Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WITI) — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday, Nov. 1 that Army Pfc. Eugene E. Lochowicz, 19, of Milwaukee, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 24, 2019. According to a press release, in early 1945, Lochowicz was a member of Company
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WITI) — A 14-year-old girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 offered tasty treats to Milwaukee firefighters who saved her life 11 years ago. It was Sept. 28, 2008 — and FOX6 News cameras were rolling near the intersection of Grant and Middlemass in Milwaukee as crews put out
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Firefighters in California have been batting numerous blazes nonstop, trying to save millions of people and homes from the flames. The biggest fire, the Kincade Fire, has incinerated parts of the wine country in Sonoma County since last week. Further south, multiple wildfires continue spreading near Los Angeles and surrounding counties. Here are all the
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The wreck of a British submarine that went missing during World War II with 44 people on board has been found off the coast of Malta. HMS Urge — part of Britain’s 10th Submarine Flotilla — left the Mediterranean island of Malta on April 27, 1942 but never made it to its destination of the
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 22-year-old Las Cruces man was shot and killed Friday after trying to stab a state police officer during a traffic stop of a stolen car west of Alamogordo, according to New Mexico State Police. The incident happened along U.S. 70 eastbound at mile-marker 209 around 7:15 a.m. Authorities said both
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You can call someone the n-word and give her graphic instructions on how to kill herself, and you won’t get kicked off Facebook. Or you can tell a mother you hope her son gets raped, and you won’t get kicked off the world’s most popular social media platform. Or you can tell a mother whose
Continue Reading An Indonesian man has been publicly flogged for adultery, under a draconian law he helped create. Mukhlis, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) in the deeply conservative Aceh province of Indonesia, received 28 lashes in front of a crowd on Thursday after being caught having an affair with a married woman. Like many
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President Donald Trump’s campaign says House Democrats’ vote to formally launch an impeachment inquiry has only emboldened the President’s supporters and bolstered their campaign contributions. “Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment resolution day turned into a MASSIVE fundraising day for @realDonaldTrump,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted Friday morning. According to Parscale, the campaign raised $3 million online
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIGFORL (KPAX TV) — Christopher Languein and his business partner Francois Zanni are the new owners and operators of the Bigfork Inn. Both have extensive backgrounds in the food industry and were looking for a reason to move to the Flathead Valley. Languein says that Zanni told him
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — A San Francisco-based shoe company recently announced a move to Missoula as Bedrock Sandals is relocating its headquarters to the Garden City. Bedrock Sandals is a so-called adventure foot-ware company, creating sandals for the outdoorsman. The company has been in the process of moving
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story El Paso County (KOAA) — Instead of going to prison in a criminal case that concluded earlier this year, Hector Gonzalez was allowed to walk away on probation. News 5 Investigates also uncovered police arrested him in a previous case for assaulting more young girls a decade ago,
Continue Reading Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg put out a transportation plea on Twitter after the COP25 environmental summit set for Chile was moved to Spain. The United Nations confirmed Friday the meeting will take place in Madrid in December after Chile withdrew as host because of protests that have paralyzed the nation over the
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Nota del editor: John Avlon es analista político sénior y presentador para CNN. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son propias del autor. (CNN Español) — La polarización está matando a nuestro país: debilitando nuestros vínculos políticos y sociales, separando nuestras fortunas económicas y causando amargas divisiones culturales. El híperpartidismo está envenenando nuestra política y
Continue Reading Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby’s brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday. Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the US found 95% contained lead, 73% contained arsenic, 75% contained cadmium and 32% contained mercury. One fourth of
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EL PASO, Texas — Sunday on ABC 7 Xtra at 10:35 p.m., two of the biggest stakeholders in the fight over the future of El Paso’s Duranguito neighborhood will face off during a half hour discussion and you can weigh in by submitting questions using the form at kvia.com/share by 2 p.m. Friday. On one
Continue Reading Polarization is killing our country. It is weakening our political and social bonds, separating our economic fortunes and driving bitter cultural divides. Hyper-partisanship is poisoning our politics, making our democracy seem increasingly dysfunctional. A fixation on our differences is fracturing us into warring tribes, threatening to turn our country into little more than a collection
Continue Reading Kelly Clarkson fans have been waiting for a moment like this: The singer is getting her very own Las Vegas residency. The original “American Idol” winner made the announcement Friday on her daytime talk show. “It’s not an April Fools’ joke, but it does debut April 1,” Clarkson said. The Vegas show, titled “Invincible” after
Continue Reading A court in Barcelona cleared five men of sexual assault charges on Thursday after saying the crime did not fit the legal definition of rape because the unconscious teenage victim didn’t fight back. Under Spanish law, a sexual attack can only be classified as an assault or rape if the perpetrator uses violence or intimidation.
