Gene Wilder dies

Gene Wilder, who was known for his roles in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Stir Crazy” and “Young Frankenstein” died last Monday at 83 years old due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Huma Abedin announces split from Anthony Weiner

Top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin announced she is separating from husband and former Rep. Anthony Weiner after the New York Post reported last week that he was involved in yet another sexting scandal.

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Chris Brown arrested

Chris Brown was arrested on Tuesday after a woman claimed that the singer pointed a gun in her face while she was at his home in Los Angeles. In response, Brown’s lawyer called the woman’s claims “fabricated” and that police searched Brown’s house and did not find any guns.

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Trump buckles down on immigration

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reiterated his hardline stance on immigration after it seemed he was beginning to soften his position on mass deportations after visiting Mexico. Speaking in Arizona on Thursday, Trump said he would commit to deporting all undocumented immigrants in the country, which has been a core plank in his campaign platform.

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Hurricane Hermine hits Florida and moves up the East Coast

Hurricane Hermine struck the northeast coast of Florida on Friday and has since been moving up the East Coast, leaving parts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas with widespread power outages and flooding. Two people have died as a result of the storm in Florida and North Carolina, but it is expected to weaken and move off land by mid-week.

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FBI releases Clinton email investigation notes

The FBI released its notes from the agency’s investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State. The notes reveal, among other things, that Clinton told investigators that she did not know that documents marked “c” meant they were classified.

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Mother Teresa becomes a saint

Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa in front of a massive crowd at the Vatican on Sunday. The move makes the famed Catholic nun a saint, just 19 years after her death in 1997.

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Jacob Wetterling remains found

The remains of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy who went missing in 1989, were found on Sunday near the abduction site in rural Minnesota. A man who was originally questioned in the case gave local authorities information that led them to the remains.

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Barack Obama cancels meeting with Philippines president

President Barak Obama cancelled a meeting with Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte after he called Obama a “son of a whore.” The insult came after Duterte warned Obama not to bring up the country’s extrajudicial killings of drug criminals, which have been widely condemned by human rights groups.

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Published on September 5, 2016 at 11:17 pm

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