Allegations against Roy Moore roil US evangelical ranks
For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style.
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Stealth Bombers Secretly Being Built in Desert
A once-empty parking lot at Northrop Grumman Corp.’s top secret aircraft plant in Palmdale is now jammed with cars that pour in during the predawn hours.
In Florida, all eyes on Puerto Rican voters after Maria
Javier Gonzalez has joined a human tide of more than 130,000 U.S. citizens arriving in Florida since Hurricane Maria wrecked Puerto Rico, grateful for a place to start over but resenting how their island has been treated since the disaster.
Washington GOP tries to oust Republican nominee Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race
Washington Republicans moved quickly Thursday to try to oust their candidate in the Alabama Senate race, former state Chief Justice Roy Moore, after a newspaper reported he had enticed an underage girl into a sexual encounter decades ago.
Rep. Gaetz: ‘We Are at Risk of a Coup D’Etat in This Country’ Unless Mueller Resigns or is Fired
In a speech on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) called for special counsel Robert Mueller to resign or be fired over his ‘indisputable conflicts of interest.’
U.S. Seeks Restrictions on Mexican Trucking Under Nafta
The U.S. has proposed another difficult change to the North American Free Trade Agreement that could eventually restrict long-haul Mexican truckers from operating in the country, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Believers from different faiths rally around Colorado cake-baker before Supreme Court case
Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips may be an evangelical Christian, but he has a host of supporters from other faiths behind him as he takes his religious-freedom case next month to the Supreme Court.
Pence: ‘Bureaucratic failures’ led to Texas church shooting, meets with victims’ relatives
Vice President Mike Pence, visiting the Texas church where a gunman killed 26 worshippers, said Wednesday that ‘bureaucratic failures’ contributed to the tragedy by allowing the murderer to purchase a weapon illegally.
Laser Weapons May Arm Air Force Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force fighter jets may soon be able to instantly disable enemy targets using invisible, energized beams of light shot from a small, compact laser cannon. The laser-equipped vehicles might call to mind the heavily armed ‘helicarriers’ from Marvel’s ‘Captain America’ films.
ISIS Hacks 800 School Websites across the U.S.
The FBI is investigating how a school website in New Jersey was hacked. It’s one of hundreds nationwide that was plastered with messages supporting ISIS.
Seattle Set To Have First Lesbian Mayor
Jenny Durkan won 61 percent of the votes in the mayoral race in Seattle Tuesday, claiming a decisive lead over her opponent Cary Moon, making her the city’s first lesbian mayor and its first woman mayor since the 1920s.
First openly transgender state legislator elected in Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates candidate Danica Roem (D) has defeated longtime Del. Robert Marshall (R), becoming Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official, according to The Washington Post.
For GOP, Virginia reveals dangers of Trump and a do-nothing Congress
The Democratic Party’s sweeping victory in Virginia on Tuesday put a major scare into Republicans in Congress and signaled the severe damage President Trump’s unpopularity could cause in 2018.
Texas Gunman Devin Kelley Escaped from Mental Health Facility in 2012
The gunman accused of the worst mass murder in Texas history escaped from a mental health hospital during his stint in the Air Force — after making death threats against his superiors, according to a 2012 police report.
Comey draft statement on Clinton emails called her actions ‘grossly negligent,’ new memos show
Newly reported memos to Congress released Monday showed that language was softened between an early draft and the final copy of former FBI Director James Comey’s statement closing out the Hillary Clinton email case.
Trump wants $4 billion more for missile defense, citing North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress on Monday for $4 billion to support missile defense to counter the threat from North Korea, just ahead of his first visit to South Korea since taking office in January.
Obama hid Al-Qaida Threat, Iran Link
The killing of America’s archenemy, Osama bin Laden, by a Navy SEAL team in 2011 was a campaign coup for Barack Obama, who hailed it during his reelection bid as proof that the U.S. had al-Qaida ‘on the run.’
Air Force admits bureaucratic error allowed Texas shooter to buy gun used in mass shooting
The man who police say shot and killed 26 people in a Texas church was able to purchase firearms because the Air Force failed to enter his assault conviction into a federal database.
Uranium One deal led to some exports to Europe, memos show
After the Obama administration approved the sale of a Canadian mining company with significant U.S. uranium reserves to a firm owned by Russia’s government, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission assured Congress and the public the new owners couldn’t export any raw nuclear fuel from America’s shores.
Big rebound in October jobs expected after hurricanes hit September hiring
Economists expect job growth of 310,000 in October, a rebound after the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma resulted in a 33,000 decline in September.