WASHINGTON, DC — Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who was forced out of his role Sunday after President Donald Trump’s intervention in a war crimes case, said in an interview Monday that the President’s actions send a message that “you can get away with things.” “What message does that send to the troops?” Spencer said
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he was “flabbergasted” to discover that then-Navy Secretary Richard Spencer had been working a White House back channel to resolve a standoff over controversial Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Esper said he and the chairman of the joint chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, were told by someone at the White House that
Continue Reading The Supreme Court decided Monday not to intervene in a defamation suit brought by prominent climate scientist Michael Mann against National Review, a conservative magazine he sued in 2012 after it criticized him, accusing him of “misconduct” and data “manipulation.” In an unsigned order, the high court allowed the case to continue in the lower
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Police have found what they believe is the body of missing Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard, a prosecutor said. Also Monday, authorities arrested a third man in connection with Blanchard’s disappearance, according to Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes. The suspect, David Johnson Jr., of Montgomery, Alabama, was charged with hindering prosecution, said Hughes, who
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s a calm fall afternoon for Border Patrol agent Carlos Antunez. He’s driving near the border in El Paso’s Lower Valley. He’s back doing what he signed up for — patrolling. ABC-7 spent the afternoon with him during his shift. “It’s been a very difficult year for agents in the El
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Tensions continue to rise between Google and its employees. The latest development occurred Monday when Google sent an email to all staff members describing its decision to fire four employees for allegedly violating its data-security policies. Google confirmed the contents of the email titled “Securing our data,” which was first obtained and reported on by
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As the threat of ferocious winds looms large, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade character balloons remain in jeopardy. Officials in New York City are working on a plan around possibly grounding the 16 giant character balloons because of the expected windy conditions. The balloons cannot be flown when sustained winds exceed 23 mph and gusts
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The winds will begin to crank Tuesday. Gusts will hit around 50 mph for primarily the E/NE side of town during the morning and early afternoon. Watch those trash bins! Rain chances will increase Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We could see as much at .50″ by Friday – some areas close to 1″ potentially over
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — University of New Mexico head football coach Bob Davie will no longer be coaching the Lobos after the 2019 season, according to ABC affiliate KOAT. Eddie Nunez, director of UNM Athletics, confirmed Monday afternoon that he and Davie had agreed to part ways. “After meeting with Coach Davie this morning, we
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China has unveiled new guidelines about the protection of intellectual property, a move that could mark a big step toward appeasing the United States, and may even help pave the way for a long-awaited trade truce. Beijing’s announcement Sunday was short on detail, though the country did indicate that it could introduce stronger IP protections
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EL PASO, Texas — Students and staff at Hanks High school were overwhelmed at the amount of support they received from the El Paso community after ABC-7 reported the school was having trouble collecting items for their annual ‘Hanksgiving’ food drive. “Right now we not only met but exceeded our goals of feeding these 500
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If Snoop Dogg’s hit song “Smoke Weed Everyday” perpetually plays in your head and you have a budding interest in reporting on a range of marijuana products, then this medical marijuana company may have the job opportunity of your dreams. American Marijuana, an online medical marijuana resource, will likely see a high number of interested applicants for
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani have launched a broad investigation that could include criminal charges ranging from conspiracy, obstruction of justice, campaign finance violations and money laundering, according to a subpoena sent to at least one witness and seen by CNN. The grand jury subpoena describes the range of charges that are being
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An executive of Ukraine’s state-owned oil-and-gas company said two associates of Rudy Giuliani boasted of their ties to Giuliani and the US government when they pitched a plan to change the gas company’s management and remove the then-US ambassador to Ukraine. Andrew Favorov, a senior executive with Naftogaz, said he met with Giuliani’s associates Lev
