Click here for updates on this story PLAINVILLE, CT (WFSB) — A Plainville man was forced to take down his confederate flag after his neighbors called it a form of harassment. Angela Chapman has been living in the Plainville neighborhood with her husband and children for the past 18 years. She said she hasn’t had
Continue Reading
One partnership may not have worked out for this contestant, but this one did. “The Bachelorette’s” Hannah Brown and her professional dance partner Alan Bersten took home the mirrorball trophy Monday night. Brown bested fellow celebs Lauren Alaina, Ally Brooke and Kel Mitchell in the finale. During the night’s first round, Brown and Bersten danced
Continue Reading
A new CNN poll shows that half the country believes that President Donald Trump should be not only impeached by the House, but also removed from office by the Senate. That result is being spun in some corners of the internet as great news for Trump, because that 50% number is unchanged from a CNN
Continue Reading
A man who had been suspended or expelled from two South Florida colleges asked an FBI informant he thought had ISIS connections to bomb the schools, targeting specific deans, a federal prosecutor says. Salman Rashid, 23, who was born in Bangladesh but is a naturalized US citizen, is charged with soliciting another person to commit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Clare County’s Freeman Township (WNEM) — An 83-year-old man is dead after he crashed into a tree over the weekend. It happened at 2:22 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 on W. Ashard Road near Pinehurst Road in Clare County’s Freeman Township. When deputies arrived on scene they found
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Montgomery, AL (WALA) — Bond has been granted for one of the three suspects in the Aniah Blanchard kidnapping case. A judge granted a bond of $50,000 for suspect Antwain Shamar Fisher. Fisher, 35, was arrested Friday, November 22 in Montgomery. He has been charged with first-degree kidnapping.
Continue Reading
First lady Melania Trump took her “Be Best” initiative to the Baltimore area on Tuesday, where she was met with a chorus of boos from attendees at a youth summit aimed at raising awareness about the nation’s opioid crisis. The heckling lasted for about one minute, according to CNN’s Kate Bennett, who was in the
Continue Reading House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday notifying him of public impeachment hearings next week and inviting the President and his counsel to participate, including asking questions of the witnesses. Read Nadler’s letter to Trump below.
Continue Reading
CHICAGO, Illinois — A newly filed lawsuit contends a woman was raped in an alley behind a bar while two security guards are seen on video watching and doing nothing nothing to stop it, Fox 32 in Chicago reports. The surveillance video, which was filed as part of the lawsuit against the bar, actually shows
Continue Reading
At a time when issues of sexual harassment and consent are in the news, and with the holidays just around the corner, the Girl Scouts have resurfaced a recommendation about how parents can help young girls handle affection. The GSUSA tweeted out a reminder, which is also posted on their website, telling parents, “She doesn’t
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has invited President Donald Trump or his counsel to participate in the panel’s first impeachment hearing next week as the House moves another step closer to impeaching the President. The committee announced that it would hold a hearing December 4 on the “constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment,”
Continue Reading
Global manufacturing has been a drag on the world economy all year. A recovery could be around the corner–but only if conditions are right. America’s manufacturing sector got clobbered in 2019 as the effects of the US-China trade war took their toll. Globally, things didn’t look much better. Weak auto sales across the board have
Continue Reading When it comes to robots driving around, navigating the streets and tirelessly delivering packages, who wouldn’t be a fan? Well … New York City, apparently. FedEx SameDay Bots, six-wheeled, robots which will deliver packages straight to a customer’s door, were seen in the city last week. The delivery robot, called Roxo, is not actually being
Continue Reading President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in the annual turkey pardon in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. Justice, along with a side of stuffing and cranberry sauce, was served when the President chose a turkey named Butter over the fowl’s partner in crime, Bread. During the pardoning ceremony, Trump couldn’t
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to counter a discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election and sidestepped a question about his willingness to testify before the House impeachment inquiry. President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he would “love to have Mike Pompeo, Rick Perry, Mick Mulvaney and many others
