President Barack Obama said
today he won’t “tolerate” the cover-up of long wait times and
extreme problems with health treatment of
veterans through the Veterans Affairs office. He said there
will be investigations and people held “accountable” and continued
to act as though this were a new development and not a problem that
had been known for years. He is not firing VA Secretary Eric
Shineski as yet.- Democrats will be participating in the
special Republican-led House panel investigating the
circumstances surrounding the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate
in Benghazi, Libya.
Online room rental service Airbnb has agreed to provide user
data to New York City’s attorney general in his pursuit of people
running illegal hotels, but names will be kept confidential unless
the city identifies particular users they believe are breaking the
law.- Police investigating NFL football player Aaron Hernandez for
murder are looking for evidence from the
people who tattooed him. - Boko
Haram attacks escalate in Nigeria, and the country is asking
the United Nations to classify the group as a terrorist
organization. No word as to whether their efforts include a hashtag
campaign. - Dozens of people from all walks of life were arrested in the
New York City area for
possession of child pornography.
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