Three members of the Minnesota National Guard have died after the Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed 16 miles southwest of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference Thursday. “They paid the ultimate price in service to Minnesota and to the United States of America,” Walz, himself a veteran of
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has faced criticism from prominent Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump for the way she has led the impeachment inquiry, but her daughter said that her mother’s actions are an attempt to tell women to “define yourself.” “That is what she is now — telling women ‘reclaim yourself. Don’t be defined
Continue Reading Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on House subpoenas requesting President Donald Trump’s financial documents from two banks. In a brief order, Ginsburg said a lower court opinion that allowed the subpoenas to proceed would go on hold until December 13. Earlier in the day, Trump had asked the justices to
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Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia. Japan’s government announced this week that it’s buying Mageshima Island, an uninhabited outcrop 21 miles (34 kilometers) from the
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(CNN) — Un hombre armado mató a tres personas en la Estación Aérea Naval de Pensacola, en Florida, antes de ser abatido por un agente de la oficina del Sheriff de Escambia, según informaron las autoridades. La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Escambia publicó en su página de Facebook: “Podemos confirmar que ya no
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it caught a woman trying to smuggle a half-pound of methamphetamine into the country from Mexico by hiding the drugs in her “vaginal cavity.” The unusual discovery was made by CBP agents on duty Thursday at the Paso Del Norte pedestrian border crossing in El
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Click here for updates on this story AZ (KNXV) — By: Zach Crenshaw Some signs are causing quite a stir across the east Valley. Yellow house flipping ads, stuck into the ground, specifically soliciting “meth houses.” Over the past month, hundreds have popped up at intersections all over Mesa, Apache Junction, and Queen Creek. The
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After a four-day-long trial, a jury took less than an hour to decide that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not defame British caver Vernon Unsworth when he sent a tweet calling Unsworth “pedo guy.” “My faith in humanity is restored,” Musk said as he was leaving the courtroom on Friday after the verdict was announced.
Continue Reading Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing two doctors in their Boston penthouse in May 2017. Jury deliberations will begin after court instructions to the panel in the trial of Bampumim Teixeira. The defendant told police he was having an affair with one doctor and killed the other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OSHKOSH, WI (WTMJ) — The Oshkosh Police Department provided breakfast for Oshkosh West students on their first day back at school after a shooting on Tuesday morning. “We wanted to show our support to the students as they transition back to school today,” a police department Facebook post
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MUSKEGON, MI (WXMI) — A mother in West Michigan is warning women about the potential dangers associated with certain birth control methods. Alexzandria Givens died in July, just two days shy of her 21st birthday. She had gotten out of bed to use the restroom when she collapsed.
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Less than a month after the Democratic takeover of the Virginia state legislature, nearly half the state’s counties have passed resolutions in support of Second Amendment rights. This week, Surrey and Craig counties declared themselves “Second Amendment” sanctuaries, joining the more than 40 counties across the state that have passed such resolutions in recent weeks.
Continue Reading A site on the Detroit River that was used to produce radioactive materials during World War II collapsed last week, raising concerns about whether the adjacent water supply is safe to drink. While officials in the United States say the water is free of radioactivity, the city of Windsor on the Canadian side is raising
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un menor guatemalteco enfermo que murió bajo custodia del gobierno estuvo tumbado en el suelo durante horas antes de que alguien lo encontrara muerto, según muestra un video obtenido por primera vez por ProPublica. El menor, identificado por un funcionario de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) como Carlos
Continue Reading A US Border Patrol facility in south Texas that came under scrutiny this year for severe overcrowding and gained notoriety for its large chain-link cells is expected to close for renovations next spring, according to a senior Border Patrol official. The short-term detention facility in McAllen, Texas — known as the Centralized Processing Center —
Continue Reading A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy is under investigation after she unintentionally shot the mother of a shoplifting suspect while attempting to make an arrest, officials said. The October 20 incident occurred after the deputy recognized the suspect in a shoplifting video from a convenience store and went to his home in Greer, South Carolina, to
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EL PASO, Texas — Claiming a “staggering” amount of evidence to wade through for the future trial of accused El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius, his defense has now asked to add a third lawyer to their team. The motion filed with a judge on Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by ABC-7 on
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California announced on Friday that he’ll resign from Congress following the holiday season, news that comes after the congressman pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. “Shortly after the Holidays I will resign from Congress,” Hunter said in a statement Friday. “It has been an honor to serve the people of
Continue Reading A group of moderate Democrats are growing impatient with leadership, warning that any effort to include charges that the President obstructed justice in potential articles of impeachment could severely hurt the frontline members who help make a majority of the caucus, according to conversations with Democratic aides and members. The tension is emblematic of a
Continue Reading A man who was the instigator behind a false feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 as part of a GoFundMe scam plead guilty Friday in New Jersey court, according to prosecutors. Mark D’Amico, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree misapplication of entrusted property in Burlington County. “We are pleased that this defendant
Continue Reading More than 500 legal scholars signed on to a letter published Friday accusing President Donald Trump of having “engaged in impeachable conduct” in his dealings in Ukraine. “There is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office by seeking to use presidential power to pressure a foreign government to help him distort an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, NY (WKBW) — A little holiday magic and a local animal shelter helped a Western New York family reunite with their beloved dog this week. Pipe the pug disappeared from the Licata family’s yard after she was let out to “do her business” on November 18.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WRTV) — Living with autism can be different for everyone; some can live a so-called “normal” life while others need help with everyday tasks that some of us may take for granted — one of them being the ability to communicate with others verbally. Cornerstone Autism
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México investiga el video que muestra a dos hombres vestidos de ropa militar bailando de manera burlona el himno contra la violencia de género conocido como “Un violador en tu camino”, viral en las redes sociales. “Esta institución manifiesta que los actos cometidos por presunto personal naval no
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AKRON, OH (WEWS) — A 71-year-old pizza delivery driver was robbed in Akron Thursday evening, according to police. The robbery happened just before 6:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Girard Street. The driver told police that he had just dropped a pizza off when he was approached
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER HILLS, MI (WXYZ) — A student reportedly made a “kill list” at West Middle School in Rochester Hills. Police say that a 14-year-old student had written a “Kill List for Future” and was seen adding five names of students while in the classroom. Several students reportedly noticed
Continue Reading Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview released this week that the man who killed black parishoners at a church in her state “hijacked” the meaning of the Confederate battle flag for people who felt it meant “sacrifice and heritage.” Haley, in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck, revisited the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOCA RATON, FL (WPTV) — Boca Raton police say at least one person was hurt after a car plowed into a BP gas station on Friday morning, hitting a man. According to police, a white Ford Focus was exiting the car wash and an attendant who was driving
Continue Reading Investors cheered November’s blockbuster jobs report. The Dow rose more than 337 points on Friday, amid gains in payrolls and wages and an unemployment rate that remains at a half-century low. The data eased fears that trade tensions are hurting the US economy — even as new American tariffs on China are set to kick
Continue Reading A senior adviser at the State Department once said he thought then-President Barack Obama was a Kenyan and called House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi a Nazi whose Botox had worn off. Frank Wuco, a former conservative speaker and radio host who is now a senior adviser at the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification
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