The [state Assembly] Democrats reached the decision in a closed-door meeting that stretched for hours, rebuffing a bid by Mr. Silver to keep his post by relinquishing some of his responsibilities while he defended himself against the charges. “He should understand that he’s lost the confidence of a majority of our conference,” Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, said after the meeting
“He should understand that he’s lost the confidence of a majority of our conference,” Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, said after the meeting
In December, over the objections of Mayor Lemons and many parish residents, Louisiana’s Department of Natural Resources approved a permit for the corporation Helis Oil & Gas to drill an exploratory well two and a half miles deep in the wooded wetlands just outside Abita Springs. If they find the fossil fuels they’re looking for, the company plans to extract it through the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, known commonly as fracking.
Michael Moore disses Fox News and Right Wing Critics in the best way, by Intheknow Fox News defends Obama—Thanks, Netanyahu! [updated], by FellowTraveler How Low can she go? HA! HA! HA!, by Vetwife
Fox News defends Obama—Thanks, Netanyahu! [updated], by FellowTraveler
How Low can she go? HA! HA! HA!, by Vetwife
A former U.S. Army prosecutor who oversaw sexual assault cases has been found guilty on rape and other charges following a six-day court-martial at Fort Bragg, military officials said Monday. Maj. Erik J. Burris was found guilty on two charges of rape, a charge of forcible sodomy, four charges of assault and a charge of disobeying an order, the Army said in a five-sentence statement. Burris was sentenced to 20 years in prison, dismissed from the service, and ordered to forfeit all pay, the statement said.
Maj. Erik J. Burris was found guilty on two charges of rape, a charge of forcible sodomy, four charges of assault and a charge of disobeying an order, the Army said in a five-sentence statement. Burris was sentenced to 20 years in prison, dismissed from the service, and ordered to forfeit all pay, the statement said.
Yet even this heavily sanitized Cosby is revealing. This story purports to be his own life, in his own words, a tale coming “not from Heathcliff but Bill,” he emphasizes. And lurking among the laugh lines and life lessons is an intensely vain man, fixated on sex; a man for whom women can stir violence or desire; a man seeking to appease his wife while remaining aware of his darker appetites. It would be too much to say that these pages foreshadow the accusations before Cosby today—they don’t. But they don’t really contradict them, either. Yes, the books are still funny. But reading them now, they’re mostly creepy.
Yes, the books are still funny. But reading them now, they’re mostly creepy.
Last year, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed legislation forbidding state public schools from teaching that climate change is caused by humans. This week, Wyoming’s House of Representatives voted to repeal that measure, the first step on what still could be a long road toward a climate science curriculum in the state. Wyoming’s House on Monday voted 39-21 to pass a bill that would reverse the ban on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a set of academic guidelines that require science instructors to teach the reality of human-caused climate change starting in middle school. The NGSS was developed with input from The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as input from 26 states.
Wyoming’s House on Monday voted 39-21 to pass a bill that would reverse the ban on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a set of academic guidelines that require science instructors to teach the reality of human-caused climate change starting in middle school. The NGSS was developed with input from The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as input from 26 states.