Minn. officer acquitted in shooting of Philando Castile during traffic ...
The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop was acquitted on all charges by a jury on June 16, nearly a year after his death. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop was acquitted on all charges by a jury Friday, a decision that came nearly a year after the encounter was partially streamed online to a rapt nation in the midst of a painful reckoning over shootings by ..>> view originalTrump takes a Twitter swipe at deputy attorney general, a key figure ...
President Trump put fresh pressure on the second-highest-ranking official at the Justice Department on Friday, raising concerns among the president’s critics that Rod J. Rosenstein could be in danger of being fired, while others argued that if he stays he should recuse himself from his role overseeing the special-counsel probe that has engulfed the White House. “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” the president said o..>> view originalAmazon to buy Whole Foods Market in deal valued at $13.7 billion
Amazon has acquired Whole Foods in a record-setting $13.7 billion deal. It was also granted a patent for future technology that would prevent brick-and-mortar shoppers from online price checking. (Amazon founder and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post). (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) Amazon.com jolted the grocery industry Friday when it announced plans to buy Whole Foods Market, introducing new uncertainty to a sector already struggling to keep up with growing competition. Th..>> view originalTrump announces revisions to parts of Obama's Cuba policy
MIAMI — President Trump, denouncing what he called his predecessor’s “terrible and misguided” opening to Cuba, outlined a new policy Friday that seeks to curb commercial dealings with the government in Havana and to limit the newfound freedom of U.S. citizens to travel to the island. “Effective immediately, I am canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” Trump told an enthusiastic audience, heavily weighted with members of South Florida’s Cuban American community..>> view original7 US Navy sailors missing off Japan's coast after destroyer collides ...
TOKYO — Seven U.S. Navy sailors are missing off the coast of Japan after an Aegis guided missile destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, collided with a container ship early Saturday, causing significant damage and flooding. Three sailors, including the destroyer’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Bryce Benson, were evacuated from the damaged vessel and are being treated at the U.S. naval hospital at Yokosuka, the home of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet. Benson was reported to be in stable condition in the hos..>> view originalCountry singer Lindsay Ell is dating a powerful DJ. She got dropped ...
Lindsay Ell arrives at the CMT Music Awards. (Sanford Myers/Associated Press) One of the most unusual sights in country music is a singer speaking out against country radio. In Nashville, radio is known as the gatekeeper — if you can’t get a radio hit, there’s a slim chance you’ll find mainstream success. So although artists are often frustrated with the system, they keep it to themselves. But on Friday afternoon, up-and-coming artist Lindsay Ell tweeted a message to her 82,600 follo..>> view originalTrump retains assets worth at least $1.4 billion, new disclosure shows
President Trump reported on a new financial disclosure that his far-flung real estate and hotel assets are worth at least $1.4 billion, a stark illustration of the complex financial interests he has maintained in the White House. The report, which the president voluntarily filed with the Office of Government Ethics, shows that he collected an influx of new revenue from recent foreign deals and a surge of business at his signature Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Trump has made his wealth a key e..>> view originalTrump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, hires his own lawyer in ...
Attorney Stephen Ryan in 2007 at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) MIAMI — Michael Cohen, who for years has served as President Trump’s personal attorney, has hired a lawyer of his own to help him navigate the expanding Russia investigation. Cohen confirmed Friday to The Washington Post that he has retained Stephen M. Ryan, a Washington-based lawyer from the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery who has experience prosecuting crim..>> view originalFate of program to protect young immigrants still undecided
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it still has not decided the fate of a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, despite a statement a day earlier that the program will continue. The mixed signals reflect the political sensitivities behind the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. As a candidate who put tough immigration policies at the core of his campaign, Donald Trump denounced the program..>> view originalI used to play congressional baseball. Washington was a different ...
The dome of the Capitol is pictured last year. (Shawn Thew/European Pressphoto Agency) By Mel Levine By Mel Levine June 16 at 4:15 PM Mel Levine, a Democrat, represented California’s 27th District in the House from 1983 to 1993. I have not been able to stop thinking about the tragedy on the Republican congressional practice field. During my tenure in Congress, I was the starting pitcher for the Democratic team. One of the great thrills of my life was getting to play against a Re..>> view original
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