Time magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate crisis activist, as person of the year. Thunberg, 16, is the youngest individual to be recognized. She gained international attention for excoriating world leaders for their inaction in the climate crisis in a viral speech she made at the UN Climate Action Summit in September. She
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(CNN Español) — Autoridades chilenas ampliaron el área de búsqueda del avión de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile Hércules C-130 que perdió contacto el lunes cuando se dirigía hacia la Antártida con 38 personas a bordo. El general de Brigada Aérea de la FACh, Eduardo Mosqueira, detalló en rueda de prensa el miércoles que la
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Click here for updates on this story Magna (KSTU) — Amanda Ortega has been suffering from an allergic reaction since late last week after applying a hair dye product she purchased at a store in Magna. Ortega bought “Revlon Colorsilk” at Smith’s Food and Drug on Thursday and applied the product later that same day.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Indianapolis (WRTV) — An Indiana woman is living and coping with a rare form of meningitis for which there is no cure. Ann Hyde has Mollaret’s Meningitis—a chronic form of meningitis that is recurrent and usually resolves itself on its own over time. “I’ve had meningitis since 2003.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La revista Time ha declarado persona del año a Greta Thunberg, una activista sueca sobre la crisis climática. .@GretaThunberg is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/YZ7U6Up76v pic.twitter.com/SWALBfeGl6 — TIME (@TIME) December 11, 2019 “Thunberg no es líder de ningún partido político o grupo de defensa. Ella no es la primera en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Fuerza Aérea de Chile informó el lunes que perdió contacto con una aeronave que se dirigía a la Antártida y posteriormente dijo que el avión se daba por “siniestrado”. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre el avión y el incidente. Tipo de avión Se trata de una aeronave C-130 Hércules del Grupo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Petersburg (WFTS) — The 13-year-old boy who is accused in the stabbing death of his grandmother will be tried as an adult on a first-degree murder charge. On Monday, court records “ordered and directed” for Javarick Henderson, 13, to be moved from the Pinellas County Juvenile Detention
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As Washington, DC, hones in on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, local officials in the nation’s capital are focused on their own potential ousting: that of City Councilmember Jack Evans. The DC Council on Tuesday moved forward with formalizing the expulsion vote of the 28-year incumbent, following a unanimous recommendation to remove Evans from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Westland (WXYZ) — The hunt for a real-life Christmas Grinch is on in Westland. A family who decorates their home every year with shining bright lights and Christmas inflatables was vandalized overnight. The McCarthy family says they put out the Christmas display every year. They love the holiday
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Popeyes declared world domination this year when it debuted the chicken sandwich that’s inspired countless think pieces, internet debates and nationwide sellouts. Now, the Louisiana chain can add “ugly Christmas sweater” to the list. That’s right. A Popeyes holiday sweater exists now, and it’s bestrewn with stitched sandwiches. It’s available on UglyChristmasSweater.com, though as far
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Terry (KTVQ) — When it comes to making magic, it wouldn’t be complete without a unicorn. And for kindergartner Wyatt Haas of Terry, his encounter with a unicorn might help give him the extra push he needs as he embarks on one of his biggest battles to date.
