Texas pushes ahead with 'bathroom bill' as others shy away
Gov. Greg Abbott, center, offers a pen to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, right, after he signed SB7, a bill to address inappropriate teacher-student relationships, after he signed it during a ceremony at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Austin. Standing behind Abbott, from left, Marc Salvato, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, Rep. Gary VanDeaver, Sen. Paul Bettencourt and Rep. Tony Dale. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) By Paul J. Weber | AP By Paul J. Weber | AP May 25 ..>> view originalAfter strong T-storms blast N.J., calm day ahead to start weekend
While heavy overnight rain and thunderstorms have mostly moved away from New Jersey, it won't be a completely dry day as Memorial Day weekend gets started. It'll be a mostly cloudy day in north and central Jersey with another round of showers expected around midday. In South Jersey, clouds are expected to diminish and the sun should be out this afternoon. Memorial Day forecast has ups and downs Temperatures range from the mid-50s to the low-60s as of 7:10 a.m. but should reach the mid-to-upper ..>> view originalThe GOP inherits what Trump has wrought
The darker forces that propelled President Trump’s rise are beginning to frame and define the rest of the Republican Party. When GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte assaulted a reporter who had attempted to ask him a question Wednesday night in Montana, many saw not an isolated outburst by an individual, but the obvious, violent result of Trump’s charge that journalists are “the enemy of the people.” Nonetheless, Gianforte won Thursday’s special election to fill a safe Republican seat. “Respectf..>> view originalTrump Administration Considers Moving Student Loans from Education Department to Treasury
A shift in handling federal student aid is being weighed as the Trump administration and Ms. DeVos consider overhauling the Department of Education. Mr. Trump’s proposed budget for 2018 slashes funding for the department by nearly 50 percent. Moving one of its core functions to Treasury would significantly diminish the agency’s power. It could also alter the mission of the student loan program. “The reason the federal student aid programs live within the Education Department is because that’s t..>> view originalBefore the White House, Kennedy was a high-school prankster
BOSTON Years before he captained the torpedo boat PT-109, ran for office or set the United States on a path to put a man on the moon, President John F. Kennedy was a troublesome teen whose hijinks nearly got him kicked out of his prestigious boarding school.The scion of a wealthy Boston family, Kennedy spent his mid-teens at Connecticut's elite Choate Rosemary Hall, where he excelled at history and literature - but infuriated the school's headmaster by organizing pranks as a member of an unoff..>> view original'Houdini' of Alabama death row executed for murder-for-hire
A man once dubbed the "Houdini" of Alabama's death row after averting seven prior execution dates was put to death Friday, capping years of litigation challenging the humaneness of lethal injection. Tommy Arthur, 75, was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. CDT Friday after receiving an injection at the state prison in Atmore, authorities said. Arthur was convicted of killing riverboat engineer Troy Wicker, who was fatally shot as he slept in his home. "Thomas Arthur's protracted attempt to escape..>> view originalAppeals court upholds block on Trump's travel ban; administration to appeal to Supreme Court
2017 hurricane forecast calls for above-normal season in Atlantic
Last Updated May 25, 2017 4:27 PM EDT MIAMI -- Warm ocean waters could fuel an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, while storm-suppressing El Nino conditions are expected to be scarce, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast calls for 11 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. Two to four hurricanes are expected to be "major" with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.Forecasters expect warmer-than-average waters acros..>> view originalTrump takes a moment to brag that less than half the country thinks he's doing a good job
This is a very weird tweet. Thank you for your support. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA SAFE AND GREAT AGAIN!#POTUSAbroad #USA pic.twitter.com/42vCwr5GkA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2017 By itself, it’s weird. The president is thanking America for its support … while pointing out that less than half of the country thinks he’s doing a good job? Sure, 48 percent is more support than he earned in the November election, when he pulled about 46 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 48. Bu..>> view originalICE Air: How US deportation flights work
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