Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete
A top ethics official has warned that plans to confirm Donald Trump’s top Cabinet choices before background examinations are complete are unprecedented and have overwhelmed government investigators responsible for the reviews. The concerns prompted Democrats on Saturday to call for delaying the confirmation process, but Republicans signaled they are unlikely to budge on the eve of a slew of hearings in the Senate. The Trump administration-in-waiting faces its first big test in coming days, with..>> view originalTree falls in 50 mph winds killing East Bay woman - KGO
SAN RAMON, Calif. (KGO) -- Weather caused a lot of problems Saturday. Trees came crashing down and one killed a woman in the East Bay.RELATED: The ABC7 News Storm Impact Scale explained At around 11:00 a.m. a 20 foot tree fell in 50 mph winds at Canyon Lakes Golf Course. It hit and killed a 56-year-old woman as she walked on the golf cart trail with her husband. Firefighters call it a freak accident."It wasn't a very big tree," said San Ramon Valley Fire Chief Dan McNamara. "It was something wo..>> view originalCharles Manson reportedly moved from hospital back to prison
The notorious murderer Charles Manson was back in prison Saturday after a brief stint in the hospial, the Los Angeles Times reported. SECURITY GUARD'S HOME SEARCHED IN HUNT FOR MISSING MICHIGAN WOMAN Manson, now a grizzled, shuffling 82-year-old, had an undisclosed but serious illness, according to news reports that correction officials would not confirm, citing privacy laws. He was too weak for surgery, TMZ reported Thursday. A corrections official told the Times on Friday that Manson returned..>> view originalSnow pounds parts of East Coast, causing hundreds of crashes
Snow and sleet pounded a large swath of the East Coast on Saturday, coating roads with ice and causing hundreds of crashes. Thousands of people lost power, and forecasters warned of blizzard-like conditions from Virginia to parts of the Northeast.Police investigated several fatal crashes as potentially storm-related, but some of the South's biggest cities — including Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C. — appeared to avoid the worst of the storm. Authorities praised residents for learning the lessons o..>> view original3 Southeast Texas men missing on coastal hunting trip
3 Southeast Texas men missing on coastal hunting trip Associated Press , WFAA 5:24 PM. CST January 07, 2017 Police lights at night (generic image) (Photo: Getty Images) PALACIOS, Texas -- The Coast Guard and state authorities are searching for three men who failed to return from a duck hunting trip in waters near Matagorda Bay between Port Lavaca and Palacios. The Coast Guard says the three were to launch their 17-foot flat-bottomed boat about 4 a.m. Friday but did..>> view originalSeaWorld San Diego ending killer whale show
SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld San Diego is ending its long-running killer whale show after years of outcry and falling attendance prompted it to renounce theatrical orca displays. The show that featured killer whales cavorting with trainers and leaping high out of the Shamu Stadium pool will have its final performances on Sunday. This summer, the park will unveil a new attraction in the revamped pool. Orca Encounter is being billed as an educational experience that will show how killer whales eat, comm..>> view originalKushner, considering White House role, eyes business exit
NEW YORK — Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of his closest advisers, is taking steps to distance himself from his sprawling New York real estate business in what is the clearest sign yet he is planning to take a position in the new administration.Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, must clear a series of hurdles before he takes any post in Washington. He will need to argue that a federal anti-nepotism law that bar officials from appointing relat..>> view originalUS Seeks Death Penalty in Florida Airport Shooting Case
While investigators try to figure out the motive of an Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida, the suspected gunman was charged and could face the death penalty if convicted. Esteban Santiago, 26, was charged with an act of violence at an international airport resulting in death — which carries a maximum punishment of execution — and weapons charges. Santiago told investigators that he planned the attack, buying a..>> view originalMartin Luther King Day with Trump
CreditIllustration by Tom Bachtell On April 8, 1968, Representative John Conyers, from Detroit, marched through downtown Memphis with Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, Harry Belafonte, and thousands of people who had come to that city from across the country. Four days earlier, Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot and killed there, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, and a fugue of disbelief and despair hovered over the crowd as it continued down the road that King had travelled. Th..>> view original32-year-old gorilla has died at Cleveland zoo
CLEVELAND – One of the Cleveland's zoo's two male western lowland gorillas died on Friday, zoo officials said. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo first announced the death of 32-year-old Bebac on its Facebook page. Zoo Executive Director Chris Kuhar called Bebac one of the zoo's iconic animals in an interview Saturday. Dozens of tributes along with photos of Bebac taken by zoo visitors were posted on Facebook. More on this... Bebac, pronounced BEE'-bak, and 29-year-old Mokolo, pronounced mo-KO'-lo, ca..>> view original
Friday, January 20, 2017
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