With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy
Aerial view of Gravel Canyon and Jacobs Chair in the west part of Bears Ears National Monument. (Robert Fillmore) President Obama on Wednesday created new national monuments in a sacred tribal site in southeastern Utah and in a swath of Nevada desert, after years of political fights over the fate of the areas. The designations further cement Obama’s environmental legacy as one of the most consequential — and contentious — in presidential history. He has invoked his executive power to create..>> view originalMan killed 4-year-old son when he wandered into murder scene
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President-elect Donald Trump, asked about possible sanctions against Russia in the wake of alleged cyber-attacks during the presidential campaign, replied "I think we ought to get on with our lives." "I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly, the whole you know age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what's going on," Trump told reporters outside his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. "We have speed we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure you have the se..>> view originalDylann Roof won't work to spare his life in church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof says he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence while representing himself during the punishment phase of his death penalty trial, but he is working hard to keep secret potentially embarrassing evidence about himself and his family. Just exactly what that evidence is remains a mystery. Roof, the judge and prosecutors carefully tiptoed around describing it during a hearing Wednesday. The judge has indicated that it may be allowed..>> view originalDC police: Suspect says strangled actress killed herself
The D.C. actress and yoga instructor who disappeared Christmas Day and was later found dead in her car had her legs bound by a seat belt and exhibited signs of sexual assault, according to an arrest affidavit filed in court. Police said Tricia McCauley, 46, had been strangled and beaten, then stuffed in the rear of her white Scion iQ hatchback and concealed under several items. The man charged in her death, Adrian Duane Johnson, 29, did not know McCauley, police have said. Johnson told police t..>> view originalTrump holds Q&A, discussing jobs, Russia, Israel
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The family of an 8-year-old with an appetite for camping, hiking and barbecues says he was kicked out of a New Jersey Cub Scout pack because he was born a girl. When Joe Maldonado joined Pack 87 in Secaucus in late September — his transgender ...>> view originalTwo soldiers die in helicopter crash near Houston
LA PORTE, Texas, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Officials are launching an investigation into what caused an Apache attack helicopter to crash in Galveston Bay Wednesday afternoon, killing both soldiers aboard it. Two soldiers were killed Wednesday when an AH-64 Apache helicopter flying from Ellington Field went down in the bay, about 24 miles from Houston. A search was launched immediately for the two soldiers, whose bodies have not yet been recovered from the crash. "It is with our deepest sympathy we tell..>> view original
Monday, January 9, 2017
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