A top National Security Council official testified Thursday that he was told President Donald Trump wanted a top Ukrainian official to announce an investigation that would help the President politically before US security aid to Ukraine would be released, corroborating a key part of US diplomat Bill Taylor’s testimony that’s central to the Democrats’ impeachment
Continue ReadingHouse Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said Thursday that transcripts from the impeachment inquiry’s closed-door interviews could start being publicly released as early as next week. Schiff made the revelation when he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “Cuomo Prime Time” that accusations from Republicans that the minority party isn’t getting enough time to ask questions in
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday key provisions in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill that will help rural communities across Oregon. “I’m in every county every year, and across rural and coastal Oregon I hear about ways we can create jobs and strengthen communities,” said Merkley, who serves
Continue ReadingMore than 12 million US residents were living in areas under a tornado watch Thursday night, forecasters with the National Weather Service said. Watches were in effect for parts of Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The watch for Washington also included Maryland and Virginia. The weather service’s Twitter account for tornado
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAMPTON, VA (WTKR) — In a news conference on Thursday, Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney Anton Bell said he is charging Julia Tomlin with murder and disposal of a deceased person, setting forth a new direction in the case of 2-year-old Noah Tomlin’s death. Bell said that the medical examiner
Continue Reading(CNN) — Cuatro personas fueron arrestadas luego de supuestamente tratar de introducir 400 kilogramos (880 lb) de metanfetamina en Australia en cientos de botellas de salsa picante de la marca Sriracha. MIRA: Salsa picante con metanfetaminas: hallan droga escondida en las botellas Las cajas, que fueron enviadas por carga de Estados Unidos a Sydney, fueron declaradas
Continue ReadingThe son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán appears to have surrendered meekly to Mexican security forces during a raid in the northern city of Culiacán. “Tell them to stop this,” a soldier can be heard ordering Ovidio Guzmán López in video of the botched October 17 operation released this week by the
Continue ReadingA former chief of staff to WeWork’s cofounder and former CEO Adam Neumann says in a complaint filed Thursday that she was repeatedly discriminated against while pregnant at the company. The allegations add to a litany of complaints about the company’s culture under Neumann’s leadership. Medina Bardhi, who said she was pregnant twice while at
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — En Nicaragua, cientos de policías antimotines cercaron este jueves un centro financiero ubicado en el centro de Managua, donde la Coordinadora Universitaria por la Justicia y la Democracia convocó a la llamada “Marcha de la Burla”. La actividad se convirtió en un plantón demandando la liberación de más de 130 manifestantes opositores
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, PA (WNEP) — A disabled veteran in Wilkes-Barre says he has video evidence that he was ripped off by a home health care aide, a woman he was depending on to take care of his everyday needs. Thomas Otte of Wilkes-Barre is a 62-year-old Army veteran. He
Continue ReadingThe Chinese Communist Party wants “international domination” and has embarked on a “global campaign” to sway countries to their side, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday. Speaking at the Hudson Institute in New York, Pompeo announced a series of speeches over the coming months on the growing competition between the US and China.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM) — A Fayetteville Public Schools fifth grade teacher has received a prestigious award for her work in the classroom. Cheri DeSoto teaches science and social studies at Holt Middle School. She has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. She says
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STERLING, Pa (WNEP) — A young boy from Wayne County with Down syndrome got a special surprise for his birthday this year. Some kids want a dinosaur theme or a superhero theme for their birthday party, but Jake Hart wanted to keep it simple, with an Arby’s theme.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gainesville Twitter suspends personal account of Florida congressman who supports Trump By Karina Elwood Fresh Take Florida Twitter acknowledged late Thursday that it mistakenly shut down the personal social media account of Rep. Ted Yoho, a Republican congressman in Florida who is among President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies.
Continue ReadingInstead of graduating from Boston College on May 20, and sharing a glorious day with his family and friends, 22-year-old Alexander Urtula took his own life. He did so just hours before his graduation ceremony by leaping off a parking garage. His girlfriend of 18 months, Inyoung You, now stands charged with his homicide. Why?
Continue ReadingPolice are asking for the public’s help in finding whomever killed three people and wounded nine others Tuesday night at a crowded Southern California house party. The chaotic scene was about two miles east of downtown Long Beach. A shooter or shooters fired on guests at the house party from an alley behind the home,
Continue Reading Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said Thursday the Senate has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which includes $2.173 billion to battle unaffordable rents and homelessness. The bill funds several federal departments, and includes Oregon priorities for transportation, housing, and other programs that local communities rely on to fund services, build
Continue ReadingPart of the Keystone 1 Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down after a leak of about 9,120 barrels of oil — 383,040 gallons — was discovered, TC Energy company said in a statement. The oil leak was discovered just north of Edinburg, in the northeast part of the state, and affected about 2,500 square
Continue ReadingHappy Halloween, everyone! We’ll end October with clear skies and cold temperatures. If you’re headed out for the evening I would pack some layers as it will feel rather cold around sunset. Winds will be blustery at times gusting 10 to 15 miles per hour. Overnight low temperatures will dip into the teens. November begins
Continue ReadingSens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the Agriculture Appropriations bill that was voted out of the full Senate Thursday will help Oregon’s rural communities–from investments in rural housing; to research into the impacts of wildfire smoke on crops; to hemp, which is becoming a major cash crop for Oregon. “Every year I visit
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