DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas judge has ruled that both parents should have joint custody of a 7-year-old whose gender identity became central to their court battle, which drew attention from politicians across Texas. The judge’s order came just days after a jury rendered a verdict giving the mother sole conservatorship of James Younger. In
Continue Reading
Kurt Cobain’s vintage, olive-green cardigan is not only legendary, it’s now record-breaking. At a two-day music auction this weekend, the Nirvana singer’s cardigan, which he wore at the band’s famous “MTV Unplugged” performance in New York in 1993, sold for $334,000. Not only did the final sale amount exceed expectations — set between $200,000 and
Continue Reading
A convoy of about 18 US military vehicles departed northern Iraq and headed into Syria on Saturday morning, rumbling through Rmeilan town, past Qamishli and toward the interior of the war-torn country. CNN video shows a group of American armored vehicles and trucks on the road near Rmeilan. Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and a KRG
Continue Reading
AMARILLO, Texas — Heavy snow fell in parts of the Texas Panhandle late this week, causing near whiteout conditions in Amarillo, according to the National Weather Service. Residents posted photos of the rare October snow storm on social media that show their fall decorations and pumpkins covered in white flakes as well as their pets
Continue Reading
(CNN) — Una niña de Wisconsin cuyos amigos la atrajeron al bosque después de una fiesta de pijamas y la apuñalaron 19 veces, para impresionar a un personaje de terror ficticio, está compartiendo su historia. MIRA: Quién es Slenderman, el personaje ficticio relacionado con la niña apuñala 19 veces por sus amigas Payton Leutner fue apuñalada
Continue Reading A Minnesota museum is getting visitors into the Halloween spirit in what’s probably the spookiest way possible — a creepy doll competition. The History Center of Olmsted County, located in Rochester, Minnesota, launched the competition on October 16 to showcase parts of their collection that don’t normally get attention. The premise is simple. Each day,
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story Georgia (Newton Citizen) — The time of the year has come when Georgians look to the sky to watch for signs of Monarch butterfly migration. These butterflies are on their way to the Sierra Madre of Mexico to overwinter on the oyamel (or sacred fir) trees of the
Continue Reading When Colin Jost stepped onto the Studio 8H stage in Pete Buttigieg’s trademark rolled-sleeved white button down and blue tie, he wasn’t just another comedian on Saturday Night Live mimicking a presidential candidate. Jost was a SNL comedian imitating a former college dormmate. Buttigieg and Jost have known each other for almost two decades. The
Continue Reading
A new biography of former Defense Secretary James Mattis reports President Donald Trump personally got involved in who would win a major $10 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Pentagon, according to the website Task & Purpose, which writes about military issues. That hotly contested contract was awarded to Microsoft on Friday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City (KCTV) — It was a reunion seven years in the making, between a wrongfully convicted man and a dog he once helped rehabilitate. Ricky Kidd was convicted in 1996 for a crime he did not commit. He spent more than 20 years in prison before his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland (KPTV) — A man was charged on Friday for exposing himself near an elementary school. Portland police said officers responded to the area of Northeast 24th Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street on a report of a subject exposing himself and performing lewd acts in public on Aug.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Gales Creek Area (KPTV) — A stranger dragged a dog out of a burning house in the Gales Creek area Friday afternoon, according to firefighters. Part of Highway 6 was closed for several hours as firefighters battled the blaze on Northwest Lyda Drive, which is off Highway 6.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Scranton (WNEP) — Surveillance video taken from inside Boost Mobile shows the serene moment right before the chaos. A deer came crashed through one of the storefront windows of the cell phone store on North Main Avenue in West Scranton. Manager Eric Schraud was in the store
Continue Reading
At least 63 people have died as protests intensify in Iraq, with security forces using tear gas and live bullets to repel demonstrators Saturday, a member of the Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq told CNN. Ali Akram al-Bayati said three people were shot dead in Al Nasiriya, and another three people died
Continue Reading
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to “Head of the Class.” Poll of the week: A new Marquette University poll from the state of Wisconsin finds that 44% of voters want President Donald Trump impeached and removed from office, while 51% do not want him impeached and removed
