Missing Milwaukee woman, two daughters found dead in garage
A missing Milwaukee woman and her two daughters were found dead Sunday, the victims of an apparent homicide, authorities said. Amarah J. Banks, 26, Zaniya R. Ivery, 5, and Camaria Banks, 4, were found in a Milwaukee garage Sunday afternoon, Milwaukee police Chief Alfonso Morales said at a news conference. Banks and her daughters were…
Here Comes Michael Bloomberg (And Here Come the Questions)
There is one individual every Democratic presidential candidate on the stump loves to hate. And no, his name isn’t Donald Trump. Michael Bloomberg, the multi-billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and former New York City mayor, is one of those candidates who has no business running for president as a Democrat. That’s at least the sentiment one hears…
Sanders and Bloomberg exchange blows as Democratic race heats up
The gloves continue to come off in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, with Bernie Sanders accusing billionaire Mike Bloomberg of buying the election and attacking the former New York City mayor’s record on race, and Bloomberg taking a swipe at the Vermont senator and his fervent supporters. On Sunday, Sanders launched his…
Tessa Majors: What We Know About the 14-Year-Old Charged With Murder
NEW YORK — “Help me, I’m being robbed.” Those were the words spoken by Tessa Majors, 18, in the last moments of her life, as she bled to death during a robbery near Barnard College, police said. Majors, a student at the college, was found lying face down just outside Morningside Park in December and…
Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Tuesday qualified for his first appearance in a Democratic presidential primary debate. The billionaire media mogul received 19 percent of support from an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, allowing him to join the stage at the Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas. The poll is the latest in a…
Why did US break Diamond Princess coronavirus quarantine? 'Something went awry'
A top health official at the National Institutes of Health acknowledged that the quarantine aboard the coronavirus-infected Diamond Princess Cruises ship failed while discussing the decision to evacuate hundreds of American passengers – 14 of whom tested positive for the virus. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of…
President's Day scrape: Trump, Obama spar over who gets credit for robust US economy
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took a President’s Day swipe at his predecessor, Barack Obama, as each sought credit Monday for the U.S. economy. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Mocking an earlier Obama tweet as a “con job,” Trump blasted Obama for “now trying to take credit for the economic boom taking place under the Trump…
Black Families Came to Chicago by the Thousands. Why Are They Leaving?
HILLSIDE, Ill. — Hardis White, 78, could hardly wait to break out of suburbia. He dressed in a flannel shirt, jeans and a Bears cap, strode out of the rectangular bungalow he shares with his wife and daughter and folded his tall frame behind the wheel of his silver Nissan sedan. Forty minutes away from…
Is billionaire Bloomberg on a path to the presidency?
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening For most of the Democratic presidential race, Michael Bloomberg’s candidacy has been an afterthought. He was polling in the low single digits, absent from televised debates and wasn’t on the ballot in Iowa or New Hampshire. In recent weeks, however,…
Nine homeless drug users shot dead in Afghan capital: police
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead nine homeless drug users in the Afghan capital, officials said on Sunday, shining a light on chronic drug abuse in the world’s biggest producer of opium but a rare incident of apparently coordinated violence against addicts. The motive for the Saturday night attack by the…