House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday sent a letter to Democratic members of Congress announcing a vote this week on a resolution affirming the impeachment investigation, establishing rules for public hearings, providing due process rights for the White House and other procedures. The decision to hold a vote comes after pressure from Republicans and the
Continue ReadingImmigration hardliner Julie Kirchner, Department of Homeland Security citizenship and immigration ombudsman, offered her resignation to President Donald Trump this week, according to a letter from acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan sent on Monday. Kirchner, who has led the ombudsman office for the past two years, was previously the executive director of the Federation for American
Continue Reading(CNN) — Los viajeros matutinos de Pittsburgh vivieron un lunes inusual luego de que un autobús cayera hacia atrás en un sumidero, dejando la mitad delantera del colectivo colgando varios metros por encima de la vía. El autobús de la Autoridad Portuaria estaba detenido en un semáforo en rojo cuando se abrió un agujero rectangular
Continue ReadingThe killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a tremendous victory for US counterterrorism policy and a demonstration of the skill and capacity of US intelligence agencies and special operators. For an embattled president, it also offers a rare moment to act as an effective commander-in-chief and to counter the steady drip, drip of White House
Continue ReadingA 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China — potentially making her the country’s oldest new mother. The woman, surnamed Tian, gave birth to a girl on Friday at Zaozhuang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, where she had worked as a doctor before retiring, in the country’s northeastern Shandong province. A hospital spokeswoman told
Continue ReadingThere are good dogs — and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world’s top terrorist to his fatal demise. President Donald Trump said that a dog, part of the US operation that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend, was injured while chasing Baghdadi down a
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment inquiry deposition schedule started the week a bit in flux following former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman’s defying a congressional subpoena to attend his Monday morning meeting with the impeachment probe. While Kupperman’s testimony remains up in the air, the impeachment investigators are marching on with a full week of depositions
Continue ReadingGospel singer Kirk Franklin announced his boycott against the Dove Awards and the Trinity Broadcasting Network after the broadcaster censored Franklin’s award speech. According to a lengthy Instagram video the singer posted Monday, TBN edited out the portion of Franklin’s speech in which he discussed police brutality against the black community. Franklin won gospel artist
Continue ReadingSo far this year, 2020 presidential candidates have spent almost $41 million on TV ads promoting their campaigns. Which is interesting! But not nearly as interesting as this: Candidates not named “Tom Steyer” have spent just $6 million on TV ads, according to CNN’s David Wright. Meaning that Steyer, the billionaire Democrat, has dropped more
Continue ReadingFirst, the good news: Chicago Public Schools has reached an initial deal with a union it’s been sparring with for weeks. Now, the bad news: That deal doesn’t affect the 25,000 educators still on strike in the country’s third-biggest school district. So 300,000 students are missing an eighth day of classes Monday. Students will be
Continue Reading5G is inching closer to becoming a reality for many people, and there’s no question it will make devices faster, smarter and more connected. But talk about what that technology will enable often sounds like something out of a science fiction film: driverless cars, the internet of things, smart cities, the emergence of the Fourth
Continue ReadingAlphabet’s startup investments appeared to be a headache for the company in its most recent quarter. Google’s parent company said Monday that its revenue for the three months ending in September topped $40 billion, an increase of 20% from the same period a year earlier. But the company’s earnings missed Wall Street’s expectations by a
Continue ReadingA New York mother arranged an unforgettable gift to her autistic son, a die-hard “Jeopardy!” fan — a phone call with host Alex Trebek. Learning about Trebek’s struggle with pancreatic cancer crushed her son, said Debbie Stevens, a pulmonary fibrosis survivor from Brooklyn. She decided to arrange a call for the two of them so
Continue ReadingMajor League Baseball is cracking down hard on two women who flashed their breasts on TV during Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night in Washington. The women, identified as Julia Rose and Lauren Summer, are banned indefinitely from “all stadiums and facilities,” according to a letter delivered to them by hand and signed
Continue ReadingToo often, members of Congress feel compelled to highlight what divides us. In an age of intense partisanship and ideological division, it is an easy trap — one that can distract us from addressing the core issues on which we agree and can take action. Today, the two of us — a practicing Jewish Democrat
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KTLA) — An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of South Los Angeles on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was inside a vehicle near West 104th and South Figueroa streets when shots were fired from another vehicle
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Huntington Beach (KTLA) — A record number of swimmers were stung by stingrays on Saturday in Huntington Beach, authorities said. Officials said 176 people were injured by the creatures after swimming too far into the ocean during a low tide. The warm temperatures brought a high number of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Sacramento (KOVR) — A wind-whipped grass fire along Interstate 5 in Natomas created both chaos and a traffic jam on Sunday. The freeway was closed in both directions for five hours as crews worked to put out the flames. It started a grass fire at Hilton Garden Inn
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Bristol Township (KYW) — A young woman was found shot dead outside a Bristol Township residential neighborhood overnight. Police rushed to Mitchell and Bloomsdale Roads around 11 p.m. Sunday for a report of gunfire. Residents say they heard about eight or nine gunshots. Crime scene investigators remained at
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Alberto Fernández será el próximo presidente de los argentinos. El candidato por el partido opositor salió vencedor con más del 48% de los votos, de la mano de la expresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, su fórmula vicepresidencial. Pero eso seguramente ya lo sabías. Fernández es abogado, melómano, hincha de Argentinos Juniors y
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