The Latest: Fire destroys building under construction
By Associated Press By Associated Press March 17 at 7:45 AM RALEIGH, N.C. — The Latest on apartment building fire in Raleigh, North Carolina (all times local): 7:40 a.m. A fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, also damaged about 10 other nearby buildings, five of them severely. Area news outlets reported one firefighter was hurt by shattered glass, but no other injuries have been reported in the blaze that started about 10 p.m. Th..>> view originalEMT killed, partner injured after man hits them in NYC with stolen ambulance
NEW YORK – An emergency medical technician in New York City was killed Thursday when she was struck and dragged by her own ambulance that had just been stolen, police said. Police said Yadira Arroyo, 44, had stopped her ambulance in the Bronx at about 7 p.m. after being alerted that a man was riding on the back bumper of her vehicle. Police had initially reported that a bystander flagged her down to report a robbery. When she exited the vehicle to investigate, the man jumped inside as Arroyo t..>> view originalTrump and his advisers can't keep quiet — and it's becoming a real problem
In blocking the administration’s second attempt at a travel ban from terror-prone countries, a federal judge in Hawaii laid the blame squarely on President Trump and his advisers, who had suggested the policy was aimed at barring Muslims. A different politician might have expressed disappointment and moved on. But Trump, taking the stage barely an hour later at a rally Wednesday night in Nashville, let loose on the “terrible ruling” — and doubled down on the sentiments that got the policy into ..>> view originalThe sleeping giants of the Obamacare debate: Republican moderates in the House
Arch conservatives have come to define the House Republican brand this decade, pushing the Treasury to the edge of default in 2011, shutting down the government in 2013 and supporting the most right-wing contenders in last year’s presidential primary. Now, however, Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) is dealing with a different rebellious flank within the House Republican Conference as he pushes a massive health-care bill toward the floor next week. Larger in number but softer in tone than their cons..>> view originalAfter 32 years behind bars, man walks free to meet jubilant family after judge throws out murder conviction
Catrina Burks caught the first flight to Los Angeles on Thursday. She’d left her Michigan home in a rush the evening before and driven to the airport in Chicago after getting a call from her father’s attorney.“He’s getting out,” the lawyer said. “Maybe today.” After spending 32 years behind bars, her father, Andrew Leander Wilson, had just had his murder conviction thrown out by a judge.When Wilson finally walked out of the Men’s Central Jail on Thursday afternoon, he said he had no words to de..>> view originalThe Latest: Oklahoma governor calls on senator to step down
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Latest on an Oklahoma state senator facing child prostitution charges (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has joined a chorus of state officials who are calling for the resignation of a state senator who faces child prostitution charges involving a 17-year-old boy. Fallin on Thursday urged Republican Sen. Ralph Shortey of Oklahoma City to step down after he was charged with engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging ..>> view originalOfficial: Explosion destroys home in Washington, DC, suburb
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A house in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion heard for miles around, a blast so powerful it shattered windows and caused other damage to several neighboring homes, authorities said. The explosion rocked the sleepy Washington, D.C., bedroom community of Rockville at around 1 a.m. and scattered debris widely through a neighborhood just miles north of the capital, a fire official said. Authorities said they had no rep..>> view originalTrump budget would end federal funding for arts endowment, PBS
President Trump's first budget blueprint is calling for the elimination of federal funding to a host of arts and humanities programs, as the new administration seeks to redirect taxpayer dollars to defense. The blueprint released by the White House “proposes to eliminate funding” for: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which sends some money to PBS and National Public Radio. Federal funding of ar..>> view originalFlorida cop-killer case reassigned after prosecutor declines death penalty
Florida’s governor has reassigned a case involving the killing of an Orlando police officer after a prosecutor said she would not seek the death penalty. A spokesperson for Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday that the governor was taking State Attorney Aramis Ayala off the Markieth Loyd case after her office announced it would no longer seek the death penalty in cases. ILLINOIS PARAMEDIC SAVES INFANT FROM SUV SUBMERGED IN LAKE “I am outraged and sickened by this loss of life and many families’ lives ..>> view originalTrump Takes a Gamble in Cutting Programs His Base Relies On
Mr. Trump was elected on a promise to wage war against what he has frequently mocked as a bloated and ineffective federal work force, and he is betting that his first budget will help consolidate support by calling for a significant shift of resources away from established programs that aid the poor, the environment, foreigners and the arts. Graphic Trump’s Budget Cuts Some Agencies to Their Lowest Levels in Decades T..>> view original
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