Click here for updates on this story MANDEVILLE, LA (WGNO) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Mandeville-area man on December 23 in connection with a theft that occurred at a local-area high school. STPSO deputies were dispatched to a Mandeville-area high school on December 13 when administrators arrived and noticed a glass
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Whether you stand or kneel in them, a pair of Air Force 1 sneakers that Nike made in collaboration with Colin Kaepernick hit the market on Monday. But you’re out of luck if you’re trying to order through Nike’s website or through the company’s SNKRS app, because the shoes quickly sold out online. You may
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A 2017 Trump administration policy change has severely limited any penalties groups might face for bird deaths across the United States, according to a new report published Tuesday by The New York Times. The change, part of a series of actions by the Trump administration that have rolled back environmental protections, has had the effect
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell, will be immortalized as a Jedi, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported. The Jedi are guardians of peace and justice in the Star Wars universe. Howell was 21 years old when he and another victim student were killed in the
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American retailers capitalized on last-minute shopping this weekend: All those late holiday gifts set a single-day record. Saturday, December 21, also known as Super Saturday, was US retail’s best day ever, pulling in a record $34.4 billion, according to Customer Growth Partners, a consulting and research firm. That totaled more than four times the sales
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Kelly Ripa got quite the view of Las Vegas as she flew across the famous strip on a huge zipline. The “Live With Kelly and Ryan” co-host and Ryan Seacrest took their show to Sin City for two extreme episodes at the Paris Theatre in Paris Las Vegas. The shows will air on Dec. 26
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(CNN) — A medida que los incendios forestales arden sin control en Australia, devorando ciudades enteras y dejando tras sí poco más que restos carbonizados de las casas, afloran notables historias de supervivencia en el estado de Nueva Gales del Sur. Steve Harrison, un alfarero de 67 años, se escondió en un horno de cerámica
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Every year, about 15 billion trees are cut down globally, and across Africa, deforestation rates has surpassed the global annual average of 0.8 percent. Forests in West and East Africa, where conservation efforts are not matching deforestation activities, have undergone almost complete decline between the 1900s and 2017, according to a comparison of reconstructed African
Continue Reading (CNN) — Te ve cuando duermes y sabe cuándo estás despierto, pero en estos días, también podemos vigilarlo. Papá Noel ha comenzado su viaje de Nochebuena entregando regalos por todo el mundo y pronto se moverá por las chimeneas cerca de ti, según el comando militar de EE. UU. encargado de proteger el espacio aéreo
Continue Reading Adam Coons was almost done surfing for the day. He wanted to catch just one more wave, he said in an interview Tuesday. That decision could’ve cost him his life. The 37-year-old, whose rescue by a US Coast Guard helicopter was caught on video Saturday, was surfing near California’s Santa Rosa Island, about 26 miles
Continue Reading The impeachment drama closing out 2019 and ringing in 2020 is emblematic of a year and political era where the value of truth and fact is being eroded. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have profited by feeding misinformation to an eager, partisan audience through a conservative media filter to discredit the charges against
Continue Reading From the beginning of the 737 Max crisis, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg severely underestimated how much trouble the company faced. On Monday, that cost him his job. Boeing’s problems with the 737 Max led to two fatal crashes, the loss of 346 lives, and costs that are expected to add up to more than $10
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When Pete Buttigieg took the stage here, Cheri Scheib was cheering from the front row, waving a campaign sign and listening intently. As he left, she gave him a high-five, smiling with satisfaction at her top choice in the Democratic presidential race. “He’s fantastic!” she exclaimed. Asked whether she was committed to supporting Buttigieg, she
Continue Reading Not even his biggest fans would describe Donald Trump as a bearer of peace and goodwill. This Christmas, the US President has even opened a schism among evangelical Christians. It all started with a fire and brimstone editorial in “Christianity Today” that lambasted Trump’s “grossly immoral character.” Sparked by impeachment drama, the piece caused a
Continue Reading Travis Kalanick is finally letting go of the company he helped build. Kalanick, the cofounder and former CEO of Uber, is stepping down from the company’s board of directors at the end of this month to focus on other projects, Uber announced on Tuesday. “It seems like the right moment for me to focus on
