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President Donald Trump plans to make the unprecedented move to depart the White House next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, ABC News has learned. Trump has requested a large sendoff to be planned for the morning of Jan. 20, sources said, after he choppers via Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, where he is expected to give remarks to supporters and departing members of his administration. Sources add that Trump has requested his departure ceremony to have a "military-like feel," although details are not finalized. He hopes to depart to the blare of a military band, with...

After 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris attacked former Vice President Joe Biden during the first Democratic presidential debate for opposing busing in the 1970s, it sparked a larger conversation among candidates about whether the federal government should return to forced busing to integrate America's schools. “I support the busing,” Harris, D-Calif., said Sunday to reporters. “The schools of America are as segregated or more segregated today than when I was in elementary school. And we need to put every effort, including busing, into play to desegregate the schools.” Harris isn't the only 2020 presidential candidate to weigh in on...

Details emerged on May 12 regarding Tad Cummins’ escape plan with a 15-year-old girl that he’s accused of abducting. Prosecutors allege he hatched the detailed plan and threw his wife off with a fake note that claimed he was simply leaving for a few days to “clear his head.” Cummins’ letter to his 49-year-old soon to be ex-wife, Jill Cummins, was presented in court as evidence that he was a flight risk and shouldn’t be granted bail. Court records indicate that a judge agreed with prosecutors and ordered the former teacher to remain in custody while awaiting trial. The letter...

The kidnapped girl lost a lot of weight while in the “care” of the former teacher who abducted her Alleged kidnapper Tad Cummins remains behind bars for abducting a minor and having illegal sexual relations with her. On top of that, the former teacher is accused of making the teen eat wildflowers for nutrition after he ran out of money. Jason Whatley, the family lawyer for the Thomas family, said that although 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas is now home and safe with her family, she’ll need intensive counseling to help her deal with and process the hardships she endured while she...

FULL TITLE: Amber Alert teacher, 50, 'ADMITTED to his wife he slept with student, 15,' after he was caught and has repeatedly begged for forgiveness The wife of the Tennessee teacher who went on the run with his 15-year-old student claims he admitted he's slept with the teen and begged her forgiveness after he was caught. Jill Cummins, who filed for divorce from Tad Cummins after he ran off with Elizabeth Thomas five weeks ago, said her husband made the confession during a phone call from jail. Mrs Cummins told Inside Edition she had asked him straight out; 'did you...

Full title...........................Father of kidnapped Tennessee teen divorces her mother, accusing her of 'beating the girl and locking her in the basement' before the 15-year-old was 'snatched' by teacher........................... Elizabeth Thomas was easy prey for teacher Tad Cummins, according to her dad Anthony Thomas is divorcing Kimberly, saying she abused some of their 10 kids She hit Elizabeth, pushed her down steps and locked her in a basement, he said That led to Elizabeth being vulnerable to Cummins, Monday's divorce docs say The girl would go to him to get help with panic attacks, a school report claimed Family say that...

FULL TITLE: Father of kidnapped Tennessee teen divorces her mother, accusing her of 'beating the girl and locking her in the basement' before the 15-year-old was 'snatched' by teacher The 15-year-old Tennessee girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her teacher for more than a month was vulnerable to predators because of the abuse she faced at her mother's hands, court documents say. Elizabeth Thomas was taken away by 'boyfriend' Tad Cummins, 50, on March 13, authorities say. The pair were found in an isolated hut in rural California, 2,500 miles away, on April 20. Now Elizabeth's father claims in divorce...

The state representative offers an example of how crappy we are to victims Sometimes feminists use the term “rape culture” to try to distill down the way our society seems set up to give rapists as easy a time as possible, while making things as shitty as possible on victims, especially if one feels compelled to publicly accuse someone of rape. We got to see that dynamic play out in last week’s council meeting when they praised a man accused of sexual misconduct and called his alleged victims liars, which, God, if there’s a more shameful moment in our city...

FULL TITLE: Tennessee teacher, 50, who went on the run with 15-year-old student 'planned to take her to Mexico and test drove a boat before he was arrested for kidnapping after five weeks on the run' The Tennessee teacher who was arrested last week after spending five weeks on the run with his 15-year-old student planned to take the girl to Mexico to start a new life, prosecutors allege. Tad Cummins, 50, was arrested in northern California last week in a cabin near Cecilville, California, where he was hiding out with 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas. The pair vanished from their hometown...

