DeVos Education Dept. Halts Investigations Of Alleged Fraud At For-Profit
Fraudulent for-profit schools could make a comeback as investigations have been thwarted according to current and former employees who say DeVos education department has reassigned staff and shifted focus from the investigations into other matters. Several of DeVos’ top recent hires have previously worked at the very institutions in question. The investigative team started in […]
Buhari, First Sub Saharan African Leader To Meet US President Trump
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari the first leader of a sub-Saharan African leader met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, April 30th, 2018. The meeting comes weeks after Rex Tillerson, then U.S. secretary of state, visited Nigeria and other African countries in March only to be fired after his return to […]
Migrants Caravan Thwarted At US Mexico Border
The quest for asylum from the caravan of Central Americans was halted after Border Patrol authorities declared they were unable to process the migrants due to space constraints. “CBP facilities at capacity at San Ysidro. They won’t be taking any more until space becomes available,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said in […]
Central American Asylum seekers to be met by U.S. National Guard at border
Days after President Donald Trump said he wanted to send National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking, 400 Texas and Arizona Guard members have been deployed. The participants who refer to their movement as a “peregrinos” the Spanish word for pilgrimage are part of an […]
At Least 48 Killed In Syrian Chemical Attack
Horrific scenes splashed across global media outlets as images released from government activists and doctors show the aftermath of the Syrian gas attack that occurred in the rebel-controlled suburb of Douma, east of Damascus on Saturday. The White Helmets, a group of rescue volunteer, said at least 48 people had been killed and about 500 […]
50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, his legacy lives on
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was undoubtedly one of the world’s most polarizing figures but his violent murder on April 4, 1968, in a hotel room in Memphis, TN requires a reflection of his death and a glimpse at the racial inequalities still plaguing America today. Long before becoming activist for civil rights and racial […]
Texas bombing suspect blows himself up, motive unknown
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said Mark Anthony Conditt, the suspect alleged to have carried out a string of bombings across the Austin, Texas area, is dead. Conditt, a 23-year-old, white male detonated a device in his vehicle after being pursued by the Austin SWAT team early Wednesday morning. Over the last 24 to 36 […]
The Syrian Civil War Enters Its 8th Year As The ‘Hell On Earth’ Continues
The seven-year conflict has claimed the lives of an estimated half a million people, causing the worst refugee crisis since WWII, and dismantling so many cities’ infrastructure the cost to rebuild has been estimated to be in the range of $US200 billion. What began as simple street protests turned into a civil war – now a war involving a […]
President Trump’s Communication Director announces exit
Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s lone gladiators, announced her white house exit on Wednesday. Hicks, 29 leaves her post as Communication Director under a veil of speculation when just yesterday, during closed-door testimony to the House Intelligence Committee, she acknowledged telling what “amounted to white lies,” on behalf of President Trump. “She has a […]
Gates Pleads Guilty As Mueller Investigation Intensifies
President Trump’s former campaign advisor, Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and providing false statements; swiveling from being a defendant to cooperating witness in Robert S. Mueller’s special investigation into Trump’s campaign and Russia’s alleged election intrusion. Gates divulged he will aid Mueller’s investigation in “any and all matters” as prosecutors continue to […]