The ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for a big drop in temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday. Northerly winds will bring the coldest air of the season, the cooler air will likely stick around for the next several days. The much colder air will allow temperatures to drop into the 20s
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Even as its executives were out fiercely defending its policies on political ads this month, Facebook was allowing an obviously fake page that purported to be linked to President Trump’s reelection campaign to run ads on its platform. The ads directed users to an online donation portal that claimed to be a way to donate
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso is now recruiting lifeguards and pool attendants for its inaugural season of its four new water parks – Camp Cohen, Chapoteo, Lost Kingdom and Oasis. All four the resort-style water parks are under construction and will open in 2020. Each will feature a unique theme and
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Two people died Wednesday when a small plane crashed into an apartment building off Interstate 85 in an Atlanta suburb, officials said. The aircraft, a Piper PA-28, crashed about 10:30 a.m. ET, after taking off from nearby DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. DeKalb County Fire Rescue said two people died. The
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At least seven Deadspin staffers quit on Wednesday in response to recent mandates related to editorial policy from the site’s parent company G/O Media. Employees announced their decisions to quit on Twitter. Among the departures are Kelsey McKinney, Laura Wagner, Tom Ley, Lauren Theisen, Patrick Redford, Chris Thompson and Albert Burneko. These resignations follow the
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(CNN) — El Pentágono divulgó el miércoles un video e imágenes recientemente desclasificados de la audaz incursión de dos horas contra el líder de ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, que muestra a las fuerzas estadounidenses disparando armas pequeñas desde múltiples lugares mientras sus helicópteros se acercaban al complejo. El video de un dron también muestra a
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One of the seven House Democrats who had not made a public statement in support of launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will back the House resolution formalizing the procedures of the investigation. “While I disagreed with the initial decision to open the impeachment inquiry, it is clear that the
Continue Reading The newest image from the Spitzer Space Telescope looks like a cosmic pumpkin carved up just in time for Halloween. Researchers have dubbed this region on the edge of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as the “Jack-o’-lantern Nebula,” according to NASA. Fittingly, this space pumpkin was carved up by a star. The O-type star is
Continue Reading Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday blamed Washington overreach, high-paid school administrators and layers of bureaucracy for American students’ lower scores on the Nation’s Report Card, pointing to the scores as proof that the United States “has a student achievement crisis.” “Government has never made anything better or cheaper, more effective or more efficient. And
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The Chicago Teachers Union believes it has reached a tentative agreement, and says it is prepared to vote on it Wednesday night if Mayor Lori Lightfoot and officials agree to make up the instructional days lost during the strike. Students in the country’s third-biggest school district have missed 10 days of classes since the strike
Continue Reading You might have noticed that Halloween decorations have changed since you were a little kid. Things have taken a dark turn, and alongside the jack o’ lanterns, bedsheet ghosts and startling ghouls, it’s not so unusual now to find, even in the placid suburbs, grisly decorations featuring too-real-looking humans meeting a violent end: hooks in
Continue Reading Apple’s iPhone sales slump isn’t going away. But the company has invented new revenue streams — and it’s relying on an old one — to keep growing. For years, Apple critics have chastised the company for relying on a single product, the iPhone, for the bulk of the company’s revenue. That hasn’t changed — the
Continue Reading It’s a recipe for a Halloween disaster. By now, you may have seen the forecast, and you know the weather isn’t looking too ideal for everyone’s favorite spooky holiday. Much of the eastern part of the country will see rain on Halloween, while parts of the Midwest and the Great Lakes are scheduled to get
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The National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he tried to make changes to the White House’s rough transcript of the July phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President, including that Trump mentioned tapes of former Vice President Joe Biden, according to a source familiar with the
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EL PASO, Texas — What’s the only thing cooler than custom Whataburger boots? How about the fact that they’re made here in El Paso. The new custom Justin Boots are “Made for Walkin'” and inspired by the Randy Rogers Band, says Whataburger. Whataburger might be Chicago-owned now, but these Whataburger boots are still proudly made
Continue Reading A former World Surf League executive was sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison for paying $250,000 in bribes to get his son into the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors in Boston said. Jeffrey Bizzack, 59, the former business partner of pro surfer Kelly Slater, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit fraud.
