McConnell rejects Schumer’s call for witnesses at impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday rejected calls from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to allow witnesses at an expected Senate…
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Boeing’s 737 Max woes will last for several more years
Boeing’s 737 Max crisis keeps getting worse and worse. And there is no clear end in sight. In March, following the second of two fatal crashes…
Continue Reading DOJ watchdog has a long career in professional oversight
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who is testifying before Congress on Wednesday about his new report on the early stages of the…
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House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown amid impeachment push
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to approve a nearly $1.4 trillion spending deal that would fund the government through fiscal year 2020…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard makes fans of Trump supporters in New Hampshire
Voters asking questions at Democratic presidential campaign events don’t often profess their love for Donald Trump or privately weigh whether…
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Road work on I-10 at Hawkins causing major backup
EL PASO, Texas– Road work on I-10 west at Hawkins is causing major congestion for lunch time drivers. The left two lanes on I-10 west at Hawkins are…
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The storm system that unleashed deadly tornadoes in the South maintains its wind threat and delivers snow to the eastern US
A storm system that spawned a series of deadly tornadoes in the Deep South threatens more damaging winds Tuesday across that region while disrupting…
Continue Reading This 5-year-old paid off the lunch balances for 123 students by selling cocoa and cookies
A 5-year-old student at an elementary school in Vista, California, collected enough money to pay off the negative lunch balances of 123 students at…
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City approves partial agreement for sale of El Paso Electric
EL PASO, Texas– A partial agreement was approved Tuesday by El Paso City Council and the Infrastructure Investments Fund (IIF) in the sale of El…
Continue Reading Congress agrees to millions in gun violence research for the first time in decades
The $25 million for federal research into gun violence that’s included in the massive spending bill agreed to on Capitol Hill represents the…
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Ellie Goulding helps driver in car pushed sideways down road by mail truck
British pop singer Ellie Goulding has confirmed that she was among those to check on a motorist whose car was dramatically pushed sideways down a…
Continue ReadingURGENT – House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown amid impeachment push
(CNN) — The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to approve a nearly $1. 4 trillion spending deal that would fund the government through…
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‘It’s Just Hard To Believe’: 300+ students at middle school out with the flu
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Sickness is sweeping through Minnesota schools, forcing…
Continue Reading Gold coin worth $1,600 dropped into Salvation Army red kettle
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A gold coin worth approximately $1,600 was dropped into one of…
Continue Reading Nachtwacht? Mulchatna? 112 exoplanets and stars get new names from countries around the Earth
Mulchatna. Cruinlagh. Bran. Remember these names — they may one day trip off the tongue as easily as Mercury, Venus and Mars. The International…
Continue Reading Gold coin worth $1,600 dropped into Salvation Army red kettle
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A gold coin worth approximately $1,600 was dropped into one of…
Continue Reading Heisman winner’s speech leads to over $370,000 in donations for families in poverty
As he accepted the coveted Heisman trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow addressed the children in his hometown of Athens, Ohio, where thousands of…
Continue Reading Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide who testified to Mueller, sentenced to 45 days in jail
Rick Gates, one of the most significant former Trump campaign advisers who flipped on President Donald Trump in the Mueller investigation, was…
Continue Reading Trump’s man in Hungary takes foreign policy in new direction
Like Donald Trump, David Cornstein is a very rich New Yorker. Like Trump, he likes to put on a good show. The two men have been friends for decades…
Continue Reading Google’s answer to iMessage is finally here
Google’s version of iMessage is now available to Android owners in the United States. Google is calling its new service “Chat,” and…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift is a feral cat in case you were wondering
Taylor Swift was not inspired by any of her three cats for her role in “Cats.” Instead, she said, she’s more the…
Continue Reading Mall evaluates security protocols following shooting
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL ) — Bullets darted through the middle the food court at…
Continue Reading Texas State student’s lawsuit says fraternity members attacked him, causing brain injury
A Texas State University fraternity has been suspended and two men face charges after members of the fraternity allegedly attacked another student.…
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Los salarios mÃnimos más altos (y bajos) de América Latina en 2019
(CNN Español) — México aumentó el salario mÃnimo en un de 20% a nivel nacional y de 5% en la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte (ZLFN) esta…
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Sweden’s ICEHOTEL celebrates its 30th winter season
It’s been 30 years since the world’s first hotel made of snow and ice launched, and the team behind Sweden’s ICEHOTEL have gone all…
Continue Reading Senate approves Ivanka Trump-backed paid family leave for federal employees
The Senate passed a historic measure on Tuesday that would fund paid family and medical leave for federal employees, marking a win for a policy…
Continue Reading Congress passes defense bill that would give US a space force and federal workers parental leave for the first time
Congress has passed an annual defense authorization bill following a vote in the Senate on Tuesday that includes a provision that creates a new space…
Continue Reading 9-year-old girl who died in November was poisoned, coroner says
Click here for updates on this story GRAND JUNCTION, CO (KMGH ) — A 9-year-old girl in Grand Junction who died last…
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Euphoria sweeps across Wall Street. How long will it last?
What a difference a year makes. Last year, recession fears set off Wall Street’s worst December since the Great Depression. Now, US stocks are…
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