How Trump vs. Clinton would reshape the electoral map
A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter what states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate. After successive campaigns in which President Obama expanded the Democrats’ electoral map options by focusing on fast-growing and increasingly diverse states, a 2016 race between Clinton and Trump could devolve principally into a pitched battle for t..>> view originalSupreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has tutored these DC schoolkids for years
Educator Charlene Wilburn and Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland talk about their time spent with students at J.O. Wilson Elementary, where Judge Garland has spent many years tutoring young students. (The White House) Vernell Garvin wasn’t surprised that President Barack Obama tapped Merrick Garland to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. She already knew the judge was among the smartest people in the country. Garland is, after all, really good at algebra. He’s even pretty strong at language ..>> view originalSeaWorld must move on without iconic Shamu
By Jennifer Kay and Mike Schneider, Associated Press Saturday, March 19, 2016 | 10:17 a.m. Orlando, Fla. — SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for rides. The orca image sold T-shirts and soft, stuffed animals for the kids to take home. With the company phasing out its killer whale program, it is forced to ponder the question: What is SeaWorld without Shamu? ..>> view originalAssimilation is a long process for Somalis in US farm town
For the last decade, Somali refugees have flocked to this conservative farm town on Colorado's eastern plains. They've started a small halal mini-market and a restaurant, sent their children to the schools and worked at a meat processing plant.As much as Fort Morgan's small town feel reminds many of their rural villages back home, some say they will feel like outsiders until they get what has so far eluded them: a permanent mosque. They are renting two small rooms for a makeshift version, for n..>> view originalThree Trump Protesters in Arizona Arrested, While Demonstrators in NYC Detained
Three Donald Trump protesters were arrested as dozens blocked traffic near Phoenix for more than two hours Saturday ahead of his campaign rally, while a similar anti-Trump event in New York City led to two arrests. In Fountain Hills, Arizona, protesters halted their cars, blocking the only main road leading to Trump's rally with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, drawing thousands to hear the men speak. The largely peaceful protesters held banners reading "Dump Trump," "Must Stop Trump" a..>> view originalTexas Girl Whose Father Was Slain Died From Gunshot Wounds
The 14-year-old Houston-area girl whose body was found in a grassy field in west Houston died from gunshot wounds, medical examiners said in a report Saturday. Adriana Coronado, whose body was found Wednesday, was shot multiple times and her death has been ruled a homicide, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said. She was last seen a week ago in the Houston suburb of Katy, where she lived. Investigators believe Adriana might have been with her father, Caesar Vladimir Coronado,..>> view originalGriffith High School Team Bus Overturns, Coach Airlifted To Hospital
UPDATED: 4:51 p.m. March 19, 2016 DEMOTTE, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana high school basketball coach was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after a bus carrying 26 players and staff overturned on an interstate and landed on the side of the roadway with part of its roof smashed in. The Griffith High School boys basketball team was traveling to a state semifinal game in Lafayette when the rollover occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Interstate 65 near DeMotte, authorities said. Superintendent Peter..>> view originalTracking spring snow, expect some late Sunday
by: Sarah Wroblewski Updated: Mar 19, 2016 - 5:39 PM BOSTON — TRACKING SPRING SNOW While there have been shifts in the storm track the last 24 hours, the potential of snow continues to exist for parts of the state Sunday night into Monday. This will not be a record breaking storm, but it will still impact the area as folks head back to work and school Monday morning. There will likely be some impacts to the Monday morning commute. The latest information Saturday afternoon brings ..>> view originalFox News Fires Back at Trump, Calls His "Obsession" With Megyn Kelly "Sick"
"As the mother of three young children, with a successful law career and the second-highest-rated show in cable news, it’s especially deplorable for her to be repeatedly abused just for doing her job.” Following days of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump disparaging Fox News host Megyn Kelly, the network fired back on Friday. "Donald Trump’s vitriolic attacks against Megyn Kelly and his extreme, sick obsession with her is beneath the dignity of a presidential candidate who ..>> view original
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