Happened in North Charleston, South Carolina this past saturday. The officer was charged this afternoon. We want to warn you that video is graphic and were only going to show you parts of it but in it you can see the officer 33 year old Michael Slager shooting a blackman as he ran away. In a matter of seconds the video shows the officer pointing his gunfiring eight times at 50 year old Walter Scott Shooting him in the back as he ran away. The video is very demonstrate ever of exactly what happened. The mayor of North Charleston said the video from a bystander helped to determine exactly what happened leading to those murder charges. Weve got 343 Police Officers in our department. This is a bad decision by one of those 343. The whole incident began saturday afternoon here in this parking lot after officer slager stopped scott for a traffic violation. The cop pulled someone over. All of a sudden the doors swung open. Within a few minutes ems was already here. Investigators say scott got
Could result and Mary Landrieu taking over the Energy Committee in the senate. That would set up a game of musical chairs. A likely is seen as successor to mr. Baucus as head of the finance committee. And Mary Landrieu could then take mr. Wydens spot. She comes from a state where oil and Gas Companies are asian employers. She voted for the keystone Xl Pipeline Oil and gas employers. Re major she voted for the keystone xl pipeline in a symbolic decision. President obama does not want to make a decision on the massive keystone xl pipeline. Not have to. He may House Democrats and other critics of the project, which has put traditional allies such as labor unions and vists arental acti hinting that the state might have to restart its environmental review. Ed bywould be motivat suspected conflicts of interests and could push a decision down the road for another few years, possibly until mr. Obama leaves office in 2017. That is the story in the Washington Times. Here is usa today, many canno
Divide in america. The collusion delusion is over. What is the russian reaction . Ill talk to one of moscows top Foreign Policy minds. And the legacy of mueller. Do we now have new norms for president ial power . Will the next president not have to release tax returns, be able to fire people investigating the white house, and more . Well have a debate. But first, heres my take. President trump faces a crucial test of his Foreign Policy and his resolve over venezuela. His administration has made absolutely clear that the u. S. No longer considers Nicolas Maduro to be president. A far stronger declaration than the red line barack obama drew around syrias assad. So far, trumps pressure has not worked. Maduro has dug in and the Venezuelan Military has not abandoned their support for him. Venezuela is a complicated, divided country and maduro is the heir to hugo chavez, does have support in foreign rural areas, but far more significant in the regime in caracas is russias open and substantia
Tony Lynn Sellers passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Thomasville Times Enterprise on 2023-11-24.