China is reportedly sending men to sleep in the same beds as Uighur Muslim women while their husbands are in prison camps
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China’s Communist Party is waging a hardline campaign against the Uighur ethnic minority, which has seen more than 1 million people detained in prison camps. Authorities have since 2017 also been sending men to live with Uighur women, many of whose husbands had been sent to prison camps. Those men often sleep…
Flights resume after 'threatening note' found on plane at Atlanta airport
Operations are back to normal after a “threatening note” was found Saturday on an American Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that caused a halt in flights. Atlanta Police confirmed no threat was found after searching the aircraft. The airport confirmed the incident in a statement posted to Twitter. “Shortly before 7am, prior to departure…
Assistant scoutmaster charged with sexually abusing boy, 12
NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) — An assistant scoutmaster on Long Island has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at several Boy Scouts of America retreats and meetings. Nassau County police arrested 26-year-old Jonathan Spohrer at his home in North Bellmore on Thursday after an extensive investigation, the department said. Police said Spohrer abused…
Kids Were Asked to Play 'Build the Wall' at a White House Halloween Party
From Esquire Children visiting the executive branch last week to attend a Halloween event were reportedly asked to use mock paper bricks to “build the wall.” According to Yahoo News, families of White House workers and other guests were invited to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 25th for a kid-friendly Halloween party. And…
Children were told to ‘build the wall’ at White House Halloween party
WASHINGTON — A Halloween party on Oct. 25 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building featured candy, paper airplanes and — concerning for some attendees — a station where children were encouraged to help “Build the Wall” with their own personalized bricks. Photos of the children’s mural with the paper wall were provided to Yahoo News.…
As Trump investigation circles back to Ukraine and Manafort, another whistleblower walks the streets, famous but out of a job
KIEV, Ukraine — Tall, wiry and bespectacled Serhiy Leshchenko, instantly recognizable on the streets and in the cafés of Kiev, can barely take 10 steps in public without being stopped for a handshake or a selfie. Leshchenko was the whistleblower before the whistleblower (the anonymous informant who kicked off the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump):…
McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook out after 'poor judgment' involving relationship with employee
McDonald’s (MCD) board voted to remove CEO Steve Easterbrook, the fast-food giant announced on Sunday, citing “poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee.” Chris Kempczinski, the current president of McDonald’s USA, has been named CEO effective immediately. He will also join the board. “Kempczinski succeeds Steve Easterbrook, who has separated from the Company following the Board’s…
Adoption Groups Could Turn Away LGBT Parents Under Proposed Rule
A proposed rule by the Trump administration would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBT families on faith-based grounds. The proposal would have “enormous” effects and touch the lives of a large number of people, Denise Brogan-Kator, chief policy officer at Family Equality, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Trump Stymies California Climate Efforts Even as State Burns
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — For the past three years, countries and companies around the world have looked to California as a counterweight to the Trump administration’s aggressive dismantling of efforts to combat climate change. But this past week, as wildfires burned across the state — fires that scientists said have been made worse by a…
Paula White, Newest White House Aide, Is a Uniquely Trumpian Pastor
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon turned to Billy Graham, the evangelist so ubiquitous he was known as America’s Preacher. Barack Obama turned to Rick Warren, the author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” which was the best-selling nonfiction hardback in U.S. history after the Bible. Donald Trump has a televangelist from Florida: Paula White,…