FULL TITLE: 'She barely spoke and he kept her in the car': Caretaker details how he recognized and then helped police bust armed Amber Alert teacher and his 15-year-old student in 4am raid - and complains shows he refilled his Cialis prescription before skipping town A northern California caretaker is speaking out to detail how he helped police arrest the Tennessee teacher who had been on the run for more than a month with his 15-year-old student. Tad Cummins, 50, was taken into custody Thursday morning by a SWAT team who surrounded the unfinished cabin in Cecilville, California where he...

FULL TITLE: Found! Amber Alert teacher, 50, arrested and his ex-student, 15, found safe near a remote northern California commune five weeks after pair vanished from Tennessee Former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins was arrested this morning near a remote commune in northern California and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas whom he was alleged to have kidnapped was found unharmed nearly 2,500 miles from home after an intense five-week search. At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, TBI spokesperson Josh DeVine recounted how a tip from a resident led to Cummins' capture and Thomas' recovery. According to the official, at around 11pm on...

FULL TITLE: BREAKING NEWS: Former Tennessee teacher is arrested and his 15-year-old student is found safe in northern California Former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins was arrested in northern California overnight and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas whom he was alleged to have kidnapped was found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation broke the news in a tweet shortly before noon local time on Thursday and promised to release additional details during a press conference scheduled for 3pm. Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kelly Giordano in California said Cummins' Nissan Rogue was found Wednesday night near the Oregon border. Scroll down for video

FULL TITLE: Elizabeth Thomas: Las Vegas YouTuber Captures Man And Girl On Camera, Is It the Missing Teen and Tad Cummings? Has Elizabeth Thomas been spotted in Las Vegas? A YouTube poker vlogger captured what might be the missing Tennessee teenager and her alleged abductor walking past the camera in a crowd, and commenters are convinced that this is a promising lead in the ongoing investigation into her disappearance. As the Tennessean reports, 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas, of Tennessee, has been missing since March 13. She is believed to have either voluntarily left with or have been abducted by her former...

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The family of missing teen Elizabeth Thomas has filed a new court order. homas disappeared nearly four weeks ago. Investigators believe she was kidnapped by her teacher Tad Cummins. Thomas’ family said witnesses are not being forthcoming about what they know. They have now filed a petition in an effort to change that.

FULL TITLE: Tennessee woman claims former teacher accused of kidnapping teen groomed her when she was just 15 A Tennessee woman has come forward saying she now thinks a teacher accused of abducting one of his teenage female students exhibited 'grooming' behavior with her when she was 15 years old. Destany Parrish, now 19, described one instance where Tad Cummins, who is accused of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with minor Elizabeth Thomas, 15, sang her a 'love song' in the Culleoka Unit School music room. Cummins, 50, and Thomas both disappeared on March 13 and were last seen together...

The wife of the former Tennessee teacher accused of absconding with 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas wants to end her marriage of 31 years, according to court filings. Jill Cummins, who has pleaded with her husband to bring Elizabeth home, filed the documents last week, citing irreconcilable differences and alleging that Tad Cummins is "guilty of inappropriate marital conduct."

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has confirmed the sighting of former teacher, Tad Cummins, and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas, in Oklahoma City on March 15. Both Cummins and Elizabeth were seen at a Walmart on East I-240 Service Road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cummins reportedly bought food with cash, but nothing else of significance. TBI’s Josh Devine tweeted that they received the photos from a tip that came through yesterday, which explained the delay in getting the information to the public. It appears as if Elizabeth’s hair is now red. Cummins darkened his hair and beard. Investigators are currently trying...

A pair resembling the missing teen and kidnapping suspect was seen at a Nebraska McDonald’s **UPDATE** The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) determined that the duo sited in Nebraska was not Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas. Original Story The missing teen and the suspect behind a three-week old Amber Alert may have been spotted in Kearney, Nebraska on Sunday. The Kearney Police Department posted an image to its Facebook page of a couple matching the description of Elizabeth Thomas, 15, and Tad Cummins, 50. The image was reportedly taken from a McDonald’s surveillance camera with a time stamp of just...

Full title......................On the run: New images show fugitive teacher, 50, and abducted student, 15, with dyed hair at a Walmart 700 miles from home days after kidnapping as his wife files for divorce ............ Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas were spotted at a Walmart in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 15 The pair were captured on a security camera at the retail store, which is located 700 miles from Thomas' home in Culleoka, Tennessee Cummins, 50, and Thomas, 15, have both dyed their hair since they disappeared, with the teacher going from brown to black and the student now a...

This morning, Brent Cooper, district attorney for Maury County, Tennessee, asked members of the public to share the Amber Alert with friends and family in Mexico and Central America, adding that Mexican law enforcement was notified of the Amber Alert and "it's possible that's where they are." Cooper said Cummins "planned this in such a way that he had a 24-hour head start ... easily enough time for him to make it to Mexico."