Am I a bad parent if I start a YouTube channel for my child to share unboxing videos? She would open up toys in front of the camera and then give her opinion of them. I was thinking of allowing her to do this as a reward for doing things like reading books and practicing
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Thirty-eight minutes into his opening statement during Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, Amb. Bill Taylor, the career foreign service officer and top US diplomat to Ukraine, paused, took a drink of water, and delivered the day’s biggest bombshell. Less than a week earlier, Taylor learned that a member of his staff had overheard President Donald Trump discussing
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Washington (CNN) — Nuevas y dramáticas revelaciones en el primer día de las audiencias públicas en el proceso de juicio político de la Cámara de Representantes pintaron una imagen condenatoria de Donald Trump como un presidente dispuesto a sacrificar los intereses de Estados Unidos en favor de los suyos. En el paso más crítico hasta
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Bob and Mike Bryan, the most decorated doubles partnership in tennis history, will retire at the end of next season. The 41-year-old twins, who have amassed a record 118 titles including 16 grand slams, will call time on a glittering 21-year career at their home US Open in September 2020. “Mentally, physically, we wanted to
Continue Reading He’s made an impressive recovery from career-saving hip surgery, but Andy Murray says he questioned whether he wanted to return to tennis. The 31-year-old had a second hip operation in January and declared himself pain free in March, but the thought crossed his mind that a comeback was not compulsory. However, it was his love
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Se lo han preguntado a su elenco durante años y su respuesta siempre es la misma: “Friends” no tendrá un reboot. Pero ahora, según un informe del Hollywood Reporter, ese mismo elenco y los creadores originales de la popular comedia estadounidense estarían analizando las condiciones para un cierto tipo de regreso. En
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The criminal trial against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to take at least two months, his attorney indicated in a recent letter. Weinstein’s criminal trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2020. He faces charges of predatory sexual assault, criminal sexual act and first-degree and third-degree rape. He has pleaded not guilty
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A Nigerian software developer has landed a job at Twitter following a chance meeting with the company’s executives during a visit to the country last week. Dara Oladosu met Jack Dorsey, who was on a “listening and learning tour” in Africa with other Twitter executives and met with members of Nigeria’s tech community and business
Continue Reading Three suspects were seen walking near the home of a California tech executive with a rifle and a duffel bag minutes before police believe he was kidnapped and later killed, newly released surveillance video shows. The suspects are seen walking out of an alley onto the street where Tushar Atre lived, according to the video
Continue Reading Ten people in Oklahoma, New York, California and Texas have been charged with conspiring to launder money that they obtained in a romance scam targeting women nationwide, federal officials say. Of the people charged, five were arrested in Norman, Oklahoma, one in Brooklyn, New York, and one in Long Beach, California. Three of the suspects
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Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after China reported economic data that was weaker than expected. While China’s Shanghai Composite Index opened in the green, the index reversed its gains after the government’s report and briefly dipped 0.2%. It clawed back the losses in the afternoon and rose slightly. Retail sales in China grew 7.2% in
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After 11 straight weeks of top plays, cupcakes and signatures, we finally have our winner of the Sweet Play of the Year. Congratulations to Mykal Blanco and the Hanks Knights. Blanco scored a touchdown following a reverse during a kickoff return. It’s a been a season to remember for Blanco. He recently became the city’s
Continue Reading A new analysis of national data published Wednesday finds 98% of toddlers and two-thirds of infants consume added sugars in their diets each day. The American Heart Association recommends children less than two years of age not have access to any added sugars, which includes any sweeteners that don’t naturally occur in food. “The consumption
Continue Reading Diplomat Bill Taylor on Wednesday played the role of the unimpeachable truth-telling Vietnam vet in Congress that a lot of people thought Robert Mueller would play. Taylor, the top official at the US Embassy in Ukraine, joined State Department official George Kent as the leadoff witnesses in public impeachment hearings to tell a story that’s
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The top US diplomat in Ukraine told Congress Wednesday of a previously unknown conversation President Donald Trump had the day after his phone call with the Ukrainian President, in which Trump asked the US ambassador to the European Union about Ukraine opening investigations that would help him politically. The testimony from diplomat Bill Taylor provides
