Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A noose was found in a mechanical room at Chapman Elementary School in northwest Portland, according to a letter sent home to parents. Principal Pamela Van Der Wolf wrote that a member of the maintenance staff discovered the noose this week. The mechanical room
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Summer Zervos, the former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 2007, presented evidence Thursday in a new court filing to back up her claims. Zervos contacted lawyers about the allegations in 2011 and reached out to Fox News about the matter in August 2015, according to a new filing
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Police are investigating after two American flags were destroyed at a war memorial in Pittsburgh, officials said. On the early hours of October 15, “unknown people tore down two American flags at the Garfield War Memorial, placed them on the ground on a pile of leaves, doused them with lighter fluid and set them on
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EL PASO, Texas – Ron Martin, the president of the El Paso Police Officers Association, announced Thursday on Twitter that he will be challenge El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles in the Democratic primary next March. “Its time to tell all my friends, family, coworkers and all of El Paso that I will be running
Continue Reading Former Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois said Thursday that if Sen. John McCain were alive today, “he’d be slapping Lindsey Graham upside the head.” “Shame on Lindsey Graham,” said Walsh, who is running for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination against President Donald Trump, of the Republican senator from South Carolina, one of Trump’s strongest defenders in
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California’s largest utility is working to restore power to tens of thousands of customers after another round of intentional power cuts in Northern California. About 179,000 customers who lost electricity in the latest effort to prevent the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s equipment from sparking wildfires will have power by Friday night or sooner, the
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(CNN Español) — Siete abuelas que nadan con esnórquel han ayudado a los científicos a descubrir una gran población de serpientes marinas venenosas en una bahía de Nueva Caledonia popular entre los residentes y pasajeros de cruceros. “Las abuelas fantásticas”, como se llaman a sí mismas, han trabajado con científicos de la Universidad de Nueva
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remained dismissive and evasive of questions surrounding the House Democratic impeachment probe, despite his department’s increasing entrenchment in that inquiry. Pompeo sought to downplay the inquiry as Beltway “noise” in a series of interviews in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday — just days after the top US diplomat in Ukraine presented
Continue Reading Two people have been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, a 3-year-old girl who was abducted from a birthday party in Birmingham, Alabama, according to Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr. Patrick Stallworth, 39, and Derick Brown, 29, were charged with capital murder of a victim less than
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Christian recording artist TobyMac has penned a moving tribute to his late son, Truett McKeehan. McKeehan, 21, died Wednesday at his home near Nashville, family spokesperson Velvet Kelm told CNN. A cause of death has not yet been determined. McKeehan was the oldest of TobyMac’s five children. He was an up-and-coming musician who performed under
Continue Reading (CNN) — La exhumación de los restos del ex dictador general español Francisco Franco comenzó el jueves. El Gobierno español anunció esta semana que trasladaría los restos de Franco del gran mausoleo donde fue enterrado en 1975 al cercano cementerio estatal de Mingorrubio en El Pardo, a 19 kilómetro al norte de Madrid, donde está
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A Houston Astros executive accused of verbally accosting female journalists has been fired, the team said. The team announced Thursday that Brandon Taubman, the Astros’ assistant general manager, was fired for his postgame outburst aimed at female reporters following Saturday night’s American League Championship Series victory. “His conduct does not reflect the values of our
Continue Reading Democrats are discussing the scope and scale of potential articles of impeachment into President Donald Trump, lawmakers and aides tell CNN. The explosive testimony House lawmakers have obtained in their month-old impeachment inquiry is only one aspect of the impeachment work taking place, they say. The discussion about the parameters of the articles of impeachment
Continue Reading The Trump administration has begun a pilot program in El Paso, Texas, aimed at speeding up the time it takes to adjudicate asylum cases, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. The program, dubbed “Prompt Asylum Claim Review,” gives migrants who have crossed the US-Mexico border and are arrested by Border Patrol one day
