Curious about today’s topics on The Larry O’Connor Show? Below are a few stories on the radar. Be sure to listen to The Larry O’Connor Show Monday – Friday 3pm – 6pm on WMAL.
Trump-Kim summit plan draws positive reactions from key players (Fox News)
The decision to meet with Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks was one that President Donald Trump made “himself,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday, attributing the move to a “dramatic” change in posture by the North Korean leader.
“President Trump has said for some time that he was open to talks and he would willingly meet with Kim when conditions were right,” Tillserson said during a visit to the African nation of Djibouti. “And I think in the president’s judgment that time has arrived now.”
According to Tillerson, the U.S. has seen a shift in Kim from “not just willingness but really his desire for talks.” [Read More]
A D.C. council member who pledged to get to the bottom of the school lottery scandal and resignation of the former chancellor of D.C. Public Schools is now backing off after he called for an emergency hearing and investigation into the matter earlier this week.
Councilmember David Grosso, the chair of the Education Committee, said he will not force Mayor Muriel Bowser, former chancellor Antwan Wilson and former deputy mayor for education Jennifer Niles to testify under oath. [Read More]
As school districts in the Baltimore region prepare for student walkouts next week as part of a national protest against gun violence, Harford County Public Schools has decided to prohibit students from participating in the event.
Barbara Canavan, the school district’s superintendent, was unequivocal in a letter she wrote to students Thursday. They will not be allowed to walk out of school, and those who do “may be subject to disciplinary action for disrupting school operations,” according to the letter.
Canavan wrote that walking out of school “presents, paradoxically, a threat to student safety” because students will be outside unsupervised. The district is instead preparing a “learning module” to provide students with the chance to share their feelings about the rash of school shootings, she wrote. [Read More]
National Day of Unplugging challenges you to unplug for 24 hours (WJLA)
Be honest, how much time do you spend on your digital devices every day?
If we’re being honest, you’d probably say you spend too much time scrolling on your smartphone, tablet or computer.From sundown today, March 9, until sundown March 10, a national movement is asking you to unplug. The National Day of Unplugging is a global movement, that hopes to “highlight the value of disconnecting to digital devices to connect with ourselves, our loved ones and our communities in real time.” [Read More]
Disney Boss Responds to Backlash Over Joy Behar’s Mike Pence Joke (Entertainment Daily)
The View’s Joy Behar personally called Vice President Mike Pence to apologize for her “mental illness” joke that infuriated Christians.
The revelation was made on Thursday during the Walt Disney Co.’s annual meeting with shareholders in Houston, Texas.
The company owns ABC – the network that broadcasts The View – and other channels, including ESPN. [Read More]
VA Secretary David Shulkin’s job at risk after scandals, and more are coming (Washington Examiner)
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has survived a few major scandals this year, but some believe he’s highly likely to be pushed out of his job soon, as additional watchdog reports will soon be released that will force him to explain more waste, abuse, and bungling at the troubled department.
“I think there’s an 80 percent chance he won’t be around in another month or two,” said one informed source close to the situation. [Read More]
Hollywood declared war on American gun culture in 2013 with a public service announcement calling for stricter gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Now the industry is back on the attack in the wake of the Feb. 14 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Stars including Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and the cast of ABC’s “Modern Family” support this month’s March for Our Lives rally for stricter gun legislation. [Read More]
CALL: 202-432-WMAL (9625) | 888-630-WMAL (9625)
Email The Show
