Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
According to The Hill: President Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., the White House announced Friday night. “Throughout…
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Hurricane Harvey Reaches Category 4 Strength before Landfall
Harvey strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was expected to hit land near Corpus Christi, Texas, around 9…
Trump signs memo banning transgender troops
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memo effectively barring transgender people from joining the US military, but left the fate of those already serving…
North Korea appears to fire Ballistic Missile
North Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile, South Korean and Japanese sources say. Only few details were immediately available. (more) The…
Officials Prepare for ‘Major Disaster’ as Hurricane Heads Toward Texas
The governor of Texas says Hurricane Harvey will be a “major disaster” as he warned residents to prepare for record flooding when the storm makes…
I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist
I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist Exxon funded climate scientists while the bulk of its public-facing advertorials argued the science and cause of climate change…
Hurricane Harvey Could Hit As Strongest In 12 Years
As the most powerful weather system to hit the U.S. in over a decade lurches towards Texas, tens of thousands have been evacuated and fears…
Trump Blames Republican Leaders for Creating Debt Ceiling ‘Mess’
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused congressional leaders in his Republican party of creating a political “mess” for not attaching debt ceiling legislation to a…
White Nationalist Demonstrator Surrenders to Police in Lynchburg, Virginia
White nationalist Christopher Cantwell turned himself into police Wednesday to face felony charges stemming from a deadly rally organized by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia….
Senate bill would label WikiLeaks ‘non-state hostile intelligence service’
Congress will formally consider WikiLeaks a “non-state hostile intelligence service” if lawmakers adopt the annual Intelligence Authorization Act passed 14-1 by a Senate panel last…