It’s 2020 — and with the Lunar New Year just weeks away, farmers in Vietnam have come up with a unique way to herald the Year of the Rat. These bonsai trees are shaped to look like rats, and were made to order in small quantities. They take about a year to grow, and a
Continue Reading Bones discovered in an Idaho cave in 1979 and 1991 have been identified as the remains of Joseph Henry Loveless, a man who escaped from prison more than a century ago after being arrested for killing his wife. The identification, confirmed by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, was initially made by non-profit volunteer organization
Continue ReadingLots of sun expected for today with the winds picking up a bit by later afternoon. Gusts will hit around 30 mph out of the SW. Expect temps to be in the mid 50’s. Winds get a bit stronger for Thursday with gusts around 40 mph out of the west/northwest. There will be some added
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Chicago is reporting a significant drop in homicides for the third straight year, news that city leaders are embracing after the Windy City was singled out for gun violence during a particularly deadly 2016. The nation’s third-most populous city has recorded 490 murders in 2019 as of Tuesday morning, Chicago police say — about 13%
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Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) — A Georgia man is charged after police find a large amount of illegal substances in his vehicle. The Franklin Police Department reported a routine speeding stop on Dec. 31, 2019 resulted in the arrest of Tam Tran, of Georgia. Police said Tran has drug
Continue Reading President Donald Trump threatened Iran Tuesday, warning the country’s leaders they will be held responsible for any death or destruction after protestors attacked the US embassy in Baghdad. “Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities,” Trump tweeted from Florida. “They will pay a very BIG
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EL PASO, Texas – Fire crews were hard at work late New Year’s Eve working to control a fire at an Upper Valley home. Fire dispatchers got the call just before 9 p.m. Tuesday and responded to the 800 block of Forest Willow Creek. ABC-7’s Hillary Floren provided this photo New year’s Eve night Two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — Multiple people jumped from the second floor of an apartment building to escape a second-alarm fire in the south end of Hartford on Tuesday morning, according to a fire official. Firefighters were dispatched to the Concord Hills Apartments on Sherbrooke Avenue around 7 a.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. (WNEP) — New Year’s Eve is traditionally a night for celebration and revelry and it almost always includes alcohol. That’s why one man from Columbia County is doing his part to make sure his neighbors get home safely. When Roger Kessler of Millville gets in
Continue Reading The gunman who fatally shot two people at a Texas church Sunday had several arrests and convictions over the past decade and, for a time, had lived on the streets, according to police and his sister. He also was ordered to stay away from one of his ex-wives, a woman who described him as violent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A St. Louisan started 2019 with an unusual goal; to visit 418 National Park Service sites in the United States by the end of the year. On Tuesday, December 31, Andy Magee wrapped up his adventure at the St. Louis Gateway Arch. “A
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Lakefront property is a dream for some people, but for one Caddo Parish couple it’s turned into a nightmare. Stephen Murry has a great view off his balcony right on to Cross Lake. That’s the kind of view people would pay a lot of
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EL Paso, Texas (AP) – With each team missing its standout rusher, defense dominated at Tuesday’s Sun Bowl. Hardly pretty, but hardly a concern for Arizona State coach Herm Edwards. “Obviously it was a game not pleasing to the eye,” he said. Willie Harts returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown in the fourth
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Lakefront property is a dream for some people, but for one Caddo Parish couple it’s turned into a nightmare. Stephen Murry has a great view off his balcony right on to Cross Lake. That’s the kind of view people would pay a lot of
Continue Reading A New York police officer sentenced to just over two weeks in jail for trespassing and assault while on vacation in 2018 is still on the force — and the Nashville woman who accused him of using a racial slur during a home break-in wants him fired. Michael Reynolds, 26, is on modified duty status
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Mariah Carey ended 2019 with an unfortunate surprise. On New Year’s Eve, Carey’s Twitter account appeared to have been hacked — posting dozens of offensive, racist and lewd tweets, including the N-word and sexual comments about rapper Eminem. The tweets were deleted by the evening. Some mentioned the “Chuckling Squad,” which is the same hacker
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The past, it has been said, is a foreign country. And sometimes it’s another country we yearn to visit. We can’t, of course. Whereas actual travel is limited only by how much cash we can spare, visa requirements and flight cancellations, journeying to times gone by is limited by the cold, hard laws of physics.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems, the parent company of his fringe right-wing website Infowars, must pay about $100,000 in his adversary’s legal expenses as a penalty stemming from a defamation suit against them. Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,
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As the country faces unprecedented rancor between the branches of government in the midst of impeachment proceedings, Chief Justice John Roberts urged his fellow federal judges Tuesday to promote confidence in the judiciary and maintain the public’s trust. Americans, Roberts said, have in the modern era come to “take democracy for granted,” and the chief
Continue Reading The cheese soufflé was thrown out of court. Well, not literally — but French chef Marc Veyrat has lost his soufflé-based lawsuit against the Michelin guide. Veyrat took Michelin to court in France to demand the fine dining guidebook explain its reasons for demoting his Alpine restaurant from its prestigious three-star status. A Michelin Guide
Continue Reading An immigration judge has granted asylum to a Connecticut high school student whose arrest sparked an outpouring of support from teachers and classmates. Mario Aguilar, 18, was released from ICE custody Tuesday afternoon, hours after supporters held a news conference calling for release. “He is on his way home,” attorney Dalia Fuleihan wrote in an
Continue Reading Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions Tuesday — one day before a sweeping law makes cannabis legal in the state for people 21 and older. The 11,017 pardons are a small part of the law Pritzker signed in June, making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to
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The auto industry hasn’t had a year like 2019 in quite some time, if ever. Mergers. Alliances. Plant closings. The longest, largest strike in decades. And all of that activity was at least partly driven by the biggest change in the industry in more than a century: the move toward electric and self-driving vehicles. “It’s
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman is now facing murder charges after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed into a Northeast El Paso home a few days before Christmas. Margaret Cantu was originally booked on charges for driving under the influence and intoxication assault. El Paso police say Cantu is now facing murder
Continue Reading What would the 2010s be without Beyoncé? Kendrick Lamar? Frank Ocean? These artists reinvented their genres — and themselves — to earn impressive influence and staying power. They forced the industry to change with them, and it did. They gave us new sounds, performance styles and even industry standards (hey, Taylor Swift). Their music didn’t
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When it comes to getting rid of prescription drugs, fewer than half of the pharmacies surveyed for a new study gave accurate guidance that met US Food and Drug Administration standards for disposing of unused opioids and antibiotics. Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco surveyed nearly 900 California pharmacies by phone over
Continue Reading Six suspected gang members have been arrested in connection with a retaliatory shooting that left four people dead at a football watch party at a Fresno, California, home, authorities said Tuesday. The suspects allegedly carried out the November 17 shooting at the outdoor party they believed was attended by members of a rival gang behind
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As the country faces unprecedented rancor between the branches of government in the midst of impeachment proceedings, Chief Justice John Roberts urged his fellow judges Tuesday to promote confidence in the judiciary and maintain the public’s trust. Read his message in full:
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Texas officials are hailing Texas’ gun laws, which allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons in places of worship, for saving hundreds of lives during a shooting at a Texas church Sunday. Officials say Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43, shot and killed two people inside the West Freeway Church of Christ. Seconds later he was
Continue Reading The New York Police Department made an arrest in the fatal beating of a 60-year-old man during a Christmas Eve robbery that netted the attackers $1, according to a spokeswoman for the Bronx district attorney. The NYPD arrested 18-year-old Abu Conteh of the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon and charged him with murder and gang assault.
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