the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was found dead Saturday at a residence outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said. He was 90. A post on the St. Charles County police Facebook page

Lancaster County woman says police are targeting her family after arrests

LITITZ, Lancaster County, Pa.– A Lancaster County woman is speaking out, and plans to take legal action, after her family was recently arrested. Michelle Stauffer of Lititz, says she, her husband, and son are being targeted by the Lititz Police Department. According to Stauffer, the department has been focused on them ever since an incident last year. She says in

Traffic advisory issued for Borrego Springs wildflower bloom visitors

BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. — Another weekend of huge crowds streaming into the East County desert in search of blooming flowers prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue a traffic advisory Saturday morning for the Borrego Springs area. The advisory was issued at 9 a.m. for San Felipe Road and Montezuma Road, also known as S2 and S22. They are the

Man Arrested Outside White House After Jumping Bike Rack

A man jumped over a bicycle rack in front of the White House on Saturday, briefly putting the complex into an escalated security posture, two law enforcement officials told CNN. The man, who never made it to the White House fence, was carrying a document he wanted to deliver to the White House and did not have a weapon, a

Trump Wants to Build 30-Foot-High Wall at Mexican Border

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices posted to a government website further detailing President Donald Trump’s promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” at the Mexican border. The notices were made

Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of directors of online travel booking site Expedia

NEW YORK – Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of directors of online travel booking site Expedia. Documents filed with securities regulators say the daughter of defeated U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has joined its 14-member board. The company is controlled by Barry Diller. Chelsea Clinton is also a director of another company that Diller controls, IAC/InterActiveCorp. Expedia did not

Man poses as Water Company employee, robs home in Lebanon County

LEBANON, LEBANON COUNTY, Pa — Lebanon City Police are searching for a man who they say stole cash from elderly residents after saying he was from the water company. According to Lebanon City Police, on Friday around 12:40 p.m., a man knocked on a door along the 100 block of South 4th Avenue in Lebanon claiming to be from the

UPDATE: Two women seriously injured in Boone County barn

Update(3/18) – Sheriff Nielsen has made a statement regarding this case. He said this in a statement to the media, “We have been working diligently since the 911 call to bring those responsible for these acts to justice. We will not stop those efforts until we have solved this crime.” BOONE COUNTY, Ind.– One of two women found seriously injured

Donald Trump Budget Cuts: What Do the 19 Agencies Cut Do?

Donald Trump, with members of his cabinet behind him, gives Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney a pen after signing an executive order on March 13. (Getty) On March 16, President Donald Trump unveiled his proposed 2018 budget. It likely won’t be implemented in exactly the way he and his director of the Office of Management

Joachim Sauer, Angela Merkel’s Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, in August 2016. (Getty) Theoretical chemist Joachim Sauer is the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, considered by many to be the most powerful woman in the world. She will be meeting U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time since Trump took office in Washington, D.C. on March 17. Despite

WEEKLY TIMELINE