Continue Reading Joseph Simons, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, says he will withhold from Congress a 2012 staff report that could shed light on the FTC’s now-closed investigation of Google’s search and advertising business. In a letter to Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who had requested copies of the report, Simons said the document is
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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have pleaded not guilty to a third charge related to the college admissions scam, according to court records. Last month, Loughlin and Giannulli were charged with one count of bribery in a third superseding indictment. They already faced two conspiracy charges related to the sprawling scheme in
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It’s the first of November, which means it’s the start of Movember or NoShavember. You’ve likely seen these words before and may have wondered what they’re all about. The purpose of these annual events is to raise awareness around health. The Movember Foundation focuses on men’s health, and NoShavember is aimed at fighting cancer, regardless
Continue Reading A man convicted of the rape and murder of a British embassy worker in Lebanon has been sentenced to death, the country’s state-owned National News Agency reported Friday. In December 2017, a taxi driver picked Rebecca Dykes up from a Beirut bar and drove her to a mountainside motorway where he sexually assaulted and strangled
Continue Reading Chicago police on Friday touted the lowest number of shootings and homicides of any October over the last four years even as spasms of gun violence continue to plague some communities. The city saw a 20% drop in homicides last month compared to October of last year, along with a 10% decline in overall crime
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has spent 99 days at his Mar-a-Lago club since taking office, compared to only 20 days spent at Trump Tower in New York City, according to CNN’s count. That makes his time spent in Florida five times more than his time spent in New York. On Thursday, The New York Times first
Continue Reading Some 300,000 Chicago students returned to their schools Friday after an 11-day teachers’ strike ended with a deal that will make “students’ lives better,” Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said. The agreement reached between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union Thursday includes millions of dollars to reduce class sizes and bring more
Continue Reading The US is cutting Cameroon from a trade pact over allegations of human rights violations. President Donald Trump said the West African nation failed to address concerns over its “persistent gross violations of internationally recognized human rights” allegedly committed by Cameroon’s security forces. The US also cut more than $17 million in security aid and
Continue Reading Forget the American love affair with Cheez Whiz, blocks of Velveeta and pasteurized processed cheese food slices. A cheese from the United States has been named the world’s top cheese. Rogue River Blue has taken the top prize at the 2019 World Cheese Awards, marking the first time a US cheese has ever been named
Continue Reading One of the most secretive events on the Chinese political calendar ended this week with a communique that acknowledged “increasing challenges” but provided few clues as to how Beijing will address them. It also came with a stark message for Hong Kong. The four-day plenum, which ended Thursday, came at a time of huge pressure
Continue Reading Despite being little more than a century old, aviation has inspired some pretty impressive museums. From the Wright Brothers to supersonic travel, there are no shortage of opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the epic wonder of flight and its fascinating history. Yet only a relatively small part of these museums and exhibits
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On Friday, a controversial new law took effect in Russia: The so-called “sovereign internet” law, which mandates the creation of an independent internet for Russia. In effect, Moscow has given itself the power to erect a sort of digital Iron Curtain around its networks. But will it force the change from a freewheeling internet to
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