Click here for updates on this story VAN BUREN, Ark. (KFSM) — A local home builder is paying it forward by donating all the proceeds of a home he built to a firefighter battling a chronic disease. “Accepting help isn’t easy or natural for me to do because I’d rather be the one helping,” Les
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A group of High Point University students organized a fundraiser to help an HPU dining team member buy a car, according to a news release from the university. The students presented Ebony Macon, who works in HPU’s Farmers Market restaurant, with a $5,915
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — There’s a new sign posted at each entrance of MacArthur Center. “I did not see that sign today,” says Charie Williams. This sign placed at an entrance of Norfolk’s MacArthur Center asks shoppers to “please remove hoods” before entering the mall. She works right
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When a string of mass shootings rocked the country this summer, leaving scores dead across California, Texas and Ohio, the question of how to prevent the next one rose to the top of Attorney General William Barr’s list. In meetings he convened with senior Justice Department officials, Barr discussed possible legislative fixes to gun laws
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — Cody Binkley, 27, pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected with the May 2018 drowning deaths of his fiancée Mary Bredbenner, 25, and 3-year-old daughter Madelyn Binkley, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo confirmed to FOX43. Cody Binkley entered guilty pleas for two counts of
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A gay woman has taken control of the biggest city in Colombia, and she’s isn’t bothering to hide in the closet from the country’s conservative, mostly Catholic voters, either. Claudia López kissed her partner amid a roaring crowd last weekend as she became the first woman to be elected mayor of Bogotá, a position considered
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South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg released a plan Saturday morning aimed at “systematically dismantling institutions that discriminate against people with disabilities,” ahead of a presidential candidate forum on accessibility, inclusion and outreach in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Buttigieg’s “Dignity, Access, and Belonging: A New Era of Inclusion for People with Disabilities” plan, obtained by CNN
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Twelve years ago, Siya Kolisi sat in a township tavern and dreamed. Kolisi, who grew up in the township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth, was just 16 when South Africa won the 2007 Rugby World Cup final. “When I was a kid, there’s no way I would’ve dreamed of being Springbok captain,” South Africa’s
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. says in his forthcoming book that he “almost felt bad” for Robert Mueller, mocking the former FBI director and special counsel’s July testimony before Congress, according to The New York Times. “If it weren’t for the fact that I was probably number two on the guy’s kill list for years, I might
Continue Reading At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a terrorist attack on the Malian Armed Forces, according to Mali’s government. Rescue teams found the bodies, along with 10 survivors and “significant material damage,” at the military post in Indelimane, in the country’s north-east, on Friday, government spokesman Yaya Sangare said in a
Continue Reading In an arena in Iowa on Friday night, 13 Democratic presidential candidates were making their best cases to win the nomination to face President Donald Trump. At the same time, in front of a crowd in northeast Mississippi, Trump was mocking the Democratic Party as “completely insane” — and mocking several of its candidates. He
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NEW YORK (AP) – Designer Zac Posen is shutting down his namesake label. Posen has been a red carpet favorite for close to two decades, known for glamorous, body-hugging gowns, often with long trains or big, flamboyant ruffles, for stars like Katie Holmes and Rihanna. An announcement from the label’s owners, House of Z and
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Flights at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta were briefly stopped Saturday morning after a threatening note was found onboard an American Airlines flight bound for Dallas, authorities said. The note was discovered while the plane was still at the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, said Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos. “The passengers were disembarked
Continue Reading US military commanders overseeing Syria operations are still waiting for precise battlefield orders from the White House and Pentagon on their exact mission to protect oilfields in eastern Syria, according to a defense official directly familiar with the matter. Nearly three weeks after President Donald Trump ordered troops out of northern Syria, publicly declaring he
Continue Reading House investigators, bracing for more witnesses to defy their demands at the behest of the White House, are now signaling they are prepared to begin the next phase of their impeachment inquiry even if their subpoenas are ignored across the board. Democrats have teed up an ambitious schedule next week and are eager to secure
