Fairfax City mayor arrested in connection with alleged meth-for-sex scheme
The mayor of Fairfax City has been arrested and charged in connection with what authorities say was a methamphetamine-for-sex scheme. Richard “Scott” Silverthorne, 50, was arrested as part of an undercover sting by police, authorities announced Friday. The scheme involved Silverthorne offering of meth in exchange for group sexual encounters with men, police allege. Before his arrest Thursday, police claim Silverthorne provided the drug to undercover detectives at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tyson..>> view originalThe Daily Trail: Donald Trump's love affair with polls is definitely over
Jacksonville. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) All great love stories come to an end. This week, we have witnessed the collapse of a romance for the ages. We pause now to pay tribute to the epic relationship between Donald Trump and his poll numbers รข€” a pairing that appears to be, if not over, definitely on a break. So far, it's a rocky breakup. When the Republican nominee has mentioned polls at all, it's either to reminisce about far happier times and deny that anything has chan..>> view originalIn endorsing Clinton, ex-CIA chief says Putin made Trump his 'unwitting agent'
Michael Morell, shown in November 2012, is a former director of the CIA. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images, file) Former CIA director Michael Morell endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and blasted GOP rival Donald Trump, accusing him of becoming an unwitting agent of Russian President Vladimir Putin in an op-ed on Friday. Morell wrote that while he is neither a registered Democrat nor a Republican and has never made his preference for president public, he chose to publicly d..>> view originalGeorge Zimmerman reportedly punched in face
According to a Seminole County sheriff's report on the Sunday evening incident, Zimmerman told the officers he had a short conversation with another man over the man's tattoos and was trying to prove who he was when another man identified only as Eddie asked if he was bragging about the 2012 shooting for which Zimmerman was acquitted.Zimmerman told deputies he said, "No," and went back to his table after the man made a profane remark and demanded he leave the restaurant. A few minutes later, the..>> view originalSuspect in Atlanta Teens' Double Homicide Had 'Previous Encounters with Police'
Jeffrey A. Hazelwood Roswell Police Department By Adam Carlson and Elissa Rosen 08/05/2016 AT 11:15 AM EDT The 20-year-old man suspected of killing two Atlanta-area teens had "previous encounters with police," but no known criminal record, authorities tell PEOPLE. Police have so far declined to discuss a possible motive in the double killings of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, both 17, who were both found shot once in the head behind a Roswell, Georgia, Publix early Monday. On Wedne..>> view originalSolid US hiring in July added 255000 jobs and lifted pay
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs in July, a sign of confidence in the economy that will likely ease concerns about signs of weak growth in the midst of the presidential race. The unemployment rate remained a low 4.9 percent, the government said Friday in its monthly jobs report. Many more Americans began looking for a job, and nearly all were hired. But the influx of job seekers meant that the number of unemployed fell only slightly. The figures suggest that employers we..>> view originalUnion got Trump Taj Mahal casino workers to kill own jobs: Icahn
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wrote a letter Thursday to the soon-to-be unemployed workers of the Trump Taj Mahal casino, accusing their union of inciting them to destroy their own jobs by participating in the longest strike by Atlantic City's main casino workers union.Icahn told the workers that officials of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union knew that the company had made its final offer, but rejected it anyway, knowing a strike would result. The union has been on strike since July 1. The cen..>> view original'Truly a miracle everyone survived,' say Vernon Police after house explosion injures 7
Please enable Javascript to watch this video VERNON – Police said all seven of the people injured in Thursday’s house explosion in Vernon are lucky to be alive. Vernon police spokesperson, Lieutenant William Meier called it a miracle that none of the people in the home were killed. Investigators will spend the day trying to determine the cause of the explosion that destroyed the house at 4 East St. Thursday afternoon. The four rescued victims included a 7-year-old boy, 15-year-old girl..>> view originalLawsuit: Too Much Party Bias in North Carolina Congress Map
North Carolina's Republican-drawn congressional districts are being challenged again, this time on arguments that politics played too much of a role in boundaries that were redrawn after a court identified racial gerrymandering with a previous map. Common Cause, the state Democratic Party and Democratic voters sued the state, Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday in federal court. Those challenging the law want a court to rule the districts unconstitutional and preven..>> view original
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