Continue Reading Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that efforts in Washington to pass gun legislation in the wake of a spate of deadly mass shootings have been derailed because of the impeachment proceedings in Congress. “Right now it does not appear that things in Washington are amenable to those kinds of negotiations and compromises,” Barr said
Continue Reading A handful of Republican senators on Wednesday warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a candid and at times tense meeting that Turkey will face US sanctions unless it reverses course on the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, according to a senior administration official and two sources familiar with the matter. President Donald
Continue Reading This was originally published in the November 14 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Sign up here to receive it every weekday morning. This is what the duel for America’s political soul looks like. In the first televised hearings of the House impeachment inquiry, Democrats framed
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Hong Kongers have been protesting for more than five months and demonstrations are becoming more violent and disruptive. The city’s leaders have maintained Hong Kong is still open for business, but is it still safe to visit? The situation has changed significantly since June 9, when protest organizers estimated more than a million people took
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Dan Restrepo es abogado, estratega demócrata y colaborador político de CNN. Fue asesor presidencial y director para el Hemisferio Occidental del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad durante la presidencia de Barack Obama. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son exclusivas del autor. (CNN Español) – La investigación al presidente Donald Trump que podría conducir al tercer
Continue Reading Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told friends and allies in phone calls on Wednesday that he has made a decision to run for president, two people familiar with the matter say. Plans for the timing of his formal announcement were still in flux Wednesday, with attention on impeachment, but a source familiar with the plans
Continue Reading Former real estate executive Toby MacFarlane was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday for his role in the college admissions scandal — the longest prison term for any of the defendants so far. MacFarlane must also pay a $150,000 fine and perform 200 hours of community service, according to the US Attorney’s Office of
Continue Reading The US Defense Department Inspector General’s Office is declining to open an investigation into why military assistance to Ukraine was delayed by the Trump administration. The decision was made out of concern that such a probe could duplicate or interfere with the impeachment inquiry taking place in the House of Representatives, according to a letter
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The political unrest in Asia’s premiere financial hub has taken a dark, violent turn this week. But the turmoil is not scaring investors and companies away — at least, not yet. Hong Kong looks likely to retain its crown as the top stock exchange for IPOs in the world this year, according to data from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s described as the ‘cutting-edge’ active shooter response training for law enforcement and first responders. The Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) course, recently implemented by the ALERRT Center at Texas State University, is being taught to several agencies in the Borderland. What makes the course unique is the integration of
Continue Reading Hong Kong saw another day of travel chaos and protests across the city on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes and a prolonged standoff at a university campus. On Tuesday, hundreds of black-clad protesters, many of them students, attempted to block riot police from entering the prestigious and largely isolated Chinese University of Hong Kong
Continue Reading The FBI busted a counterfeit ring centered on iPhones and iPads that reportedly cost Apple over $6.1 million. The scheme involved importing more than 10,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads from China, United States Attorney Robert Brewer said in a press release. The counterfeit devices were intentionally damaged and exchanged at Apple stores for authentic products,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro denunció que este miércoles la embajada de Venezuela en Brasilia “fue invadida por la fuerza”. Sin embargo, según un comunicado de María Belandria, embajadora de Juan Guaidó y reconocida por el Gobierno de Brasil, “un grupo de funcionarios de la embajada de Venezuela en Brasil,
Continue Reading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday put the onus on Republicans to take a stand following the kickoff of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine. “Right now what Republicans have to do is decide what their role is going to be in the scope of history,” the New York Democrat
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Click here for updates on this story STROUDSBURG, PA (WNEP) — Three people accused of killing a pizza delivery man in December of 2017 in Monroe County are now on trial. Opening statements were heard Wednesday morning and then the prosecution started calling witnesses. Israel Berrios, his girlfriend Carolina Carmona, and her brother Salvador Roberts
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