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There’s something my former CBS News colleague, Lesley Stahl, said a while back that continues to haunt me. It was something she says Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpThis week: House kicks off public phase of impeachment inquiry Impeachment week: Trump probe hits crucial point Judd Gregg: The big, big and bigger problem MORE told her, off camera, in July 2016, after he already had enough votes to win the GOP presidential nomination.The conversation supposedly came after Lesley interviewed Mr. Trump for “60 Minutes.” She says she told him that his constant bashing of the media was tiresome. “Why are you doing it?” she says she asked him. “You're doing it over and over and it’s boring. It’s time to end that; you’ve won the nomination. And why do you keep hammering at this?”ADVERTISEMENTAccording to Stahl, the man who would be president responded with this: “You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and … [Read more...] about The worst thing about Trump’s ‘fake news’ warning

Sometimes, laws seem to be written in the most confusing, ineffective way possible. Take the state law on car break-ins, for example. Currently, smashing the window of a car and taking valuables inside it can be charged as a felony burglary only if it can be proved in court that the car doors were locked. Otherwise, it’s a misdemeanor theft. Strangely, that smashed window doesn’t count as evidence the car was forcibly entered. That means the victim of the break-in has to take time off work to come to court to testify under oath that, yes, the car was locked when somebody had to smash a window to get inside. Or, since the crime hits tourists visiting San Francisco so often, the visitor has to pay to return to the city where they had a terrible experience to testify that they did not, in fact, leave their doors unlocked for anybody to just open and take a gander inside. Shockingly, few victims line up for the opportunity. State Sen. Scott Wiener wants to rectify this odd … [Read more...] about California Sen. Wiener tries to shut odd loophole in car break-in law

Catch up on the top crime news headlines you may have missed over the past week in southeastern Pennsylvania. West Chester PD Investigating After Video Of Arrest Goes Viral WEST CHESTER, PA — A video of a public drunkenness arrest outside a bar in West Chester has spread around social media, and police are now investigating. The incident occurred on Nov. 2 on... Read more 2 Charged With Prostitution At Phoenixville Massage Parlor PHOENIXVILLE, PA — A prostitution investigation has resulted in two arrests at a massage parlor on Main Street in Phoenixville. The arrests were made at an establishment called the Tai Chi... Read more Human Remains Found In Chester County CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The partially decomposed body of a woman was found in a patch of woods in Chester County recently, the District Attorney's Office announced on Friday. The remains were... Read more Montco Man Found Dead On Schuylkill River Trail: State Police MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — A missing … [Read more...] about Cops Investigate After Video Of Arrest Goes Viral: Top Crime News

Police forensic officials work at the site after former British army officer who helped found the "White Helmets" volunteer organization in Syria, James Le Mesurier's body was found in Istanbul, early Monday Nov. 11, 2019. Turkish officials and news reports said Monday that Le Mesurier's body was found near his home in Istanbul's Beyoglu district by worshippers on their way to a mosque to pray. less Police forensic officials work at the site after former British army officer who helped found the "White Helmets" volunteer organization in Syria, James Le Mesurier's body was found in Istanbul, early Monday ... more Photo: Emrah Gurel, AP Photo: Emrah Gurel, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Police forensic officials work at the site after former British army officer who helped found … [Read more...] about Briton who helped found Syria’s White Helmets dead in Turkey

WARMINSTER, PA — Here are some of the past week's top news posts from the Warminster Patch site. You can scroll through the headlines below and click on the link.Share your local news, events and photographs by clicking "+" at the top of any page, or email Patch editor Doug Gross at [email protected] Take 2 Warminster Council SeatsMakeup Day Announced For Centennial SchoolsRoads Open, Power Mostly Back After Warminster StormsMissing Teen Sought In WarminsterCheck Out This $1.4 Million Ivyland Home On The MarketHoliday Concert Scheduled In WarminsterLine Painting In Horsham Begins WednesdayDems Win Bucks Co. Board Of Commissioners RaceSubscribe … [Read more...] about Council Election | Storm Recovery: Warminster News