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The husband and father of the Ukrainian woman and two children killed by mortar fire as they tried to escape shelling outside Kyiv Sunday learned of his family’s murder on Twitter, according to a report. Mom Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, kids Mykyta, 18; Alisa, 9; and Anatoly Berezhnyi, 26 — a church volunteer who was helping them escape — were killed by Russian forces as they ran across a damaged bridge in Irpin. A photo of their bodies strewn across the pavement led Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to promise he would kill “every bastard” responsible for the indiscriminate civilian slaughter.

Angela Li and Vivrd Prasanna have achieved the pinnacle of a public university education — she a senior at UCLA, he a freshman at UC Berkeley. Both are children of immigrants, with Li’s parents from China and Prasanna’s from India. *** But when it comes to Proposition 16, the Tuesday ballot measure that would once again allow affirmative action in public education, contracting and hiring, the two UC students and their families sharply diverge. *** Their diverse views reflect the complexity of the affirmative action issue among Asian Americans, who represent more than 50 ethnic subgroups with varying politics, histories...

A man angry with teenagers who reportedly threw items at his car was captured on video emerging from his vehicle with a double-bladed, wrist-strapped weapon — quickly dubbed a “wolverine claw” online — in Whitestone, Queens, Wednesday afternoon. The footage, shared by NBC New York reporter Myles Miller, shows a man shouting at the youths before turning his grey SUV around to drive up to them. The man is seen quickly exiting his vehicle and chasing down one of the young men as he asks, “You want to throw shit like that?” while pointing the weapon at him.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) accused Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) of a “racist act” in presenting Housing and Urban Development official Lynne Patton, a black woman, as a refutation of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s claim that President Trump is “racist.” “Just to make a note, Mr. Chairman, just because someone has a person of color, a black people working for them, does not mean they aren’t racist,” Tlaib said in her closing remarks after question Cohen. “And it is even insensitive, some would even say the fact that someone would even use a prop, a black woman in this chamber,...

Press Forbidden from Filming Hillary Boarding Private Plane 4:23 PM, Feb 27, 2016 | By Daniel Halper The press was forbidden from filming Hillary Clinton boarding her private plane, said an ABC reporter covering the leading Democratic candidate. "Clinton staff won't allow press to film HRC boarding her charter. We must get on our plan before she gets out of car," Liz Kreutz wrote on Twitter.

An actor who played a bit part in an independent gangster film is facing 10 years in state prison because he used a prop pellet gun without a state gun permit. Carlo Goias, whose stage name is Carlo Bellario, was charged under New Jersey's strict gun law. It requires permits for firearms, including the airsoft gun Goias used while filming a car chase scene.

<p>First Dog Bo Obama has a new playmate – Sunny, a female Portuguese Water Dog.</p> <p>Meet Sunny, the newest member of the Obama family.</p> <p>The First Family introduced their new little puppy to the public on Monday.</p> <p>Sunny is the same breed as 4-year-old Bo, who was a gift to the Obamas from the late senator Ted Kennedy.</p>

A man whose 6-year-old son was among those killed in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre was scheduled to appear in Connecticut Superior Court Wednesday on larceny and other charges.

Obama says he's just a prop and creates a buzz (video)By: Marci Stone November 5, 2012 Sunday, President Obama told a New Hampshire crowd that he's just "sort of a prop in the campaign;" and the news has created a buzz Monday as many people try to figure out what he meant. The Mitt Romney and Barack Obama campaigns are pushing into their final 24-hours as voting for the most of the country takes place tomorrow.

May was a busy month for Barack Obama with a trip to Afghanistan, the NATO meeting in Chicago and the G-8 Summit at Camp David. But the President of the United States made sure he had time to enjoy a few tender moments with Michelle Obama. The latest behind-the-scenes photographs from the White House capture President Obama locked into an intimate embrace with the First Lady, dancing before a concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David on May 9. Tender: President Barack Obama dances with First Lady Michelle Obama in the Blue Room of the White House prior to...

HONOLULU – Hawaii residents haven’t seen much of President Barack Obama since he arrived in his home state for a holiday vacation two days ago, but the first dog, Bo, is already making an impression. As the president and first lady readied to leave their beachfront compound for the gym Friday morning, one of their neighbors told reporters that her dog had met and made friends with Bo the day before when the first pup was out for a stroll.

Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com. Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com. Though Canfield's sister Connie Anderson said her sibling...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama scolded Virgina Republican Rep. Eric Cantor for the stack of paper he brought with him to the health summit, calling it the type of political stunt that gets in the way of lawmakers having a serious conversation. [snip]

It wasn't too long ago that Levi Johnston was pretty much like any other Alaskan teenager. With the exception of dating the then-governor's daughter he was, dare we say, a no body. But in less than two years he's fathered a son, broken up with the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential canidate's teenage daughter, fought a rather public custody fight with Sarah Palin's family, and now landed squarely on the pages of Playgirl. We should also point out: added a bodyguard (as seen in this picture from today at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Party.) The fruit of his labor will...

When the California Supreme Court in May decided to ban all same-sex marriages from that point forward, but keep valid the 18,000 gay marriages that already went down, it never addressed one other little matter: what to do about out-of-state gay marriage. Enter State Sen. Mark Leno, who wants to give the Mormon Church an aneurysm with a new bill that would recognize those unions. Just like Washington D.C.'s City Council did, California could be en route to banning gay marriage in its own borders, but opening itself up to gay Iowans and Bay Staters who wed in their home...

Initiative defeats could set back California's recoveryLaura Mandaro, MarketWatch Portfolio May 18, 2009, 7:37 p.m. EST SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Golden State's prospects for clawing its way out of recession next year could be pushed off, but not derailed, if voters reject special budget measures designed to partially bridge the state's $21 billion budget gap, according to an local economic forecaster. The state's deteriorating financial standing, which by some measures put it in league with Louisiana and South Carolina, hinges on the state government's ability to quickly cut spending if can't get sought-after tax hikes. The pace of recovery...

OK, so this account is pretty long, but it's a great read: Tolerance is a joke. It is. It can't be applied by any sort of significant majority (especially one that claims to be tolerant) in opposition to a minority. City-slickers to the Amish. Everyone to Ron Paul supporters. Homosexual rights advocates to Christian protesters (even if there's almost 1000 of them to four of us). And that's why today was so much fun. It started out with Facebook. Thanks, everyone, for telling me that this 'anti- Prop 8' protest was going on in downtown Denver (even if you didn't...

Barack Obama has expressed his support for same-sex couples' right to adopt children. In a letter to the Family Equality Council, Obama writes: " ... we have to eliminate discrimination against LGBT families ... [and] we have to extend equal treatment in our family and adoption laws." While McCain and his wife, Cindy, have an adopted child, he said to the New York Times, "I think that we've proven that both parents are important in the success of a family, so no, I don't believe in gay adoption." According to the Family Equality Council, same-sex parents are raising 4%...

Next month, California voters will decide whether to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry by altering the state's constitution. This week, the California Teachers Association announced it opposes Prop 8 by donating $1 million to fight the initiative. Prop 8 seeks to ban same-sex marriages in California. The teachers union said it decided to oppose Prop 8 during its state council meeting in June. The CTA felt that it needed to donate the gift to help defeat the measure. "CTA views Prop 8 as a human rights issue. Everyone should be allowed equal protection under the law, and...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- A man who wore press credentials and took photographs from a platform interrupted Barack Obama's town-hall meeting Tuesday by shouting complaints that the Democratic presidential candidate had not called for the audience to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Obama invited the heckler to lead the audience in the pledge, and he did.