Penn Professor: Still No ‘Human Recovery’ from Recession | LifeZette
“We have clearly had a market recovery since 2008,” said Amy Castro Baker, a social science professor at School of Social Policy & Practice, speaking to the Knowledge@Wharton podcast and radio show. “However, we have not had a human recovery.”
School Bus Driver Charged in Deadly Chattanooga Crash
A school bus driver who authorities say was speeding along a narrow, winding Tennessee road when he wrapped his vehicle around a tree was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide in the deaths of five children.
Grief turns to anger in Chattanooga after school bus crash
Lowenstein Smith, who said her grandson had been injured in the crash, came by Woodmore on Tuesday morning and chatted with other community members. She said her grandson had complained about Walker’s speeding before but that those complaints were not taken seriously by the school system.
Jasmine Mateen, the mother of one of the Chattanooga school bus crash victims, says she repeatedly complained about the bus’s driver for months prior to Monday’s accident. The crash resulted in the deaths of five students, including Mateen’s daughter.
Bus Driver Charged In Fatal Crash That Killed 5 Kids | The Daily Caller
In a chilling development, CBS News is reporting that a mother of three children who were on the bus, said that the just prior to the crash, the driver asked, “is everyone here ready to die?”
Walker sideswiped the Kia Seoul after crossing into oncoming traffic, but and the damage to both vehicles was considered minor.
Nikki Haley: Trump chooses her for UN ambassador – CNNPolitics.com
President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, the transition team announced Wednesday.
School-choice advocate selected for education secretary – HYPELINE
President-elect Donald Trump has selected a school-choice advocate and GOP donor from Michigan to be education secretary.
Ben Carson says he’ll be Housing and Urban Development secretary | Daily Mail Online
Dr. Ben Carson wrote Wednesday that he will accept a role in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, and strongly suggested that he will be secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Acknowledging domestic terror threat, Pentagon says troops, recruiters can carry concealed guns
U.S. military personnel can now request to carry concealed handguns for protection at government facilities, according to new Defense Department directive issued last week in response to a series of deadly shootings over the last seven years.
This Lawsuit Could Shatter ALL Federal Gun Control Laws
When Shane Cox began selling his homemade firearms and silencers out of his military surplus store, he stamped “Made in Kansas” on them to assure buyers that a Kansas law would prevent federal prosecution of anyone owning firearms made, sold and kept in the state.
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Denver Sheriff Department penalized for wrongful hiring practices – The Denver Post
The Denver Sheriff Department has run afoul of the U.S. Department of Justice because it made U.S. citizenship a job requirement for its deputies during a hiring spree in 2015 and early 2016.
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