Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump’s on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that a resolution he introduced condemning the House impeachment inquiry process now has 50 co-sponsors in the Senate. That number would give Republicans enough votes to reach a simple majority in the Senate if Vice President Mike Pence cast
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into its own probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election — a decision that seems to be a brazen effort to politicize the department. Democratic Reps. Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff released a press statement expressing their concern about how the department had “lost its
Continue ReadingThe US budget deficit ballooned to nearly $1 trillion for the 2019 fiscal year, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Friday, the biggest gap since 2012 — despite President Donald Trump’s promises to shrink or even eliminate it. The deficit, which is the gap between how much the government spends and how
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the United Auto Workers voted to ratify its agreement with General Motors, bringing the nearly five-week-long strike to an end. Although it won some short-term pay increases and job protections for workers, the union failed to get GM to reopen the Lordstown, Ohio assembly plant and transmission plants in Warren, Michigan and Baltimore,
Continue ReadingActress Felicity Huffman was released Friday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, after serving 11 days of a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scam, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Huffman, the “Desperate Housewives” star, was the first of the more than 30 parents charged in the sprawling criminal case
Continue ReadingTwo very interesting things happened Thursday night: 1) Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat, announced she would not seek reelection, choosing instead to focus all her energies on her longshot 2020 presidential bid. 2) She skipped a Latino candidate forum in Iowa, spending that time instead on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, running down
Continue ReadingIt’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, we know it’s not even Halloween yet, but the holiday movies have arrived. Starting Friday night, you can kick back and get into the spirit with “Sweet Mountain Christmas,” starring Megan Hilty and Marcus Rosner, over on Lifetime and “A Merry Christmas Match,” starring Ashley Newbrough
Continue ReadingThree men have been arrested in two separate shootings in Philadelphia last weekend that left a 2-year-old girl dead and an 11-month-old child critically wounded, police said. Freddie Perez and Tayvon Thomas were arrested in the death of Nikolette Rivera, Philadelphia police said. The toddler was killed Sunday when someone fired a 7.62 mm rifle
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — After the sudden death of their beloved puppy, Gunner, the McKeown family doesn’t want other dog owners to go through what they did, and are urging them to check out a veterinary procedure that might have saved their puppy’s life. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A firearm went off during a struggle between a driver and squeegee kids Wednesday afternoon, a police report confirms. A woman was driving down Martin Luther King Boulevard when she came to the intersection at Washington Boulevard. While she was sitting at the light, she
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — A high-ranking Philadelphia police official is facing sex crimes charges as Chief Inspector Carl Holmes turned himself into police on Thursday morning. The 54-year-old Holmes, who is married with children, is accused of sexually assaulting at least three female police officers. The three women were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — An alleged subway menace is now in custody after another violent attack in a Brooklyn subway station Wednesday night. Cops say disturbing video shows him shove an innocent bystander head-first into a subway car. He was seen lunging at two men before attacking the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Southern Colorado (KOAA) — The opioid epidemic has gotten a lot of attention, and rightfully so, but another kind of prescription drug also has deadly consequences, especially when combined with opioids. Benzodiazepines, like Xanax or Valium, are used to treat anxiety, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Continue ReadingEddie Murphy hasn’t exactly been dormant since his Oscar-nominated role in “Dreamgirls,” but he’s been quiet enough for “Dolemite is My Name” to be billed as the start of a comeback. If so, it’s a mildly diverting, sluggishly paced kickoff, one predicated on the hardscrabble underbelly of show business. Directed by Craig Brewer (“Hustle &
Continue ReadingWe see you Adele! The singer partied with one of her favorite artists, rapper Drake, at his 33rd birthday party and people noticed her new look. Adele was looking decidedly more svelte and wearing a black, off-the-shoulder gown, cinched with a jeweled belt — all the better to show off her small waist, which sent
Continue ReadingA night of comedy ended with an audience member being asked to leave the venue after she and a performer called out Harvey Weinstein, who attended the show. Kelly Bachman, one of several performers in a variety show at a Manhattan bar on Wednesday night, told CNN she spotted Weinstein and used part of her
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Central Valley (KSBY) — The shark that bit into a Central Valley man’s kayak Friday morning off the coast of Cambria is estimated to be a 10-foot great white. The two say they went out fishing in separate kayaks between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and were about one
Continue ReadingA female doctor in Kenya wants female genital mutilation to be decriminalized. Tatu Kamau is asking Kenya’s courts to allow women above the age of 18 to be able to practice female genital mutilation (FGM), saying they have a right to choose what they do to their bodies at that age. She wants the Kenyan
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Cincinnati (WCPO) — Fans of “Star Wars” have the chance to own a rare piece of memorabilia before the latest installment of the science fiction franchise hits theaters in December. Hake’s Auctions is currently auctioning an original Kenner Toys’ “J-Slot” rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype online. Hake’s is accepting
Continue ReadingOur nation remembers and heals one year after a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, yelled “All Jews must die” and opened fire, killing 11 congregants and wounding many others. As he surrendered to law enforcement, he told an officer that Jews “were committing genocide against [his] people.” This rhetoric is sadly
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