Nobel Prize for Literature in jeopardy over scandal

Source The institution that awards the Nobel Prize for Literature is mired in a sexual and financial scandal so deep that this year's prize may be postponed for the first time in more than seven decades. In recent weeks, six members of the Swedish Academy -- one of Sweden's most highly...

Release of Americans held in North Korea 'imminent,' source says

Source 1 Source 2 The release of three US nationals currently detained in North Korea is "imminent," according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations. The official told CNN the North Koreans made the decision to free the Americans two months ago, and that North Korea's...

Third woman accuses Tom Brokaw of unwanted sexual advances

Source A third woman has accused legendary NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw of unwanted sexual advances, long before the newsman had become a household name.  Mary Reinholz wrote a first-person account of her experience with Brokaw in The Villager, a weekly newspaper serving several New York City...

‘It’s just a dress’: Teen’s Chinese prom attire stirs cultural appropriation debate

Source It’s that time of year in high school, the season of the highly anticipated, stress-inducing rite of passage called prom. Like many other teenagers preparing for prom, Utah senior Keziah Daum wanted to find a dress that would stand out, “something that would be more unique and bold...

IRS Defends Giving Refunds to Illegal Immigrants

Source In a letter to Congress, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen defended the decision to allow illegal immigrants to get refunds from the agency.Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) went “On The Record” tonight to explain that illegal immigrants who get a social security number can go back and apply for a...

Broward deputies union votes 'no confidence' in Sheriff Israel

Source A union of deputies in Florida on Thursday announced it has "no confidence" in Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. The Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association said a symbolic vote among its members, initiated last week, indicated 534 of 628 officers in the union voted they had...

New York Gov. Cuomo sends ICE cease-and-desist letter, calls arrests ‘illegal’

Source New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) issued a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, accusing the agency of making illegal arrests and describing its “aggressive tactics” in recent immigration raids across the state as unconstitutional and...

Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking compatriots resettled in US

Source Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement and intelligence officials believe were tracking Russian defectors and their families who had resettled in the US, officials briefed on the matter tell CNN. In at least one...

‘Playful dominance’: The touchy-feely relationship between Trump and Macron

Source There was, simply, so much touching. The two men exchanged French-style cheek kisses. They shook hands and held hands and clasped hands. And they embraced and backslapped and shoulder-rubbed.  They were President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, and on Tuesday, they became...

Bill Cosby Retrial: Prosecutor Calls Out Comedian for ‘Laughing’ During Closing Arguments

Source During the prosecution's closing arguments in Bill Cosby's retrial on Tuesday, Cosby was seen laughing and smiling so much during statements by prosecutor Kristen Feden that she interrupted herself to exclaim, "He's laughing like it's funny! But there's absolutely nothing funny about...