Republicans and right-leaning pundits who have come to the defense of President Donald Trump during the impeachment inquiry have consistently attacked the original whistleblower, questioning the person’s motive, making false claims around the rules for whistleblowing and invoking the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. One line that defenders of Trump have hammered on is the
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Click here for updates on this story PLANT CITY, FL (WFTS) — A 2-year-old is dead after being run over by a vehicle driven by his mother in Plant City on Tuesday, authorities say. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the little boy was flown to Tampa General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. It
Continue Reading A federal judge in New York has blocked the Department of Health and Human Services’ so-called conscience rule, which lets health care workers who cite moral or religious reasons opt out of providing certain medical procedures, such as abortion, sterilization and assisted suicide. “The Court vacates the 2019 rule in its entirety,” US District Judge
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Elizabeth Warren’s aggressive plans to level the playing field for the American economy are drawing heavy fire from billionaires, even ones who acknowledge the system needs to be fixed. JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon said this week that Warren “vilifies successful people” and her plans would change “the complete nature of how you run a
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When most people hold a yard sale to get rid of stuff, they post on Craigslist. Chris Brown has bigger ideas. The singer just dropped a note to his almost 89 million followers on social media inviting them to a yard sale at his home in Los Angeles, California. Brown posted a flyer Tuesday on
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The Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators are going retro for the first NHL game of 2020. The new uniforms are set to make their on-ice debut at the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the two teams at the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Even though the uniforms are new, they make a nod
Continue Reading Is it too early to consider Christmas when Halloween is still weeks away? Aldi doesn’t think so. The discount grocer has already announced its lineup of 2019 Advent calendars, and many of them hit stores November 6. Consider it practice for Black Friday. The Christian season of Advent, the prelude to the birth of Christ,
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The cyclist who flipped off President Donald Trump’s motorcade in 2017, and lost her job because of it, has won her bid for local office in Virginia. CNN projected that Juli Briskman on Tuesday night won her race to become supervisor for the Algonkian District in Loudoun County, Virginia. The win comes just over two
Continue Reading Ursula might be an expert at oceanic magic, but Queen Latifah is the one who pulled the ultimate trick during “The Little Mermaid Live” by making some viewers’ doubts about the production disappear. As the villainous sea witch, Queen Latifah proved herself to be the much-praised standout in a show that otherwise had high and
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(CNN Español) — La justicia de Ecuador ordenó prisión preventiva para el exasambleísta de Alianza País, Virgilio Hernández que fue vinculado en la investigación que lleva la Fiscalía por presunta participación en el delito de “rebelión” tras las violentas protestas que se desataron en octubre. Hernández se desempeña como secretario ejecutivo del movimiento Revolución Ciudadana
Continue Reading For those expecting a traditional holiday romance, “Last Christmas” is something of a surprise. That will likely produce a split response to this dragon-free vehicle for “Game of Thrones’” Emilia Clarke, which, with its playlist of George Michael songs, really depends on what you’re looking for if you decide to go-go. Given the predictable nature
Continue Reading Kentucky elected a black attorney general for the first time in history, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, elected its first-ever female mayor. Much of the focus on Election Day was on a few key races. In a close Kentucky governor’s race, a Democrat was poised for victory in the solid-red state and the Republican incumbent refused to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOISE, ID (KIVI) — New data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) shows a hike in the number of vaping-related illnesses in the state. This mysterious lung injury is now being investigated by federal and state agencies. According to the latest nationwide data from the
Continue Reading President Donald Trump and his allies are bracing for open hearings that will preoccupy Washington and bring to life the vivid picture of presidential behavior that until now has been confined to written statements and private testimony. As Democrats move toward the public phase of their inquiry with an eye to boosting support for Trump’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — A Davenport woman recovering from a severe eye injury after she was shot in the face by a paintball Friday night says she was told by her doctor that she’s lucky. “A few centimeters inward, I probably would have lost my eye,” said Shelby
