Into the mosh pit: Republican campaign talk getting nastier
Political language expert Robert Lane Greene says the “contest to become the alpha male” has become more obvious this time than in previous elections
Flags at half-staff for Scalia, political fight heats up
WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential proclamation has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the Supreme Court, the White House and elsewhere in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. As the flags have risen, so has the political heat over the vacancy on the nine-member court. At issue is the right of Democratic…
Baton Rouge police say 2 officers, 1 suspect shot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say two officers and one suspect are being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds after a confrontation in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says the officers confronted the suspect after a 2-mile vehicle chase. The suspect exited his vehicle with a rifle after…
Rubio says he doesn’t support women’s draft
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Marco Rubio says he doesn’t support a military draft for women and “forcing them to be combat soldiers” – reversing his previous position. The Florida senator suggested during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he believed selective service should be open to men and women, and that women should have the…
Latest on shooting at Arizona high school
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – A student says she was shocked to learn that two teens died in a shooting at her suburban Phoenix high school. Lanie Walter, a senior, said Friday that the shooting was heartbreaking because “everyone is so loving” at Independence High School. She says she heard ambulances on her way to the…
Senators: Let female WWII pilots into Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two dozen U.S. senators want the Army to reverse a policy change barring female World War II pilots from having their ashes placed at Arlington National Cemetery. The pilots are known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. They flew military aircraft in noncombat roles to free up male pilots for combat.…
Bloomberg sees chance in New Hampshire primary results
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Michael Bloomberg sees an opportunity emerging in presidential politics after Hillary Clinton’s blowout defeat in New Hampshire and Donald Trump’s victory there. But those close to the former New York City mayor caution that he’s not rushing to join the race. Bloomberg – widely considered a fiscal conservative but social…
Live stream indicates 3 surrender in Oregon standoff
BURNS, Ore. (AP) – A live stream of a telephone call indicates three of the four remaining occupiers of an Oregon wildlife refuge have surrendered, but one is refusing to budge. The surrender is playing out over a phone call on an open line streamed live on the Internet by an acquaintance of occupier David…