A few months ago, South Carolina political activist Johnnie Cordero took the stage at a historically black college in Rock Hill for a presidential town hall and delivered impassioned remarks about a subject that long has troubled him: the killing of young black men at the hands of law enforcement officials. When he glanced over
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Milwaukee man in a drive-by shooting that killed a pregnant mother of five who was on board a party bus. Antion Haywood, 31, was charged with first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon. He was being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on $250,000 bail. Haywood
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(CNN) — Ver a dos ratones corriendo por la plataforma del metro de Londres durante la noche es, para muchos, una característica desagradable de la vida en la ciudad. Pero un joven fotógrafo aspira a que la imagen que logró capturar, y que ha sido premiada, cambie esa percepción. La foto titulada “Station Squabble” (“Pelea de
Continue Reading A juror on the Roger Stone trial said she wants to “stand up” for the four prosecutors who withdrew from the case in response to their sentencing recommendation being changed by Department of Justice leadership. Tomeka Hart said she had remained silent about the case for months out of concern for her safety and “politicizing
Continue Reading The Justice Department has doubled down on its prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, amid the debacle over the Trump administration softening its stance in court toward Roger Stone, another close associate of President Donald Trump. Prosecutors wrote in a new court filing on Wednesday that federal Judge Emmet Sullivan should deny Flynn’s
Continue Reading(CNN) — El actor de la película Nanny McPhee y activista del cambio climático Raphael Coleman murió a la edad de 25 años. La madre del actor británico, Liz Jensen, confirmó su muerte en un tuit publicado el viernes 7 de febrero. “Descansa en paz mi querido hijo Raphael Coleman, también conocido como Iggy Fox
Continue Reading Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price resigned on Wednesday, according to a statement from the party. “The fact is that Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night,” he wrote in a letter to members of the State Central Committee. “As chair of this party, I am deeply sorry for what happened and bear
Continue Reading The Trump administration is reinforcing a tight deadline for immigration cases of unaccompanied migrant children in government custody in an effort to make quicker decisions about deportation, according to an email obtained by CNN. The message seems designed to apply pressure on immigration judges to wrap up such cases within a 60-day window that’s rarely
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo’s 14-year-old Mexican Gray Wolf named Zephyr was euthanized on Wednesday due to multiple health issues stemming from his age, zoo officials said. It was the zoo’s second loss this year due to old age. In January, the zoo mourned the loss of Melor the Malayan Tiger. Zephyr’s
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Every four years, political nerds — like me! — raise the possibility that one of the two major parties will head into the national convention without one candidate having secured a majority of delegates to be the presidential nominee, forcing an all-out floor fight for the right to represent the party on the presidential ballot.
Continue Reading Scandals, large or small, mark most American presidencies. What makes Donald Trump historically unique is something different. Brazenly, Trump disdains even the idea that moral or ethical norms shape his conduct or define the nation he leads. He rejects distinctions between right and wrong for an ethos of explicit self-interest that Americans have never before
Continue Reading CNN will host five town halls next week in Nevada, where the Democratic candidates vying to take on President Donald Trump will answer questions from voters just days ahead of the state’s caucuses, the network announced Wednesday. The hourlong, individual candidate town halls, will air live on on multiple CNN platforms. On February 18, Vermont
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — GSMA, empresa organizadora del Mobile World Congress 2020, anunció este miércoles que el evento, programado para iniciar el próximo 24 de febrero en Barcelona, España, ha sido cancelado. “Con el debido respeto al ambiente seguro y saludable en Barcelona y el país anfitrión hoy, la GSMA ha cancelado el MWC Barcelona 2020
Continue Reading Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price resigned on Wednesday, according to a statement from the party. Read his letter of resignation below: Dear Members of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee, Serving as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party has been one of the greatest honors of my life. When I took over this
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New research suggests that contamination from the Industrial Revolution traveled over 6,000 miles from London to a Himalayan mountain. Researchers studied an ice sample that was extracted from a glacier on the highest peak ever drilled. The site on Mount Shishapangma sits at 23,600 feet above sea level. When researchers analyzed and dated the ice,
