California teacher found hanging in classroom
According to Steve Concialdi, with the Orange County Fire Authority, students had been waiting outside the classroom to get in. Another teacher opened the door. – CNN’s Sonya Hamasaki contributed…
Tag: authority
Here’s What Will Happen If The DHS Shuts Down
Feb 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress was scrambling before a deadline at midnight on Friday to pass a $39.7 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which…
Israeli Utility to Stop Disrupting Electricity in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electric company will stop disrupting power supplies to Palestinian districts in the West Bank after reaching an agreement with the Israeli government meant to help offset…
Legal Experts Tell Congress Obama’s New War Authorization Fails To Limit Power
WASHINGTON — National security law experts, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, faulted President Barack Obama’s proposed authorization for the fight against the Islamic State, saying it…
U.S. court: Palestinian authorities must pay Americans millions for Israel attacks
Both groups are “deeply disappointed” by Monday’s ruling, which Palestinian Authority spokesman Mahmoud Khalifa said stemmed from “baseless” charges and “ignored the legal precedent set time and again by other…
US Jury Finds Palestinian Groups Liable For Terror Attacks
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority backed a series of terrorist attacks in the early 2000s in Israel that killed or wounded Americans, a U.S. jury found Monday…
With Palestinian Debt Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power to West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
Release Of Any Correspondence With Chris Christie About Jerry Jones Deal Blocked
After New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently accepted free football tickets and travel from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, two key questions emerged at the center of the controversy: Did…
I Brought My Grandma To Fashion Week. Here’s What Happened.
You don’t know my Nana. But she is ultra-chic with fiery red hair, and she lives in an apartment in which every closet is bursting with what she calls “old…
Geraldo Rivera: ‘Hip-Hop Has Done More Damage To Black And Brown People Than Racism In The Last 10 Years’
Geraldo Rivera doesn’t exactly seem like a pre-eminent authority on rap culture, but he has some very interesting thoughts about hip-hop, which he shared with HuffPost Live on Tuesday. –…
Obama’s Trade Agenda May Hinge on Attacking Currency Manipulation
WASHINGTON — A number of countries — China most prominent among them — have long acted to hold down the value of their currencies against the dollar, helping their industries…
Rand Paul ‘Concerned’ About Scope Of Obama’s War Request
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday voiced concerns about President Barack Obama’s request for authority to use military force against Islamic State militants. – “Part of the decision-making…
Here’s Why Obama’s Request For War Limits Does Nothing To Limit War
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill has been abuzz all week over President Barack Obama’s request for authority to use military force against Islamic State militants. Obama unveiled his proposed Authorization for…
Obama To Ask Congress For New War Authorization With Limited Ground Troops
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to ask Congress as soon as Wednesday for new authority to fight Islamic State militants, including the ability to deploy limited U.S. ground…
Tourists deported after taking nude pics at Angkor
Last Friday, U.S. tourists and sisters Lindsey Kate Adams and Leslie Jan Adams were deported after allegedly getting caught taking partially nude photos at Preah Khan temple, one of the…
Greek PM vows to make good on campaign pledges
Speaking before the parliament Sunday, he said that the Greek people had not given him authority to negotiate an extension and that he would seek a new agreement to underwrite…
The Supreme Court at Stake
In the first Affordable Care Act case three years ago, the Supreme Court had to decide whether Congress had the power, under the Commerce Clause or some other source of…
Larry Markword Reappointed To County Board Despite Dying In 2012
Officials in western Pennsylvania are trying to figure out how a man who’s been dead for more than two years wound up being reappointed to a county industrial authority board….
HUFFPOST HILL – Golden Age Of Political Comity Put Off For Another Day
CNN will debut a political game show: a Republican and Democratic contestant will each be asked the same questions, but no actual answer will be given. The bigamy case against…
Democrats Warn Obama They Don’t Have His Back On Trade Plans
WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama declaring on Tuesday his intentions to push for legislation giving him authority to move forward unilaterally with trade deals, Democrats made one thing clear:…
Left: Obama was great, except on trade
Democratic lawmakers, labor unions and environmental groups are quickly mounting a campaign to deny Obama’s request for authority to fast-track new deals with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union…
GOP Quietly Giving Committee Chairmen Unilateral Subpoena Power
WASHINGTON — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) went on a subpoena-issuing bonanza during his four years as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Other Republicans appear ready to…