Caleb Freeman was once the fastest runner at his Oklahoma high school. But after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, he was told he might never run again. This week, the former track star proved them wrong — and became high school royalty too. Freeman, a senior at Newcastle High School,
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There was an interesting development about Fox News in recent days, and it wasn’t just about the sudden departure of anchor Shephard Smith. Why did Attorney General Bill Barr meet Wednesday night with Fox News chairman Rupert Murdoch, and (as the New York Times reported) do so at the media mogul’s home? Neither would publicly
Continue Reading Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered a new natural gas reserve with the capacity to produce nearly 400 million barrels of gas condensate, which could generate a total of $40 billion. The natural gas field, named Eram, is located near the Persian Gulf in the southwestern province of Fars and holds about 19
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(CNN) — Irán anunció este domingo que descubrió una nueva reserva de gas natural con capacidad para producir casi 400 millones de barriles de condensado de gas, lo que podría generar un total de 40.000 millones de dólares. El campo de gas natural, llamado Eram, se encuentra cerca del Golfo Pérsico, en la provincia suroccidental
Continue Reading Joe Biden said Sunday that even though he was the last top-tier Democratic candidate to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, “I’m the reason there is impeachment going on.” The former vice president lambasted Trump for asking foreign governments to investigate him and his son Hunter — despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing on
Continue Reading A retired four-star Marine general on Sunday bluntly criticized President Donald Trump over the ongoing Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, saying, “There is blood on Trump’s hands for abandoning our Kurdish allies.” Gen. John Allen, the former commander of American forces in Afghanistan and former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter
Continue Reading 5. The cutting room floor: It’s debate week! At least for the 12 candidates who met the requirements to appear on stage. But for the seven who didn’t make it, this is a key moment. The November debate will have an even higher polling and fundraising threshold — so if this month’s metric was unachievable,
Continue Reading Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week with House Democrats set to accelerate their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. First up: Interviews with the President’s former top Russia adviser and testimony from US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, a key witness whose earlier scheduled appearance was canceled at the last minute due
Continue Reading Eleven people were rushed to hospitals in Illinois after a vehicle struck the back of a haywagon they were riding in, authorities said. The Kendall County Sheriff’s office cited the driver of the vehicle, Kaitlin Minick, 22, with “failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident,” the sheriff’s office said in a tweet. The crash
Continue Reading US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say a prominent politician, her driver, members of Kurdish security forces and several civilians were killed by Turkish-backed militants in Syria on Saturday, after videos circulating online appeared to show the killings. The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army or FSA (also called the Syrian National Army), have denied those claims. CNN cannot
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden announced that he will resign at the end of the month from his board role in the management company of a private equity fund backed by Chinese state-owned entities, according to a statement released Sunday by his attorney. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump continues to
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you five things you must know for your weekday, plus a Sunday edition to get your week started smart. Sign up
Continue Reading Kevin McAleenan spent nearly two decades at US Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security. His tenure as acting Homeland Security secretary of the department was brief — predictably so. Not because of any particular failure on his part, but because he was given a mission impossible. McAleenan’s resignation letter and statements
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is ordering the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, a development that has paralyzed the fight against ISIS and ceded US and Kurdish battlefield gains to Moscow and Damascus. “We have American forces likely caught between two opposing, advancing armies and it’s a very untenable
Continue Reading Will Republicans ever get on board with impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office? That’s a question that we should be asking, given that Trump won’t be removed unless a lot of Republican senators back such a move. Republican lawmakers will likely only do it if a lot Republican voters are for it. History
Continue Reading Firefighters are making progress containing the largest of the wildfires currently burning in California, authorities said. The Saddleridge Fire in Los Angeles is 41% contained, up from 19% Saturday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE, said on Facebook Sunday. The fire is almost 8,000 acres in size. All evacuation orders
Continue Reading President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday ramped up their threats to sanction Turkey, responding to growing criticism over the fallout from the country’s military offensive in northern Syria following Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from the area. In an interview with ABC, Mnuchin said the US was “ready to go
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As the United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors reached the end of its fourth week Sunday, the union moved to raise the level of financial support for nearly 50,000 GM workers who walked off the job. The union has been paying $250 a week in strike benefits since for three weeks. It announced
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un colapso parcial de un edificio en construcción en Nueva Orleans mató a una persona, hirió a más de una docena y dejó al menos a tres desaparecidas, dijeron las autoridades. Alrededor de las 10:15 a.m. ET, los tres pisos superiores del edificio colapsaron, según Tim McConnell, superintendente del Departamento de Bomberos de
Continue Reading A psychotic clown beat out the Addams Family and two Will Smiths at the box office this weekend. “Joker,” the gruesome R-rated film about the origins of the Batman villain, had a big second weekend topping the box office with an estimated $55 million in North America. The film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a
Continue Reading California has become the first US state to ban the sale of animal fur products. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday that will make it illegal to sell, donate or manufacture new fur products in the state. The bill, authored by state assemblymaker Laura Friedman, applies to all new clothing, handbags, shoes and other items
Continue Reading For months, gadget blogs and even Google itself have teased so many photos and videos and details about the Pixel 4 that one prominent tech publication called it “the most-leaked phone ever.“ In the process, Google has clearly attempted to drum up consumer excitement for the device ahead of its official launch alongside other new
Continue Reading When Shepard Smith announced Friday that he was leaving Fox News, he revealed something important about the state of conservative politics: there is little room for anyone who questions the status quo within most parts of the Republican universe. It appears Smith didn’t like the continued pro-Trump spin that is so prevalent at the network,
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Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei beat the women’s marathon world record by more than a minute Sunday in winning the Chicago Marathon. Her unofficial time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds beat Paula Radcliffe’s record, set at the 2003 London Marathon, by 81 seconds. The 25-year-old smoked the competition. It was almost 7 minutes before
Continue Reading President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday giving the Treasury Department “very significant new sanctions authorities” against Turkey, but the US doesn’t have any immediate plans to use them, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday. “We are not activating the sanctions,” Mnuchin said. “These are very powerful sanctions. We hope we don’t have to
Continue Reading A tournament that began in defeat for Coco Gauff ended with the popular teen claiming her first tennis title. The 15-year-old from Florida became the youngest WTA winner since Nicole Vaidisova in 2004 when she downed 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in Linz, Austria, on Sunday. Gauff lost in the qualifying
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It’s rough out there on those streets. Especially on “Sesame Street.” As “Joker,” the controversial R-rated movie about the origins of the Batman villain, continues to see massive success at the box office, “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the film by giving us a preview of the origin story of another fictional character: Oscar
Continue Reading If you thought you spotted famed rapper 50 Cent in El Paso this past week, you just might have. His private plane landed briefly in El Paso as the rap star participated in a promotional tour for his newly launched brands of champagne and cognac. 50 Cent tweeted about his visit to the Sun City
Continue Reading Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. More upheaval at Homeland Security President Donald Trump is looking to fill the top Department of Homeland Security spot for the fifth time after the resignation last week of acting DHS chief Kevin McAleenan.
Continue Reading Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in the world championships’ history on Sunday with a gold medal on the balance beam in Stuttgart, Germany on Sunday. The US gymnast won her 25th career world medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, surpassing Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo’s career total of 23. A four-time Olympic champion, Biles
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