Evie Fordham Defense Secretary James Mattis discussed his political affiliation during a flight to Vietnam Monday after President Donald Trump called Mattis “sort of a Democrat” during a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday. “I’ve never registered for any political party,” Mattistold reporters Monday. Mattis talked about how his years in the U.S. Marine Corps shaped…
Grace Carr An ‘abortion doula’ who has witnessed over 2,000 life-ending procedures described in a Sunday article how she helps women, even those who are unconscious, as they have abortions. “Witnessing is a big part of what doulas do,” abortion doula Vicki Bloom told BBC News. “Some people find it a great comfort to know someone…
Dave Brooks President Donald Trump called Secretary of Defense James Mattis “sort of a Democrat” and said he does not know when or if the general will leave his cabinet during an interview with “60 Minutes,” according to a transcript released Sunday morning before the show was set to air Sunday evening. Lesley Stahl of…
Neetu Chandak A North Carolina high school principal was replaced after she asked a student to take off his Trump jersey at a patriotic-themed football game. Cindy Gordon, the former principal at Harnett Central High School, asked Matthew Collins, 18, to remove the jersey because it was political, according to WRAL Friday. The front of the jersey…
Gavin Hanson The FBI has asked Facebook not to reveal who may be behind a recent hack that exposed highly sensitive personal information of 14 million users, according to a Facebook security update Friday. A hack on Facebook, which originally was reportedto have affected 50 million users, now has been confirmed to have only affected 30…
Peter Hasson House Majority Whip Steve Scalise slammed the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor after he pledged to “stomp all over” the face of his Democratic opponent. GOP candidate Scott Wagner posted a video on Facebook warning Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf: “between now and November 6th you’d better put a catcher’s mask on your face, because I’m…
Nick Givas CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin patted herself on the back for her coverage of Hurricane Michael on “New Day” Friday and bragged about commandeering a chopper to show the enormity of the storm’s devastation. “Brooke again, had you not commandeered a chopper through your persuasive powers, I don’t think that our viewers would have…
I recently picked up an old novel by author Maud Hart Lovelace entitled Emily of Deep Valley. Having read Lovelace’s celebrated Betsy-Tacy series for children and young adults a number of years ago, I expected a fun, carefree story that would offer a reprieve from heavy reading. But while the story was an easy read,…
Election time is nearing and individuals young and old are making their list, checking it twice, and… deciding which candidates are worthy of support. The younger generation is especially getting into the spirit of things, most recently evidenced by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of candidates in her home state. Naturally, this surge of civic responsibility seems like…
I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Paulus who was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person died in her village. Her neighbors almost murdered her until she fled the region. Now she works to save other women falsely accused of sorcery who are targets of torture and killing. She recognizes…