Philadelphia looks to avoid mass arrests of DNC protesters
Philadelphia wants to avoid a repeat of 2000 when it arrested more than 400 protesters at the Republican National Convention, only to see most cases end in acquittals
UPDATE: Colin threatens parts of East Coast
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – “It’s going to impact most of the state in some way.” That’s what Florida Gov. Rick Scott is saying about Tropical Storm Colin, which is on its way to strike the state today. Colin’s maximum sustained winds were last tracked at close to 40 mph, and the storm is expected to…
Clinton: Trump makes ‘bizarre rants,’ tells ‘outright lies’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump “doesn’t really have ideas” but “makes bizarre rants and engages in personal feuds and outright lies.” Clinton is likely to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in the next few days, and she’s taking direct aim at Trump as she tries to move past challenger Bernie Sanders. She…
Obama administration rushing to shrink ranks at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is scrambling to release as many prisoners as possible from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba and considering novel legal strategies to do it. The options being considered include allowing some men to strike plea deals by video-teleconference and sending others to foreign countries to be prosecuted. The…
Reaction after Muhammad Ali dies at 74
(AP) – Muhammad Ali will be on the June 13 cover of Sports Illustrated for the 40th time in a photo shot by Neil Leifer while Ali trained in Miami Beach in 1970. “Muhammad Ali was a singular force of athletics, humanitarianism and social equality unlike anyone in our history,” says group editor Paul Fichtenbaum. …
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies
He was fast of fist and foot (AP) — lip, too – a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his voice barely rose above a whisper. He was The Greatest. Muhammad Ali died Friday at…
Missouri donor to hold fundraiser for Indiana Governor
Sinquefield has given millions of dollars to Missouri candidates and political committees
Heroin, painkiller overdose antidote getting easier to buy
(AP) – It is becoming easier to buy an antidote that reverses the effect of a heroin or prescription painkiller overdose, as policymakers look for ways to fight a growing epidemic. Nearly every state has passed laws that allow people to buy the drug naloxone without requiring a prescription from their doctor. Major retailers Walgreens,…
