Click here for updates on this story Allegan, MI (WXMI) — A dog at the Allegan County Animal Shelter is about to celebrate his fourth birthday and his only wish is to find a loving home. In just over a week, Rudy will turn 4 years old, but for nearly a quarter of his life,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hampton Roads, VA (WTKR) — A military plane that landed at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Monday ran off the runway, according to officials. The incident involving the PHF based military aircraft did not have any injuries associated with it, and no flights were impacted because of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Scranton, PA (WNEP) — A restaurant in downtown Scranton has creepy bragging rights to a title no other restaurant in the commonwealth can claim. AV Restaurant and Lounge was named the most haunted eatery in Pennsylvania by The Food Network. It’s all due to some beyond-the-grave experiences. Workers
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Nearly a third of the Earth’s electricity will come from renewables by 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. Renewable power capacity is expected to surge by 50% globally in the next five years, “meteoric” growth that is equivalent to the amount of electricity currently churned out by America’s power plants, the energy watchdog said
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An American Airlines flight from London to Philadelphia landed in Ireland after cleaning chemicals leaked in the aircraft cabin on Monday. “American Airlines flight 729 from London Heathrow to Philadelphia diverted to Dublin due to an odor caused by a spilled cleaning solution in the galley,” an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement. Katie
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Three Houston Astros fans needed a security escort after they said they were hassled in the stands at Yankee Stadium, but they’re getting the last laugh. Their beloved team is getting ready for the World Series, and they’re going, too, thanks to Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Cruz Arcia Jr., Nathan Rocha and Kristina Contreras
Continue Reading A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, the military academy said after military, federal, state and local agencies conducted extensive searches to locate the man. Authorities don’t believe the cadet has any magazines or ammunition or poses a threat to the public. He may be a danger to himself, the academy
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Julián Castro announced Monday in an email to supporters that his presidential campaign needs to raise $800,000 by the end of October or he will end his 2020 bid. The fundraising tactic is a last-ditch effort for a candidate who has struggled to raise money for much of his campaign; he entered the fourth quarter
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Hudson’s Bay Company, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue, has agreed to be taken private in the latest upheaval to hit the retail sector. The Canadian-based retailer said Monday it will buy back the remaining 43% of shares it doesn’t already own at a price of $10.30 Canadian dollars per share [US $7.86], a 9% increase
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President Donald Trump on Monday lamented that his Trump National Doral resort would no longer be hosting the 2020 G7 and blamed Democrats for his weekend decision to cancel the plan, which was criticized by members of both parties. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on bureaucratic waste that he had been offering use of
Continue Reading Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Thursday the Russians are currently “grooming” a Democrat running in the presidential primary to run as a third-party candidate and champion their interests. The comment appears to be directed at Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has been accused of being cozy with Russia in the past. “I’m not
Continue Reading Philadelphia police are searching for leads after a violent weekend that left a 2-year-old girl shot to death and an 11-month-old in critical condition with four gunshot wounds. The 2-year-old girl was killed Sunday afternoon when somebody fired a rifle into a home in Kensington, in northern Philadelphia. She was hit in the back of
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(CNN) — El presidente de la Cámara de los Comunes, John Bercow, anunció que la moción presentada por el gobierno para presentar un voto significativo sobre el brexito no se debatirá ni votará este lunes. Bercow explicó que había una cuestión de fondo y de circunstancias. “Está claro que las mociones son sustanciales, son las
Continue Reading (CNN) — Elevándose desde hace más de un siglo, los rascacielos han surgido para convertirse en el símbolo de estilo urbano y poderío. Y lo que comenzó a fines del siglo XIX continúa dinámicamente en el siglo XXI a medida que construimos más y más. ¿Por qué lo hacemos? El profesor Valery Augustin de la
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has reversed his plan to invite world leaders to attend an official government summit at his Florida golf course, but still says it would have been a fine thing to do — though many say it would have violated the Constitution. As with so many of Trump’s actions in office, it falls
