Every plane in Southwest Airlines’ fleet is a Boeing 737. But that may not be the case in the future. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that the airline’s board, at his suggestion, has asked its management team to study whether it should keep Boeing as its sole supplier of aircraft. “Where we go from here
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that President Donald Trump would be arrested if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue, rebuffing arguments made in court this week by Trump’s lawyer, who said the President couldn’t even be charged with murder while in office. “If anybody shoots someone, they get arrested,” de Blasio told
Continue Reading In the world of live-streamed video games, there’s Twitch and then there’s everything else. Twitch has the backing of Amazon, boasts more than 15 million average daily visitors and now even counts President Donald Trump as a user. But former Apple designer and serial entrepreneur Ben Keighran is working with a handful of other Apple
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Washington (CNN) — Quid pro quo es un término en latín que significa “dar algo algo a cambio de algo”. En los últimos meses esta expresión ha surgido en relación con la llamada telefónica del presidente Donald Trump del 25 de julio con el presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky. Según una transcripción de la llamada a
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Tiger Woods recovered from an “ugly” start to finish with a share of the lead after the opening round of the inaugural Zozo Championship in Japan Thursday. The 15-time major champion began with a shot into the water and bogeyed his first three holes before mounting an impressive comeback for a six-under 64 to tie
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Walmart, Target and Best Buy this week rolled out plans to woo shoppers during the holidays, focusing on early deals, speedier deliveries and beefed-up service in stores. Retailers are beginning sales early this year because there are six fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas on the calendar than last year. Walmart will kick off
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Former President Jimmy Carter has been released from the hospital after being treated for an injury sustained during a fall at his home earlier this week, the Carter Center said Thursday. Carter, 95, was admitted Monday night to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture sustained during a fall
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The British Fashion Council has announced the nominations for the 2019 Fashion Awards, with model Adut Akech and designer Daniel Lee of Bottega Veneta among those recognized. The awards recognize “exceptional individuals whose imagination and creativity has broken new ground in fashion” in the fashion industry, a British Fashion Council (BFC) press release stated. The
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About 47 years ago, Harrison Schmitt became the only scientist to ever walk on the moon. Now, the geologist and professor is studying an extensive landslide on Mars, almost 250 miles wide, that formed about 400 million years ago. Schmitt and his colleagues used 3D images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to study the
Continue Reading Even in its grainy, black-and-white nascence nearly 200 years ago, it was clear that photography would be a game-changing invention. For the first time, a medium could capture people and places in real time — images that not only documented the world, but, according to a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in
Continue Reading A group of registered sex offenders has sued a Georgia sheriff over signs planted in their yards to warn trick-or-treaters not to visit their doorsteps on Halloween. The federal suit claims Butts County Sheriff’s Office employees trespassed onto the registered offenders’ private property and “had no legal authority” to place the signs last October, causing
Continue Reading The American Express Green Card is turning 50, and it’s showing its age, particularly compared to newer credit card rivals with attractive perks. Now, the iconic Green Card is getting a makeover. Starting Thursday, the card, now called the Green from Amex card, will become a travel-focused rewards credit card. This marks the first major
Continue Reading Paul Whelan, a US national detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on espionage charges, has now been behind bars for 300 days as a judge once again extended his pre-trial detention until Dec. 29, according to US embassy spokesperson Rebecca Ross and Russian state media TASS. “300 days in Lefortovo. Without unrestricted legal assistance. Without unrestricted
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Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, OR (KEZI) — The Humane Society of the United States and Predator Defense are speaking out after learning the bobcat found at Oak Hill School was killed by “blunt-force trauma to the head.” The groups said an agency official revealed this information to them in an email.
Continue Reading Anita Hill said she’s “ready to hold Joe Biden accountable” for his role in leading the confirmation hearing of now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whom she publicly accused of sexual harassment nearly 30 years ago. “Have I forgiven Joe Biden? I’m ready to move on, but I am also ready to hold Joe Biden accountable.
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Penn State University announced on Tuesday the interim suspension of a fraternity after a 17-year-old died last weekend at an off-campus house. State College Police responded to a medical emergency Saturday evening at about 9:30 p.m. at an off-campus residence where a 17-year-old male was unconscious and was experiencing shallow breathing, police said in a
Continue Reading The remains of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco have been exhumed in a controversial move that has divided opinion in Spain for decades. The Spanish government announced this week that it was to move Franco’s remains from the grand mausoleum where he was buried in 1975 to the nearby Mingorrubio state cemetery in El Pardo,
Continue Reading A top Education Department official who oversaw student loans announced Thursday he is resigning and will seek a soon-to-be vacant Senate seat, promising to pass legislation canceling student loans. A. Wayne Johnson, who had served as the chief operating officer and chief strategy and transformation officer of federal student aid at the department, submitted his
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — 1.488.373. Esa es la cifra de venezolanos que viven actualmente en Colombia, país que por su proximidad y fronteras ha sido por el que más venezolanos pasan y se quedan desde que inició la crisis migratoria hacia el año 2014, según el más reciente informe de Migración Colombia. En ese entonces había
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Aurora, CO (KMGH) — Gilda Martinez says she suffered years in an abusive relationship, and this summer finally had the courage to leave and filed a protection order. But now her ex has taken off with their only child, and police have issued a warrant for his arrest.
Continue Reading White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday declined to answer questions about whether China opening an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son has come up during trade talks with the US. “Did you bring up investigating the Bidens as part of the negotiations?” CNN’s Jim Sciutto asked Navarro at the
Continue Reading The 2020 Democratic nominating contest is well underway, with 18 Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring. Here’s an updated look of who’s in and who’s out. We’re going to keep updating this list through the campaign season as candidates announce their intentions or drop their bids. For the latest 2020 election news,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KSHB) — A teen fired from his job at a Lee’s Summit Arby’s is accused of returning to the restaurant and mutilating a cat in a bathroom stall. Tanner Maggard, 19, of Lee’s Summit, is charged in Jackson County Court with animal abuse by torture
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Detroit (WXYZ) — Gregory and Connie Haywood were married on paper for nearly 10 years. He says they had a complicated marriage and no longer lived together but he says they always kept in touch. Connie died on Aug. 31. Gregory says he found out days later while
Continue Reading Rep. Tim Ryan dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, ending a campaign that failed to gain any traction in a large field of better-financed and better-known Democrats. In a video sent to his supporters, Ryan also announced that he will instead run for reelection to the House of Representatives. “I am announcing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEHLVILLE, MO (KMOV) — The Mehlville School District confirmed that at least 10 students were involved in fights both at school and off school property that are being called ‘fight club.’ Seven of those students have received out-of-school suspension, and most attend Washington Middle. Videos of the fights
Continue Reading Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is set to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company. It could go public as soon as Monday, the company announced today. Galactic is merging with Social Capital Hedosophia, a special purpose acquisition company, under a deal approved by SCH shareholders on Wednesday, according to SEC filings. The deal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, OR (KPTV) — Police are investigating the death of a stranded driver who was hit by a Taser after assaulting an Albany officer. The situation began unfolding at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday on Santiam Road and Denver Street. Police said an Albany community service officer contacted a stranded
Continue Reading Oregon State Police released body camera video on Wednesday that shows the arrest of an Oregon State University student who refused to provide her ID to officers during an alleged traffic violation. The body camera video depicts the arrest of Genesis Hansen, a 21-year-old student, who was initially stopped in Corvallis on October 13 for
Continue Reading On Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump said this: “And we’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico and we’re building a wall in Colorado, we’re building a beautiful wall, a big one that really works that you can’t get over, you can’t get under and we’re building a wall in Texas.
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