Continue Reading A San Francisco man tried to call out Facebook’s controversial false ads policy by running false ads of his own. Now the company is barring him from doing so — and the man told CNN Business he’s now considering legal action. Adriel Hampton, a political activist, registered as a candidate for California’s 2022 gubernatorial election
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia revealed Wednesday that he and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas have a friendly wager on the World Series. The Washington Nationals won Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday by 7-2 over the Houston Astros in Houston. The best-of-seven series is now tied at three games apiece,
Continue Reading A judge on Wednesday postponed the second phase of the trial for Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos at his defense’s request, according to a spokesperson for the Maryland Judiciary. The defense had requested the postponement based on discovery issues, said Terri Charles, assistant public information officer. Ramos pleaded guilty Monday to killing five employees at
Continue Reading President Donald Trump was relentlessly dishonest last week about the scandal over his dealings with Ukraine, making false claims about just about every component of the story. Trump made 96 false claims last week, the second-highest total of the 16 weeks we’ve counted at CNN. He made 53 false claims last Monday alone — a
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Click here for updates on this story Cleveland (WEWS) — The Cleveland Clinic just completed a unique liver transplant surgery, and they’re hoping it encourages more people to step forward to help save lives. Living donor liver transplants have been around for years, but what’s unique about this surgery is that instead of cutting the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Avon Park (WFTS) — A mother in Highlands County is facing child neglect charges after her arrest on Tuesday in relation to her 9-year-old daughter’s death. According to authorities, the 9-year-old was born with significant medical issues that included having no spleen and a complex congenital heart disease.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Highlands Ranch (KMGH) — A Highlands Ranch woman thought she had won a prestigious award for her dog training business. Instead, she found out she was the victim of a nationwide scam. For 18 years, Diane Pinkerton has run Aspen Family Dog Training in Highlands Ranch. She says
Continue Reading Sen. Kamala Harris will lay off staff and significantly cut costs to her Democratic presidential campaign in the latest sign she is struggling to gain traction in the 2020 race. According to a memo campaign manager Juan Rodriguez sent to supporters and campaign staff, Harris will lay off staffers in her Baltimore headquarters, deploy staff
Continue Reading Pumpkin, perhaps the first raccoon-fluencer to grace social media, died earlier this month, her owner confirmed to CNN. She was almost 5. She was a nibbler of tiny pancakes, reader of “Harry Potter” and a lover of mischief, avocados and long naps in precarious poses. But she’s perhaps best known as a beloved Instagrammer, whose
Continue Reading The digital news employees at NBC News announced on Wednesday their intention to unionize, pushing for fair wages, newsroom diversity and the ability to address the mishandling of sexual harassment allegations with management without fear of retribution. The union plans were announced amid internal turmoil sparked by Ronan Farrow‘s book, “Catch and Kill,” which alleges
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EL PASO, Texas — A crash involving multiple vehicles, possibly with injuries, snarled traffic Wednesday afternoon along Interstate 10 westbound near Executive Center. The collision happened around 3 p.m. and authorities closed the left three lanes as well as the Executive Center exit. The wreckage of several cars could be seen blocking those lanes. Traffic
Continue Reading After a contentious hearing where Boeing admitted mistakes and missed red flags about the safety of its 737 MAX jet, a mother whose daughter died in one of the crashes confronted CEO Dennis Muilenburg. “Go back to Iowa. Do that,” said Nadia Milleron, referring to Muilenburg’s story about his upbringing that he told the House
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American painter Jackson Pollock is remembered for his abstract-expressionist art and “drip technique.” But researchers who studied his work wanted to take a deeper look at the science behind his art. What they discovered is that Pollock manipulated fluid dynamics to create his work, whether it was a conscious decision or not, according to a
Continue Reading Top White House Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman told congressional investigators he was convinced President Donald Trump was personally blocking $400 million in security aid to Ukraine to force that country to publicly announce an investigation into Joe Biden and his family, two sources present at the deposition told CNN. Vindman, a decorated Army officer, on
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