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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

Conservative Federal Judge Slams ‘Personal Attacks’ On Judiciary

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A conservative federal appellate court judge who was a key author of the so-called torture memos under the Bush administration criticized personal attacks on the judiciary even while defending President Donald Trump’s authority to ban travelers from mostly Muslim nations. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee did not mention President Donald Trump by

Trump Budget Means Big Cuts To Affordable Housing Programs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Cuts to affordable housing funding in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would be devastating to California, Democratic state lawmakers said Friday, stressing that the White House’s plans increase pressure on them to address the state’s housing crisis. Trump’s budget blueprint calls for more than $6 billion in cuts to the federal Housing and Urban Development Department,

Video Showing Abused Monkey at L’Oréal Animal Testing Facility Is Misleading

Wikimedia Commons A misleading video purportedly showing an abused monkey at a L’Oréal animal testing facility is not quite what it seems. The claim that a monkey was injured due to animal testing by L’Oréal is fake, however, the video does actually depict a monkey that was injured in India—completely unrelated to the French cosmetics company. The video, which was

California Justice Wants ICE To Stop ‘Stalking’ Courthouses For Immigrants

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chief justice of the California Supreme Court asked federal immigration agents Thursday to stop making arrests at courthouses, saying “stalking undocumented immigrants” at the facilities thwarts people’s access to justice. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye wrote in a letter to top federal officials that she is concerned about recent reports of immigration agents going to

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