Continue Reading Harry Morton, founder of the Pink Taco restaurant chain, has died, an unnamed company spokesperson said. “We are saddened by the passing of Harry Morton, the founder and former owner of Pink Taco,” the spokesperson said. “Harry was a visionary and restaurateur ahead of his time, and his contributions, both professionally to our brand and
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EL PASO, Texas — While there’s lots of focus on Black Friday as a major holiday shopping day, more and more retailers are opening up on Thanksgiving Day offering customers an early start on bargain hunting. Here’s a look at opening times for Borderland area stores on Thanksgiving Day and on Black Friday. Best Buy
Continue Reading Another top Trump administration official has resigned/been fired, and it’s raising fresh questions about President Donald Trump’s respect for justice and the rule of law — things that should be his job to uphold. This time, it’s Navy Secretary Richard Spencer who’s out, apparently because he disagreed with the President’s efforts on behalf of Eddie
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Click here for updates on this story RALPHO TOWNSHIP, PA (WNEP) — Paramedics are trained for all kinds of situations, but it’s not every day they have to use all of those skills. Two paramedics in Elysburg recently delivered a baby on the way to the hospital, right on a busy bridge. Andrea Fuhr of
Continue Reading Andrew Yang, sometime in the next two weeks, is expected to qualify for the sixth Democratic debate next month in Los Angeles. That will represent a clean sweep for Yang, as he will have made the stage in all six of the Democratic presidential debates this year. That in and of itself would have been
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has tapped Kenneth Braithwaite, his ambassador to Norway, to replace ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer amid unprecedented tensions between top military leaders and the White House over a controversial case involving a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes. The President announced his decision to nominate Braithwaite, a retired Navy rear admiral, shortly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — A Fort Smith firefighter has been laid to rest after a long battle with cancer. Eric Morrison, 42, passed away on Nov. 21 after an almost two-year fight with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He served as a Fort Smith Firefighter for 16 years
Continue Reading House Democrats are increasingly focusing on multiple articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal — as some lawmakers push to go even further and include what many in the party see as clear criminality detailed in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. In private, Democrats are debating how broadly to draft
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WASHINGTON, DC — The House of Representatives will not get President Donald Trump’s financial records for now, the Supreme Court said on Monday. The ruling is a win for Trump, who is fighting on several fronts to shield the records from becoming public. In a brief order, the court granted the President’s emergency request to
Continue Reading Lowndes County, Alabama, Sheriff “Big John” Williams was shot to death Saturday at a gas station where people often hung out — including Williams’ own son, the sheriff from a neighboring county told CNN on Monday. “The devastating part… his son was at the gas station that same night. He witnessed all of this,” Montgomery
Continue Reading The remains of Taylor Rose Williams, the 5-year-old Florida girl who was reported missing earlier this month, were positively identified Monday, according to T.K. Waters, chief of investigations with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Taylor was reported missing by her mother November 6. Human remains were then found in Demopolis, Alabama, two weeks ago and a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Students at a St. Louis elementary school got a big surprise Monday. St. Louis Metropolitan police arrived at Peabody Elementary with more than 100 new bikes and helmets; one for every student. Officers teamed up with Biking 4 Books and the R Whittington
Continue Reading Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said in a new court filing Monday that he would take the Fifth Amendment during a December hearing and decline to answer certain questions about his campaign donations. Parnas is set to testify in a federal court in Florida on December 13 about his previous campaign finance payments during
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All Charlie Brown knows how to make is “cold cereal and maybe toast,” but that’s not going to stop him from cooking up Thanksgiving for the Peanuts crew this year. With Thanksgiving days away, it’s time to watch the classic Thanksgiving TV special, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” the animated half-hour adventure of Charlie Brown and
Continue Reading Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday here in Virginia with a blunt case: Without me in the race, President Donald Trump is more likely to get reelected. It’s the closest Bloomberg has come to directly saying that the candidates in the current Democratic field are unable to defeat
Continue Reading Former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators, a federal judge ruled Monday. Read the judge’s opinion here: cnn.com/2019/11/25/politics/don-mcgahn-judge-ruling-opinion-subpoena/index.html
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