Conservatives look to be winners in surprise UK election
The Conservative Party surged to a commanding lead in Britain's parliamentary election.Read More ...
Nine months in, Congress mute on Obama’s war against the Islamic State
Nine
months after American bombs first rocked Islamic State targets in the
Middle East, a small group of U.S. lawmakers is making what may be their
last...Read More ...
Tom Brady says Super Bowl win not tainted
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More storms headed for Great Plains after tornadoes kill one, injure 12 in Oklahoma
By
Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Thunderstorm and flash flood
warnings were issued for several Great Plains states on Thursday, a day
after a series of tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing one death,
injuring 12 and flattening buildings. One woman who sought safety in
her home's storm shelter died when it flooded in Wednesday night's
storms, Oklahoma police said. The weather system battered a region from
Texas to Nebraska and spawned dozens of reported tornadoes on Wednesday.
Large parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and North Texas were under flash flood
and severe thunderstorm watches on Thursday.Read More ...
U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
Attorney
General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether
Baltimore's police department has engaged in a "pattern or practice" of
excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post,
citing two law enforcement officials, said Lynch's announcement of the
investigation could come as soon as Friday. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to
investigate the city's police department for civil rights violations
after the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police
custody.Read More ...
Poll: Americans favor Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert over conservatives for punditry
By
Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jon Stewart has spent 16 years
skewering U.S. politicians and media as the liberal host of television's
"The Daily Show" - and many Americans think he gets it right on the
issues with his satirical look at the news. In a Reuters/Ipsos online
poll, the Comedy Central comic topped a list of 10 pundits, with more
than half of respondents saying they agreed with him on at least some
issues. Stewart, who will host his last Daily Show episode on Aug. 6,
also ranked highest on two other traits - fearlessness and most admired.
Daily Show alumnus Stephen Colbert, who spoofed conservative talk-show
hosts for nearly a decade on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," tied
Stewart as most admired and placed second to him on issues and
fearlessness.Read More ...
Bernie Sanders to Obama on Nike trip: Just don’t do it!
Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging President Barack Obama to cancel a
planned visit to Nike’s headquarters over the low wages it pays foreign
workersRead More ...
Cameron set for UK poll win as Scottish nationalists triumph
Prime
Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course Friday for a
surprise victory in Britain's general election which could redefine the
country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts. Projections
after the vote upended pre-election forecasts of a knife-edge contest
with Labour and pointed to a landslide for Scottish nationalists that
could reopen the question of independence for Scotland. "This is clearly
a very strong night for the Conservative party," Cameron said after
being re-elected to his Witney seat in southern England. Although he
said it was "too early" to say what the final result would be, Cameron
stressed that Britain now "must hold" a referendum on membership of the
European Union that he has promised by 2017.Read More ...
Senate OKs bill giving Congress review of Iran nuclear deal
The legislation gives Congress the right to potentially reject any nuclear deal with Tehran.Read More ...
Charlie Hebdo responds to PEN Freedom of Expression critics in latest issue
Provocative
left-wing magazine Charlie Hebdo responded to critics who were offended
by its satire on Islam and argued that it should not have been honored
by PEN American Center.Read More ...
1 death linked to Oklahoma tornado outbreak
A woman drowned in a flooded underground storm shelter, and at least 12 people were injured.Read More ...
U.S. appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
The
bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the government exceeds
what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court said Thursday as it
asked Congress to step in and decide how best to balance ...Read More ...
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