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Pelosi gives Republicans what they wanted, and Trump may not thank her
President Donald Trump and his Republican defenders may come to regret that Nancy Pelosi gave them what they wished for. Putting the House on the…
Continue ReadingStrongest tropical cyclone in 12 years barrels across Arabian Sea
A rare tropical cyclone barreling across the Arabian Sea has reached the intensity of a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest storm recorded…
Continue ReadingMan Brought Loaded Gun to Airport
Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE /SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PA (WNEP) — A loaded handgun was…
Continue ReadingStates passed a flurry of new abortion restrictions this year. Here’s where they stand
Abortion regulations were in the news earlier this year, with highly restrictive state bans making national headlines. Republican-leaning states,…
Continue ReadingExplaining to my children why the world is burning
We were just sitting down for dinner on Sunday night when videos of the flames leaping around Interstate I-80 in California suddenly appeared across…
Continue Reading9-year-old girl wants to help pit bulls
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — She’s grown up with pit bulls her whole life, and now…
Continue ReadingREAD: Ruling blocking Alabama abortion ban
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s state law limiting access to abortions. Read the ruling and injunction here:…
Continue ReadingA spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi’s underwear for DNA test, Kurds say
A spy for Kurdish forces in Syria stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underwear in order to obtain a DNA sample of the ISIS leader and help lead the…
Continue ReadingStand-in Bertens stuns world No. 1 Barty at WTA Finals
Beware the alternate at the WTA Finals, especially if it’s Kiki Bertens. The Dutchwoman replaced Naomi Osaka Tuesday after a back injury ended…
Continue ReadingREAD: Opening statement of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to Senate committee
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is prepared to tell Congress on Tuesday the company deserves the scrutiny it is receiving on the 737 MAX after two…
Continue ReadingDeputies: Two teens in custody after stolen vehicle pursuit, crash
Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — Two teenage boys were taken into custody Tuesday…
Continue ReadingThe NBA has been around for more than 70 years. It’s only now getting its 6th female referee
Men have been shooting hoops in the NBA, the nation’s premier professional basketball league, for a while. Since 1946, to be exact. But in that…
Continue ReadingRobert Evans’ final tweet was as epic as him
Robert Evans was bigger than life and he left us with a little something that we can meditate upon. The Hollywood titan who died over the weekend at…
Continue ReadingREAD: Opening statement of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to Senate committee
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is prepared to tell Congress on Tuesday the company deserves the scrutiny it is receiving on the 737 MAX after two…
Continue ReadingRussian soldier kills 8 colleagues in mass shooting at Siberian military base
Eight Russian service members were killed in a shooting at a military base in Siberia on Friday, Russia’s top law enforcement agency said in a…
Continue ReadingFacebook just dealt another potentially lethal blow to local journalism
Fresh from his grilling by the House Financial Services Committee, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg arrived at the Paley Center for Media in New York…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on Facebook amid political ad controversy
Facebook executives are facing mounting pressure, including from inside the company, to make sweeping changes to how the social media site runs…
Continue ReadingShakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh cricket star banned over corruption
Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from cricket for two years, with one year suspended, after breaching the sport’s…
Continue ReadingAge is just a number when it comes to playing rugby in Japan
Age is a just a number to 75-year-old winger Isao Tsulabayashi, who is a member of Tokyo’s Buwaku Rugby Club. “For me rugby is a tough…
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