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A man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for attacking a 75-year-old man with an electric scooter, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Janai Washington, 41, pleaded no contest last month to one count of elder abuse with personal infliction of great bodily injury, the release
Continue Reading Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi defended her government from accusations of genocide against the Rohingya community at the United Nation’s top court on Wednesday, calling the allegations “incomplete and misleading.” Addressing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Peace Palace in the Netherlands, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said that “genocidal intent
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On Wednesday morning, Time magazine announced that teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was its person of the year. Wrote Time of Thunberg: “She has succeeded in creating a global attitudinal shift, transforming millions of vague, middle-of-the-night anxieties into a worldwide movement calling for urgent change. She has offered a moral clarion call to those who
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The family of Daniel Lewis Lee’s victims were packing bags and planning an hours-long drive to Indiana last week as prison officials there prepared for the first federal execution in nearly 17 years. Lee, a onetime white supremacist convicted in a triple murder, was scheduled to be put to death this past Monday, and relatives
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un intenso frente frío que trae lluvia, nieve y temperaturas heladas podría causar problemas en la movilidad para una gran franja de la costa sur y este de Estados Unidos este miércoles. La lluvia y el aire frío que azotaron gran parte del este el martes se están convirtiendo en nieve en partes
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve has erased nearly half of all the rate increases of the past two years since July — but now the central bank is expected to halt any further cuts even as President Donald Trump continues to push for more. The reason: It’s still not clear where the global economy may be heading
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Stephanie Woods is the Dean of the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. During a live interview, she discusses the pathways model that encourages high school students to go into nursing. TTHSC has already partnered with three school districts in El Paso.
Continue Reading A single sighting of a great white shark is enough to get most people out of the water. But six? That’s the stuff of nightmares (or movies). OCEARCH, an ocean data collection agency, has indicated that a half-dozen of its tagged white sharks have congregated off the Florida coast. The agency’s tracking tool shows four
Continue Reading Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz is testifying Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee on his report of the 2016 FBI investigation. Read his prepared testimony here: cnn.com/2019/12/11/politics/horowitz-testimony-hearing/index.html
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Food labels detailing how much exercise is needed to burn off a product’s calorie content could help to combat obesity, according to UK researchers. Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels could improve on labels that identify only calories and nutrient content, according to a new scientific review. Under the proposed system, a small bar of
Continue Reading GameStop’s CEO said in September that it’s in a “tough place.” Things haven’t changed. The struggling gaming retailer had a dismal earnings report Tuesday, posting results below analyst’s expectations and cutting its full-year profit forecast. GameStop shares plunged around 20% in early trading Wednesday. The company forecasts that same-store sales will decline in the “high-teens”
Continue Reading Investors are betting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will sweep to victory in Thursday’s election. If he doesn’t, the pound and UK stocks are poised to plunge. The pound has strengthened about 2% since the general election was called in late October, and on Wednesday was trading near a seven-month high around $1.31, and way
Continue Reading The process for dealing with a President or other federal elected official who abuses their office is spelled out broadly in the Constitution. In Article I of the Constitution, it says the House shall have the sole power of impeachment and the Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments. But the process has
Continue Reading A Nigerian newspaper has called President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration a dictatorship because of its alleged human rights violations and “disregard” for democratic institutions. In a scathing editorial published on its website on Wednesday, the Punch newspaper said it could no longer ignore the activities of security agencies under President Buhari, which it said had resulted
Continue Reading Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz is testifying Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee on his report of the 2016 FBI investigation. Read his prepared testimony here:
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America’s abundance of crude oil and natural gas is forcing Chevron to slash the value of its energy portfolio. Chevron announced Wednesday it dimmed its long-term outlook for oil and gas prices because of that glut of fossil fuels. The nation’s No. 2 oil company plans to take a $10 billion to $11 billion charge
Continue Reading Telefonica Germany says it plans to use Huawei equipment in its 5G network, enlisting the Chinese company even as a debate rages over whether its products pose a security risk. The company’s announcement on Wednesday reflects the urgent need for mobile operators to start work on the super-fast networks despite the lack of clear rulings
Continue Reading Archeologists have unearthed the remains of a town from an influential but little-known ancient civilization in East Africa that sheds light on the origins of Christianity in Ethiopia. The buried settlement, which contains one of the oldest churches in sub-Saharan Africa, was inhabited for some 1,400 years before vanishing into the dusty highlands of northern
Continue Reading Trade jitters have taken financial markets on a wild ride this year, putting some cracks in the global economy. But stocks still kept hitting record highs. For 2020, much of that market turbulence is expected to remain — yet stocks could climb even higher. Here’s what investors are thinking about going into 2020: The trade
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