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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is weighing a request by two government inspectors general to open a criminal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information in Hillary Clinton’s private emails from when she was secretary of state, according to a report in the New York Times. A Justice Department official confirmed the department received a criminal referral but gave no other details. The
President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father’s homeland as U.S. president, kicking off a swing through Africa that will also include a stop in Ethiopia. Obama, the first black U.S. president, is the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas. Obama is expected to meet with family members while in Nairobi, but he will not be traveling
An Alabama drifter opened fire inside a crowded movie theater, killing two women in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, police said, in the latest act of random gun violence to shock the United States. The gunfire erupted during a showing of the film “Trainwreck” before the 59-year-old suspect, identified as John R. Houser, killed himself with a .40 caliber handgun as officers rushed to the scene, police told a morning
By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The judge in the Colorado movie massacre trial sent the jury home until Monday after a member of the panel complained early on Friday that she was suffering from a sinus infection, fever and headache and could not concentrate. “We’ve all been sick before … we can all empathize,” Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour told the juror. The panel of nine
Aberdeen hope to stop scenes reminiscent of the Alfred Hitchcock classic ‘The Birds’ at their Pittodrie Stadium where seagulls have been scaring the Scottish club’s players and supporters. Scores of fans raised concerns following this month’s Europa League qualifiers against FK Shkendija and Rijeka. “For obvious reasons we cannot fly birds of prey during games,” the club said.
What makes ice cream so very tempting? Let’s start with the obvious: It’s sweet, and humans — even newborn babies — naturally prefer sweetness. We’re also naturally drawn to foods that have high caloric content; this probably served our species well during the majority of our food-scarce existence. If that weren’t enough, the next layers of…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Once stigmatized as the world’s polio epicenter, Nigeria on Friday celebrates its first year with no reported case of the crippling disease, having overcome obstacles ranging from Islamic extremists who assassinated vaccinators to rumors the vaccine was a plot to sterilize Muslims.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Alzheimer’s research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain.
Stewart Parnell, the former owner of Peanut Corporation of America, knowingly sold truckloads of salmonella-tainted peanut butter that resulted in 9 deaths and 700 illnesses.
A new study suggests adding beet juice to your diet.
