Painful scenes of child separations force a rare retreat from the White House

1/7 Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration has been using the Tornillo tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents after they were caught entering the U.S. under the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. President Trump on … Read more

Suspect in ‘King of the Hill’ star Jonathan Joss’ murder allowed to walk free after posting bail

The Texas man accused of murdering “King of the Hill” actor Jonathan Joss has been released after posting bond, according to reports. Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 56, is confined under full house arrest after posting $200,000 bond Monday evening, Bexar County Court records show. 3Suspect Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez in his booking photo. He’s accused of murder. … Read more

Bush Names Fletcher to Head Rights Panel : Civil liberties: The President seeks to remove a ‘personality gridlock’ from the once-influential commission.

President Bush named prominent black Republican Arthur A. Fletcher on Friday to be chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, seeking to reinvigorate the once-influential panel and remove what one White House aide described as a “personality gridlock.” The nomination of Fletcher, a 65-year-old veteran of the Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford … Read more

Florida residents warned ‘dirty rain’ could fall as large Saharan dust plume is making its way to area

MIAMI – A large wave of Saharan dust making its way across the Atlantic Basin is forecast to arrive in the U.S. later this week, impacting the Southeast with hazy skies and “dirty rain.” NOAA estimates that more than 180 million tons of dust leave the African continent every year, and the extremely dry air reduces thunderstorm activity … Read more

Pioneering gay author Edmund White dead at 85

NEW YORK — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty,” has died. He was 85. White’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his agent, Bill Clegg, who did not immediately provide additional … Read more

Trump speaks with Putin, says ‘not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace’ with Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying it was “not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace” between Russia and Ukraine. “We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides,” Trump announced … Read more

House GOP summons five more Biden aides in probe of health coverup

WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer broadened his investigation of the alleged coverup of President Biden’s mental decline Wednesday with interview requests for five more former White House advisers. Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting closed-door transcribed interviews with former White House chief of staff Ron Klain, former de facto West Wing communications chief Anita … Read more

East Hampton residents go to war over local gun club’s lease renewal

East Hampton, NY, homeowners are fighting to keep a popular local gun club from reopening, years after suing the venue over claims that stray bullets fired by members had struck local homes. It seems some homeowners in East Hampton’s Wainscott community are not happy about having their home on the range—the shooting range, that is. Several residents … Read more

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