Rep. Tim Murphy, the Pennsylvania Republican at the center of a lurid sex scandal, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire at the end of his term. Murphy, who is in his eighth term, said in a statement that he will “take personal time to seek help as my family […]
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A Texas lawmaker who used racial slurs to describe two African-American prosecutors says he will not resign. In a city hall meeting Tuesday night, Brownsville city commissioner at-large Cesar De Leon publicly apologized for his remarks and said he does not condone or practice racism. “I made a terrible mistake, […]
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was under fire on Wednesday after making light of a female reporter’s inquiry during a press conference, saying it was “funny to hear a female” ask about football. The strange episode unfolded during Newton’s regular media availability when Jourdan Rodrigue, a beat reporter with the […]
Catalonia independence referendum was met by brutal attacks from Spanish police after the Government in Madrid declared the vote illegal. The vote fell resoundingly in favour of independence, with 92 per cent of Catalans who went to the polls supporting splitting from the nation. Spain’s PM Mariano Rajoy has since […]
ATHENA Andrew Foster was killed when protecting his wife from a rock fall in Yosemite National Park Andrew Foster, 32, was trapped when more than 1,000 tonnes of rock fell from the face of the El Capitan monolith on September 27. He was seen running back to the rockfall to […]
The bill to bolster police surveillance powers, which allows police to carry out more random identity checks and make it easier to close places of worship suspected of preaching hatred – all without the prior approval of a judge – was adopted by legislators in the lower house by a […]
Alongside First Lady Melania, the President met some of the heroic police officers who had tracked gunman Stephen Paddock to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel. The couple also met Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, before visiting survivors and their family members at a hospital. Yesterday’s trip was […]
1. In January 2017, there were 8,669,085 pupils in schools in England. 2. The average size of classes in primary schools is 27.1 pupils. In secondary schools it is 20.8 pupils. 3. According to a recent survey, the only profession more widely trusted than teachers is doctors. Judges come third. […]