A second Chicago police officer has been placed on desk duty after video surfaced last week of another officer picking up a man and slamming him to the ground during a Thanksgiving day arrest. The officer, who authorities say was “involved in the incident,” will be relieved of his gun and badge and will be
Continue Reading North Korea will send a “Christmas gift” to the United States, but what that present contains will depend on the outcome of ongoing talks between Washington and Pyongyang, a top official has warned. The ominous comments, which some have interpreted as a sign that North Korea could resume long-distance missile tests, comes as the clock
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Two Washington, DC, women have filed civil complaints against Georgetown University basketball players who they say stole items from their home, according to court documents. The case became public this week after the university announced sophomore Josh LeBlanc would not play the rest of the season, then clarified Tuesday that he was pulled because he
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The year in tennis came and went with familiar faces such as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic adding to their grand slam hauls and newcomers such as Ashleigh Barty and Bianca Andreescu breaking through. Here we look back at the 2019 season, beginning with the Spaniard who is moving ever closer to tying Roger Federer’s
Continue Reading Seven people in San Diego have died in the last two months from a flesh-eating bacteria associated with black tar heroin use, according to health officials. Nine people who injected the drug were admitted to hospitals in San Diego County with severe myonecrosis between October 2 and November 24, the San Diego County Health and
Continue Reading Climate-fueled disasters have forced about 20 million people a year to leave their homes in the past decade — equivalent to one every two seconds — according to a new report from Oxfam. This makes the climate the biggest driver of internal displacement for the period, with the world’s poorer countries at the highest risk,
Continue Reading For two tumultuous months, Washington has been fixated on what President Donald Trump did. Now it’s time to work out what should happen to him. Four renowned law professors showed up before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to conduct an intellectual and rigorous constitutional seminar — while ducking the partisan crossfire from Democratic and
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Scientists say they have made a breakthrough on developing a contraceptive pill that only needs to be taken once a month. The star-shaped capsule could help reduce unintended pregnancies that arise from users forgetting to take their daily dose of the pill, according to a news release from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. CBS and Viacom, corporate cousins for the past decade, are now one. Shari Redstone’s long-sought merger of the two media companies took effect on Wednesday afternoon, and ViacomCBS will start trading on the NASDAQ on
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MIT scientists are putting wind beneath policy makers’ wings, suggesting ways to modify airplane emissions, which worsen air quality and contribute to thousands of deaths annually. As this week’s COP25 climate change conference gains momentum, their findings could provide lift to the effort to avoid the disastrous global impacts of heat-trapping gases forecast by the
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday released a video assailing President Donald Trump as “a president the world is laughing at” in the wake of a viral hot mic clip of world leaders appearing to joke about Trump’s behavior at a NATO gathering. The video begins with a compilation of news clips with anchors
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(CNN) – Un trío de expertos en derecho argumentó este miércoles que la conducta sin precedentes de Donald Trump es evidencia de delitos para la destitución. Las declaraciones se producen en la primera audiencia de juicio político de la Comisión Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes, la cual transcurrió en medio de protestas y repetidos
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EL PASO, Texas — The popular rap music artist Pitbull has announced he’ll return to El Paso on his latest concert tour for the second time in four years. Pitbull will perform next year on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. at the El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday,
Continue Reading Red flags have been erected across Samoa to mark unvaccinated households as the government shuts down Thursday to deploy all resources to reining in a deadly measles outbreak. More than 4,200 cases of measles have been reported across the Pacific island nation in recent weeks, including 62 deaths — with 2 fatalities in the last
Continue Reading “Disgusting.” That’s the word Vernon Unsworth used to describe how he felt when his attorney asked him what it was like to be “branded a pedophile” after Tesla CEO Elon Musk called him “pedo guy” in a tweet. Unsworth, a caver from the UK who was part of the rescue team that saved 12 boys