Continue Reading For years, Ingrid Latorre sought sanctuary inside churches in the Denver area. After a felony conviction in 2010, she lived in fear of being deported back to Peru and being separated from her two young children, who were born in the United States. Now, she can breathe a little easier. Latorre was among five people
Continue Reading Braving the challenge of breathing new life into a classic, oft-adapted novel, writer-director Greta Gerwig has reunited with her “Lady Bird” star, Saoirse Ronan, on “Little Women,” a beautiful shot film that seeks to bring fresh relevance in this 150-year-old story. Gerwig mostly succeeds, primarily by playing with the timeline, moving back and forth between
Continue Reading The war movie is a Hollywood staple, so much so that there might not be much new to say. Yet like “Dunkirk” a few years back, director Sam Mendes has found a way to breathe life into the genre with a simple story, imaginatively told, in “1917,” arguably the year’s most impressive cinematic accomplishment. In
Continue Reading Two year-end movies offer a solid, complementary one-two punch on the issues of the death penalty and criminal justice involving African-Americans, even though one, “Just Mercy,” is based on fact while the other, “Clemency,” is a fictionalized story. Set in the late 1980s, “Just Mercy” stars Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, introduced as a
Continue Reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk once said he had a buyer that would take Tesla private at $420 a share. That never happened — but the stock just got there on its own. Musk tweeted in August last year that he is “considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” At the time, the share price
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An Alaskan heat wave. A Hawaiian winter storm. A deluge in Nebraska that turned towns into islands. This year’s extreme weather broke more than 120,000 daily records across the US — from temperatures to precipitation and snowfall records, according to the National Climatic Data Center. While the total number of daily records aren’t that unusual
Continue Reading (CNN) — Como conductora de Uber, Lauren Kush intenta mantener su Toyota Prius impecable. Ese orden lo mantiene con doble propósito: de noche, convierte el asiento trasero en su cama. “Usualmente me despierto algunas veces, solo dando vueltas y vueltas”, dijo recientemente mientras tomaba algunas mantas de su maletero. Lauren Kush posa al lado del
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Justicia argentina dejó sin efecto el pedido de prisión preventiva contra la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner en la causa por el memorándum con Irán, confirmó a CNN una fuente del tribunal. Tres jueces dieron la razón a la defensa, que, entre otros argumentos, planteó que la orden de captura cumplió
Continue Reading The College Football Playoff picture is set. The top four teams in the playoff field are LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma, in that order, the selection committee announced Sunday. In the semifinals, LSU (13-0) will face Oklahoma (12-1) at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, while Ohio State (13-0) will take
Continue Reading For many 4-year-olds, the holiday season means trips to see Santa, gifts under the Christmas tree and fun with family members. But for one little boy in Leominster, Massachusetts, this year is going to feel a bit different. In November, Jaiden “JJ” Clifford’s mother was stabbed to death. Her killer was caught a week later.
Continue Reading In a Christmas gift to its community, a Los Angeles church is paying off $5.3 million in medical bills for more than 5,000 households. Christian Assembly Church worked with RIP Medical Debt to map out the active households that call the church home. In those 28 neighborhoods, there was $5.3 million worth of outstanding medical
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EL PASO, Texas — The holidays can be filled with cheer and joy, but they can also be difficult for those trying to stay healthy. While festive treats are a favorite of many during the holidays, it can be difficult to enjoy them in moderation. Dr. Kida Thompson, a family practitioner, says it is important
Continue Reading In an open-air storefront in the historic center of Old Town Quito, a man in a paint-splattered apron holds a paintbrush. He gently dabs it across the cheek of a porcelain baby Jesus doll, one of hundreds, maybe thousands, scattered about this tiny shop-cum-workshop. He could be Picasso or some other famous painter toiling away
Continue Reading United States Postal Service employees are already the unsung heroes of the holiday season due to the uptick in deliveries. However, Christmas for families in the small city of Osawatomie, Kansas may have been saved thanks to the quick action of one U.S. postman. The unidentified postal employee was out on delivery Sunday when he
Continue Reading We all watched the House pass the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Now there’s a very technical legal debate that may be getting out of hand. The basic gist is whether Trump is already impeached if the House hasn’t yet given the articles of impeachment to the Senate. This is an op-ed argument
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