In Helena, Montana, a daycare owner Martha McClure refused to give three children to their father after he came to get them. The father was drunk and does not have legal custody. When McClure refused him, he punched her and hit her in the face with a shovel. On Monday, McClure had surgery for her …
The federal Bureau of Prisons, a subdivision of President Barack Obama’s Justice Department, has banished all pork products from the menus in all federal prisons, according to a report in the Washington Post. The government says it made the decision to do this because a survey showed that inmates do not like eating pork products. The …
If you’re going to run for president, Kanye West, you might as well listen to someone who’s been there and done that. “I do have some advice for him,” President Barack Obama said during a West Coast fundraiser featuring an appearance by the rapper. “Just some stuff that I’ve picked up on the way.” …
The family of Walter L. Scott, the African-American man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., reached a $6.5 million settlement with the city Thursday that precludes Mr. Scott’s family from bringing civil claims over his death. The North Charleston City Council voted to authorize the settlement at its …
Russia launched 26 cruise missiles at targets in north and northwest Syria on Wednesday, but 4 of them have apparently landed in Iran, according to unnamed US officials. From the BBC: The news came as Nato renewed assurances to defend its allies in view of the “escalation of Russian military activities” in Syria. NATO is …