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China's dog meat festival opens despite ban rumours
A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened on Wednesday with butchers hacking up slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh, despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year. After initial reports that authorities would ban the meat at the summer solstice event in the southern city of Yulin, animal rights groups said vendors and officials reached a compromise and set a limit of two dogs displayed per stall. Behind two long rows of dog butchers, other vendors sold more typical fare like cow tongues and pork hocks and trotters.
Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia special election
Republican Karen Handel has won Georgia’s special congressional election, defeating Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Handel fills the House seat representing Georgia’s sixth district left vacant by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. It was a closely watched race as the special election was seen as a test of President Trump’s popularity.
U.S. Attorney General Sessions hires private attorney
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become the latest senior Trump administration official to hire a private attorney, a Justice Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Sessions has retained Washington-based lawyer Charles Cooper, whom spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores described as a long-time friend of the former senator. Cooper was present at Sessions' confirmation hearing and again when he testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this month.
Inmates Rushed to Save Guard Who Passed Out: 'We Had to Help Him'
The inmates rushed to help an officer who lost consciousness on a hot Georgia day.
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