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Trump pardons Dinesh D'Souza
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump announced unexpectedly Thursday that he is granting a full pardon to Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative author and filmmaker who pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws in 2014 after he was indicted earlier that year on charges that he illegally used straw donors to contribute to Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long in New York in 2012. "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D'Souza today. He was treated very unfairly
Trump Said to Want to Ban Mercedes-Benz and Other German Luxury Cars
President Donald Trump is hoping to effectively ban sales of Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and other German cars, according to reports from a German magazine. A report in WirtschaftsWoche cites unnamed diplomatic sources who say Trump told French president Emmanuel Macron he would maintain his trade policy “until no Mercedes models rolled on Fifth Avenue in New York.” The trade policy would seemingly affect any German automaker, though, putting sales of Porsche and Volkswagen (and its
Kim Kardashian to visit White House to discuss prison reform
Washington (CNN) Kim Kardashian West will meet with officials, including senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss prison reform, a person familiar with the plans says. During the White House press briefing Wednesday afternoon, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed Kardashian West's meeting. Sanders wouldn't provide many more details, only saying, "She is expected to be here at the White House. I can confirm she'll be here. We'll k
76ers' Bryan Colangelo Issues Statement on Twitter Burner Account Allegations
Bryan Colangelo issued a statement Tuesday after The Ringer's Ben Detrick published an extensive investigation regarding the Philadelphia 76ers general manager's alleged use of burner Twitter accounts to criticize players, head coach Brett Brown and executives. The report, which details the trends of five different Twitter accounts, includes mention of an account with the handle @phila1234567. Colangelo confirmed that account, which is protected and does not actively tweet, b
11-year-old receives full scholarship to Southern University
(Baton Rouge) When Elijah Precciely enrolls in the honors college at Southern University next year he will have already published a book and submitted five patents for his inventions. When he graduates, he will just be learning to drive. The home-schooled 11-year-old from Baton Rouge has always shown an extraordinary amount of curiosity and a sharp ability to learn, asking his mother about all the bones in a human body and how taxes work by the time he was 3 years old. By the
Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield fires back at critics of tweet comparing police to terrorists
CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) - Charlotte city councilwoman Lawana Mayfield is not backing down on her Twitter comment comparing police to terrorists, and took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to defend herself and share other thoughts on the matter of police brutality. Mayfield spoke briefly with FOX 46 Charlotte on Wednesday after a comment she made in March on a deadly officer-involved shooting in Sacramento resurfaced. She immediately began receiving flack for using the term "
Migrant granted French citizenship after rescuing child from Paris balcony
Paris (CNN) A young Malian migrant who rescued a child dangling from a balcony will be made a French citizen and has been offered a job by the Paris fire brigade, the office of the French presidency said. Video of the rescue showed 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama climbing up four floors of the apartment building in just seconds to rescue the child, to cheers from onlookers. By the time Parisian emergency services arrived at the building, he had already pulled the child to safety
ABC Network cancels "Roseanne" after 'bad joke' about Obama aide
NEW YORK - (AP) - Roseanne Barr has apologized for suggesting that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes." Barr on Tuesday tweeted to Jarrett that she was sorry "for making a bad joke" about her politics and her looks. Jarrett, who is African-American, advised Barack and Michelle Obama. Barr's now-deleted tweet read: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a babyvj." It was part of a busy period on T
Roseanne Barr apologizing for racist tweet
ABC star Roseanne Barr is apologizing and says she’s quitting Twitter after sending a racist and Islamophobic tweet targeting former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. In the midst of a series of tweets Tuesday morning aimed at billionaire Democratic donor George Soros, Chelsea Clinton, and Democrats generally, Barr said the former White House adviser, who is black, was a mix between the “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.” The “Roseanne” star was responding to another Twit
Ex-inmate Susan Burton goes back to prison to lead out women she left behind
Susan Burton took the bus home from prison six times, with "a buck-fifty left in my pocket," she said, no ID and her worldly possessions in a box. In the two decades since her last Greyhound lap, Burton and her Watts based group, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, have thrown a lifeline to around 1,000 other women to interrupt the incarceration cycle that held her for 20 years. The project operates homes to help women leaving prison get back on their feet. Her memoir, release
Border Patrol slightly changes account of undocumented woman's fatal shooting
(CNN) United States Customs and Border Protection on Friday released a slightly different account of a border agent's fatal shooting of an undocumented migrant near Laredo, Texas, raising new questions about what actually happened. After initially reporting the agent was attacked by migrants armed with "blunt objects," the federal agency on Friday said only that the group "rushed" the officer after ignoring orders to get on the ground. But its latest version of events makes n
Harvey Weinstein charged with rape and other abuse charges in sexual assault cases
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was arrested and charged with rape and other abuse charges Friday, months after allegations of sexual violence and harassment toppled the once-powerful Hollywood mogul. Weinstein, 66, was charged with rape, criminal sex act, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct for cases involving two women. “This defendant used his position, money and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually,” the prosecutor, Assistant Dis
The Jordan Brand, Minneapolis in discussion for permanent Maya Moore "Wings'' billboard
The Maya Moore "Wings'' billboard -- which mimicked the iconic Michael Jordan poster from 1989 -- could return to downtown Minneapolis soon. The Jordan Brand, in a statement Wednesday, said it is in conversations with the city for a permanent installation of the billboard; such billboards are still up in New York and Los Angeles. "We were proud to join the world on May 20 to celebrate Maya Moore's greatness as she accepted her fourth WNBA championship ring,'' the statement re
Donald Trump Grants Posthumous Pardon to Former Heavyweight Champ Jack Johnson
President Donald Trump posthumously granted former boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson a presidential pardon on Thursday, according to CBS News. As seen in the following video, Trump announced the pardon in the Oval Office at the White House, and he was flanked by former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, current heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and actor Sylvester Stallone: In 1913, Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann Act by taking a woman across state lines
Serving life sentence, Cyntoia Brown faces divided parole board in clemency bid
Tennessee's governor may soon decide if Cyntoia Brown will serve the rest of her life sentence for killing a man she said solicited her for sex when she was a minor. Brown was 16 years old when she shot and killed Johnny Allen. Brown is now 30, and her case has drawn support from celebrities like Rihanna and LeBron James. For the first time in nearly 14 years behind bars, Brown met with Tennessee's board of parole for three and a half hours on Wednesday, reports CBS News corr
