Baton Rouge floods: Workers' bus crashes into accident scene, killing 2
The bus was full of workers headed to Baton Rouge on Interstate 10 to help with flood cleanup, said Louisiana State Police Trooper Melissa Matey. The driver was Denis Yasmir Amaya Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, Matey said.One of those killed was St. John the Baptist Parish Fire District Chief Spencer Chauvin, Matey said.The wreck happened at 6:40 a.m when the black charter bus came up on a blocked crash scene on Interstate 10 where Chauvin and two firefighters were assisting..>> view originalEx-aide poised to replace convicted Pennsylvania prosecutor
Matt Rourke Ex-aide poised to replace convicted Pennsylvania prosecutor FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo first Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer walks from a contempt hearing for Patrick Reese, a top aide to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Pennsylvania lawmakers are poised to replace the state’s convicted ex-attorney general, Kane, with her former top deputy. The scheduled confirmation vote on Beemer on Tuesd..>> view originalClinton aide Abedin dumps Weiner after more lewd texts
Clinton aide Abedin dumps Weiner after more lewd texts The high-powered couple had been 'estranged' for about a year, a person close to Abedin said. By Glenn Thrush, Annie Karni and Nick Gass 08/29/16 11:28 AM EDT Updated 08/29/16 05:55 PM EDT Top Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin on Monday announced she is separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after six rocky years of marriage during which the ..>> view originalUW-Madison Is Ranked The Top Party School For 2017 By Princeton Review
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked the top party school in the nation in the annual rankings released Monday by the Princeton Review. Following the Badgers, West Virginia University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. It’s the first time in a decade that UW-Madison took the top slot in the party school ranking. Illinois took the top spot last year. Princeton Review, which publishes an annual guide to picking and preparing for coll..>> view originalOne person killed, four wounded in deadly New Jersey shootout
First responders wheel away a man who was shot in a highway shootout near Egg Harbor Township on Monday. (Mike Miller/AP). BY Nicole Hensley. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, August 30, 2016, 12:51 AM. One person was killed in a deadly ...>> view original'America's toughest sheriff' kept racially profiling Latinos, now faces criminal prosecution
A federal judge is asking prosecutors to bring criminal contempt charges against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Here's why. (Reuters) A darling of the far right and a longtime adversary of civil-rights groups and immigration activists, “America’s toughest sheriff” will soon face Justice Department lawyers in Washington in a years-long legal saga over whether he intentionally defied federal orders to stop racially profiling Latinos. A special section of the Justice Department — dedicated to i..>> view originalRussian hackers targeted Arizona election system
The FBI says it has found breaches in voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and it's urging states to increase their computer security ahead of the November presidential election. (Reuters) Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state. The bureau described the threat as “credible” and significant, “an eight on a scale of one to 10,”..>> view originalHow Trump can prep for the debate and win
Because these debates have potential to impact the race, observers are rightfully curious about what Trump has done to prepare for them. After all, a disciplined and targeted debate prep process helped Romney win the first matchup four years ago, and could do the same for Trump. Unfortunately, "disciplined" and "targeted" aren't words that have often been used to describe Trump or his campaign to date. If he wants the campaign to be competitive, Trump doesn't need to match Hillary Clinton word f..>> view originalThe Latest: Tropical depressions expected to strengthen
MIAMI — The Latest on tropical storms (all times EDT): 11 p.m. Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for a long stretch of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Forecasters expect the tropical depression with winds of 35 mph (55 kph) about 125 miles (225 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hatteras to become a tropical storm by early Tuesday. A second depression was about 240 miles (385 kilometers) west of Key West, Florida, with maximum winds of 35 mph (55 kph). It was moving west, but forecaster..>> view originalBrock Turner to be released from jail after serving half of six-month sentence in Stanford rape case
Former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who was convicted of raping a woman and later sentenced to six months in jail — a penalty criticized for its leniency — is scheduled to be released from jail on Friday, according to public records.If released this week from the Santa Clara County jail, Turner will have completed half of the jail term imposed by Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who faces a recall campaign over his handling of Turner’s case. Early releases are commonly given beca..>> view original
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