Click here for updates on this story NATALIE WILSON (WGHP) — Kyosha Lowery appreciates the people who stood in her corner while she was a high school student. “Asheboro High School, from the time I started until the time I finished, helped practically raise me,” she said. Lowery was involved in several extra-curricular activities, but
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Prosecutors closed their criminal trial of Republican politico Roger Stone on Wednesday by making a forceful argument that the longtime Washington operator had lied to Congress about his engagement with WikiLeaks in 2016 to shield one person: President Donald Trump. Prosecutor Jonathan Kravis, who delivered a closing argument for the prosecution, told the jury that
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You know its a beautiful day in the neighborhood when you’re surrounded by cute, snuggly babies. Babies in cardigans, to be exact. In celebration of World Kindness Day, Allegheny Health Network’s West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh dressed up their newborns in cardigans and ties. “In Pittsburgh, we are also celebrating Cardigan Day, in honor of
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Tired of the absurdly high rent you have to pay to live in the Bay Area? Well, you might be in luck. A Silicon Valley startup is offering qualified applicants a temporary incentive of $10,000 to leave. The San Jose-based company, MainStreet, was started by three former Google employees with the goal of creating jobs
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Twenty-six people, among them 17 militants and a seven-year-old boy, have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since fighting began Tuesday morning, according to Palestinian health officials. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized at a Cabinet meeting that Israel’s campaign was directed squarely at Islamic Jihad, saying the Israeli military had destroyed several important
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EL PASO, Texas — Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is making his first visit to the Borderland region with a three-day tour this week of Texas. In addition to El Paso, Wolf’s trip is also taking him to McAllen and Austin. He’s participating in an operational tour of
Continue Reading Just hours before a planned family vacation to Disney World, a veteran firefighter was killed early Wednesday when his ladder crew got trapped while searching for residents in a four-alarm fire, authorities in Worcester, Massachusetts, said. Lt. Jason Menard, 39, was among the firefighters who responded to calls of a fire on the second floor
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Rapper Kodak Black will serve more than three years in prison on weapons charges. The 22-year-old, whose real name is Bill K. Kapri, pleaded guilty in August to making false written statements when trying to acquire firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer. US District Judge Federico A. Moreno in Miami on Wednesday sentenced Kapri
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Temps by Thursday AM just a little above freezing. We should have another decent day Thursday with temps in the low 60’s and a decent amount of sunshine. Friday looks pretty good too. We are still anticipating a cold front arriving early Sunday with wind gusts around 30 mph and just a bit cooler. Highs
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being caused by people using firearms illegally brought into Juarez. And he noted that those firearms are coming from the United States. “The majority of the firearms that are used in Mexico, not
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden in a July call with Ukraine’s president has intensified scrutiny on his interactions and decisions on Ukraine. The growing controversy stems from a whistleblower complaint that deals, at least in part, with a phone call Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on
Continue Reading The impeachment inquiry centers on claims that President Donald Trump used US tax dollars as bait to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open investigations that could damage former Vice President Joe Biden heading into the 2020 election. Below are the key dates in the Democratic case. For more, here’s a detailed timeline. April 21
Continue Reading (CNN) – El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) propuso este miércoles una nueva regla que prohibiría a los solicitantes de asilo que hayan cruzado ilegalmente la frontera obtener una autorización de trabajo y retrasar los permisos en caso de que sean otorgados. La medida propuesta afectaría
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The climate crisis is already hurting our health and it could burden generations to come with lifelong health problems, a new report finds. It could challenge already overwhelmed health systems and undermine much of the medical progress that has been made in the last century. If the world continues to produce the same amount of
Continue Reading Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in court on Friday that he and the Trump campaign viewed Roger Stone, a longtime Donald Trump associate, as an access point to WikiLeaks, the organization that leaked stolen emails that were damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Bannon said that during the Trump 2016 campaign, Stone “implied”
Continue Reading At least 10 NFL teams will send personnel to watch Colin Kaepernick’s league-arranged workout Saturday, a league source with direct knowledge told CNN on Wednesday. Of the “double-digit” teams committed to the workout and interview session, most, and probably all, will send directors of player personnel and scouts who rate NFL players. Those are the
Continue Reading Roger Stone‘s criminal trial exposed on Thursday a pile of lies in texts and emails Stone sent to or received from others — with testimony peppered by Stone’s foul-mouthed written insults and one witness’ sense of humor. In all, the day in court largely focused on how prosecutors believe Stone lied to Congress and how
Continue Reading Starting in the summer of 2017, Colleen Gill’s strolls on the beach were often interrupted by the smell of death. For more than a year, she came across thousands of grisly scenes during her walks on beaches around Naples, Florida. She posted them to her Facebook page: dead fish, sea turtles and even dolphins strewn
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A school in Minnesota is apologizing after students who owed lunch balances had their hot meals thrown away. About 40 students at Richfield High School had their lunches taken away Monday and replaced with cold lunches before school leadership intervened, Richfield Public Schools told CNN on Wednesday. The students had a lunch balance of $15
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Lower premiums and additional choices have yet to draw more people to Obamacare for 2020 as open enrollment begins. Sign-ups have slid, with only 932,000 people selecting 2020 plans on the federal exchange, healthcare.gov, in the first nine days of open enrollment, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Continue Reading A federal judge has prioritized the Justice Department’s public release of witness interview summaries from Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation, suggesting Wednesday that more document releases related to notable witnesses such as Roger Stone may be made public in the coming months, before other documents from the Mueller investigation come out. Federal Judge Reggie Walton’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GASTON, OR (KPTV) — A school bus driver was cited for DUII after crashing in the Gaston area with 10 students on board, according to deputies. The Forest Grove School District bus went off the road near the 8000 block of Southwest Old Highway 47 near Seghers Road
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EL PASO, Texas — “Moving forward,” that’s the message from the Ceilo Vista Walmart store’s general manager Robert Evans. He sat down Wednesday afternoon with ABC-7 to talk about how he — along his 350-plus associates — will help everyone heal from the El Paso tragedy of Aug. 3 as they reopen the store to
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In this sport, a tiny miscalculation can mean the difference between victory and catastrophe. And as difficulty levels soar to new heights, so do the risks of serious injury. When Melanie Coleman, a gymnast at Southern Connecticut State University, died after falling off the uneven bars, veterans of the sport were stunned. “It’s just not
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Virgin Galactic, which recently became the world’s first publicly traded space tourism venture, posted its inaugural earnings report Wednesday, which showed just how much money the company was bleeding before it was acquired by a venture capital firm. Galactic lost $138 million in the first nine months of 2019. By far its largest expense —
Continue Reading Even as the public debate over his presidential future opened on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump wasn’t paying it any mind. None. Like, not at all. Super not interested. “He’s in the Oval in meetings,” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Wednesday morning. “Not watching. He’s working.” Trump said much the same at a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, AZ (KNXV) — Glendale police say a WWII veteran who was escorted to see his family in Florida by a sergeant has died. Earlier this month, ABC15 reported on 94-year-old Howard Benson, a Glendale resident who wanted to drive himself to Florida, all by himself, to be
Continue Reading Utility giant Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $360 million to settle claims with 23 cities and counties impacted by three recent wildfires and a mudflow. Of the amount, $210 million will go to public entities such as Los Angeles and Ventura counties for costs associated with the deadly Woolsey Fire last November. Three
Continue Reading Apart from the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, there aren’t many connections between space and dinosaurs outside of the imagination. But that all changed when NASA research scientist Jessie Christiansen brought the two together in an animation on social media this month. For the past decade, Christiansen has studied planet
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