The contours of the Democratic primary were clear on Sunday night in Nevada, just days before the party’s top 10 candidates headline a closely watched debate in Atlanta. The point of the First in the West event was to give the 14 Democratic presidential hopefuls in attendance the chance to show off their ability to
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Sunny skies and above normal temperatures are in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, with highs reaching the 70s. A series of upper-level disturbances will produce showers and isolated thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening. The second round of showers will arrive Wednesday night through Thursday. Cool temperatures are expected Friday through the weekend.
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President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Jennifer Williams, a State Department employee who is set to testify publicly this week, the latest in a series of social media attacks by the President on those cooperating with the House impeachment inquiry. Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence and a career foreign service
Continue Reading Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should not voice his concerns about the impeachment hearings on Twitter but instead should appear before Congress to testify. The New York Democrat’s comments follow the first public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into the President and Ukraine. Trump has continuously tweeted
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she told President Donald Trump that he’s in her “wheelhouse” when he attacks the whistleblower, whose complaint initially prompted the House impeachment inquiry of the President. “I will make sure he does not intimidate the whistleblower. I was there. I told the President you’re in my wheelhouse when you come after
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Multiple wedding bells shall be ringing in Kathy Lee Gifford’s family. The former “Today” show host posted on Sunday that her 26-year-old daughter, Cassidy, is now engaged. Giffford shared a photo of Cassidy and her fiancé Ben Wierda on her official Instagram account. “So thrilled to announce that my beautiful daughter, @cassidygiff, is engaged to
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has backed away from a proposal to ban flavored e-cigarettes, The New York Times reported Sunday. A Trump campaign adviser told CNN’s Jim Acosta that Trump’s political aides, including campaign manager Brad Parscale, have warned him that such a ban may not be helpful with his base and that he should reconsider.
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors in New York who are investigating Rudy Giuliani are seeking to interview people with knowledge of Ukraine’s state-run oil-and-gas company, Naftogaz, according to two people familiar with the matter, suggesting investigators have opened a line of inquiry into whether Giuliani and his associates sought to secure energy deals by asserting influence on the
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Conservative radio host Craig Silverman says that for three hours every Saturday, he wanted to talk about the facts of the Trump impeachment case. But as he was doing that on November 16, Silverman was abruptly taken off the air in the middle of his show. Silverman says the station, owned by the conservative Salem
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From the ‘Kunta Kinte‘ shirt he wore to his workout to his very public calling out of the NFL, Colin Kaepernick made clear to the sport’s bosses that the path to any potential reconciliation will be very much on his own terms. Quarterback Kaepernick shunned the opportunity to workout in front of the NFL scouts
Continue Reading Marie Kondo rose to fame by urging people to rid their homes of items that don’t “spark joy.” Now, she’s recommending products that do just that, at least for her. The star of the Netflix series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” has launched an online shop on her website, KonMari.com, which carries products that “spark
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FRESNO, California — A group of family and friends were gathered in a backyard Sunday to watch a football game when a gunman walked up and began shooting, killing four young men and wounding six others, police in Fresno said. About 35 to 40 people were at the house, including several children, when the suspect
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America’s health care sector is an employment powerhouse that is keeping the US labor market strong. Health care hiring is so robust, the industry would be pretty much immune to a recession or changes in politics. The population of the United States is aging and living longer. For the health care industry this means more
Continue Reading The 2019 Soul Train Music Awards are in the books, ending in a big night for Chris Brown and his song with Drake, “No Guidance,” which took home three trophies. The Sunday evening show, hosted by “Martin” costars Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, included the presentation of the
