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“He listened,” Ms. Kitziger recalled. “I was a 14-year-old and he helped me through a time when there wasn’t anybody else to talk to. I felt like he really cared that I was having a rough go.” She stressed that Mr. Epstein was always professional with her. But other students, including Millicent Young, a graduate of the school’s 1976 class, saw things differently. She never had Mr. Epstein as a…

Rep. Greg Meeks reportedly called out fellow New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSecond Republican announces plans to challenge Ocasio-Cortez in New York Overnight Energy: EPA expands use of pesticide it considers ‘highly toxic’ to bees | House passes defense bill with measure targeting ‘forever chemicals’ | Five things to watch as Barry barrels through the Gulf Overnight Defense: House approves 3 billion defense bill | Liberal sweeteners draw progressive…

Video Joe Biden takes credit for helping lay groundwork to defeat ISIS Former Vice President Joe Biden says as president he will put America back at the ‘head of the table’ on foreign policy; Peter Doocy reports. PORTSMOUTH, NH – Former Vice President Joe Biden says he has “pretty profound differences” with some of his top rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination race over the costs and consequences of Medicare…

Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Under pressure from President Trump’s tariffs threat, Mexico reached a deal with the United States…

Drone aerials of Morgan City, Louisiana. With Hurricane Katrina on their minds, many New Orleans residents fled the region ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, while others have chosen to buckle up and ride the storm. Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, who lives in the city’s Broadmoor neighborhood, flew out ahead of the hurricane. The neighbors she left behind all have vivid memories of the 2005 destruction, she said. “This storm is stressing them…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 10 people, including a Canadian journalist, were killed by militant Islamists in an attack Friday on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official said. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, told The Associated Press that the death toll may rise as fighting between the militants and security forces was continuing inside the Asasey Hotel. The attack began with a suicide car…

Vice President Mike Pence saw firsthand the extreme overcrowding migrants are often forced to endure at federal detention centers when he visited two Friday in Texas. Agents wore face masks, and video showed detainees packed into their holding areas surrounded by chain-link fence, the concrete floors littered with silver thermal blankets. Reporters accompanying Pence described the facility as smelling “horrendous.” A group of men detained behind chain link fencing shouted…

Video Protesters raise Mexican flag at Colorado ICE facility Anti-ICE demonstrators protest at an ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado. Authorities in Colorado restored an American flag to its place Friday evening after protesters demonstrating outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility pulled down the star-spangled banner and flew the flag of Mexico in its place. The protesters also removed a “Blue Lives Matter” flag, honoring law enforcement, spray-painted it with…

Video AOC delivers impassioned statement against Trump’s ‘policy of dehumanization’ Raw video: Democrat freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers opening statement at House Oversight hearing on ‘The Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment.’ Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tore into what she called the Trump administration’s “policy of dehumanization” and stood by claims that detained migrants were told to drink out of toilet bowls at a fiery and emotional…

Video AOC delivers impassioned statement against Trump’s ‘policy of dehumanization’ Raw video: Democrat freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers opening statement at House Oversight hearing on ‘The Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment.’ Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tore into what she called the Trump administration’s “policy of dehumanization” and stood by claims that detained migrants were told to drink out of toilet bowls at a fiery and emotional…

Video AOC delivers impassioned statement against Trump’s ‘policy of dehumanization’ Raw video: Democrat freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers opening statement at House Oversight hearing on ‘The Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment.’ Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tore into what she called the Trump administration’s “policy of dehumanization” and stood by claims that detained migrants were told to drink out of toilet bowls at a fiery and emotional…

The lawyers also proposed that he would pay for round-the-clock security guards to ensure he did not flee. They said he would wear an ankle bracelet that monitors his location, surrender his passport and ground his jet. The lawyers cited what they called Mr. Epstein’s “spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow, complemented by an exemplary 10-year history of diligent sex offender registration and reporting” as compelling proof…

NEW ORLEANS — Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina. With the storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the season, authorities rushed…

Alex Acosta said Friday he is stepping down as labor secretary so his handling of a 2008 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein won’t distract from the U.S. economy’s “amazing” performance. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Alex Acosta said Friday he is stepping down as labor secretary so his handling of a 2008 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein won’t distract from the U.S. economy’s “amazing” performance. Andrew Harnik/AP Residents of…

In April 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers prepare for morning raids to arrest undocumented immigrants in New York. President Trump said an immigration enforcement raid is planned for this weekend. (John Moore/Getty Images) President Trump said Friday that immigration authorities plan to begin carrying out mass arrests of migrants Sunday, an announcement that comes after weeks of uncertainty and turmoil within his administration over the use of aggressive…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is holding hearings Friday on alleged abuses committed against migrant minors in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which resulted in at least 2,800 family separations. Four members of Congress will testify before the committee on conditions they’ve witnessed in visits to migrant shelters and detention centers on the southern border. The scheduled witnesses include Reps. Veronica EscobarVeronica EscobarLive coverage: House…

The American legal system may be broken, easily manipulated by the powerful, and frustratingly slow for those seeking justice. But this week at least, it appears that powerful men will not always get away with their crimes. On Monday, well-connected financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. His arrest followed a harrowing investigative report from the Miami Herald in November that claimed Epstein had raped dozens of…

The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Barry crossing the Teche Area (black line), with storm surge encroaching on areas around Erath, Delcambre and Jeanerette. The storm is expected to bring between 15 and 20 inches of rain to lower St. Martin, St. Mary and Iberia parishes, with higher totals possible in some areas.