A Republican retreat is set to take place this year in Baltimore, home to part of the majority-black Maryland district that President Donald Trump recently “House Republicans To Hold Retreat In Baltimore Despite Trump’s Tirade Against City”
Jay Inslee Calls For Banning ‘Forever Chemicals’ In New Environmental Justice Plan
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee proposed banning the so-called “forever chemicals” contaminating millions of Americans’ drinking water as part of a sweeping environmental justice plan. “Jay Inslee Calls For Banning ‘Forever Chemicals’ In New Environmental Justice Plan”
Neil deGrasse Tyson Keeps Museum Post After Sexual Misconduct Probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural “Neil deGrasse Tyson Keeps Museum Post After Sexual Misconduct Probe”
Dad Charged With Homicide After Infant Twins Found Dead In Hot Car
A father has been charged with manslaughter after he said he accidentally left his 1-year-old twins in the back of his car while at work “Dad Charged With Homicide After Infant Twins Found Dead In Hot Car”
Epic Las Vegas Grasshopper Invasion Caught On Weather Radar
A grasshopper invasion of seemingly biblical proportions has engulfed Las Vegas, with the clouds of tiny winged creatures becoming so large that they can be “Epic Las Vegas Grasshopper Invasion Caught On Weather Radar”
Native Hawaiians Want To Halt A Massive Telescope Project. Here’s Why.
On July 17, a group of Native Hawaiian activists protesting a controversial telescope project on Mauna Kea watched as the oldest among them were carted off, “Native Hawaiians Want To Halt A Massive Telescope Project. Here’s Why.”
Another NYPD Officer Found Dead In 5th Suicide Since June
A New York City police officer was found dead Saturday on Staten Island in the department’s fifth suicide since June. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed “Another NYPD Officer Found Dead In 5th Suicide Since June”
Trump Accuses Democrats Of Playing ‘Race Card’ In New Attack On Cummings, Baltimore
President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and the city of Baltimore on Sunday, taking aim at another U.S. city in “Trump Accuses Democrats Of Playing ‘Race Card’ In New Attack On Cummings, Baltimore”
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions
A California federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule ending asylum protections for most Central “Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trends On Twitter, And Everyone Freaks Out
Some Twitter users feared the worst when the name of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg began trending on Twitter Wednesday morning. But it was all because “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trends On Twitter, And Everyone Freaks Out”