Trump Campaign Adviser George Papadopoulos Was Just Sentenced to 14 Days in Prison
George Papadopoulos, and his wife Simona Mangiante arrive at federal court for sentencing on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge sentenced George Papadopoulos, who served as a forign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, to 14 days in prison on Friday.…
She Was a Reporter Covering the Opioid Epidemic. Then Her Daughter Overdosed.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Investigative reporter Angela Kennecke was in the middle of reporting a story about the opioid epidemic this spring when she received the frantic phone call saying that her 21-year-old daughter, Emily, had overdosed on fentanyl. A TV anchor for South Dakota CBS affiliate KELO, Kennecke has…
Read the Full Transcript of Barack Obama’s Powerful Speech on Donald Trump
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On September 7, President Obama delivered a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here is a transcript of his remarks, as provided by his office. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hey! Hello, Illinois! I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA: I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA:I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Okay, okay. Just checking to see…
Meet the Parkland Survivor Who Testified Against Kavanaugh
Aalayah Eastmond testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing on Friday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The final day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing is dedicated to witnesses speaking about his qualifications for the bench. Among the 13 people Democrats have called…
History Says Voters Won’t Elect Stacey Abrams as Georgia’s First Black Governor. Polls Suggest Otherwise.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While the race to become Georgia’s next governor pits two polar opposites—progressive Democrat Stacey Abrams and Trump-backed firebrand Republican Brian Kemp—against each other, polls show them in a dead heat. A survey of 1,020 likely voters from August 26 to September 4—taken by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International…
The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm
Milkos/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This summer, the Canadian psychologist and alt-right darling Jordan Peterson appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to talk about his new health regimen: “I’ve been on a pure carnivore diet for about two months,” Peterson said. First he had gone low-carb, eating only meat and…