Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders
President Obama offered his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video Thursday and plans to campaign with the former secretary of state in Wisconsin next week, efforts aimed at speeding the Democratic Party’s unification around its presumed presidential nominee. “I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” Obama says in the video. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. She’s got the courage, the compass..>> view originalAppellate court upholds Jared Fogle's almost 16-year sentence for child pornography
Jared Fogle FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2015, file photo, former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle leaves the federal courthouse in Indianapolis, following a hearing on child-pornography charges. Fogle is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, to face a federal judge in Indianapolis for sentencing, after agreeing in August to plead guilty to charges of illicit sexual conduct with a minor and receiving child pornography. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) ..>> view originalWhat's next for the main figures in the Brock Turner rape case?
The six-month jail sentence handed down in the Brock Turner sexual assault case continues to ripple far beyond the Santa Clara County, California, courthouse where it was delivered. The judge in the case is facing calls to be removed from office and a powerful courtroom statement from the victim continues to resonate with people around the country. Judge Aaron Persky He’s under fire for his sentencing decision. Could he be recalled? Technically, yes, although it’s a complicated process and ne..>> view originalResponders hone parachuting, other skills at doomsday drill
Members of the Washington National Guard look at screens showing a map of damage to roads following a simulated earthquake and tsunami, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Shelton, Wash. Officials in the Pacific Northwest have been rehearsing scenarios on how the region would deal with a dual natural disaster that could kill thousands, cut off coastal communities, and collapse phone and internet service. (Rachel La Corte/Associated Press) By Rachel La Corte | AP June 10 at 2:31 AM SHELTON, Wash. ..>> view originalStates can restrict concealed weapons, appeals court says
The en banc opinion by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could set up a new showdown on gun rights at the Supreme Court. At issue was California's law on concealed weapons, which requires citizens to prove they have "good cause" to carry concealed firearms to get a license. Plaintiffs challenged guidelines in San Diego and Yolo counties that did not consider general self-defense to be enough to obtain a license.The 9th Circuit held 7-4 in the case, Peruta v. County of San Diego, that the res..>> view originalMom Reunites With Kidnapped Son After 21 Years Apart
Steve Hernandez tenderly wiped tears from his mother’s face. They were standing in an austere room in the San Bernardino County district attorney's office. Maria Mancia couldn’t stop crying as she wrapped her arms around her son. It was their first embrace in 21 years -- a long-delayed reunion that Mancia had once feared impossible. Associated Press Steve Hernandez with his mom, Maria Mancia, on Thursday. The last time Mancia, 42, had seen Hernandez was in 1995 when he was just 18 month..>> view originalNavy admiral pleads guilty in 'Fat Leonard' corruption scandal
A one-star Navy admiral pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of lying to federal investigators in the wide-ranging “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal, marking an exceptionally rare instance of a flag officer being criminally prosecuted for actions while in uniform. In a plea deal with prosecutors, Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, a special assistant to the chief of the Navy Supply Corps, admitted to concealing the duration and extent of his relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis, a Singapore-base..>> view original
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