Continue Reading BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota artist said Wednesday he has scrapped his plans for a mural honoring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg following boycott threats against a Bismarck business that would have featured the outdoor image. Shane Balkowitsch had planned to put a 7-foot-tall (2.1-meter tall) mural of Thunberg on the brick exterior
Continue Reading Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday said President Donald Trump should not tweet about ongoing criminal cases, adding that the Department of Justice’s change in a sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone has nothing to do with the President or his tweets. “I don’t think any of us should be tweeting about an ongoing
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Medical personnel used a defibrillator to revive St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester after he suffered a cardiac episode and was unresponsive on the team bench during a game Tuesday night in Anaheim, California. Bouwmeester regained consciousness immediately, Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong said Wednesday in Las Vegas. The 36-year-old
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EL PASO, Texas — Carlos De La Torre loves the Dallas Cowboys, whether they win or lose. At just 6 years old, De La Torre has dreams of one day being the head coach of the Cowboys. But until then, he first has to make it through kindergarten. It was back in October when De
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Air pollution is known to have negative — even deadly — effects on our health, and studies have shown that breathing pollution can kill, even at levels below air quality guidelines. Now, a new study shows that air pollution produced in one state often blows across state lines, and can contribute to health issues and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Para celebrar su vigésimo aniversario, JetBlue está ofreciendo descuentos. Los posibles viajeros deberán actuar rápidamente para aprovechar la venta de “20 Years Just Flew By” —algunas rutas cuestan solo US$ 20 por trayecto— pero deben ser extremadamente flexibles. La oferta de dos días, que finaliza a las 11:59 p.m. ET del 12 de
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Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Mid-Michigan students are being groomed for human trafficking, according to Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. “We have students from the ages of 12 to 18 groomed by people who are 22 to 59 just in the last week,” said Swanson. Swanson said predators were going
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Lauren Graham is hitting the ice for Disney+. The “Gilmore Girls” star has been cast as the lead in the upcoming TV take on “The Mighty Ducks” franchise. Brady Noon, best known for his role in “Good Boys,” will also star, playing her son, Evan. In the 10-episode series, Graham will play a hockey mom
Continue Reading It’s that time of year again when Mother Nature plays a magic trick at Yosemite National Park and makes it look like lava is flowing off a cliff. “Firefall” is the name for the annual phenomenon that creates the illusion at the park in California. It comes to life when the setting sun causes light
Continue Reading DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher catcher Reese McGuire is facing an indecent exposure charge in Florida. Deputies were dispatched to a shopping center parking lot in Dunedin on Friday afternoon following reports that a man sitting inside an SUV was exposing himself, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release. Deputies
Continue Reading Since Columbine, active shooter drills have become an increasingly normalized practice in schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, for example, about 95% of schools drilled students on lockdown procedure, according to a report from the US Department of Education. But on the other end of the spectrum, some psychologists have said these practices can be
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El aborto en Colombia es permitido en tres casos: cuando peligra la vida o la salud de la madre, cuando se presenta malformación del feto incompatible con la vida o cuando el embarazo es producto de abuso, violación, incesto, transferencia de óvulo o inseminación no consentida. Angie Palta, una mujer residente en
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri father who lost three of his children in a traffic accident last July has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the mother of his children, who he says was speeding, and a tractor-trailer driver. The Springfield News-Leader that Ionel Dobos alleges in the suit filed this month that
Continue Reading (CNN) — El año pasado, el papa Francisco pidió “propuestas audaces” para satisfacer las necesidades espirituales de los católicos en la Amazonía, una vasta región con escasez de clérigos. Pero en un documento papal publicado el miércoles, Francisco ignoró el más audaz: permitir sacerdotes casados. En cambio, el muy esperado documento de Francisco sobre la
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — Three York County men have been charged with burglary, theft, conspiracy and other offenses by State Police, who allege they broke into a home in Chanceford Township Saturday night and stole several items, including prescription medication and a case of beer belonging to
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