Evening Edition: Republicans distance themselves from Trump on GOP memo
Nunes 'abused' his power on intelligence panel, former CIA director says; 2 dead, 116 hurt after Amtrak train rams empty freight train in South Carolina
In a sign of a growing rift within the House GOP, four members of the Intelligence Committee dismissed the idea pushed by President Trump and other Republicans that the controversial memo criticizing how the FBI handled elements of its Russia probe undermines the inquiry led by Robert Mueller III. Democrats on the panel are expected to push Monday for a vote to release their 10-page rebuttal to the GOP document.
John Brennan accused committee Chairman Devin Nunes of selectively releasing information to accuse law enforcement officials of improperly obtaining a warrant to monitor the communications of a Trump campaign adviser. "It's just appalling and clearly underscores how partisan Mr. Nunes has been," Brennan said of the Republican congressman.
The train going from New York to Miami derailed outside Columbia overnight. Both fatalities were rail employees, Amtrak said. The incident was the third crash involving the passenger rail service in less than three months.
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The Southern California 17-year-old — whose parents are Korean immigrants — is a three-time X Games champ with fans on both sides of the ocean. NBC long ago tabbed her as one the faces of the Olympics, featuring her in a promotion that will air during the Super Bowl.
Washington Post critics across the spectrum — from pop to fine arts — sound off on how to get something extra out of a trip to a gallery or concert, how to watch a movie with fresh eyes, and how to listen to music in a whole new way.
After a Post report that Vincent Cirrincione had been accused of harassing women of color over two decades, Henson posted on Instagram that the news "shocked, hurt, offended and yet again put professional women in a position to not trust the men they work with."
A coffee habit was associated with a lowered rate of death from any cause during the course of an Italian study. But there is one group that should exercise caution: pregnant women.
According to a police report, two women bound the 5-year-old girl and used "a pointy object like a needle" to cut her before blowing flames over her face.
The chemistry teacher who arrived from Bangladesh more than 30 years ago was in Kansas on a temporary work permit. Immigration officials said they do not "exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement."
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