DNA testing may determine whether newly discovered bones from an island in the Pacific are those of Amelia Earhart — and perhaps shed light on what happened to the pioneering aviator after she disappeared. The bones were found on Nikumaroro, a remote island in the western Pacific Ocean, in 1940. But it wasn’t until a
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Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will not hold a full House vote for now to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, a step Republicans and defenders of the President have demanded. “There’s no requirement that we have a vote so at this time we will not be having a vote
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A cold front will then move through the borderland late Tuesday and early Wednesday causing wind gusts up to 30 mph . Temperatures will run below normal Wednesday afternoon but still nice – in the mid 70’s . Westerly winds will bring drier warmer and breezy winds through the weekend. https://content.uplynk.com/f5402da823ab49bcad960ba43db07441.m3u8 KVIA
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(CNN Español) — La línea B del metro de Buenos Aires es la más utilizada en la capital argentina. Cada día, más de 230.000 pasajeros utilizan esta rama de Subterráneos. En sus estaciones, trenes y talleres trabajan 763 personas. Lo que pocos saben es que esta línea atraviesa una crisis silenciosa: la amenaza del amianto
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A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he attempted to bribe a sheriff”s deputy after being pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving stop. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Phillip Quintana was arrested early Saturday following an alleged $10,000 bribe and a promise to the deputy to “make you happier than
Continue Reading The Trump administration is proposing opening more than 180,000 acres of the country’s largest national forest, known as America’s Amazon, for logging. The Agriculture Department proposal unveiled Tuesday would allow road construction and reclassify forest area — including “165,000 old-growth acres” — of the huge Tongass National Forest in the panhandle of southeastern Alaska. The
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Texas’ GOP House speaker sought help ousting members of his own party in 2020, called a female lawmaker “vile” and said President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal races in a secretly recorded meeting with a conservative activist released Tuesday. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen also profanely disparaged another Democratic House member in the hourlong
Continue Reading A man suspected of slashing three people to death — two in Florida and one in Tennessee — was arrested in Winter Park, Florida, after barricading himself in a house for six hours, shooting at sheriff’s deputies and fighting a K-9 officer that found him hiding under a pool table, authorities said Tuesday. The standoff
Continue Reading A first-grader in Wisconsin lost his tooth. And, in an upsetting turn, he lost his lost tooth. Luckily for him, his principal stepped in and saved the day. Curt Angeli, the principal at Gillett Elementary in Wisconsin, wrote a letter to the Tooth Fairy to certify that his first-grade student had actually lost his tooth.
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What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving some tortillas, what you imagine says a lot about where you’re from. But if bread is easy to picture, it’s hard to define. Bread historian William Rubel argues that creating a strict definition
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Grieving relatives of 13 police officers killed in an apparent cartel ambush gathered outside a funeral home Tuesday, many of them angry at the government and police commanders they believe sent their loved ones to a certain death. “The good ones are here,” said the brother of slain officer Marco Antonio González, gesturing at the
Continue Reading Michigan became the first state to last month to ban flavored e-cigarette sales, but that change may be reversed. A judge on Michigan’s Court of Claims issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the state from enforcing the temporary six-month ban of flavored e-cigarettes. “We are resolute in our efforts on behalf of Governor Whitmer and
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ProPublica is widely thought to be the gold standard of nonprofit investigative journalism. And The Texas Tribune has the same reputation on the local level, with coverage of the Lone Star State that is commonly cited as a model for nonprofit news startups. Now they are coming together to launch a co-branded investigative reporting unit.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILLINGTON, CT (WFSB ) — Authorities released a 911 call that was made from a woman who was trapped in the luggage compartment of a Peter Pan bus. The incident happened back in August on a Peter Pan bus that was en route to Boston, MA. Dispatchers received
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hay mucho en juego para los aspirantes que participan en el debate demócrata de CNN / New York Times de este martes, pues los aspirantes a la presidencia buscan seguir siendo competitivos en un campo primario que está lleno de gente. MIRA: Sigue el minuto a minuto sobre el debate demócrata en CNN El
