Family of Muslim teen arrested over clock files lawsuit
The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has sued Texas school officials, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy's civil rights.The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed. The teen was arrested at his suburban Dallas high school in September and charged with having a hoax bomb. He says he brought the homemade clock to school to show his teacher. The charge was later dropped, but he was still suspended.The lawsuit names Irving Independe..>> view originalTerm Is About Over, Pennsylvania's Top Prosecutor Goes on Trial
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — About 150 potential jurors are set to arrive Monday at a suburban Philadelphia courtroom as Pennsylvania's attorney general goes on trial in a perjury and obstruction case that follows a four-year term rocked by petty feuds, political intrigue and a pornographic email scandal. Kathleen Kane remains on the job even though she lost her law license over the felony arrest. An ethics board accused her of "egregious conduct" amid criminal ..>> view originalAnti-Trump conservatives recruit candidate for WH bid
Story highlightsThe bid would be a huge long shotEvan McMullin is a top House Republican aideEvan McMullin is expected to formally enter the race soon, a source close to the recruiting effort told CNN Monday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the formal paperwork has not been completed yet.McMullin, who had been the policy director for the House Republican Conference, is a longshot for the White House at best -- facing high hurdles in the form of ballot access deadlines that hav..>> view originalMan killed while playing 'Pokemon Go' at San Francisco park
Miami(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP)A 20-year-old man was shot and killed while playing "Pokemon Go" at a San Francisco park Saturday night, according to authorities.Calvin Riley and a friend were playing the game in the Fisherman's Wharf area, along San Francisco's waterfront, when Riley was shot, AP reported. According to family and friends, Riley was randomly targeted, and there was no confrontation before the attack, KGO-TV reported. "There was nothing said back and forth,” family friend John Kirby t..>> view originalPolitics|Democrats Hope for a Wave, but Republicans Doubt Clinton's Coattails
Photo Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh last month. There is a presumption among many that she is headed to a decisive victory, though she remains unpopular. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times In 1980, the Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart warned Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin’s champion vote-getter as governor and senator, that he was going to lose.Mr. Hart saw a Republican wave coming. Ronald Reagan would defeat President Jimmy Carter and carry other Re..>> view originalAll lanes closed on SB Bishop Ford at 159th due to overturned tractor-trailer
Please enable Javascript to watch this video SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. -- All lanes are closed on the southbound Bishop Ford Freeway due to a crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer. A right lane as opened on the northbound side, so traffic is slowly moving again inbound. The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. Monday on the Bishop Ford at 159th Street. The semi trailer carrying loads of lumber was driving on the southbound lanes when it overturned, spilling all the debris into the north..>> view originalHusband of Ohio rock-throwing victim kills self
The husband of an Ohio schoolteacher, who was severely injured when four men dropped a rock on her car from a highway overpass, killed himself late Saturday night – and the prosecutor who jailed the rock-throwers blames them for Randy Budd’s suicide. Budd, 55, was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Ohio residence, Harry Campbell, chief investigator for Ohio’s Stark County Coroner’s office, told the AP on Sunday. “Randy Budd did not die from a gunshot,” Union County Distric..>> view originalKansas water park closed after boy dies on 'insane' slide
Verruckt waterslide(Photo: Schlitterbahn)A Kansas water park and the world's tallest waterslide remained closed Monday while authorities investigated the death of the 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker on "Elected Officials Day."Caleb Schwab died Sunday at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kan., while riding the Verrückt — German for "insane" — a slide that drops riders at 65 mph from a height of almost 169 fee. Riders sit in a three-person raft and are secured with straps across the..>> view originalHow the growth of the Sturgis rally mirrored the growth of America
There simply would not be a modern Sturgis rally if competitive cycle races had not caught hold in western South Dakota more than 75 years ago. The Black Hills area has a storied history of racing, both by combustion engine, but also by beast. And when viewed through the prism of history, the growth of the Sturgis cycle rally in many ways mirrored the growth and changes that happened in America during that time frame.When Sturgis and Fort Meade were both established in 1878, the Victorian Era o..>> view originalPaul Ryan expected to crush Paul Nehlen in primary challenge
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has never been in serious jeopardy of losing his seat, and the most recent polling shows the House Speaker destroying Nehlen 80%-15%. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). BY Adam Edelman. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Monday, August 8 ...>> view original
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