Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, MI (WXYZ) — Students at Kingsbury Country Day School in Oxford gathered Friday to write out messages of hope to send along on blankets to people staying in homeless shelters. The blankets are provided through “Blankets of Hope,” a non-profit organization based out of Brooklyn, New York.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Largo, FL (WFTS) — Two Florida men were arrested after Largo Police say they climbed a 35 ft. Christmas tree in Central Park and damaged ornaments. Shay Tracy, 28, and Alex Laky, 27 are accused of climbing up the big 35 ft. tree in Largo’s Central Park, which
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(CNN Español) — El líder del Comité Cívico Potosinista, Marco Pumari, calificó de “cobarde” la difusión del audio de una conversación entre él y Luis Fernando Camacho del 3 de diciembre, donde supuestamente se escucha a Camacho rechazar la entrega de 250.000 dólares a Pumari a cambio de que sea su candidato a la vicepresidencia.
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban on Friday, the latest legal blow to an effort by a conservative-leaning state looking to restrict abortion. None of the bans passed by Mississippi and eight other states this year restricting abortion past a certain point in pregnancy have gone into effect, with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A kitten who’s had a challenging start in her life, including being blind, will hopefully find a family very soon. The kitten, a young female named Ilene, was transferred to the Oregon Humane Society after she was found cold, wet and wrapped in a
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An attorney was reported missing in Atlanta earlier this week was injured in a car wreck and died at a local hospital, the South Fulton Police Department said Friday in a press release. Demetrice Allen had recently moved to the Atlanta area from Orlando and was staying with his godmother, Daphne Handley, while interviewing for
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Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign on Friday released a list of its bundlers following weeks of trading barbs with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren over campaign transparency. The South Bend, Indiana, mayor has recently faced pressure to name his big-money backers and open his fundraisers to reporters, as other candidates have done. Buttigieg’s progressive rivals, including Warren
Continue Reading After a police chase in Florida ended in a shooting at a crowded intersection last week, leaving four people dead, authorities released audio of several 911 phone calls that depict the chaos and fear prevalent among the bystanders. Many of the calls came from people who found themselves in a police shootout when a hijacked
Continue Reading (CNN) – En la mañana de este jueves, el presidente de Estados Unidos envió un tuit a sus más de 60 millones de seguidores en el que criticó a una joven de 16 años con síndrome de Asperger que se ha empeñado en luchar contra el cambio climático alrededor del mundo. “¡Greta debe trabajar en
Continue Reading (CNN) – Michelle Obama, ex primera dama de Estados Unidos, le envió un mensaje de apoyo a la joven activista de crisis climática Greta Thunberg, luego de que la adolescente de 16 años fuera criticada por el presidente Donald Trump en Twitter. MIRA: Todos deberíamos estar horrorizados por el tuit de Trump sobre Greta Thunberg
Continue Reading The 13-year-old suspect in a crime that’s shocked a close-knit college community is not all that much younger than the teenage victim. The boy was arrested in New York in connection with the death of 18-year-old Barnard College freshman Tessa Rane Majors, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. He was found
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de sentencia de San Salvador condenó este jueves a 373 personas que habían sido detenidas en febrero de 2018 durante el operativo denominado “Operación Cuscatlán” en contra de la pandilla Mara Salvatrucha MS-13. Se trata de un juicio inédito en El Salvador por la cantidad de procesados que, según la
Continue Reading An 18-year-old student at Barnard College was stabbed to death just blocks from the school in Manhattan in an armed robbery on Wednesday, Barnard College President Sian Leah Beilock said. There have been no arrests, but “a couple” of people are being questioned by police, NYPD Chief of Patrol Services Rodney Harrison said, stressing the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Oficina de Derechos Humanos de la ONU publicó este viernes un informe sobre la crisis en Chile en el que describe múltiples violaciones de derechos humanos por parte Carabineros y sugiere reformas al Gobierno de Sebastian Piñera. El informe fue realizado por un equipo de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de
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SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro Mayor Elia Garcia failed to meet a Friday 5 p.m. deadline to cooperate with an internal investigation tied to corruption allegations and now faces the prospect of being sued by the city. The investigation, which was launched by Socorro City Council in July, is looking into allegations that Garcia may have
