Monthly Archives: December 2016

A 12-year-old battling leukemia will have to do it without her beloved therapy dog, who was shot last week by a bow hunter. Shelby Shuffitt and her grandfather, Junior Gray, adopted the dog 18 months ago near their home in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. “He was a mix, but mostly basset hound,” Gray told The Huffington […]

Anger, confusion and sadness and, from officials, silence have deepened the mystery surrounding a man’s recent death in Bardstown, Kentucky. The shooting death of the man, whose daughter is a missing person, is just the latest in a series of high-profile tragedies to plague this small town. Crystal Rogers, 35, went missing in July 2015. Her father, 54-year-old […]

President-elect says he wants to avoid appearance of conflict of interest once in office, but gives little detail before planned press conference in two weeks Donald Trump has announced that he will be stepping away from his business interests in total in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest once he enters […]

Descendant given document revealing chain of responsibility for death, from Soviet leader to three executioners A young designer in Russia plans to sue the state in an unprecedented case after an archivist sent him evidence appearing to name the agents of Joseph Stalins secret police who executed his great-grandfather. Denis Karagodin, 34, received the document […]

Court of appeal rejects companies latest attempt to block rules that will force them to remove distinctive branding from packs The latest attempt by tobacco companies to prevent the high court rejected their arguments, the day before

Three workers given suspended sentences and two others acquitted over violence during protest over proposed job cuts Three Air France workers have been given suspended sentences for organised violence after being found guilty of an attack on two airline executives whose shirts were ripped off their backs in a protest over proposed job cuts. Pictures […]

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Donald Trump, a man unfit to be president, is not yet the president-elect. He is a president-in-waiting until the 538 members of the Electoral College cast ballots Dec. 19. They are not required to vote for the candidates chosen by their states, and American founding father Alexander Hamilton, in describing favorably the design of the […]

For the many who idolize Hunter S. Thompson, pioneering creator of Gonzo journalism and author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, following in his footsteps looks pretty daunting until now. Thompson’s drug-fueled, immersive approach to his art sets a high barrier to entry, but to spend a day in this New Journalist’s shoes, acolytes will […]

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s leaving his business “in total,” but provided no details about who would take over. “While I am not mandated to do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses. … Hence, legal documents […]