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In Kentucky: A plaque affixed to the Jefferson Davis statue will be removed

A plaque proclaiming Jefferson Davis as a hero and a patriot will be removed from Kentucky’s Capitol, the latest effort to alter Confederate monuments across the country following outbreaks of racially motivated violence. The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to remove the plaque, which is attached to a 15-foot-tall marble statue of Davis in the

Facebook blasphemy: Pakistani man sentenced to death for insulting Prophet Muhammad

A 30-year-old Pakistani man has been sentenced to death by a counterterrorism court, following the conviction on charges he insulted the Prophet Muhammed and his wives on Facebook, officials said Sunday. Taimoor Raza, who belongs to the minority Shia sect in the Sunni-dominant country, was arrested last year following an online argument about Islam with

Kentucky machete attack: Suspect asked campus victims about their politics, student says

A man has been arrested for a machete attack on the campus of Transylvania University in Kentucky.  Authorities say 19-year-old Mitchell Adkins was arrested following the attack in the Glenn Building. Adkins is thought to be a former student.  Lexington Police Sgt. Jervis Middleton says Adkins entered the building with a bag of “various edged

Sessions: Shield Illegals, Lose $4 Billion

Matthew Vadum, President Trump is following through with his promise to restore law and order in seditious sanctuary cities. The Trump administration is moving forward with cutting off federal law enforcement grants to local governments that shield illegal aliens, especially violent felons, from federal immigration authorities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said yesterday. The attorney general’s

For Miners and Mine owners safety bills fire up tensions in coal country

Two mining bills designed to eliminate safety checks for the coal industry have reignited smoldering tensions between miners and mine owners. In West Virginia, lawmakers advanced revisions to a controversial bill that originally would have eliminated state safety checks at coal mines. A similar effort made its way through the Kentucky Legislature. In that case,

Israel’s Netanyahu pledges to work with Trump on peace efforts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was committed to working with U.S. President Donald Trump to advance peace efforts with the Palestinians and with the broader Arab world. Netanyahu made the pledge in a speech to the largest U.S. pro-Israel lobbying group at a time when the Trump administration is seeking agreement

McDonald’s Twitter account hacked, blasts Trump #BigMac

A hacker used McDonald’s Twitter account to attack President Donald Trump in an extremely derogatory tweet early Thursday. Sent at 9:16 a.m. ET Thursday morning, McDonald’s tweeted: “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands.” The tweet, which was sent out