A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife described as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW's Priya Sridhar. The charging documents show that the sailor has been accused of violating Article 83 for “malingering,” which is defined as a service member “intentionally faking an illness or hurting themselves to avoid work, duty or service,” and Article 86 for “absence without leave,” which means a service member failed to be at their required place of duty without proper authority. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at…
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) is pleading with his colleagues to reject his censure in a 22-page letter arguing that the House Ethics Committee made an "extraordinary leap" in determining that his behavior amounted to sexual harassment. Why it matters: Edwards' aggressive defense of his conduct — allegations that ultimately caused him to drop his reelection bid — comes as he tries to avoid one of the House's most serious punishments. - The House Ethics Committee found earlier this month that Edwards violated House rules over sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, and recommended his censure. - The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers in their 20s for special…
After a string of deadly crashes involving wrong-way drivers in the UK and Ireland, British authorities are calling for social media companies to do more to combat a dangerous new social media trend: driving on the wrong side of the road.
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.
