With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office

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With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office

New York Times
Representative Robert Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia, in 2014. Mr. Goodlatte announced on Monday that the House Republican Conference had approved a change to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics.

What’s up next in the federal trial of Dylann Roof?

Miami Herald
Dylann Roof has again been found competent to stand trial in last year’s massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina that left nine parishioners slain at a Bible study.

$10000 Reward Now Being Offered In Missing Boy CaseA reward is out in the disappearance of David Puckett.

CBS Local
CDOT Cuts Ties With Its Official AppThere was a time not too long ago when the Colorado Department of Transportation had an official app allowing drivers to get real time traffic information, but that is no longer the case.

Severe Weather Across Alabama Claims At Least 4 Lives

Huffington Post
The victims were in a mobile home when a tornado sent a tree crashing into it. 01/03/2017 03:18 am ET. By Jon Herskovitz. AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A tornado is believed to have killed four people in southeast Alabama on Monday, when winds sent a tree …

Pesticide horror in Texas home kills four children

New York Daily News
Four children in Texas were killed after a deadly chemical reacton with a pesticide in their home. (ABC 7 Chicago). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border gets scientists’ attention

Los Angeles Times
A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists.

Dad slams ‘friends’ of woman who watched her Facebook Live death

New York Daily News
The father of an Arkansas woman who collapsed and died while on Facebook Live video is criticizing her “friends” that did not help until it was too late.

762 murders. 12 months. 1 American city.

CNN
There were 762 murders in Chicago in 2016. It was the deadliest year in nearly two decades. Here’s how we got to this point, what it means for the city and those whose lives have been changed forever.

The Luck of the Donald

Wall Street Journal
“Everything in life is luck.” The words are attributed to Donald Trump and they continue to make regular appearances in the press notwithstanding that the president-elect long ago declared it fake news.

New date for Trump’s press conference: January 11

CNNMoney
Presidents-elect normally answer questions at a press conference a few days after the election. But Donald Trump has gone almost two months without holding one.

Van Jones Urges Democrats To Move On From ‘The Clinton Days’

Huffington Post
CNN analyst Van Jones said Sunday it’s time for the Democratic Party to move on from 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton and embrace the party’s progressive wing.

Four Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide On New Year’s Day In South Carolina

Huffington Post
Four people were found dead in a South Carolina home on New Year’s Day in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department initially released a photo of 25-year-old Jorge Luis Chavez on Sunday night, confirming …

Trump names Lighthizer as trade representative, tap Pence adviser for West Wing

Washington Post
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Robert E. Lighthizer as the U.S. trade representative on Tuesday, recruiting to his Cabinet a veteran of the Reagan administration who has decades of experience in trade policy and litigation.

Community Mourning The Life Of A Teenage Girl Killed In Ellicott City Home

CBS Local
BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The Howard County community is mourning after a 16-year-old is shot and killed in her bedroom, with the suspect himself only 15-years-old.

Search for missing plane with 6 onboard continues

USA TODAY
CLEVELAND – Search efforts will resume Tuesday for a missing Cessna 525 Citation plane that took off from Burke Lakefront Airport on Thursday night with six aboard.

Last chance for Obama to sneak in Garland to the Supreme Court is unlikely

Fox News
A last-ditch effort for President Obama to try and punch Merrick Garland through to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia is unlikely.

Obama To Make His Presidential Farewell Address In Chicago

NPR
Since George Washington penned his farewell address in 1796, announcing he would not seek reelection and laying out his hopes and fears for the nascent country, presidential farewell speeches have become an enshrined tradition in the peaceful and …

Ex-Chicago top cop blames Black Lives Matter for surge in murders

New York Daily News
Ex-Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy blamed Black Lives Matter for creating a “political atmosphere of anti-police sentiment.

DNC in a race to the bottom

Washington Times
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Perez announces a civil rights unit to be based in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. The unit will be responsible for prosecutions and lawsuits.

NYE celebratory gunfire — rampant and dangerous

WFAA.com
Communities throughout Texas continue to be wary of New Year’s Eve celebrations where culture, tradition, and outright stupidity lead people to fire loaded guns into the air.

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