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Truth hurts, and apparently so does success. Lizzo’s song “Truth Hurts” has spent weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and tied a record for the longest-running No. 1 rap song by a female artist. But in recent weeks, the song has also been the subject of controversy after a group of songwriters
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Thursday signaled that it was dropping its objections to the creation of an outside group that would defend against well-financed attacks from President Donald Trump’s campaign. “In this time of crisis in our politics, it is not surprising that those who are dedicated to defeating Donald Trump are organizing in
Continue Reading Some Republicans have been hoppin’ mad about Democrats’ closed-door depositions in the impeachment investigation — so much so they stormed the room where they were taking place Wednesday. But not all of this will happen behind closed doors. Democrats are also planning public hearings with some of the witnesses who have been deposed as part of
Continue Reading Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is introducing a resolution critical of the House impeachment process against President Donald Trump that calls on the House to hold a vote to initiate a formal inquiry. The resolution, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, argues that the House is “denying President Trump basic fairness and due
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Walmart and Target are taking different approaches to adding robots in stores, a split that will have an impact on the companies’ massive workforces and shape the future of automation in retail. Both of these legacy brick-and-mortar companies are testing robots in their warehouses. Walmart, the country’s largest retailer and private employer, expects to add
Continue Reading The House Committee on Ethics announced Wednesday it is opening an investigation into allegations that Democratic Rep. Katie Hill of California engaged in an improper relationship with a congressional staffer in possible violation of House rules. In a separate statement to constituents released on Wednesday, Hill admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a campaign
Continue Reading Amazon is spending heavily to keep growing — and that appears to be making investors nervous. Amazon said Thursday that its profit for the three months ending in September fell to $2.1 billion from $2.9 billion in the same period a year ago, a decline of nearly 28%, as the company invests heavily to expedite
Continue Reading The superintendent of the Chicago Police Department will not attend President Donald Trump’s speech during next week’s conference of police chiefs even though it’s being held in the city, citing the President’s race rhetoric and immigration policies. Eddie Johnson’s decision apparently prompted the board of the city’s police union to issue a no-confidence vote in
Continue Reading Since House Democrats announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump last month, Congressional Republicans have attempted to push back on everything from the basis for the inquiry to the process itself. A handful of Republicans have been increasingly vocal about what they say has been an unfair, secretive process. This week, those GOP
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state. Personal:Birth date: October 26, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham Father: Hugh Rodham, a businessman Mother:
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR) — “I think when he popped this off and it fell… it scared my daughter that was sitting on the couch,” says Tim Ryan. He showed us how two people broke into his house when his two teenage daughters were home alone. “I was
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Competition between Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch and Microsoft’s Mixer is heating up. Mega Twitch star Shroud announced Thursday he will stream exclusively on Mixer, starting at 8PM ET. Shroud is the second big Twitch streamer to leave the platform for Mixer, after “Fortnite” star Ninja made the move in August. Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, 25, often
Continue Reading Faced with a barrage of damaging headlines for President Donald Trump stemming from impeachment inquiry testimony, congressional Republicans are beginning to coalesce around a strategy aimed at discrediting key witnesses and taking a more confrontational stance against the Democratic-led impeachment process. Republicans on Thursday ramped up their skepticism of the testimony delivered by US diplomat
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Sociedad Protectora de Animales de Utah, un refugio privado sin fines de lucro para animales, tiene un objetivo ambicioso. Quiere lograr que 400 gatos sean adoptados en cuatro semanas. Esto no es solo una linda campaña o una divertida competencia interna. Es un esfuerzo para hacer espacio para los cientos de gatos
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, NC (WGHP) — A man injured in a High Point crash on Wednesday morning said an audiobook contributed to the crash, according to a news release from High Point police. The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. on N.C. 68 near Willard Dairy Road. The man was
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As of Tuesday, there were 1,604 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alaska is the only state without a reported case. That’s an increase from last week, when there were 1,479 cases
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