The Starbucks employee who gave an Oklahoma police officer cups of coffee with the word “PIG” printed on the label has been fired, the company said in a statement Friday. The Kiefer police officer went to the Starbucks in Glenpool on Thanksgiving day to pick up five drinks, CNN affiliate KTUL reported. Kiefer Chief Johnny
Continue Reading Renovations at Montclair State University in New Jersey uncovered a 112-year-old letter from the workers who built one of the original buildings on campus, the university said. Robert Kanaby, a demolition worker, found the letter inside a beer bottle while taking down a wall in the College Hall building in February. “It’s a very old
Continue Reading When it comes to the big questions plaguing the world’s scientists, they don’t get much larger than this. Where do you safely bury more than 28,000 cubic meters — roughly six Big Ben clock towers — of deadly radioactive waste for the next million years? This is the “wicked problem” facing Germany as it closes
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(CNN Español) – Luego de que el Tribunal Constitucional de Perú decidiera dejar a Keiko Fujimori en libertad el pasado 25 de noviembre, la lideresa de Fuerza Popular salió este viernes de la prisión en Lima donde se encontraba detenida desde hace más de un año. Al su salida del centro penitenciario, en medio de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, aseguró este viernes que “el gobierno interino reitera su compromiso con la alianza con nuestra República de Colombia y la transparencia de nuestra gestión”. El propio Centro de Comunicación Nacional de la oposición presentó este escueto comunicado como una respuesta a las explosivas
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Al menos dos muertos deja el ataque ocurrido este viernes en el Puente de Londres, en el que varias personas fueron apuñaladas, según confirmó la comisionada de la Policía Metropolitana Cressida Dick, durante una conferencia de prensa. Además, un hombre con un dispositivo sospechoso falso atado a su cuerpo fue abatido por
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,6 sacudió en la madrugada de este sábado una parte de Guatemala cercana a la frontera con México, según reportes del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El foco sísmico estuvo localizado a 47,6 kilómetros de profundidad y el epicentro se ubicó a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al igual que tu correo electrónico lleno de ofertas del Black Friday, lo único con lo que puedes contar el día después del Acción de Gracias es una nevera repleta de alimentos que sobraron. Para muchos, esta es fácilmente la mejor parte de todas las fiestas, pero en cierto punto incluso los fanáticos
Continue Reading Well, we’re officially in the thick of the holiday season. A reminder as you gather, shop, feast, wassail and rock around the Christmas tree (or the menorah or kinara): The holidays aren’t a fun time for everyone. Some folks are missing loved ones, feeling lonely or rejected by family and friends, or are going through
Continue Reading A Chicago police officer has been put on desk duty after video surfaced of the officer picking up a man and slamming him to the ground during a Thanksgiving day arrest. The officer’s gun and badge will be taken away and he will be assigned to desk duty until the Chicago Office of Police Accountability
Continue Reading A worker injured in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse last month was deported Friday, something his lawyers say is the result of him claiming unsafe conditions at the construction site. Delmer Ramirez Palma, a Honduran national, was one of more than a dozen workers who were injured at the construction site on October 12. At
Continue Reading Time was of the essence for two Illinois state troopers. It was a little after 4 a.m. CST Tuesday on Interstate 55 when a vehicle carrying a fresh human heart got a flat tire. Along with the organ going to the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Hyde Park campus from the airport: a surgeon, transplant
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Two high-profile K-pop stars have been sentenced to prison for sexual assault, the latest development in a sex abuse scandal that has shocked South Korea and its music industry. Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, 30, and musician Choi Jong-hoon, 29, were on Friday convicted of conspiring in the sexual assault of a woman who was incapable of
Continue Reading Josh Shaw, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has been suspended through at least the 2020 season for betting on NFL games, the league said Friday. Shaw, who was on injured reserve before suspension, bet on games multiple times this season, the NFL said in a statement. “A league investigation uncovered no evidence indicating
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EL PASO, Texas — Long lines at retail giants such as Best Buy or Walmart on Black Friday have become second nature. Many retailers offering enticing deals luring borderland shoppers to stand in line sometimes for hours. While the allure of Black Friday has become synonymous with the Thanksgiving holiday, local businesses have sometimes been