Continue Reading A Swiss businessman who purchased a collection of Nazi memorabilia had a singular goal: to keep the items from landing in the “wrong hands.” “I did it for humanity,” Abdallah Chatila explained to CNN. “I just wanted to take them off circulation.” The items include Hitler’s personal cigar box, a collapsible top hat worn by
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story KALAMAZOO, MI (WXMI) — The City of Kalamazoo says the beloved candy canes in Bronson Park’s Candy Cane Lane had to be replaced. The old set, which had been in poor condition for years, was replaced this year. Since the switch, Kalamazoo has received numerous complaints from
Continue Reading About 170 years after California’s gold rush came the promise of the green rush. California’s legalization of cannabis for adult recreational use was expected to be massive. In 2016, industry investors claimed sales could top $6.5 billion by 2020. And as 2019 comes to a close, California is indeed home to the world’s largest cannabis
Continue Reading
(CNN Español) — Dilan Cruz, el joven que fue herido el sábado en Bogotá durante una protesta en la que la Fuerza Pública disparó bombas de aturdimiento y gases lacrimógenos, falleció este lunes, según informó el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, donde se encontraba en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. “Con pesar informarnos, que no obstante
Continue Reading Daisy Ridley has a strong opinion about the recent “Baby Yoda” craze. During her appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on Monday, Fallon asked Ridley whether the doe-eyed Yoda-like character that has captured the hearts of the internet is cuter than Porgs. Her answer? “‘Baby Yoda,’” she said. “Look, I’m not a big
Continue Reading President Donald Trump signed the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act on Monday. The bill, which has the bipartisan support of all 25 female senators, directs the Treasury Department to issue $1 coins honoring the history of the women’s suffrage movement. This is in preparation for next year, which will mark 100 years since the
Continue Reading New York Rep. Kathleen Rice is backing Pete Buttigieg for president, she told CNN, giving the South Bend, Indiana, mayor his third congressional endorsement. The endorsement, Buttigieg’s second in the past two days, comes as the Democratic presidential candidate has surged to the top of the field in Iowa and has seen his poll numbers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE The sheriff’s corporal who dramatically lost his job after his pistol fired in a bustling Florida middle school cafeteria plans to appeal his dismissal, his attorney said. A five-person personnel board would consider the appeal of Cpl. Jonathan Cross of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. A date
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE A retired handyman who served 16 months in prison quietly ran for public office earlier this month in a small town, exposing divisions in Florida about whether ex-felons can be elected without going through the governor’s clemency process or receiving a pardon. Samuel David Jones, 66, of
Continue Reading
What a gift to wrap up not only the end of the year, but also the end of a decade. It’s almost 2020 and some of the streaming services are trotting out some major content to help to make the season bright. Click through the gallery above to see a sampling of what Netflix, Hulu,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Al menos 21 personas han muerto luego de que un terremoto sacudiera Albania este martes, según confirmó el asesor de medios del primer ministro albanés, Endri Fuga. También se reportan desaparecidos y 325 de heridos después del sismo. Alrededor de 45 personas han sido rescatadas bajo los escombros. Fuga no quiso especular
Continue Reading
30 years ago, Bart Simpson and his alter-ego “El Barto” were everywhere: On TV, of course, but also magazine covers and t-shirts, and in video games, doing “The Bartman,” and telling everyone not to lay a finger on his Butterfinger. It’s been decades since the heyday of “The Simpsons,” and Bart is no longer the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Common Council voted yes Tuesday, Nov. 26 on an ordinance that would ban bars and restaurants from using single-use plastic straws. However, it’s not an outright ban. Under the ordinance, bars and restaurants could still give out plastic straws if a customer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUFFIELD, CT (WFSB) — No criminal charges are being filed in the case of a deadly dog attack that happened in Suffield. On Tuesday, police said no criminal charges will be filed against Annie Hornish, the owner of the male pit bull pointer mix dog that attacked a
Continue Reading