The pilgrimage of all the leading 2020 Democratic contenders to Des Moines this Friday for a state party dinner testifies to the outsized influence Iowa continues to wield in the presidential nominating process. The paradox is that the candidates’ focus on Iowa is increasing even as the state’s odds of predicting the nomination’s winner may
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A key House committee on Tuesday set the stage for the next phase of impeachment by releasing the rules that will guide Democrats through impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The House Rules Committee released the text of the resolution Tuesday that the House will vote on later this week to formalize the impeachment proceedings.
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By now you may have heard of the Getty Fire, which broke out Monday morning in Los Angeles and is just one of several ongoing fires in California. It’s the one affecting some higher-income areas of LA, even causing basketball superstar LeBron James to evacuate his home. Wildfires are usually named after a nearby street,
Continue Reading Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan will now testify Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on global terrorism, the committee and the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday. McAleenan had said last week that he would not appear for the hearing, despite being issued a subpoena by the committee. The subpoena has
Continue Reading Every time Stephanie Stauer hears about a red flag warning, her anxiety spikes off the charts. In 2017, the home in Santa Rosa, California, where she lived with her husband and two children was destroyed by the Tubbs Fire. In June, they moved into a new house, built on the same ground where their previous
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Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — Despite a recent New York Post article stating the Big Apple is exporting homeless to the Aloha State, the Institute for Human Services (IHS) says their facts were manipulated. The article reads, “From the tropical shores of Honolulu and Puerto Rico, to the badlands of
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Is it really possible for fliers to have a smoother and maybe even enjoyable experience at New York’s outdated and inefficient LaGuardia Airport? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says yes. “We had to do it,” Cuomo flatly stated in remarks at the LaGuardia Airport’s new Delta Air Lines terminal opening celebration Tuesday. “We are better
Continue Reading What remains of ISIS — the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria — is yet to acknowledge the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who died in a raid by US forces in northern Syria on Saturday. At this early stage it’s not clear who will succeed him. President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday
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The case of a former Boston College student charged Monday in her boyfriend’s death bears striking similarities to one of the most compelling criminal trials of the last few years — that of Michelle Carter’s texting suicide case. Both feature young women charged with involuntary manslaughter for encouraging their boyfriends to kill themselves, according to
Continue Reading When the House votes Thursday on formal procedures governing its impeachment inquiry, the administration will no longer have a reason to argue that the impeachment inquiry is invalid without a full vote and that the proceedings are unfairly secretive and one-sided. This argument was already on shaky footing. The Constitution gives the House “sole power
Continue Reading A taco truck company is in the middle of a controversy after serving workers at an immigration detention center in upstate New York, then apologizing for it. Buffalo-based Lloyd parked one of its trucks at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia and served lunch for workers there last Wednesday. It did not take long
Continue Reading One man is a refugee-turned-American-soldier, a decorated lieutenant colonel who holds a Purple Heart from his duty in Iraq — where he was injured by a roadside bomb — and a master’s degree from Harvard. After working in US embassies in Kiev and Moscow, he now sits on the National Security Council, and writes eloquently
Continue Reading It was a study in contrasts. Over the weekend, at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum hosted at the historically black Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, a black student asked Bernie Sanders how he’d advise him if he were his son and stopped by the police. “I would do my best to identify who
Continue Reading Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg was awarded the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize, but she won’t be accepting it. Thunberg said on Instagram on Tuesday that she received the award but declined to accept it because “the climate movement does not need any more awards.” The 16-year-old also called on Nordic countries to take
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(CNN) — Los incendios forestales de California han obligado a cientos de miles de personas a abandonar sus hogares mientras los bomberos luchan en condiciones históricamente terribles. Mientras las familias se apresuran a buscar refugio, se han establecido varios fondos para ayudar a los evacuados a lidiar con el daño anticipado que enfrentarán cuando regresen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST CHESTER, PA (KYW) — A Ring Doorbell camera captured the harrowing moments when an alleged drunk driver slammed his car into seven parked vehicles in a West Chester neighborhood. The crash left a trail of debris along South Adams Street, near Justin Drive. The homeowner believes the
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More than 50 health and advocacy groups are sending a clear message in letters to US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and first lady Melania Trump: Stick with the plan that was announced last month that would require e-cigarette companies to take their flavored products off the market, including mint and menthol. According
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If you work remotely and want to make an extra $10,000, relocating to Tulsa might be your next move. Tulsa Remote, a program funded by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, is offering 250 people the opportunity to make $10,000 by simply moving to Oklahoma, the organizers announced Tuesday. The money comes in the form of
Continue Reading A Republican House member who sits on a committee that is participating in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said the Democratic-led proceedings are a “sideshow” — but he hasn’t attended any depositions of key witnesses because he has “other responsibilities” in Congress. Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida is a member of the House
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Jarrod Ramos, the man accused of killing five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper last year, pleaded guilty on Monday, days before his trial was to begin, a Maryland Judiciary spokeswoman told CNN. Ramos pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible to all 23 counts, including murder, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, according to spokeswoman
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KSHB) — The connection between a homicide in Overland Park, Kansas, and a suicide in Kearney, Missouri, became more clear Tuesday after an attorney for the homicide victim provided details about a custody battle. David Flick, 59, was shot and killed as he stepped out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KNXV) — A teacher in the Roosevelt School District has been charged with assaulting a pre-teen student last year. Last week, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office charged 37-year-old Chantelle Rose Allah with aggravated assault. Court records show that Allah allegedly slammed the classroom door multiple times
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baja, CA (KGTV) — Three people have been killed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in multiple wildfires in Baja California, according to Mexican TV station Televisa. The news agency reported two females — age 15 and 18 — died in a wildfire in Tecate, while a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, OH (WCPO) — A TriHealth emergency room nurse was placed on administrative leave Monday after launching into a profane, anti-gay tirade on Facebook, writing in part that “this country has gone to complete ****” and “these ****ing ****-sucking h**** think they deserve everything.” The catalyst? A recent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WMAR) — Walnut has been through a lot. At 8 years old, she ended up at BARCS and was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, which stopped her from being adoptable. Laura Cassiday with Chesapeake Cats and Dogs rescued her and got her thyroid under control but she found
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (KMTV) — 5-year-old Raylan Taylor will be flying high in his innovative costume this Halloween. “It is the Poe Dameron X-Wing from Star Wars,” his mother Jocelyn Taylor said. “He is apparently the best pilot in the X -Wing universe.” Jocelyn Taylor says her son was
Continue Reading Samsung’s first shot at a foldable phone is off to a bumpy start, but it appears the company has more plans for the concept in the pipeline. The company teased at its annual Samsung Developer Conference on Tuesday a mobile device with a “clamshell” form factor. In a video showed on stage, the Galaxy Fold
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF) — A Kansas City woman says her neighbor’s sewer line is broken, causing an overflow of sewage to spill over onto her property. It’s even causing her own foundation to cave in. “It has wore me down,” Latrese Burnett said as she stood near
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The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness once its three divisions decide on rules for such opportunities. “We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,” said Michael Drake, chair of the board for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A ransomware attack by hackers forced the shutdown Tuesday of the entire computer system for the Las Cruces Public Schools. Computer techs planned to begin the process Wednesday of trying to get the dozens of schools impacted up and running again. “(Wednesday) we will start reaching out to schools and
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