There are two races happening at the moment in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest. The first features the top tier: Sens. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) as well as former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. That race is relatively stable, with the four candidates — generally —
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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not file for the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire, a senior Bloomberg adviser confirmed to CNN on Thursday, following a plan to skip contests in early states should he decide to officially launch a 2020 bid. The filing deadline for New Hampshire, where the first Democratic primary
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Click here for updates on this story Benson, NC (WRAL) — A man was fatally shot overnight at a convenience store in Johnston County, the sheriff’s office said. Two men wearing masks entered the Scotchman convenience store, at 12320 NC Highway 210 near McGee’s Crossroads, around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. A store employee and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WGN) — Thousands of people order the holiday cards Mariam Paré paints, but few know her backstory is as incredible as the art she creates. For as long as she could remember, she was surrounded by color; paint tubes and brushes stacked high in every corner.
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The plague — yes, that plague — is back in the news. But it never really went away. The same scourge that caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages sickened two people in China with pneumonic plague this month. In May, a Mongolian couple died from bubonic plague after eating the raw kidney of
Continue Reading Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway argued Thursday that there was “nothing new” in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry — despite the top US diplomat in Ukraine revealing a previously unknown conversation involving President Donald Trump that more directly ties the President to the scandal. She dismissed top US diplomat in Ukraine
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Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has been appointed as the new head coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact in Canada. The 42-year-old has signed a two-year deal, with an option of an extra year until 2022. Henry was sacked as the manager of French side Monaco in January 2019 after three
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Midland, Texas, home of the boom in US oil and natural gas production, is more than 300 miles from the nearest Tesla store, but it feels even farther away: The projected growth in electric vehicle sales doesn’t worry industry leaders. “We use about 100 million barrels of oil in the world a day,” said Scott
Continue Reading Attorneys for Entertainment Studios founder and CEO Byron Allen and Comcast engaged in a contentious back and forth with US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday as the highest court in the land debated what to do with Allen’s discrimination lawsuit against the nation’s largest cable TV and internet service provider. Allen’s allies, including US Senators
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International investigators are pleading for witnesses to testify about the role Russian government officials may have played in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, saying that intercepted telephone conversations pointed to Moscow’s involvement. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) released the appeal along with audio recordings ahead of a trial next year in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tottenville, Staten Island, NY (WPIX) — Investigators searching for a missing New Jersey woman returned to Staten Island on Wednesday. Stephanie Parze, 25, has been missing since Oct. 30. She was last seen on an outing with her mother, sisters and friends in New Brunswick. “We had the
Continue Reading An appeals court has denied for the second time President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop an accounting firm from turning over his financial documents to the House, making it the second tax case Trump’s lawyers say they are taking to the Supreme Court. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday that a panel
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The New Jersey man had just one option to get rid of the massive tumor that had been growing on his neck and was now threatening his life: Remove it. But its placement made that a risky endeavor. Milton Wingert, 81, had been to several physicians to see the tumor over the past six months,
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China has completed its first public test of a Mars lander, keeping the country on track for an unmanned exploration mission to the red planet in 2020. The trial took place Thursday in the mountainous landscape of Hebei province, about an hour and a half drive north of Beijing. Chinese officials said the landscape mirrored
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SEBASTIAN COUNTY, AR (KFSM) — Just outside of the city limits of Hackett on Northshore drive, 20-25 cats can be seen roaming around a piece of property that belonged to a man who died about a month ago. “A lot of the cats were released. Some weren’t from
Continue Reading A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants appeared to have been restored early Thursday morning after more than 50 hours of cross-border fighting, primarily between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad. A spokesman for Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Musab al-Braim, told CNN the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect at 5:30 a.m. morning (10:30
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KMGH) — Gazella Bensreiti says out of all the times she has visited the Pepsi Center, this one was different. “When I entered Will Call the security person that was working immediately waved at me and told me that I had to ‘take that thing off’ of
Continue Reading Dramatic new disclosures on Day 1 of the House impeachment hearings painted an incriminating picture of Donald Trump as a President instinctively willing to sacrifice America’s interests for his own. In the most critical step so far in the investigation into Trump’s alleged scheme to coerce Ukraine’s help for his reelection campaign, Democrats posed a
Continue Reading A Michigan city will pay $190,000 to a Marine veteran and United States citizen who was arrested by the police and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The Grand Rapids City Commission on Tuesday approved the settlement to pay Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, who was born and raised in Michigan. In November last year, the
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The biggest names in country music took the stage at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night. Carrie Underwood hosted the night alongside country music legends Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and their charisma kept the show running smoothly. Garth Brooks took the night’s biggest honor, Entertainer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story York County, PA (WPMT) — A man has died after being pinned by a front-end loader against the body of construction equipment. Around 1:15 a.m. on November 14, the coroner was dispatched to the 5000 block of Admire Road in Paradise Township for a reported death of a
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“Last Christmas” is based on the famous Wham! holiday song, but the film has a decided twist that has audiences buzzing. Director Paul Feig and producer David Livingstone talked to The Hollywood Reporter about that and more regarding the movie which stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. Clarke plays Kate, a woman who is having
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hampton Roads, VA (WTKR) — A Chesapeake doctor is accused of performing unnecessary surgeries on patients. A judge decided Thursday morning that Javaid Perwaiz will not get bond. He will remain behind bars. He is accused of performing unnecessary hysterectomies and the removal of ovaries and Fallopian tubes,
Continue Reading Three cows separated from their herd and swept away by Hurricane Dorian have been found miles from home in a national seashore park, a spokesman said. Dorian brought fierce winds, destructive tornadoes and heavy rain to North Carolina in September when it made landfall in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. During the storm, wild
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hamden, CT (WFSB) — A Quinnipiac University student said she was sexually assaulted during a walk near campus. According to a memo that went out to students, it happened Saturday night when she got into a car with two men. The victim told police she was walking in
Continue Reading “The Report” tackles a serious topic — the CIA’s use of torture after the Sept. 11 attacks, and the heroic attempt to make those practices public — and turns it into a rather heavy-handed movie, one that nearly buckles under the weight of its own self-importance. Adam Driver leads the cast, in an Amazon release
Continue Reading A Georgia man was executed Wednesday for a 1994 murder after courts denied appeals involving pleas for new DNA testing and a witness’s claim that a different man confessed. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, was convicted of malice murder in the death of convenience store clerk Richard Slysz. The shooting happened while Cromartie and another man
Continue Reading With a great cast, fascinating story and old-school studio vibe, “Ford v. Ferrari” nearly clicks on all cylinders. Length-wise, the movie takes a few laps too many, with a (perhaps unavoidable) overabundance of racing scenes. Beyond that, it’s a wonderfully polished product, proving that Hollywood can still make ’em like they used to. Matt Damon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fairburn, GA (WGCL) — Some Georgia students are getting college scholarships, and they’re not even in high school yet! It’s through a little-known program that’s making a big impact across the state. REACH Georgia has been around since 2012, and already, the program has sent 2,400 eighth grade
Continue Reading Germany’s government has passed a bill that would criminalize upskirting, the abusive practice where someone takes unsolicited pictures or video under another person’s clothing. Global outrage has mounted against the act and campaigners have been instrumental in passing legislation against upskirting in multiple countries. “Taking photographs of a woman under her skirt or neckline is
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