Gonzaga hires Missouri prof who needed 'some muscle' at protest
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has fired Assistant Professor of Communication Melissa Click. She drew national attention in November when she called for "muscle" to remove a student journalist from the scene of a student protest on racism.>> view originalNevada Cops Hunt Murder Suspect Who Vanished From Interrogation Room
Authorities were still searching Sunday for a brazen and possibly murderous escape artist who slipped out of a Nevada interrogation room Friday. The white Ford pickup that police said Alonso Perez, 25, used once he fled police custody was discovered Saturday without the suspect, leaving the murder victim's sister angrily wondering how such an escape could even happen and the police in a desperate hunt for their man. "I can understand their frustration — we're just as frustrated ourselves,"..>> view originalFor a country with over 300 million people, why do you choose such bad politicians?
Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton “For a country with over 300 million people, why do you choose such bad politicians?” Yup, I’ve been doing business overseas for a while now and I keep getting the same question from foreigners who simply cannot decipher the American political system. Heck, I often ask myself the same questions. Image source: Gage Skidmore – Flickr A few years ago, I had this conversation; Him: Will George W. Bush invade my country? Me: Don’t worry, he can’t find it on the map…..>> view originalMad About Brock Turner? Maybe You Shouldn't Be.
Brock Turner, the man who raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster (and the newly minted poster-boy for campus rape), was released on Friday after serving just three months of his six-month sentence. Everyone is rightfully angered about the sentencing and the privilege that resulted in a slap on the wrist for multiple felonies. His crimes warrant at least 14 years in prison, and the fact that he served only half of his original sentence while in protective custody is a gross testament to jus..>> view originalFamily remembers boy killed by alligator at Disney World
OMAHA, Neb. – The parents of the toddler who was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Florida say they will always remember their sweet little boy. Melissa and Matt Graves spoke to a group of several hundred people gathered at a high school football stadium Saturday to remember Lane Graves on what would have been his third birthday, The Omaha World-Herald reported. Lane died June 14 after an alligator pulled him into a lagoon at Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort. He was gatheri..>> view original2 shot to death at carnival before NY West Indian Day Parade
NEW YORK – Two people were shot to death Monday at a carnival celebrating Caribbean culture in the hours before the city's annual West Indian Day Parade. The bloodshed came amid unprecedented precautions taken by police to ensure safety at an event routinely marred by violence and a year after an aide to the governor was killed by a stray bullet. A male in his late teens or early 20s was shot in the chest at around 3:50 a.m. Monday in Brooklyn during J'ouvert, the New York Police Department sa..>> view originalTopeka weather for Monday, Sept. 5, 2016: Unofficial end of summer to be hot, humid
Monday brings Labor Day, and with it, the unofficial end to summer. For those of us in Topeka and vicinity, the end of summer will feel a lot like the previous days of summer -- hot and muggy. Highs on Monday will top out around 90 degrees, with breezy conditions kicking winds up to 30 mph at times. No rain is in the forecast for the next couple of days, as the warm weather continues on Tuesday, when highs again will be in the low 90s. That will change on Wednesday, as forecasters are calling f..>> view originalBeaches Remain Closed, Ferry Services Interrupted as Hermine Lingers off New England
Story HighlightsA state of emergency was declared for Suffolk County, New York, as Hermine churns off the coast.A voluntary evacuation has been issued for Fire Island along New York's Long Island.Ferry service in Massachusetts interrupted because of the storm.Although Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine remains far from shore off the Northeast coast, officials are warning residents and visitors to heed warnings about deadly rip currents and possible coastal flooding.A voluntary evacuation was issued f..>> view originalWhat If: Could Clinton win it before Election Day?
ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 5 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2012 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally in Fairfax, Va. Nine weeks out from Election Day, the electoral math favors Democrat Hillary Clinton. But both Clinton and GOP rival Donald Trump know there are countless ways the trajectory of this uncommonly volatile presidential campaign still could shift in unexpected ways. (Charles Dha..>> view originalOfficials at odds over Milwaukee park near scene of unrest - Appeal
Jeffrey Phelps Officials at odds over Milwaukee park near scene of unrest FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, police prepare to close a park in Milwaukee. A judge has ruled Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, that a Milwaukee park at the center of a neighborhood where riots erupted after a police shooting last month can return to its normal hours for now. County Executive Chris Abele announced Sherman Park would return to its full operating hours, which had been limited since the fata..>> view original
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