The legal team representing the whistleblower who ignited the impeachment investigation has received death threats that have led to at least one law enforcement investigation, according to a source familiar with the situation. The FBI deemed the threat not to be credible after meeting with the individual who sent it, the source said. “There have
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(CNN Español) — En Nicaragua, la Coordinadora Universitaria por la Democracia y la Justicia, que reúne a movimientos estudiantiles de varias universidades del país, convocó este martes a la segunda edición de “La marcha de la burla”, una reedición de la protesta callejera iniciada en León en 2018, donde emplearon la creatividad y la sátira
Continue Reading The Justice Department and the House have asked a federal judge to postpone the court hearing Thursday about impeachment witness Charles Kupperman’s testimony. The judge, Richard Leon of the US District Court in Washington, has not yet responded. Thursday has been shaping up to be one of the most consequential days in court so far
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities in Las Cruces continued the search Wednesday for two brothers believed to have been taken from daycare by their convicted sex offender father, who may have hid the boys in Juarez. After issuing a public plea for help Tuesday evening in locating the boys, a day later police said
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de México informó en un comunicado el martes que autoridades del Reino Unido detuvieron en Londres a Karime Macías, esposa del exgobernador de Veracruz, Javier Duarte, por una orden de aprehensión con fines de extradición en su contra. En una declaración a medios locales de México, el abogado de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Constitucional de Perú admitió por unanimidad, a trámite, la demanda competencial interpuesta por la Comisión Permanente del Congreso contra el Poder Ejecutivo. La misma solicita “se declare nulo el Decreto Supremo que declara la disolución del Congreso emitida por el Poder Ejecutivo”. Así, el Tribunal Constitucional, órgano supremo de interpretación
Continue Reading Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with individuals tied to Russia during the 2016 campaign, is running for Congress in California. Papadopoulos filed paperwork Tuesday to run as a Republican in California’s 25th District following Democratic Rep. Katie Hill’s resignation on Sunday
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to extraordinary lengths Tuesday to avoid giving substantive answers to direct questions about the allegations made by Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the first current White House official to testify in the House impeachment inquiry about President Donald Trump’s controversial call with the Ukrainian President that is at the
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The Beatles said it best, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” That’s exactly what Selena Gomez credits her current happiness to: her friends. While talking about her new hit single, “Lose You to Love Me” with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe, the singer said longtime friends such as Taylor Swift have
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A Florida surfer was riding the waves Sunday at New Smyrna Beach when he got one good bite of reality. Stephen Michelena, 32, was surfing in about 4 feet of water when he jumped off his board and landed on a shark, according to the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
Continue Reading Lebanon‘s Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Tuesday he was resigning, succumbing to the demands of protesters who have staged nationwide demonstrations for nearly two weeks. The three-time prime minister has led a national unity government, which included some of his political adversaries, for less than two years. In recent months, the country saw rapid economic
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Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C (WGHP) — Dozens standing on the lawn of the Community Enrichment Center cheered Tuesday afternoon as project leaders cut an orange ribbon on the stairs. The center is a collaboration between Cone Health, UNCG’s Center for new North Carolinians and Phillips Management will help connect immigrants
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The Getty Fire that has burned more than 600 acres in Los Angeles and destroyed a dozen homes likely was started by a eucalyptus tree limb that fell into power lines, sparking and igniting nearby brush, video and a fire department investigation shows. Mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters Tuesday there is no evidence of arson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW MILFORD, Pa. (WNEP) — Normally, these dozens of National Honor Society students from Blue Ridge High School would be in the classroom on a school day, working toward helping to make the world a better place in the future. But on this day, they were outside trying
Continue Reading The deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles doubled from 2013 to 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 in 2018, the report said. The overall death rate increased by over a third during
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The City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department is presenting a Dia de los Muertos event Saturday, November 2 in the Downtown Arts District, which includes the El Paso Museum of Art and El Paso Museum of History. The event is from 2 to 9 p.m. and is free to the public. A
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three assault weapon restrictions passed in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last year. The three bills restrict the use of assault weapons, extended magazines and armor-piercing ammunition in public places within the city of Pittsburgh, and allow courts to temporarily take guns away from individuals
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Fourteen and a half million people will suffer a stroke in 2019. Of those, five and a half million people will die. October 29 is National Stroke Day. It’s the day to recognize the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, OR (KEZI) — A group of Lebanon teenagers wore blackface at a haunted barn fundraiser over the weekend, sparking outrage and condemnation. The teens were at an event hosted by the local chapter of Future Farmers of America at a school-owned barn. They took a photo, using
Continue Reading (CNN) – Al exvicepresidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden no se le permitió comulgar este domingo en una iglesia católica en Carolina del Sur por su apoyo al derecho al aborto. El padre Robert Morey, de la iglesia católica Saint Anthony en la ciudad Florence, le dijo al diario Florence Morning News que le había
Continue Reading The father of a 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island fears she has been kidnapped. Amelia Bambridge was last seen on Police Beach on Koh Rong island in the early hours of Thursday. An extensive search has been launched, with her family arriving in Cambodia to help with
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Halloween is just days away — and with “Joker” smashing box-office records, it seems inevitable that throngs of film fans will dress as killer clowns for the festivities that await. But in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy, anti-government protests have stretched on for four months, the mask of the Joker holds greater weight — and reveals
Continue Reading Author Marianne Williamson‘s first television campaign ad of the 2020 election cycle focuses on reparations and will run this week in South Carolina — an early primary state with a crucial black voting bloc. The Democratic presidential candidate’s three-figure ad — the smallest ad buy of the election cycle — will run in Columbia, South
Continue Reading Firefighters and first responders battling the Getty Fire were treated to a warm meal courtesy of NBA star LeBron James, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Thank you, @KingJames, for generously sending a taco truck to support our @LAFD firefighters, first responders, and partner agencies working to fight the #GettyFire,” Garcetti tweeted Tuesday along
Continue Reading The grandfather of a toddler who fell to her death on a cruise ship in July has been charged with negligent homicide in her death, Puerto Rican authorities said. Salvatore Anello was playing with the girl, Chloe Wiegand, on the 11th floor near a window while the ship was docked in Puerto Rico. An attorney
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Lifeguards in Huntington Beach, California, were reminding swimmers to shuffle their feet when they go into the ocean after 176 people were stung by stingrays in just one day. A record number of people were stung on Saturday, authorities told CNN affiliate KTLA. It may sound like a scene from a monster movie, but the
Continue Reading One sure way to tell a Californian from an Easterner is to ask about fire. Californians know a great deal about wildfires — having to flee them, breathing acrid smoke, brushing blankets of ash off their cars and sometimes watching their own homes consumed by flames. Ten of the most destructive fires in the state
Continue Reading No candidate saw a more precipitous decline than Joe Biden in a new poll of New Hampshire Democrats. The former vice president’s support dropped 9 points between July and October, to 15%, in a new poll from CNN and SSRS. No other candidates saw significant dips in their support during that time. Sens. Bernie Sanders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Portland homeowners helped create the world’s largest ball of lint, which was set on fire in Michigan last month, according to a spokesperson. The giant ball weighed in at around 690 pounds, stood around 4-feet-4-inches tall, and was close to 20-feet in circumference, earning
Continue Reading San Bernardino, California, police command the man to drop his gun and put up his hands. He complies, albeit slowly, but when he refuses orders to stop walking toward officers, one of them shoots him five times in a flash, bodycam footage shows. The San Bernardino Police Department released video of the 2018 shooting of
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