A Republican sheriff candidate in South Carolina is trying to own up to his “mistakes.” But critics say he’s missing a key component: an apology. In a campaign ad posted Tuesday on Facebook, Craig Stivender, who is running for sheriff of Colleton County, South Carolina, lists off his perceived faults: a ticket for driving without
Continue Reading Four men were killed and at least three people wounded in a shooting at an illegal gambling club in Brooklyn, New York police Chief of Detectives Dermot F. Shea said Saturday morning at a news conference. Police officers and the Fire Department of New York responded to calls of a shooting about 7 a.m. Saturday
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President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Saturday that he’s not aware he’s under investigation for his involvement with the unraveling Ukraine scandal, calling it a “political attack.” When asked if he was, Giulani told CNN: “No, nothing but leaks, which has to tell you whether they are or are not investigating, it’s a
Continue Reading Newly released data reveals a dramatic shift in the region along the Rio Grande over the past year — and offers a window into the human toll of turmoil at the border. Water-related deaths tripled in the Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2019, according to data CNN obtained
Continue Reading Two people have been killed in wildfires in Southern California, authorities said Saturday. As firefighters continued to battle multiple blazes in the region, tens of thousands of evacuees were cleared to return home. The Sandalwood Fire in Calimesa, some 70 miles east of Los Angeles, has killed an 89-year-old woman in a mobile home, and
Continue Reading Two people were wounded by gunfire Saturday morning during a wedding in a small-town New Hampshire church, authorities said. The state attorney general’s office said a 911 caller reported a man walked into New England Pentecostal Ministries in Pelham “and shot at the presiding bishop.” When officers arrived at the church just after 10 a.m.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday night to sue top congressional Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid the House impeachment inquiry into the President. Trump, who has a long track record of calling for lawsuits against his critics and not following through, said, “We’re going to take a look at it.
Continue Reading Crews in New Orleans are trying to rescue two workers trapped in the wreckage of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction that collapsed on Saturday. “We believe we know where they are but we have no visibility,” Tim McConnell, New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent, told reporters. “We assume they are alive.” Search and rescue teams
Continue Reading Russian scientists studying Arctic waters found the most powerful ever methane jets shooting up from the seabed to the water’s surface, they said Friday. Igor Semiletov, the chief scientist aboard a vessel carrying 65 scientists on a 40-day research voyage, told CNN via satellite phone that he found amounts of methane in the air over
Continue Reading Several presidential candidates took to the stage on Thursday night at the CNN Equality Town Hall. However, no one shined brighter than the black trans folks in the audience who called attention to the violence against transgender people. They were the personification of democracy. When California Sen. Kamala Harris graced the stage, an audience member
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s summer of discontent has spilled over into fall, bringing with it tear gas, petrol bombs and widespread transport disruptions — all the elements that have divided the city during four months of unrest. Observers had looked to China’s National Day on October 1 as a potential turning point for the protests, and since
Continue Reading In the summer of 2013, Vincent Canzani was in the middle of making a fresh start. He had just moved back home to the Columbus, Ohio area after his 10-year marriage ended in divorce. The 61-year-old Navy veteran had recently reconnected with his daughter, made some new friends, and had started working a new job.
Continue Reading Attorney General Bill Barr decried attacks on religious values in a speech Friday, tying a movement of “militant secularism” to societal maladies including the opioid epidemic and “an increase in senseless violence.” Speaking to an audience at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Barr outlined a grim vision of cultural trends, saying a “moral
Continue Reading Forty horses trapped at an equestrian center in Sylmar, California, during the Saddleridge Fire were rescued after a ranch worker reached out for help on social media. The fire, which started Thursday and quickly spread to more than 7,500 acres, left schools canceled, highways shut down and over 100,000 people scrambling to evacuate. At the
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Diners enjoying some Mexican food on Friday at El Paso’s longtime L&J Cafe, the “old place by the graveyard,” got a celebrity surprise served up in the form of a visit by the woman known internationally as the domestic diva. “The fabulous Martha Stewart dropped in for lunch on her way through town,” says a
Continue Reading Power is back on for 99.5% of the Northern California customers left in the dark when Pacific Gas & Electric cut off electricity to prevent wildfires. The utility intentionally shut off power to almost 800,000 customers in Northern California on Wednesday to prevent wildfires caused by high winds downing live power equipment. PG&E official Summet
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Julianne Hough is mourning the death of her beloved dogs, Lexi and Harley. The “America’s Got Talent” judge on Saturday shared a photo on Instagram of herself cuddling the two “babies.” “Pure love is real, it existed through us,” Hough wrote in the caption. “My heart expanded and felt the truth of what is possible.
Continue Reading Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned “ISIS will resurge” if the US does not keep the pressure on, days after the White House announced US forces in northern Syria would pull back in advance of a planned Turkish military offensive. “In this case, if we don’t keep the pressure on, then ISIS will resurge. It’s absolutely a
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If you watched Italy’s game against Greece in Euro 2020 qualifying on Saturday, you might have done a double take. Here were the “Azzurri” — the color blue — wearing green. Dubbed a “Renaissance Kit,” it was a nod to the number of young players now in the rejuvenated national side. The only other occasion
Continue Reading Anyone who’s attended a Pride parade knows anti-LGBTQ protesters often also attend the events. Atlanta, which is holding pride events this weekend, is no different, according to 33-year-old artist Matthew Terrell. He’s been attending Atlanta Pride for a decade. For the past few years, he’s watched as protesters show up, “yelling slurs” and other messages
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Newly released data reveals a dramatic shift in the region along the Rio Grande over the past year — and offers a window into the human toll of turmoil at the border. Water-related deaths tripled in the Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2019, according to data obtained from
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As soon as Shep Smith signed off Fox News on Friday, he rode down a freight elevator to the underground garage where a car and driver were waiting. His departure was emotional enough as is — he didn’t want a tearful goodbye in his studio or the newsroom. He knew his colleagues would have questions
Continue Reading Simone Biles continued stuffing her trophy case Saturday, winning a gold medal in the gymnastics world championships — a record-tying 23rd medal at the competition. Biles has two more events Sunday — the floor exercise and the balance beam — and will likely pass Vitaly Scherbo, a Belarussian who competed in the 1990s, as the
Continue Reading The mainstream media and online trolls are waging an information war and competing for our attention. One way that newsrooms can counter the efforts of online extremists who hijack our conversation is to “really look this stuff in the face,” according to New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz. “Only by really chronicling and hanging out
Continue Reading The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, “You are leaving us to be slaughtered,” demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America’s Kurdish allies in Syria. “You have given up on us. You are
Continue Reading Nostalgic for the ’90s and have a couple million dollars lying around? This might be the place for you. The New York townhouse used for the exterior shots of Elaine Benes’ apartment building from the show “Seinfeld” is up for sale and it could be yours (for the low, low price of $8.65 million). Now,
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If you visited the Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles. The Pennsylvania Department of Health warned the public on Friday that anyone who visited the airport on October 2 and 3 could have contracted the viral infection. “The Department of Health is working with the county and municipal
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security is in the throes of yet another bout of leadership turnover less than a year after officials in the top ranks of the agency were ousted. On Friday, Kevin McAleenan, who assumed the post of acting Homeland Security Secretary in April, announced his resignation. He was the fourth secretary to
Continue Reading The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, “You are leaving us to be slaughtered,” demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, according to an internal US government readout. Read
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The five gang members who slashed a New York teen to death with a machete and knives last year after mistaking him for a rival have been sentenced to decades in prison. Video surveillance showed the men dragging Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz out of a Bronx bodega on his back and stabbing him with long knives
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