Facebook’s policies on political ads are being criticized yet again, with several civil rights leaders recently invited to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s home slamming what they say is a “lackluster response” to their concerns. Civil rights groups that participated in last month’s dinner meeting with Zuckerberg — including The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights,
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If House Republicans thought a panel of legal experts opining upon the impeachment for eight hours might drag Wednesday, they underestimated Professor Pamela Karlan. Karlan emerged Wednesday as a new hero for liberal law professors across the country for her ability to joust with House members all the while ticking off why she believes Donald
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The New York City Department of Correction suspended three officers and one captain after an 18-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at the Rikers Island jail last week, the Department of Correction confirmed to CNN. Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann said in a statement that her department is investigating, and she referred the incident, which happened November
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Terrifying rumors initially propelled by Facebook’s algorithms have sparked fears that men driving white vans are kidnapping women all across the United States for sex trafficking and to sell their body parts. While there is no evidence to suggest this is happening, much less on a national, coordinated scale, a series of viral Facebook posts
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ campaign wasn’t perfect — but the context of her candidacy shouldn’t be ignored, either. The California Democrat, who on Tuesday bowed out of the 2020 bid for the White House, struggled to maintain a coherent vision on the campaign trail; internal turmoil also permeated her camp. But scrutiny of just these mistakes glosses
Continue Reading They brought solemn warnings but were ready to crack wise. They quoted the Constitution’s framers, Sir Thomas More and contemporary pols. They invoked everyday hypotheticals but also a supposed afterlife conversation with Alexander Hamilton. And as they expressed anger and fear, they wove in personal tales of a mail-order Thanksgiving turkey and an unhappy goldendoodle.
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Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, OR (KPTV) — The Habitat for Humanity ReStore in McMinnville is trying to get back to business after someone broke in and took their safe. It happened over the Thanksgiving weekend sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning. Workers said the burglar, or burglars, broke in through
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Mold in privately run housing at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida not only caused health problems but led to mushrooms growing out of a floor and carpet, according to a federal lawsuit filed by five service members and their families. The lawsuit, filed this week in US District Court in Tampa, accuses the housing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — For many people the holiday season is more than gifts and decorations, it is a time to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. In the River Valley, one way they do that is with the help of volunteers who
Continue Reading The 15-year-old girlfriend of a boy who escaped with three other teens from a Tennessee juvenile detention center has been arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact of escape. Her boyfriend, Decorrius Wright, 16, and 15-year-old Calvin Howse were recaptured Tuesday night. Nashville police said the girl is accused of criminal responsibility
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(CNN Español) — “¿Qué está pasando en América Latina?” es la pregunta que me han hecho en las últimas semanas personas que no están muy familiarizadas con la región, pero que han notado un aumento en titulares sobre América Latina sobre la inestabilidad que han experimentado países como Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia y, más recientemente, Colombia.
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UPDATE Dec. 10: Police identified the murder victim as 24 -year old Monica Marie Carazo Vergel of El Paso and said she died at the hospital. The offender was identified as 32 -year old Carmen Aureliz Gonzalez Avendez of Ft. Bliss, and police said he died at scene. Original report from Dec. 4: EL PASO,
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ESC-Region 19 is one of twenty regional service centers located throughout the state that function as a link between the districts and charter schools they serve and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in Austin
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EL PASO, Texas — A father whose son had his life seemingly threatened by an El Paso police officer on video said Wednesday that he is filing a formal misconduct complaint against the officer. “I think it was very unprofessional for a police officer to conduct himself that way investigating a crime, speaking to a
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Phone records released this week as part of the House Democrats’ impeachment report revealed a series of calls from President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to an “unidentified” number designated simply as “-1” that has investigators wondering who it is. The phone company logs, according to the report, also show Giuliani made several calls
Continue Reading A tiger in India traveled more than 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) in search of a mate — the longest such walk ever recorded by a big cat in India, according to researchers. The five-month-long odyssey saw the tiger, dubbed T1-C1 by scientists, criss-cross through forests and populated urban areas before eventually settling in a nature
Continue Reading On Wednesday morning, the House Judiciary Committee convened its first hearing in the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump — bringing in four constitutional lawyers to debate what, exactly, constitutes “high crimes and misdemeanors” and whether the President had committed any of those acts. I watched the hearing and identified key moments and takeaways in
Continue Reading Nissan plans to close US operations for two days in early 2020. The news was first reported by Motor1.com, and CNN Business confirmed the move with the auto maker. Affected employees will not be paid during the shutdown, which will take place January 2 and January 3. “We’ve already taken measures to right size our
Continue Reading An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation after his body camera allegedly caught him fondling the body of a dead woman. The officer and his partner were responding to a call about a possible dead body in a residential unit, sources told the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the incident.
Continue Reading A woman in Florida wanted to get her friends a baby shower gift to welcome a new addition to their family. She found a great deal at Goodwill on what she thought was a baby bouncer — but she said the sealed box ended up containing a loaded rifle instead. Veronica Alvarez-Rodriguez went to a
Continue Reading The head of Amazon’s cloud business is getting publicly involved in the company’s fight over a $10 billion contract to supply cloud services to the Department of Defense. Amazon Web Services lost the contract to Microsoft’s Azure cloud business in October, a decision that surprised many industry experts given Amazon’s leadership in the industry. Amazon
Continue Reading Papa John’s CEO Rob Lynch has responded to accusations by founder and former CEO John Schnatter, telling CNBC in an interview that the recipe for the pizza has not changed. “No, actually, nothing has changed.” Lynch said. “I’ve never been a part of a system that takes more pride in what goes into the food
Continue Reading A trio of legal scholars argued at the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s unprecedented conduct was evidence of impeachable offenses, amid vocal protests and procedural roadblocks thrown up by Republicans to challenge the impeachment proceedings. The opening impeachment hearing held by the panel expected to draft articles of impeachment
Continue Reading A coalition of major hospital groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the Trump administration from requiring them to disclose the prices they privately negotiate with insurers. The move comes less than three weeks after the administration issued a final price transparency rule that officials say will help reduce health care costs, one of President
Continue Reading Rep. Denny Heck’s announcement Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of the year was worth noting, but not terribly interesting. How the Washington Democrat did it — with a Medium post that detailed in often searing terms his frustrations with a broken political system — is a lot more newsworthy. Here’s part
Continue Reading Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report may play a role in the impeachment of President Trump after all. In the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing, Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, said Trump had obstructed justice during both Mueller’s two-year investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US election and the House’s impeachment
Continue Reading Twenty more people are suing Lyft over alleged sexual assault, sexual misconduct or rape by drivers while using its service. The plaintiffs, who include 19 women and the husband of one of the women, are accusing Lyft of failing to take adequate steps to protect riders, despite repeated claims that safety is a top priority.
Continue Reading A Texas father died after falling from a rooftop while stringing Christmas lights. Felipe Gallegos, 39, operated a window cleaning business with his wife, Alisha Flick. During the holidays, he hangs Christmas lights for his clients, which is what he was doing on Saturday when he fell, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. Flick told KTVT
Continue Reading A federal judge has disqualified a Huawei lawyer representing the Chinese tech company in its defense against charges of alleged bank fraud and American sanctions violations. Federal prosecutors had argued that the company’s lawyer, James Cole, has information that could have undermined the government’s position in the case because of his former role as US
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