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — After years of spreading joy around the Portland metro area, Rojo the therapy llama has died. His owners posted on Facebook that his health had taken a dramatic turn for the worse and he wasn’t eating. On Tuesday, they reported that Rojo would
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Mark Esper will urge President Donald Trump not to dismiss or change the sentences of service members facing war crimes allegations, CNN has learned. Trump ordered a review of charges against Army Lt. Clint Lorance and Army Green Beret Maj. Matt Golsteyn, and is reportedly considering restoring the rank of Navy SEAL Eddie
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELMONT, The Bronx, NY (WPIX) — A man accused of beating a 67-year-old veteran in a Bronx elevator has been arrested, an NYPD official said Tuesday. Ray Diaz was inside of a residential building near Southern Boulevard and East 187th Street on Friday when a man attacked, repeatedly
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the race for the Democratic primary, according to a new national poll out Wednesday from Monmouth University. The three candidates make up the top tier with 23% for Biden and Warren each and 20% for Sanders. South Bend, Indiana, Mayor
Continue Reading The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate pollutants that find their way into navigable water such as oceans, rivers and streams. The case centers on a once-pristine reef in Maui, Hawaii, that environmental groups say has been devastated by
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Amid growing concerns about its rental listing platform, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company will start verifying all hosts and listings on its platform. The news comes after a Vice investigation, published last Thursday, uncovered a “nationwide web of deception” where a person or organization was able to exploit Airbnb’s rules through phony listings
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRONX, NY (WPIX) — Dino Perillo of the Bronx went to great lengths to save his 11-year-old Shih-poo, Emmie. While he was walking her in his Pelham Gardens neighborhood a few months ago, another dog being walked came around the corner. “Within two steps, (the other dog) was
Continue Reading Fears of a hijacking at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol briefly brought one of Europe’s busiest airports to a standstill on Wednesday — before it emerged that an alarm had been activated by mistake. The Dutch Royal Military Police and other emergency services flocked to the scene, as rumors of a possible hostage situation spread. The authorities
Continue Reading The impeachment inquiry has uncovered at least three examples of the quid pro quo between the Trump administration and Ukraine, where US military aid and a White House visit were used as leverage to secure an announcement that Ukraine was investigating President Donald Trump’s rivals, according to documents and testimony from key witnesses. The question
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO COUNTY, CA (KOVR) — A brazen thief targeted people parked near Highway 50 to honor fallen Deputy Brian Ishmael as his funeral procession passed through Tuesday. Dorene Hague was parked near the highway just in time to catch the procession. It was an emotional moment, ruined
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EL PASO, Texas — Estela Casas, El Paso’s longest-serving broadcast journalist, announced in November that she will be leaving television news to take on a new role as the Executive Director of the University Medical Center Foundation and the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation. Casas has been a primary news anchor at KVIA-TV for nearly
Continue Reading Rep. Ayanna Pressley endorsed fellow Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president on Wednesday, splitting from her progressive freshman allies. That group, known as the “Squad” and led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, recently backed Warren’s 2020 primary rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. In an email, Pressley announced the decision and plans to join Warren on the
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Two murder suspects who escaped from a Northern California jail by cutting a hole in a ceiling over the weekend were captured as they tried to cross from Mexico back over the US border, authorities said Wednesday. Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, were arrested by US Customs and Border Protection at around
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Samantha Vinograd es analista de seguridad nacional de CNN. Es consejera sénior del Instituto Biden de la Universidad de Delaware, no afiliado a la campaña de Joe Biden. Vinograd trabajó en el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional del presidente Barack Obama de 2009 a 2013 y en el Departamento del Tesoro durante el
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Cook County jury has handed down a record-breaking verdict against a hospital in Oak Park. The verdict amounts to $101 million, and it will go to a family who sued for medical malpractice. On Tuesday night, the mother in the case told CBS 2’s
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