Continue Reading It is an issue that has divided Spanish opinion for decades, but the remains of fascist dictator Gen. Francisco Franco will be exhumed and relocated on Thursday, Spain’s government said Monday. Franco was buried in a grand mausoleum called the Valley of the Fallen, northwest of Madrid, soon after his death in 1975. The monument,
Continue Reading When a veteran was admitted to hospice care last week, he had only one last wish: to say goodbye to his beloved dog, Patch. John Vincent is a Marine who fought in Vietnam. The 69-year-old was hospitalized in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before being transferred to a nearby VA hospice facility. Because Vincent has no family
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Scranton, PA (WNEP) — A restaurant in downtown Scranton has creepy bragging rights to a title no other restaurant in the commonwealth can claim. AV Restaurant and Lounge was named the most haunted eatery in Pennsylvania by The Food Network. It’s all due to some beyond-the-grave experiences. Workers
Continue Reading Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney earned a show of support from his colleagues on Monday after facing days of withering criticism over his fraught attempts to walk back last week’s stunning admission to a quid pro quo involving security aid to Ukraine. During a senior staff meeting early Monday, Mulvaney brought up
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As soccer’s authorities search for answers in the ongoing fight against racism, the manager of a club in England’s ninth tier decided enough was enough. The abandonment of a FA Cup game — the tournament is one of soccer’s most prestigious and historic competitions — between non-league side Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town on Saturday,
Continue Reading A Georgia driver made it out alive after he rear-ended a log truck, and his car was impaled by logs from the front windshield to the back window. Fortunately, the driver suffered only minor injuries, Whitfield County Fire Chief Edward O’Brien told CNN. The driver apparently was leaning down to get something he dropped when
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Longing for the Caribbean but want to go where the hotel crowds aren’t? Aim for wild, rambling St. John. The littlest sister of the three main US Virgin Islands, it’s dominated by Virgin Islands National Park, land which is hikeable, swimmable and very, very snorkle-able, yet unsullied by commercial property. Like so many islands in
Continue Reading A severe drought that has drained water sources in Zimbabwe’s largest national park has left 55 elephants dead since September, a spokesman for the country’s wildlife agency said on Monday. Some of the animals died while searching for water at the Hwange National Park. Others were killed by residents after wandering into surrounding communities looking
Continue Reading Police in Tennessee arrested a man named Tupac A. Shakur, 40, after they say he pulled a knife on them and was found with methamphetamine. Officers with the Johnson City Police Department, about 25 minutes from Bristol, received calls Friday about Shakur, who had active warrants for his arrest from another department, according to a
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Upset by reports that up to 95% of baby food contains one or more toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury? Here’s the good news: There are actions you can take to reduce your infant’s exposure to these toxic metals, and in doing so, improve your own health and that of your entire
Continue Reading Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is flailing these days as he tries to appease his boss — and keep his job — with a series of less-than-impressive TV interviews. The latest and most painful came on Sunday, when Mulvaney sat down with “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace. Mulvaney’s attempt to rewrite
Continue Reading The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious costuming, the wily toad has learned to impersonate the venomous Gaboon viper to fool predators. The findings, published in the
Continue Reading This past spring, I first taught a new freshman seminar titled “Imagining Europe,” focusing on the shifting geographic, political, economic, social and cultural identities that constituted Europeanness. Students debated which city should be considered the heart of Europe and analyzed the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League and the Eurovision song contest as
Continue Reading The Orionid meteor shower will peak on Monday and Tuesday, sprinkling remnants of Halley’s Comet in Earth’s atmosphere to create a dazzling display. This meteor shower may not be the most spectacular of the year, but it delights in other ways. The Orionids appear each year between October 2 and November 7, according to the
Continue Reading The Washington Nationals are headed to the World Series for the first time in the franchise’s history, and if you caught any of their postseason performances so far, you’d be forgiven for being a little confused. There were baby sharks everywhere. Chomping motions by the players. A little shark hanging on the dugout netting. “Baby
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