Continue Reading In the words of Cookie Monster: “Home is where heart is. Heart where cookie is. Math clear: Home is cookie.” For a Pennsylvania homeowner, Cookie Monster’s logic sounds just about right. Lisa Boll from York County turned the entrance of her house into Cookie Monster. Literally. Boll painted the vines growing around her front door
Continue Reading A company with ties to President Donald Trump‘s brother was awarded a $33 million government contract earlier this year, and a rival bidder filed a complaint alleging potential favoritism in the bidding process, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The government contract from the US Marshals Service went to the company CertiPath, which has been owned
Continue Reading “Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.” Those are the words that stuck with me most, spoken by a young, black teenager at a program called AMPED in Louisville, Kentucky, this past spring. So simple, and yet, so prophetic. After traveling through the South for much of the past year, I can say it’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mariners Harbor, S.I. (WPIX) — A man has been charged with murder after the mother of one of his children was fatally shot in their Staten Island home earlier this week, authorities confirmed Saturday. Nikia Webster, 38, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head early
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hoboken (WPIX) — Like many professional makeup artists, Christina Milano is a regular customer at Sephora. In the past year alone, she has spent more than $5,000 on the beauty retailer’s website. A recent order, however, left her stunned. In addition to foundation, Milano received a chalky surprise
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Canyon Country (KTLA) — A Canyon Country family managed to escape the fast-approaching flames of the Tick Fire on Thursday, but they lost their home, beloved animals and just about everything they had. Samantha Hull, her partner Sammy Corrales and their family had little time to race home
Continue Reading Dr. Anisa Ibrahim was 5 years old when her life was uprooted by the grisly consequences of a gruesome civil war. Fleeing Somalia in 1992 with her family, Ibrahim sacrificed a year of her childhood in refugee camps in Kenya. “There were so many people in small quarters, all of us were fleeing the downstream
Continue Reading A suspect is in custody after a hit-and-run wreck killed two horses. The incident happened Friday at 9:25 pm PT in the Lake View Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles. A vehicle collided with two horses, knocking their riders off. The suspect left the vehicle and ran away, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Waterbury (WFSB) — Haunted houses are busy this Friday night, but one Connecticut business feared a controversy could scare away customers. The Nightmare on Wolcott Street is still open. The controversy stems from two statues that have been covered up at the request of the mayor’s office. Co-owners
Continue Reading Two men who were stopped in a truck containing 420 pounds of marijuana are under arrest, thanks to Connecticut State Troopers and a K9 unit that’s winning praise for sniffing it all out. Connecticut State Police couldn’t resist sharing this message on Twitter: “When something didn’t smell right, the big dogs were called in,” with
Continue Reading
Tesla’s stock enjoyed its biggest spike in six years this week after the automaker reported an unexpected third quarter profit. But that might not have been the biggest achievement for the company. What could end up being far more important is that the Model Y, the electric car company’s lower priced SUV, is now due
Continue Reading At least 67 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in protests in Ethiopia over the last few days, the police commissioner for the Oromia region told CNN on Saturday. Nineteen people were killed in direct clashes with security forces, Kefyalew Tefera said, while the others were killed in clashes between supporters of
Continue Reading Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has asked all of his ministers to resign so he may reshuffle his Cabinet. Piñera made the announcement in a televised address Saturday, saying that a new cabinet is needed to move forward after days of protests roiled the country. Piñera also proposed lifting on Sunday the state of emergency he
Continue Reading It’s a bird emergency. And we can all be the first responders. Alarming new research by the National Audubon Society finds two-thirds of North American bird species — 389 different species — are at risk of extinction from climate change. Many people were shocked by a recent, independent study that said nearly 3 billion birds
Continue Reading
When a man in North Carolina was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, police didn’t believe him when he said he hadn’t had any alcohol. The man, in his late 40’s at the time, refused to take a breathalyzer test and was taken to a hospital, where his initial blood alcohol level was found
Continue Reading