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A councilwoman in Texas is accused of mocking and shouting expletives at a group of teen girls since one of them was wearing a Trump shirt. Kellye Burke, a West University Place councilwoman, was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday for the a cookie shop incident involving a “Make America Great Again” shirt, news station KPRC...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Plaintiffs in a defamation lawsuit against the state police security detail for New Mexico Gov. Susan Martinez say the litigation is being settled outside of court. Scott and Colette Chandler run a ranch program for troubled youth in southern New Mexico and alleged in state district court that their reputation was damaged when they were removed from a campaign event for Martinez at a Deming motel in 2014. Scott Chandler said Friday that a trial has been canceled after a settlement agreement was outlined. Читать дальше...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A South Carolina congressman has pulled out his own loaded handgun during a meeting with constituents to make a point that guns are dangerous only in the hands of criminals. News outlets report Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman placed the .38-caliber gun on a table during Friday’s meeting at a Rock...

Republican U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold of Texas, accused by a female former aide of sexual harassment, abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday after admitting to allowing an unprofessional culture to flourish in his Capitol Hill office. “While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it’s time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve,” the 56-year-old congressman who represented Corpus Christi in the U.S. House of Representatives said in a social media video statement. Читать дальше...

Teammates Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer will start at the front of the field in Sunday’s Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

In a week when we learned Mark Zuckerberg was a “power user of the Internet,” this also happened: •California State Teachers’ Retirement System Chief Investment Officer Christopher Ailman joined the #DeleteFacebook campaign, tweeting that he removed his personal account because of “offensive” lack of oversight and poor management. In 2014, he pushed the company to add more women directors, saying there were “too many ugly white guys on boards.” (The fund still owns shares in the company and maintains a Facebook page.

The US Air Force recently released footage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon conducting a low-altitude flight during a training mission in Japan.

Bei neuerlichen Luftangriffen auf die syrische Rebellenhochburg Duma ist nach Angaben unterschiedlicher örtlicher Rettungskräfte offenbar Giftgas eingesetzt worden. Laut der Syrischen Beobachtungsstelle für Menschenrechte litten mindestens elf Personen unter Symptomen wie Atemnot und Erstickungsanfällen, darunter fünf Kinder.

Die syrische Rebellenhochburg Duma ist am Samstag erneut zum Ziel schwerer Luftangriffe geworden. Kampfflugzeuge und Hubschrauber flögen nach mehrtägiger Pause wieder Angriffe auf die Stadt in Ost-Ghouta, sagte Rettungshelfer Firas al-Doumi der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Parallel greife die syrische Armee mit Artillerie an, teilte die Syrische Beobachtungsstelle für Menschenrechte mit.

Anhänger von Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva haben den Haftantritt des wegen Korruption verurteilten brasilianischen Ex-Präsidenten vorerst verhindert. Hunderte Menschen stoppten am Samstag Lulas Auto, als der frühere Staatschef den Sitz der Metallgewerkschaft in Sao Paulo verlassen wollte, um sich der Polizei zu stellen. Lula stieg daraufhin wieder aus dem Wagen aus und kehrte in das Gebäude zurück.

One hotel’s trash could be many a history buff’s treasure. On Thursday, Guernsey’s will auction off 55 individual doors from the Chelsea Hotel rooms where Joni Mitchell, W.E.B. Du Bois, Jackson Pollock and others once lived, after a homeless man rescued them from the garbage heap. “I was shocked,” Jim Georgiou tells The Post of...

Moving day at the Masters will feature several major champions just before the final group on Saturday at Augusta National, including Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy paired together for the third round.

In their guide Perfumes, widely considered the bible on the subject, Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez answer some commonly asked questions about fragrances. One was whether scents change according to the wearer’s personal chemistry. “For a long time, Luca believed the answer to be absolutely no,” writes Sanchez. “And that all assertions to the contrary were marketing ploys designed to make the average person feel uniquely addressed and bonded to the product, as if perfume were like a mood ring or shrink-to-fit jeans... Читать дальше...

With Stan Mikita suffering from Lewy body dementia, his grandchildren take the ice in his honor during pregame ceremony.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a South Carolina congressman who pulled out a handgun at a constituent meeting Friday (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is speaking out against comments made by a South Carolina congressman who pulled out his own loaded handgun at a meeting with constituents, and said he was "not going to be a Gabby Giffords." News outlets report that Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman's comments were made Friday at a restaurant in... Читать дальше...

A Pennsylvania couple has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly beating to death a 4-year-old child for spilling his cereal. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Friday that the boy’s 19-year-old mother, Lisa Smith, and her boyfriend, Keiff King, 26, are being charged “for the senseless killing of young Tahjir (Smith).” On January...

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Heading into the tail end of one of the most chaotic weeks in UFC history, Dana White decided to throw another curveball into the mix.

Startup company Orion Span announced Thursday at the Space 2.0 Summit in San Jose, California, that it would be launching the "first-ever affordable luxury space hotel" by late 2021.

If the Flyers and Panthers are even in points, regulation and overtime wins, and goal differential at the end of the season, they'll play a one-game tiebreaker for a playoff spot.

Column: Tiger Woods might win another major title, but he'll mostly be playing a supporting role to the youngsters for the rest of his PGA career

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Texas will begin sending troops to the southern border with Mexico, with 250 personnel to be deployed there within 72 hours, the commander of the Texas Army National Guard said.

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• YouTube is releasing an alternative version of its YouTube Kids app that will rely on human curation to sift through video content instead of an algorithm, according to Buzzfeed News.
• The whitelisted app will reportedly be available in a matter of weeks.
• The move comes after a Business Insider investigation revealed that the app, intended for young kids, is prone to surface videos containing conspiracy theories.

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