Three former jail employees in Oklahoma are facing criminal charges after they forced inmates to listen repeatedly to “Baby Shark,” the wildly popular song beloved by children and despised by parents around the globe, according to court records. Christian Miles and Gregory Butler, both 21 and former Oklahoma County Jail …...Read More
Jail Employees Face Charges After Using ‘Baby Shark’ Song to Punish Inmates
Piecing together clues, medical experts suggest Trump could be entering a pivotal phase in his fight against Covid-19.
The White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, said on Tuesday that President Trump was experiencing no symptoms of Covid-19 and doing “extremely well” on his first full day at home since a three-night stay in the hospital. But outside doctors and medical experts in Covid-19 and lung disease said …...Read More
For Trump, a Pattern of Denial, From the Virus to Russia to Climate Change
It is a distinctive pattern that began in the Trump administration’s first hours, when the new president bristled at photographs released by the National Park Service that suggested the crowds at his inauguration paled when compared with the turnouts for the swearing-in of some past presidents, including Barack Obama. Then …...Read More
Trump Insists He Is ‘Feeling Great’ as Most of Joint Chiefs Quarantine
WASHINGTON — President Trump continued to downplay the seriousness of his own coronavirus infection on Tuesday, seeking to project an image of vigor and normalcy even as the virus extended its rampage through official Washington, infecting another top White House aide, Stephen Miller, and reaching the highest levels of the …...Read More
Biden says if Trump ‘still has Covid, we shouldn’t have a debate.’
Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee, said on Tuesday night that there should not be a debate if President Trump “still has Covid,” just hours after Mr. Trump said he intended to participate in next week’s presidential debate in Miami. Asked by reporters on Tuesday night whether he …...Read More
Trump's Return from Walter Reed Leaves White House in Disarray
Prominent supporters of the administration said Mr. Trump should have stayed at the hospital until he was no longer infectious or should remain confined to his residence. “When a boss comes down with Covid, whether that boss is the president, a C.E.O., a principal at a school, a union foreman …...Read More
California Report on Blackouts Blames Climate Change and Planning
A report by California energy officials on Tuesday placed blame for rolling blackouts that left millions without power in August on the impact of climate change and outdated policies and practices that failed to adequately take into account hotter weather. In the 121-page preliminary report to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the …...Read More
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ Jeff Sessions Said
Gene Hamilton, a top lawyer and ally of Stephen Miller, the architect of the president’s assault on immigration, argued in a 32-page response that Justice Department officials merely took direction from the president. Mr. Hamilton cited an April 3, 2018, meeting with Mr. Sessions; the homeland security secretary at the …...Read More
Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers
Some critics suggested that the changes, which came less than a month before the election, were politically motivated. “Why this, why now, and why is it an interim final rule?” said Theresa Cardinal Brown, the director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. “There’s no estimate of …...Read More
A St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters and appeared at the Republican convention are indicted by a grand jury.
A grand jury in St. Louis returned an indictment on Tuesday against a white couple who brandished guns at Black protesters as they marched past their home in June in a menacing display caught on video that earned them a spotlight at the Republican National Convention and the admiration of …...Read More
