Peter Strzok, the fired former FBI agent who played a senior role in the early Russian election meddling investigation, has alleged in a new court filing in a case challenging his ouster that the Justice Department and FBI violated his rights to privacy and free speech. The document was filed in DC District Court Monday
Continue Reading While Americans were buying and opening their Christmas presents, the Trump administration’s environmental regulators were wrapping up their work on some controversial issues, including some proposed rollbacks of Bush and Obama-era regulations. Their gifts — which you might have missed amidst the holidays — include policies on energy efficient lightbulbs, water contamination and pesticides. Here
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Click here for updates on this story JANESVILLE, WI (WTMJ) — A Janesville man is facing three charges after he choked and punched his sister in the jaw because she teased him for being a Vikings fan. According to WISC-TV, Mark E. Mueller, 56, is facing charges for strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery, and disorderly
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(CNN) — La actriz ganadora del Globo de Oro Sharon Stone reveló que fue expulsada del sitio de citas Bumble porque otros usuarios habían reportado su perfil, pues no creían que fuera genuino. Stone, de 61 años, mejor conocida por protagonizar el drama de 1992 “Instinto básico”, dijo que fue bloqueada de su cuenta después
Continue Reading Joe Biden told voters in New Hampshire on Monday that he would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate, but added, “I can’t think of one right now.” Biden discussed the possibility after a woman told the former vice president that if he is the nominee, he will “have to pull out all the
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, habló con el presidente Donald Trump por teléfono el domingo, una llamada en la que discutieron los esfuerzos contra el terrorismo y “asuntos de interés mutuo”, según una lectura de la llamada del Kremlin. “Vladimir Putin agradeció a Donald Trump por la información compartida a través
Continue Reading (CNN) — Zac Efron dice que “se recuperó” después de enfermarse mientras filmaba un reality show de supervivencia en Papúa Nueva Guinea. El actor estadounidense confirmó en Twitter e Instagram el lunes que informó que había recibido tratamiento médico después de un inconveniente salud. “Muy agradecido con todos los que me contactaron”, dijo a sus
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Stocks slipped on the second-to-last trading day of the year, marking the worst performance since the start of the month for the major indexes. Although Monday was relatively devoid of news, it was also devoid of trading volume, which can exacerbate market movements. The Dow fell more than 200 points at its worst and closed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (KMTV) — Nebraska Humane Society vets sutured disinfected tilapia skin onto a cat who suffered burns on about 50% of his body after being rescued from a house fire. King, a young cat, came to NHS on Dec. 21. Veterinarians at UC-Davis in California have experienced
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Police have identified the person who was killed in a deadly crash Saturday night. It happened along Gateway North and Stan Roberts. As ABC-7 previously reported, the accident happened on U.S. 54 northbound near Stan Roberts Sr Ave, just south of the New Mexico-Texas border. Two vehicles were involved in
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The Amazon rainforest has lost the equivalent of 8.4 million soccer fields over the past decade due to deforestation. That’s about 24,000 square miles, or about 10.3 million American football fields. Put another way, it’s the equivalent of losing Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts and New Jersey. The stunning figure is from the Royal Statistical Society, which
Continue Reading As lawmakers prepare to return to Washington and continue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine, the country at the crux of the matter. Pompeo will visit Kiev on January 3 — the first administration official to travel there since the impeachment of Trump by the House.
Continue Reading Finding your loved one a perfect gift can be hard. But a diamond ring, silk dress, or designer bag couldn’t come close to Mike Nipper’s gift to his wife of 51 years. Mike donated his kidney to his wife, Peggy, after hers began to fail as a result of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The genetic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Great Falls, MT (KRTV) — Bevin Chippewa, formerly of Great Falls, was found dead in Idaho on Friday, and his death is being investigated as a murder. On December 27, at about 9:31 pm, the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office in Idaho received a call for a welfare check
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, AZ (KGUN) — One person is in police custody after a shooting at a popular area of downtown Tucson that left one person injured Sunday night. It happened near the intersection of Congress Street and Toole Avenue at around 10:30 p.m., according to the Tucson Police Department.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW JERSEY (WPIX) — A new report from the New Jersey State Police says that distracted driving was the top cause of deadly crashes in the Garden State in 2018. Whether it’s texting, making a phone call, eating or just taking a sip of coffee, distracted driving took
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A Louisiana sports reporter who died in a plane crash will be remembered with a scholarship at her college alma mater. Carley McCord worked for WDSU television in New Orleans and was married to the son of Louisiana State University’s offensive coordinator, Steven Ensminger Jr. She and five others were killed in a small plane
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(CNN Español) — Perú rompió récords en cifras de feminicidios en 2019: entre enero y diciembre de 2019 se registraron 168 casos de feminicidios, según reportó Eliana Revollar, adjunta para los derechos de la Mujer de la Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú, citada por la agencia estatal de noticias de Perú, Andina. La cifra de 2019
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We’ve long been taught that helping others helps ourselves. As Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” And science has shown that altruistic behaviors — defined as putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return — actually do improve our health.
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As Lizzo would put it: It ain’t his fault that he’s out here makin’ news. Former President Barack Obama released his favorite tracks of 2019 on Monday, continuing the tradition of sharing his year-end lists of his favorite books, films and music. Lizzo’s bop “Juice” lands among Obama’s favorites in a diverse list of artists
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The North Texas town of White Settlement, the site of a deadly church shooting over the weekend, was built in the 1840s. It’s a relatively small town, with a population of nearly 18,000. Here is how it got its name: The land was historically occupied by the Comanche, Tonkawa and Caddoc tribes, according to Norris
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Nicaragua excarceló este lunes a 91 manifestantes opositores bajo el beneficio de convivencia familiar, informó el Ministerio de Gobernación en un comunicado. El régimen de convivencia familiar se establece como un período previo a la libertad definitiva y su objetivo es fortalecer las relaciones del privado de libertad con su
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Police are giving a hit-and-run driver the chance to turn themselves in after they say that the driver crashed into the City Hall parking lot on Sunday. In a tweet posted Monday morning EPPD wrote, “Will the hit and run driver who crashed into the city hall parking lot on
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Instagram once again has come up with an answer to a question we didn’t know we’d asked: Which Disney character are you? So if you haven’t already found out whether you identify as Olaf, go for it. There are basically two ways to do it. The first way Find a friend’s story that used the
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Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019. Those topics were among the 10 most-searched health-related questions on the search engine this year, according to new data from Google. The list was based on search terms collected between January and early December.
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Dean Obeidallah, exabogado, es el presentador del programa diario de radio SiriusXM “The Dean Obeidallah Show” y columnista de The Daily Beast. Síguelo en Twitter en @DeanObeidallah. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. (CNN) — El expresidente Barack Obama publicó su lista de libros favoritos de 2019. El expresidente, que
Continue Reading After a suspect stabbed five people at a Hanukkah gathering in suburban New York, a rabbi resumed the celebrations at a synagogue next door. The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council shared footage of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg leading a room full of celebrants in rousing song after the event at his home was interrupted by the
Continue Reading Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group for allegedly stealing “highly sensitive information” from computers in the United States. A new lawsuit targets two unnamed people who Microsoft claims work for Thallium, which the suit describes as a “cybertheft operation” that has worked to gain access to “high-value” computer networks. Thallium targeted government
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EL PASO, Texas– It’s an El Paso tradition and it’s making a return for the 22nd year. The Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta, presented by Favor, will once again bring an evening of family fun to Downtown El Paso Monday, December 30th. The event is free and open to the public. The Fan
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