Continue Reading Scientist Sandy Song remembers when she first saw the aggressive swirl of the monster storm approaching on satellite images at her office at the Hong Kong Observatory. “I was afraid,” she says. “It had a very sharp eyewall and also the intensity was very strong. It was a super typhoon.” Song is a professional storm
Continue Reading Students at a Montana elementary school were evacuated on Tuesday when someone found what was initially thought to be a homemade bomb on a playground. Officials later said the suspicious object at Rossiter Elementary School was not an improvised explosive device, or IED, and didn’t explode, as was initially reported. The object was actually a
Continue Reading The House of Representatives sent a clear rebuke to Beijing and reaffirmed American support for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon, as police have intensified crackdowns on protesters in the semiautonomous region in recent weeks. Lawmakers approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act after demonstrators in the city of 7 million
Continue Reading The Trump administration intensified its damage control efforts over the ongoing Turkish assault against Kurds who once fought for and alongside the US, announcing on Tuesday the imminent departure of a delegation to Ankara. In a diplomatic show of force, President Donald Trump is dispatching Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and
Continue Reading Chiefs of tribal nations that once inhabited Georgia say that the Atlanta Braves’ tomahawk chop is insensitive and inappropriate. The comments from Cherokee and Creek chiefs come after the Atlanta Braves said the team would hold a “continued dialogue” with Native Americans during the Major League Baseball offseason about whether to keep the decades-old tradition.
Continue Reading Kevin Feige‘s Marvel universe is about to get even bigger. The Marvel Studios president is adding the title of chief creative officer to his resume, CNN Business has learned. The new role has Feige overseeing the creative direction of Marvel and its superhero stories. This means that he will be in charge of the creative
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden has benefited, to borrow a phrase from a man who once held the office he is seeking, the “soft bigotry of low expectations” so far in the 2020 presidential debates. Biden entered the race in the spring as the clear front-runner in the Democratic field. Since that time he has
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A 67-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday evening at a busy Lower Valley intersection. El Paso police on Tuesday identified the victim as Maria Elena Torres. Investigators said Torres was crossing Americas Avenue at Socorro Road in the crosswalk when she was hit by an SUV making a turn. It happened
Continue Reading It could almost be a scene from a slapstick comedy: a marmot stands frozen in fear, slack-jawed and balanced on one foot, as it suddenly notices a charging fox. The dramatic image, captured with perfect timing by Chinese photographer Yongqing Bao, has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, given out annually by
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed the escalating impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill during a jovial Rose Garden appearance, but sources say there is mounting frustration over the cavalcade of administration witnesses providing testimony. “I wouldn’t worry about it, fellas, I wouldn’t worry about it,” Trump joked alongside Stanley Cup champions the St. Louis Blues.
Continue Reading The stakes are high for candidates participating in Tuesday’s CNN/New York Times Democratic debate, as the presidential hopefuls look to remain competitive in the crowded primary field. Former Vice President Joe Biden will stand center stage, flanked by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on his right and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on his left. It will be businessman Tom Steyer’s first
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Idaho Falls, ID (East Idaho News) — Life is hard, stressful, fast-paced and can sometimes be overwhelming. That’s why EastIdahoNews.com is partnering with MorningStar Senior Living of Idaho Falls to bring you Life Lessons. We’re asking MorningStar residents to share gems of wisdom every Tuesday with us. Some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is looking for a man accused of planting a camera inside a bathroom at 24-Hour Fitness on Kapi’olani Boulevard. 24-year-old Justin Santiago found a camera hidden under a sink in a uni-sex bathroom. He turned it over to his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KAYSVILLE, UT (KSTU) — A family known for its large Halloween decorations says vandals destroyed the centerpieces of the display. Cheryl Winter learned of the vandalism early Sunday morning. “My husband comes in and proceeds to tell me we have a problem outside,” Winter said. “All of our
Continue Reading Passengers on board Air Canada won’t hear flight attendants say “ladies and gentlemen” any more. Soon they will hear gender-neutral terms. During onboard announcements, the term “everybody” will replace the terms “ladies and gentlemen,” according to CNN news partner CTV. “We will be amending our onboard announcements to modernize them and remove specific references to
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