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared a state of emergency Friday after the city was hit by a cyberattack. Phishing attempts and suspicious activity were detected on the city’s network around 5 a.m., New Orleans chief information officer Kim LaGrue said during a press conference. By 11 a.m., technician investigators detected “a cybersecurity incident” and
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer has been relived of duty and arrested after he allegedly crashed his Mercedes into a parked BMW while drunk and then left the scene, authorities said Friday. Jesse Anthony Sena, 48, is charged with DWI following the off-duty crash in the early morning hours of Thursday
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hay muchas formas de decorar un árbol de Navidad, desde el minimalismo monótono hasta el estilo cursi de vieja escuela. Pero para una mujer en Australia, el motivo estacional eran grandes serpientes, cuando encontró de repente una pitón de 3,4 metros que adornaba su árbol. MIRA: Encuentran muerta a una mujer con una pitón
Continue Reading When an annual defense spending bill was passed by the House of Representatives this week, it was stripped of multiple measures to compel tougher consequences on Saudi Arabia for human rights abuses, three congressional sources familiar with the legislation told CNN. The removal of these measures was spearheaded by congressional Republicans leading the negotiations, who
Continue Reading On the same day that a Democratic-led US House committee voted for articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court made its own momentous decision to intervene in Trump’s effort to keep his tax returns and other financial records secret. The justices agreed to resolve in spring 2020 if a sitting president should
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Sally Field was the latest star to join Jane Fonda’s weekly climate protests. She left Friday’s rainy demonstration in front of the Capitol in plastic cable tie handcuffs. Publicist Heidi Schaeffer confirmed the actress was arrested. US Capitol Police say 26 adults were arrested. In what she said was an unrehearsed speech, Field urged attendees
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A great weekend with temps in the low 70’s. The only issue will be the winds – especially Sunday. Gusts for Saturday will be around 30 mph and Sunday the winds will crank up to 45 mph. After the warm temps this weekend, a cold front will usher in much colder air for next week.
Continue Reading A worker at a food-service container plant near Atlanta was shot and killed Friday, and the shooter was later caught in Alabama, Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said. Gunfire was reported at Dart Container Corp. in Conyers, about 25 miles east of downtown Atlanta, around 7 a.m., the company said. “The motive behind the shooting
Continue Reading Few people have risen so high in the international imagination only to fall as dramatically as Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2013, after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was released from house arrest in Myanmar, as the military regime gradually liberalized in the face of punishing international sanctions, Suu Kyi was hailed in the British
Continue Reading (CNN) – La misión espacial Juno, de la NASA, detectó un nuevo ciclón del tamaño de Texas mientras realizaba un sobrevuelo cercano a Júpiter en noviembre. El planeta ya es el hogar de múltiples ciclones gigantes y este que acaba de ser descubierto podrá ofrecer aún más información sobre la atmósfera de Júpiter. LEE: Cuando
Continue Reading A high school football captain and advocate against gun violence from Washington, DC has landed offers from 25 universities, including Ivy League schools and full-ride scholarships. RuQuan Brown, 17, received offers from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and others to play football after becoming the captain of his football team, leading them to multiple championships all while
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Comisión Judicial de la Cámara votó este viernes sobre los cargos de juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump. El primer cargo contra Trump, que lo acusa de abusar de su poder, fue aprobado en la votación 23 a 17. La votación se esperaba para ayer, pero después de 14 horas de
Continue Reading As the House barrels toward impeaching President Donald Trump, both Republicans and Democrats put themselves on display (on television). The House Judiciary Committee’s markup hearing on the two articles of impeachment was, at times, wonky, confusing and long. But it was televised with the hopes that the American public could watch along as either side
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — PDVSA reporta a la OPEP incremento en su producción petrolera por segundo mes consecutivo. Según la información publicada por la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo, la estatal venezolana elevó a 912.000 barriles por día su producción de crudo en noviembre de 2019. La cifra es un 20% superior a la de
Continue Reading “Oh, oh, oh, it’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show!” has been heard for the last time. Tom Joyner, host of the beloved “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” is signing off — he completed his last radio show Friday morning after about 25 years. The iconic radio host, who was heard every day by millions of listeners,
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