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders may be focusing his energy on trying to win over voters in early primary states, but a variety of musicians have shown that they are listening, too. From Jack White to Ariana Grande, musical stars have signaled a liking for the Democratic presidential candidate. Democrats have long turned to Hollywood and
Continue Reading The week in the impeachment inquiry went out with a bang. Check out all the news from the probe that came out on Friday: The latest Rogue operation or working at Trump’s direction? — A top White House official told lawmakers he tried to find out whether President Donald Trump had told a key US
Continue Reading Hundreds of people marched through downtown Brooklyn for hours to protest what they described as brutality by the New York Police Department. Protesters chanted “no justice, no peace” Friday night as they marched by the Barclays Center arena, where the NBA team Brooklyn Nets play. The protests came days after a video shared widely on
Continue Reading Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes Roe v. Wade, the 1973 milestone that gave women a constitutional right to abortion, will survive in upcoming years but that the current conservative-dominated court might topple other precedents. “I would say I’m skeptically hopeful,” she said soon after the July 2018 retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, when
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Pete Buttigieg touted himself as the most electable Democrat in the 2020 presidential field on Friday, delivering an optimistic speech that cast himself as the person who can best person unify the country after President Donald Trump leaves office. Beyond the words, though, the speech notably highlighted the newfound power for Buttigieg’s growing organization in
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(CNN Español) — Este viernes, Arturo Espinosa, miembro del equipo técnico que la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) ha designado para realizar una auditoria de las elecciones presidenciales del 20 de octubre en Bolivia, anunció su renuncia vía Twitter. “He decidido retirarme de la auditoría para no comprometer su imparcialidad”, dijo Espinosa. “Debí informar a
Continue Reading Donald Trump has changed his official residence from New York, where it has been all his life, to Florida. As the New York Times reports, the White House, and Trump’s Twitter feed, have suggested that taxes have something to do with this move. At first glance, this makes sense. Florida has no state level income
Continue Reading In an unconventional presidency with more than its share of surprises, President Donald Trump’s decision to move his permanent home from New York to Florida ranks among the most simple, obvious and easy to understand. Trump has extremely good financial, political and legal reasons to get out of New York: his move is a logical,
Continue Reading For weeks, loud and angry demands reverberated across Iraq and Lebanon, rattling their political leadership. Elites publicly acknowledged the popular indictment against them, and serious political concessions appeared inevitable. It signaled a shaking up of the powers that be that would’ve been unimaginable even a month ago. Then, in the span of just three days
Continue Reading November is National Native American Heritage Month. It’s a time to recognize the many sacrifices, contributions and achievements of Native American people, as well as celebrate their rich and vibrant cultures. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Although the name eventually changed, it
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of cookies — or maybe just that last part. It’s the tenet by which Cookie Monster has lived his puppet life for more than 50 years. The lovable cookie lover took up residence on “Sesame Street” in 1969, but he celebrates his birthday November 2. His age remains a mystery
Continue Reading It’s that time of year when the sun starts setting sooner and we turn our clocks back to standard time. While most people dread having to manually change the clocks on a bunch of appliances — oven, microwave and bedside alarm clock, to name a few — around their homes on Sunday (or Saturday night
Continue Reading Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are putting their knowledge and boots to the pavement, providing free health care to the city’s homeless. Each week, students under the supervision of a registered physician or nurse practitioner get on their bikes and look for
Continue Reading Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert, testified this week that he was told not to talk with anyone about the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President, according to a source familiar with the testimony. Vindman testified that he was concerned about the July call between
Continue Reading A fifth person wounded in a shooting at a Halloween party in Northern California has died and the shooter remains on the run, authorities said. Gunshots rang out Thursday night at the crowded party in Orinda, which was advertised on social media. When officers arrived, they found a house party with more than 100 people,
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