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EL PASO, Texas — The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales are visiting El Paso and while weather conditions kept them from participating in the Sun Bowl Parade on Thanksgiving, the eight giant horses and their red beer wagon are making keeping their other appearances. On Friday afternoon, the so-called “Gentle Giants,” visited Freedom Crossing at Fort
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EL PASO, Texas — No parent wants their child to suffer from anxiety, depression or low self-esteem, but new studies show that unlimited access to smartphones and other devices are causing those very symptoms. Psychologist Thomas Kersting says that constant distraction and the need to be entertained is wreaking havoc on our kids’ minds and
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The Trillbilly Workers Party is a leftist comedy podcast that denounces capitalism, ridicules the Democratic Party and loves Bernie Sanders. Each week, its three hosts record inside a log cabin in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. There is no intro, they just start talking. “Dolly’s the No. 1 most unimpeachable hillbilly. You’re a close
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John McKissick, longtime football coach at Summerville High in South Carolina, has died at 95. With a record of 621-155-13 as the football coach at Summerville, McKissick is the winningest coach at any level of the sport. McKissick died on Thursday, November 28, at 10:45 a.m. ET of natural causes, according to Dorchester County Coroner
Continue Reading The cause of a fire that killed 10 animals Thursday at the African Safari Wildlife Park in northern Ohio has not yet been determined, officials say. Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos (large forest antelope) and a springbok (a gazelle-like antelope) were inside a barn that was destroyed by the blaze, said the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos tres personas resultaron heridas en un incidente de apuñalamiento en la ciudad holandesa de La Haya, informó la policía en Twitter este viernes por la noche. “Incidente de apuñalamiento con múltiples heridos en la calle Big Market Street, una calle comercial, en La Haya. Los servicios de emergencia están en la
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EL PASO, Texas — Scottish midfielder Nick Ross will be returning for the 2020 season with El Paso Locomotive FC. The versatile midfielder, Ross, appeared for the Locos 32 times (out of 38 matches) in the 2019 campaign; recording two goals, two assists, and closed the season with a 90 percent passing accuracy. “For me,
Continue Reading A Republican candidate running to challenge Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota had her Twitter account permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter rules, according to a Twitter spokesperson. Danielle Stella says she was banned for a tweet in which she spread a baseless claim about Omar and said if the claim is true, Omar
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El gremio que reúne a las empresas más grandes e importantes de Perú, la Confederación de Instituciones Empresariales Privadas, más conocida por sus siglas Confiep, fue allanado por los fiscales del Equipo Especial Lava Jato este viernes. La requisa ocurrió en Lima, mientras en Ica, a casi 300 kilómetros de distancia, se llevaba
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EL PASO, Texas — While most Americans view thanksgiving as a day to reunite with family over food and tradition, for 22 El Paso families it became the first major holiday without their loved ones. The families of the fallen from the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart were remembering those they
Continue Reading A manhunt is underway after three people were stabbed Friday evening on a crowded shopping street in the Dutch city of The Hague, police said. Three minors were injured in the city’s Grote Marktstraat shopping district, police said. Their condition remains unknown. Videos and photos posted online showed crowds of shoppers running away after the
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“He’s a Rhodes Scholar. A successful mayor. A uniter,” says the narrator in a new television ad set to air in Iowa. But the ad, which will begin airing Tuesday in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, does not describe South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. “No, not that guy,” the narrator says, as an image
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – At age 70, Sheila Vakselis had a kidney transplant. Some people said she was too old to receive a new kidney, but Sheila has proved them wrong. Today, she’s a shining example of getting a second chance at life. Now at age 75, Vakselis is living life to the fullest.
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Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WPTV) — In an effort to help reduce the number of deadly overdoses in our area, a local man decided to help in a very big way on Thanksgiving. Retired firefighter Luis Garcia offered free Narcan spray to the homeless and members of the
Continue Reading Thanksgiving Day has come and gone — but the holiday weather nightmare is not over just yet. As millions of holiday travelers head back home over the weekend, rain and snow will sweep through the Midwest on Saturday then push into the Northeast on Sunday into Monday, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said. The storm system
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