The Detroit News Published 9:56 PM EDT May 2, 2019 Detroit News staffers won more than 50 honors Thursday night during the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' annual awards dinner in Troy. News reporters swept the Community/Local News reporting category. Christine Ferretti won first place for “After Detroit bankruptcy.” Mike Martindale was second for “Royal Oak development plans draw concerns.” Louis Aguilar ranked third for “Detroit's changing Cass Corridor neighborhood.” In Education Reporting, Jennifer Chambers won first place for “At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levels.” She and Oralandar Brand-Williams were runner-ups for “School security threats spike; districts beef up security.” Brand-Williams also was first in Racial Justice Reporting for “Detroit grapples with 'devastating' impact of black male homicides.” Bankole Thompson won third for … [Read more...] about Detroit News journalists take home awards
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During Heated Segment on Melania, Juan Williams Brings Up Past Insults Lobbed at Michelle Obama on Fox News
The hosts of Fox News’ The Five slammed T.I. today for a video featuring a Melania Trump lookalike stripping in the Oval Office. The First Lady’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham tweeted in favor of boycotting T.I. as a result. Dana Perino in particular said the First Lady did nothing to deserve that and said first ladies in general should just be off limits. Jesse Watters then asked, “Why doesn’t Michelle Obama speak up?” Moments later Juan Williams said this in response: “To your point about Michelle Obama, just this week we had this case where a woman running for the Senate in Minnesota was found do have said Michelle Obama can’t stand up as straight as a chimp. I mean, gosh. You think about that kind of racist language or don’t forget what happened even around here, we’ve called her baby mama. Remember that kind of stuff?” (Williams was presumably referring to a 2008 Fox News “Obama’s Baby Mama” chyron that … [Read more...] about During Heated Segment on Melania, Juan Williams Brings Up Past Insults Lobbed at Michelle Obama on Fox News
China party expels general who killed self, indicts another
Updated 6:53 am CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 FILE - In this March 8, 2017, photo, Zhang Yang, left, the then-head of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) political affairs department and Fang Fenghui, right, the then-chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army attend China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's ruling Communist Party on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018, has expelled Zhang, a former top general who killed himself during a corruption probe and indicted another Fang, on graft charges amid a continuing crackdown on military malfeasance. less FILE - In this March 8, 2017, photo, Zhang Yang, left, the then-head of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) political affairs department and Fang Fenghui, right, the then-chief of the general staff of the ... more Photo: Andy Wong, AP … [Read more...] about China party expels general who killed self, indicts another
Airport news: Seattle, New York, Dallas, LAX, LaGuardia
A new airport for the Seattle area gets a green light, and more Published 9:40 am PDT, Thursday, October 11, 2018 Rendering of the new passenger terminal at Washington State's Paine Field. Rendering of the new passenger terminal at Washington State's Paine Field. Photo: Paine Field One of the two proposed new international terminals planned for New York JFK. One of the two proposed new international terminals planned for New York JFK. Photo: New York Governor's Office Entrance to the new Club DFW at Dallas/Ft. Worth. Entrance to the new Club DFW at Dallas/Ft. Worth. Photo: Airport Lounge Development New icon for shared-ride pick-up points at LAX. New icon for shared-ride pick-up points at LAX. Photo: Los Angeles World … [Read more...] about Airport news: Seattle, New York, Dallas, LAX, LaGuardia
Fox News Contributor: ‘Trump Could Be the Most Honest President in Modern History’
Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen — who Donald Trump once called a “third rate talent” — said the president “may be remembered as the most honest president in modern American history” in an op-ed on Friday night. In the second graf of his piece, Thiessen concedes: “Don’t get me wrong, Trump lies all the time.” But that’s not “the real barometer of presidential truthfulness,” Thiessen writes. Keeping promises is, and on that, “Trump is a paragon of honesty.” “For better or worse, since taking office Trump has done exactly what he promised he would do,” Thiessen writes, listing off the growing list of Trump promises kept: moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, destroying ISIS, implementing a travel ban, punishing to Syria for use of chemical weapons, nominating judges, passing tax reform, the list goes on. Thiessen paints a very generous portrait of Trump’s promise keeping, counting his … [Read more...] about Fox News Contributor: ‘Trump Could Be the Most Honest President in Modern History’