Education Dept takes steps to dismiss hundreds of civil rights complaints: report

Added 04-21-18 05:58:02am EST - “The Education Department has started dismissing hundreds of civil rights complaints that investigators deem onerous or unnecessary.” - Thehill.com

Comment | Full Story  | Thehill.com on TNC |

• Hundreds turn out for Delaware gun rights rally
• Funeral set for civil rights icon F.D. Reese
• Civil rights complaint filed in man's deportation case
• Hundreds gather for Colorado rally to support and exercise Second Amendment rights

WikiLeaks, Russia, Trump Jr. named in new DNC hacking lawsuit

Added 04-20-18 08:10:02pm EST - “"It's more than a shot over the bow, it's a shot into the hull of the ship."” - Arstechnica.com

Comment | Full Story  | Arstechnica.com on TNC |

• Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign
• DNC launches multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Russian government, Trump campaign, WikiLeaks
• Here we go: DNC sues Trump campaign, Russia, Wikileaks for conspiracy
• DNC Sues Trump Campaign, Russia and Wikileaks for ‘Disrupting' 2016 Election

Brooklyn baby found motionless after being violently shaken dies

Added 04-20-18 08:25:02pm EST - “A Brooklyn baby who was hospitalized after being violently shaken Thursday night has died, according to the family.” - Nydailynews.com

Comment | Full Story  | Nydailynews.com on TNC |

• Woman busted for shaking baby in Brooklyn
• Dad of braindead Brooklyn baby sees assault arrest voided
• Man, 28, found dead with gunshot wound to head in Brooklyn
• Toddler found in North Carolina creek dies

Teen charged with terrorism in Florida school shooting

Added 04-21-18 05:25:02am EST - “Sky Bouche said, "It's an adrenaline rush that, you know, I'm about to do something."” - Nydailynews.com

Comment | Full Story  | Nydailynews.com on TNC |

• Teen charged in oil well site shooting
• Ex-firefighter charged for shooting at black teen asking for help
• ‘Teen Mom' Murder? Star's Brother Charged With Killing Man In Fatal Shooting
• Suspect in Ocala, Florida school shooting: ‘I want to be put away'

Long Hours, Low Pay Push Some Democratic Campaign Workers To Unionize

Added 04-22-18 05:06:01am EST - “"It's been far too long that workers in this industry have been exploited," said Ihaab Syed, the secretary of the Campaign Workers Guild.” - Npr.org

Comment | Full Story  | Npr.org on TNC |

• Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign
• Bodies ‘stacked' during hours-long series of knife fights in South Carolina prison
• Virginia Rep. Dave Brat's Democratic rivals amass solid war chests in primary campaign
• Graduate Students at Harvard Vote to Unionize

Europe orders emergency inspections of the type of jet engines that failed on deadly Southwest Airlines flight

Added 04-21-18 04:14:01am EST - “The European Aviation Safety Agency wants checks to take place on some CFM56-7B engines within the next 20 days.” - Businessinsider.com

Comment | Full Story  | Businessinsider.com on TNC |

• United Airlines is inspecting engine type that exploded on Southwest flight
• FAA to order inspections of jet engines after Southwest blast
• Regulators had ordered inspections of engine type that blew apart on Southwest plane
• Airlines Check Their Engines for the Flaw That Hit Southwest

China recycling policy impacting Skagit County

Added 04-21-18 04:03:01am EST - “On any given day, Skagit County residents recycle a variety of plastic items, from yogurt containers emptied at breakfast to soda bottles drained for an afternoon pick-me-up.” - Washingtontimes.com

Comment | Full Story  | Washingtontimes.com on TNC |

• China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
• Beijing Forges Ahead With 'Made In China' Policy, Targeted By Proposed U.S. Tariffs
• Howard Buffett gives $1.2M to buy land for recycling center
• Slit-throat' girl offered trip to waste recycling plant the Netherlands

Theft of $1.2M in fajitas results in 50-year prison sentence

Added 04-21-18 03:43:02am EST - “A former juvenile justice department employee from Texas was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after being convicted of stealing $1.2 million in fajitas with county funds.” - Foxnews.com

Comment | Full Story  | Foxnews.com on TNC |

• Brazil's Lula Must Begin Prison Sentence During Appeals, High Court Rules
• American Airlines employee receives prison sentence for trying to bypass security checkpoint, yelling threats and racial slurs
• 'Affluenza Teen' Ethan Couch Released From Jail After 2-Year Sentence
• Brazil's ex-president surrenders to authorities on corruption charges, to begin 12-year sentence

Ex-U.S. presidents among mourners expected at Barbara Bush funeral

Added 04-21-18 02:10:03am EST - “Several former U.S. presidents and hundreds of mourners are expected to gather at a Houston church on Saturday for the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.” - Reuters.com

Comment | Full Story  | Reuters.com on TNC |

• Former Presidents Gather For Barbara Bush's Texas Funeral
• Barbara Bush Funeral: Family, Friends & Past Presidents Say Goodbye to Former First Lady
• Barbara Bush funeral expected to draw 1,500 guests
• Barbara Bush, wife and mother of U.S. presidents, dies at 92

Recovery group marshals cash, volunteers to help homeowners

Added 04-21-18 01:03:01am EST - “Leslie Garon pressed her right hand to her chest and choked back tears as she addressed more than a dozen green-shirted volunteers in her living room earlier this month.” - Washingtontimes.com

Comment | Full Story  | Washingtontimes.com on TNC |

• Video: Joy Reid ponders… what if Trump won't surrender to the U.S. Marshals?
• LA County To Pay Homeowners To Create Housing For The Homeless
• MSNBC's Joy Reid Wonders What Would Happen if Trump Resists Being Arrest by Federal Marshals
• MSNBC Fantasizes About US Marshals Putting Trump in Prison For Refusing to Testify to Mueller Grand Jury (VIDEO)