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Month: December 2019

A luxury developer hung a $4.8 million chandelier above a former homeless encampment in Vancouver

There’s a $4.8-million piece of public art hanging underneath a Vancouver, Canada, bridge, and residents say it’s distastefully positioned in an area formerly frequented by homeless people. The Spinning Chandelier, designed by artist Rodney Graham, is and does what its title suggests: The 14-by-21-foot faux-crystal chandelier swivels rapidly, rising and falling over the course of

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To see how Trump’s changing America, look at India

To understand just how fundamentally President Donald Trump has shifted core principles underlying US foreign policy, take a look at India. More than 20 people have died in India’s protests against a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. The law fast-tracks Indian citizenship for refugees fleeing persecution in neighboring countries, but only if they’re Hindu,

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Renuncia “por motivos de salud” el embajador de México en Argentina, acusado de intentar robarse un libro

(CNN Español) — El embajador de México en Argentina, Ricardo Valero, renunció a su cargo “por motivos de salud”, informó este domingo la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores mexicana (SRE). “El secretario de Relaciones Exteriores, Marcelo Ebrard, ha aceptado la renuncia del Emb. Ricardo Valero por motivos de salud”, anunció en Twitter Roberto Velasco Álvarez, encargado

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Bigfork Christmas tree farm

    BIGFORK (KPAX TV) — An 81-year-old Bigfork man is the sole operator of one of the last Christmas tree farms in the Flathead Valley. Don Schiltz, has been the owner of Bigfork Christmas tree farm for the past 37 years, working seven days a week. And he does it, all by himself. “I’d had a

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World-class sculptor calls Bigfork home

Click here for updates on this story     BIGFORK (KPAX TV) — Ken Bjorge followed his dreams to Bigfork after 20 years of teaching Law at Gonzaga University, opening his own gallery making world-class sculptures seen across the country. Feeling inspired, Bjorge moved to Bigfork in 1988. He met his wife Tammy and started making bronze

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French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro has died

French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who founded his namesake line in 1965, has died. He was 86 years old, according to French media. His death was confirmed Sunday on the official Emanuel Ungaro Paris Instagram account. “The Fashion House he founded in 1965 still bearing his name cries today this extremely talented Couturier,” the Instagram

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Rare moose sighting recorded in Kansas

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS (KCTV) — There was a rare moose sighting in Kansas this week, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said on Friday. It happened in Jewell County near the Republican River, officials said. The state said the moose wandered into Kansas from its northern neighbor, Nebraska.

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Holiday stalemate grips Senate impeachment trial

The stalemate over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is deepening with neither Republican nor Democratic leaders in the Senate showing any sign of moderating entrenched positions over the holidays. Democrats Sunday issued new demands for Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call witnesses that the President refused to provide for the House investigation. They

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