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Dana Martin was found in a roadside ditch. Chynal Lindsey was discovered in a reservoir. Bee Love Slater was found burned in a vehicle, and Bailey Reeves was shot after she left a party. They were all transgender. They were all women. They were all black. Their stories are tragic, their deaths horrific. And there
Continue Reading The end of the tennis season perennially produces as many questions as answers. And one asked repeatedly in recent years, as noted by Roger Federer, is “When will the young guard break through at grand slams?” Stefanos Tsitsipas has been asked that, too. The 21-year-old Greek sensation is one of the leading “Next Gen” contenders
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A leading Australian rugby player has suggested that Australia’s bushfires and droughts are punishments from God for the country’s same-sex and abortion laws. “Look how rapid, these bushfires, these droughts, all these things have come, in a short period of time. You think it’s a coincidence or not?” said Israel Folau during a 10-minute sermon,
Continue Reading The Dutch Football Association has launched an investigation after a second division game between FC Den Bosch and Excelsior was stopped due to alleged racist abuse. Sunday’s match was temporarily halted after Excelsior winger Ahmad Mendes Moreira was subjected to alleged racist chanting by the home fans, including songs about ‘Black Pete.’ ‘Zwarte Piet,’ as
Continue Reading There is a new Democratic front-runner in Iowa, and his name is Pete Buttigieg. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, holds a clear lead in the first-in-the-nation caucus state, climbing to 25% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers. That marks a 16-point increase in support for Buttigieg since the September
Continue Reading Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. For investors that count on income from dividends, 2017 and 2018 were blockbuster years. Payouts jumped 8% and 9.8%, respectively — hitting record highs. But as the global economy has
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s getting colder in the Borderland, and it’s the season of switching from an air conditioned home to a heated one. Texas Gas Services wants to remind residents there are several things to remember to stay safe as you make the transition. A spokesperson for the company said it’s important not
Continue Reading Your morning cup of coffee may start looking a little different. Dunkin’ is scrapping foam cups in favor of more eco-friendly (yet less iconic) paper versions. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out
Continue Reading Senior members of ISIS are plotting mass prison breaks and a resurgence of terror after taking refuge in Turkey, according to the head of Iraqi Military Intelligence. Lt. Gen. Saad al-Allaq told CNN in an exclusive interview that Iraq had handed dossiers on nine alleged terror leaders to Turkey. The subjects included top financiers with
Continue Reading If you build it, they will come. Tottenham’s new billion-dollar stadium attracted a record crowd for women’s soccer in England with 38,262 fans watching a historic north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal Sunday. The game was a new high for the Women’s Super League (WSL), surpassing the 31,213 who packed in to watch Manchester
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Esta semana avanza el proceso de juicio político contra Donald Trump. Se cumple un mes de protestas en Chile. Proponen diálogo en Bolivia. Se conocerán los nominados al Grammy. ¿Podrías eliminar a estos 5 tipos de personas de tus redes sociales? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Chile,
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Dick Stevenson, the inventor of the curious “Sourtoe cocktail,” which has been served in Canada’s Yukon territory since the 1970s, has died. Served by the Sourtoe Cocktail club at Dawson City’s Downtown Hotel, the Sourtoe is a drink with a stomach-churning twist — patrons are served a shot of alcohol with a real, mummified toe,
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for backing protesters in Iran on Sunday, describing a tweet from Washington’s top diplomat as “hypocritical.” Pompeo said that the US supported the demonstrations that erupted in several cities across the country Friday after Iran’s National Oil Company (NIOPDC) announced increases of
Continue Reading SoftBank founder Masaoyshi Son is trying to orchestrate a $30 billion merger of two Japanese internet companies to build a tech business that can survive in the “winner-takes-all” world of Google and Facebook Softbank Corp., the carrier company affiliated with the Japanese conglomerate of the same name, announced on Monday plans to merge its subsidiary
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Twenty-eight people are in quarantine in China’s northern Inner Mongolia province after a hunter was diagnosed with bubonic plague Saturday, the local health commission said. According to state-run news agency Xinhua, the unidentified patient was believed to have become infected with the plague after catching and eating a wild rabbit in Inner Mongolia’s Huade county.
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