Continue Reading In London, President Donald Trump, having been the subject of mockery by fellow world leaders at a major summit, packed up early and left without holding a traditional news conference — but not without firing back at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “two-faced.” In Washington, four law professors testifying before congressional impeachment investigators
Continue Reading Embattled Chinese tech company Huawei is fighting back against new restrictions from the US Federal Communications Commission that further limits what little business it has left in the United States. Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker and a leading smartphone brand, said Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit in New Orleans challenging a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Club América de México se disculpó después de que algunos jugadores de la categoría sub-17 aparecieron en un video burlándose del movimiento feminista que se viralizó recientemente en las redes sociales, en momentos en que el país atraviesa por una ola de violencia de género. En un comunicado del martes, el
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Cinco aviones con migrantes guatemaltecos deportados de EE.UU. arribaron este miércoles a una base aérea de Guatemala. Es la mayor cantidad de personas en esta situación que ha recibido el país centroamericano en un solo día y según lo que CNN ha podido constatar en los últimos meses. A diferencia de los
Continue Reading A 71-year-old man who allegedly made 24,000 toll-free calls to a telecoms provider to complain that the company had violated his contract has been arrested by police in Japan. The man, identified as Akitoshi Okamoto, was taken into police custody on November 26 on suspicion of “fraudulent obstruction of business,” a Tokyo Metropolitan Police spokesman
Continue Reading Two civilian shipyard workers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu were killed by a US sailor on Wednesday, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick told reporters. The shooter then killed himself, Chadwick said. A third civilian employee was wounded and is stable at a hospital, Chadwick added. Chadwick said the sailor took his life after opening
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — Police were investigating a shooting Wednesday evening that seriously wounded a 17-year-old boy. It happened around 5 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of Excalibur Drive. The victim, who police said was shot multiple times, was flown by helicopter from Ruidoso to University Medical Center in El Paso for
Continue Reading You can expect to see a lot of blue next year. Pantone announced Wednesday night that its 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue, a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk. “It’s a color that anticipates what’s going to happen next,” said Laurie Pressman, the vice president of the Pantone Color Institute, which
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FABENS, Texas — About 1,800 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Fabens area for a portion of Thursday afternoon after a car struck a utility pole, fire officials said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. along Alameda between Fabens and Tornillo. Emergency and El Paso Electric crews closed the roadway while they worked
Continue Reading Asian stocks mostly rebounded on Thursday following a broad decline on Wednesday, as hopes renewed that the United States and China could be closer to a near-term trade deal. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced as much as 1% in early trading. It was last up 0.7%, still leading gains in the region. Investors are also looking
Continue Reading (CNN) — Corea del Norte enviará un “regalo de Navidad” a Estados Unidos, pero lo que contenga el presente dependerá del resultado de las conversaciones en curso entre Washington y Pyongyang, advirtió un alto funcionario. Los ominosos comentarios, que algunos han interpretado como una señal de que Corea del Norte podría reanudar las pruebas de
Continue Reading Matthew Shepard died in 1998 after one of the most notorious and brutal anti-gay crimes in the US. Two decades later, he is being honored through a memorial plaque installed at the Washington National Cathedral. A memorial plaque for Shepard was installed Tuesday at the Episcopal cathedral, which is known for its historic inclusion of
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Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — A duo is facing charges after allegedly allowing a 1-year-old to overdose on opioids. Amanda Christian and Jesse Daugherty are facing endangering the welfare of children and drug possession charges for their role in the incident. On December 3 around 5:15 a.m., police
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso karate team is showing the world just how great students of the sport really are here in the Borderland. The group is part of the Alchemy Karate Academy, and their instructor is Laco Villanueva. Back on November 2nd, the team competed at an international competition in Buffalo, New
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Llegamos a siete días de protestas en Colombia y el paro nacional, convocado por diversos sectores no parece tener un fin cercano. Este martes, tras una reunión con el presidente Iván Duque, el Comité del Paro Nacional convocó a una nueva jornada de manifestaciones. Las manifestaciones dejan hasta el momento cuatro muertos,
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