Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President Donald Trump rightfully gets to trumpet the special forces raid that killed the ISIS leader in Syria, just as he would have carried the can had it been a disaster. Democrats have
Continue ReadingOdell Beckham Jr. has a new strategy to spook the competition. In Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver was rocking a pair of shockingly orange custom cleats topped with a pair of jack-o’-lantern faces. The cleats are among the many custom shoes OBJ has been sporting this season in
Continue ReadingThe notorious Australian serial killer who inspired the horror film “Wolf Creek” has died after more than 20 years in jail, without confessing to any of the seven murders he was convicted for. Ivan Milat died early Sunday in Long Bay Hospital at the age of 74. CNN-affiliate 7 News said he had earlier been
Continue ReadingMichigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a rally in Detroit on Sunday night. She joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Minnesota Rep. Ihan Omar in backing the Vermont independent. With Tlaib’s decision, which CNN first reported earlier this month, Sanders now has the support of the first two
Continue ReadingOn Sunday morning, President Donald Trump announced that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had died as a result of a US raid in northern Syria. And then he kept talking. And taking questions. And more questions. I went through the transcript of Trump’s remarks and pulled out the most, uh, notable lines. 1. “He died
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has done a lot of dumpster diving lately — throwing more garbage around as part of his efforts to disparage and stonewall the impeachment inquiry. He has personally attacked witnesses who testify before the House Intelligence Committee, and his supporters have tried to undercut officials’ testimony as hearsay But, as House committees
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DALLAS (AP) — Damian Lillard helped the Portland Trail Blazers a few ways on Sunday night. He scored the eventual winning basket and talked his coach into making a replay challenge, all in the closing seconds. Lillard’s twisting layup with 26 seconds remaining proved to be the winner as the Trail Blazers beat the Dallas
Continue Reading(CNN) — Un hombre que se dirigía a su último tratamiento de quimioterapia ganó un premio de lotería de US$ 200.000, según la Lotería de Educación de Carolina del Norte. Ronnie Foster de Pink Hill, Carolina del Norte, dijo que primero compró un boleto de US$ 1 y ganó unos míseros US$ 5. En el
Continue ReadingWith only 99 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they’re ranked — so the No. 1 story is the most important of the coming week. 5.
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said at the White House, calling the ISIS leader’s removal “the top national security priority of my administration.” The President said a US special
Continue ReadingHouston Astros owner Jim Crane apologized to Sports Illustrated journalist Stephanie Apstein after the team trashed a story she wrote criticizing former Astros Assistant General Manager Brandon Taubman, Apstein said. “We were wrong and I am sorry that we initially questioned your professionalism,” Crane said in a letter to Apstein that the journalist shared on
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton’s sixth Formula One title was kept on ice despite a hard-fought victory at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mercedes driver needed to finish 14 points clear of teammate Valtteri Bottas to take the overall championship, but the Finn’s third-place finish means Hamilton will have to wait until next weekend’s United States
Continue ReadingAfter announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Donald Trump on Sunday took questions from journalists — and made a major false claim about his past statements on Osama bin Laden. Trump claimed he had been prescient about the danger posed by bin Laden, having called for the death of the al
Continue Reading(CNN) — Si pensabas que la superluna de lobo de sangre daba miedo, no has visto de lo que es capaz el Sol. El domingo, la NASA compartió una foto en Facebook y Twitter del sol que se parecía mucho a una calabaza de Halloween, de las que tienen una luz en su interior. La
Continue ReadingHundreds of Central Oregonians came together at Central Oregon Community College in Bend on Sunday for the 18th annual Empty Bowls event. The event’s purpose is to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity. Organizations and groups from the community provided food and entertainment for guests. Cascade Culinary Institute students, the Village Baker, Bleu Bite
Continue Reading(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in California Sunday and were assigned to assist with separate wildfire incidents threatening structures and property in Northern California, officials said late in the day. Following a late-afternoon briefing with California Department of Forestry & Fire
Continue ReadingFormer Rep. John Conyers, a longtime Michigan Democrat who represented parts of Detroit for more than 50 years before his resignation in 2017, died Sunday at age 90, his son, John Conyers III, told CNN. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Conyers was known as pushing a series of liberal causes, especially from
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, LA (KTBS) — The pain of waiting on a train. We’ve all been there. And KTBS has told you how a Louisiana law that fines railroads that block intersections for more than 20 minutes is useless. That’s because federal law protects the train operator. But some
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — A local mother pleads her case in the nation’s capitol, decades after dangerous chemicals were found at the site of an abandoned manufacturing plant. CTS shut down its metal-plating operation on Mills Gap Road in Buncombe County 32 years ago. Since then, toxic
Continue ReadingMourners packed the pews of a Birmingham, Alabama, church Sunday for the funeral of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, the girl who was kidnapped from an outdoor birthday party before her body was dumped in a landfill. Purple and pink flowers and balloons adorned Kamille’s tiny casket at the 3-year-old’s “homegoing service” at New Beginning Christian Ministry.
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