A Nazi flag was seen hanging in the window of a Maryland high school over the weekend, prompting an investigation and apology by the Frederick County Public Schools district. The flag was spotted by people attending a basketball game at Governor Thomas Johnson High School on Friday. The flag was used as a part of
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A woman is suing the federal government, saying she was sexually assaulted when a security screening at a North Carolina airport led to a groin search under her clothing. The lawsuit was filed last week in US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina alleging civil battery by the United States and unreasonable
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to declare the sort of decisive victory that could turn the entire Democratic presidential primary in his favor Tuesday in New Hampshire. Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg aims to stop him and force another close tally after their near-tie in the Iowa caucuses eight days ago. Former
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Jennifer Han has returned from retirement and will be facing off in her first fight since having her child. She is the International Boxing Federation featherweight champion. Han will fight Feb. 15 in El Paso at the El Paso County Coliseum in a non-championship fight.
Continue Reading As concerns grow over the global spread of the coronavirus, Russian authorities have arrested a prankster for imitating symptoms of the virus and collapsing on a metro train as a joke. Footage shared online shows a young man wearing a face mask on the Moscow metro suddenly falling to the floor and convulsing while his
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The $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has been approved, ending a years-long attempt to combine the United States’ third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers. A federal judge ruled Tuesday in favor of allowing the two telecom giants to combine, a decision that is expected to dramatically change the landscape of the United States wireless
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Click here for updates on this story OREGON (KPTV) — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning people about elaborate romance scams after an elderly man lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Officials said an unidentified person, who stole a Florida woman’s identity, befriended an 80-year-old widower through
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“In the Land of Men: a Memoir,” Ecco, by Adrienne Miller Adrienne Miller was 22 years old when she landed a job as an editorial assistant at GQ magazine. The experience provided a solid foundation that eventually opened a door three years later for her to be the first woman to hold the title of
Continue Reading Searing heat during summer days is one of the many dangerous consequences of human-caused climate change. But when the sun goes down and there is little cooling off as day turns to night, the risks to human health multiply. Now, a new study projects that without steps to rein in heat-trapping gas pollution, as many
Continue Reading Several actresses, a production assistant and a scriptwriter testified against Harvey Weinstein during his trial over the past few weeks. At least 100 women have publicly accused the disgraced media mogul of sexual abuse, but the vast majority will have no part in the trial. Jurors at a New York state court only heard from
Continue Reading Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday warned Congress that the coronavirus could hurt the global economy. “We will be watching this carefully,” Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee, where he delivered his semiannual report to Congress. “What will be the effects on the US economy? Will they be persistent? Will they be
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s defense rested its case on Tuesday after calling seven witnesses — but without hearing from the movie producer, himself. The crux of the defense’s case pivoted on tough cross-examination of the six women who have accused him of rape and sexual assault. The seven defense witnesses called over the past few days included
Continue Reading Joe Biden is flying to South Carolina on Tuesday night, bailing at the last minute on his planned New Hampshire primary-night party ahead of another expected loss. The former vice president’s abrupt change of plans comes as his campaign scrambles to keep his base of African-American support from crumbling under the weight of a fourth-place
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(CNN Español) — La Consejería de Salud y Consumo de las Islas Baleares, España, confirmó este martes que el menor de 8 años aislado este lunes en el Hospital Son Espases de Mallorca por sospecha de infección por coronavirus dio negativo. Se mantiene en dos el número de casos de coronavirus confirmados en España. El
Continue Reading President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday announced they will host Spain for a state visit in April, the third of the Trump administration. On April 21, the first couple will welcome King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain to the White House to “reaffirm our commitments to stand together to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — There is an effort underway in Oregon to make prescriptions cheaper by importing them from Canada. The idea is supported by the Oregon Coalition for Affordable prescriptions. Leaders and advocates met at the State Capitol Building in Salem on Monday to continue their work.
Continue Reading A dean at Valdosta State University in Georgia was arrested over the weekend as part of a multi-agency child sex crime sting, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Keith Walters, the 44-year-old dean of the university’s College of Science and Mathematics, was one of 14 people arrested during a four-day
Continue Reading “Once a stutterer, I feel, always a stutterer,” Emily Blunt tells Marie Claire magazine about her years growing up with a speech impediment that prevented her from reading poems aloud or even saying her name as a kid. The actress is opening up about her speech challenge, saying her stutter “started to take hold around
Continue Reading(CNN) — Estás en un tren conversando con un amigo sentado frente a ti, ambos están drogados por fumar marihuana. De repente, ves una pelea en la plataforma de abajo. Un guardia de seguridad está en una pelea con un hombre que lo está pateando. Después de que el hombre es sometido y retirado de
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera said Tuesday she will run against U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, joining a dozen other candidates who have announced plans to challenge the high-profile freshman from New York City. Caruso-Cabrera that she will run against Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary for the seat that includes parts of
Continue Reading(CNN) — The Justice Department will backtrack on its request that longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone get up to nine years in prison, a senior department official said Tuesday, contradicting its own federal prosecutors in a highly unusual and politically charged move. Prosecutors from the US Attorney’s office in Washington, who are employees of
Continue Reading On Monday night, in an attempt to barge in on the coverage of Tuesday’s New Hampshire Democratic primary, President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Manchester. I went through the transcript and pulled out the lines you, uh, need to see. They’re below. 1. “I’ll tell you what, we have more in this arena
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Theodore, AL (WALA) — A frustrating weekend for a Theodore man who says his car was stolen Friday around midnight. He said neighbors took video. But the situation is even more disturbing when you find out more about the victim and the car. Jarrod Pomes lives on Haleys
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President Donald Trump just can’t keep out of the Democratic presidential race. Every time they have a nominating contest — for instance, Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary — he shows up in Air Force One to loom over their party. When there’s a debate, no one can stop talking about the commander-in-chief. His intervention in the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — A raíz del coronavirus, las farmacias catalanas han agotado las existencias de mascarillas protectoras, según le confirmó a CNN, Marina Oriol, secretaria de la Federación de Asociaciones de Farmacias de Cataluña (FEFAC). El motivo, según Oriol, ha sido la alta demanda de la comunidad asiática, sobre todo de los chinos residentes en
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Feds backing away from sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone, DOJ leaders found it ‘excessive’.
Continue Reading Drake has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Caffeine, a budding broadcasting company that hopes to rival Amazon’s Twitch and Google’s YouTube. Caffeine, whose name is inspired by the idea of people connecting over a cup of coffee, officially launched last November. It was founded by former Apple designer and serial entrepreneur Ben Keighran, who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A hospice patient with a wish to marry his longtime girlfriend was granted Saturday, when AserCare Hospice put on a ceremony at the 87-year-old’s home. In a sweet ceremony, Moses Daily sat in a wheelchair, as his girlfriend of more than 20 years, Sharon
Continue Reading The US dollar has become a safe haven investment thanks to America’s strong economy, and has risen further in value as investors look for resilient investments amid the global coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak, now a global health crisis, has seen investors put money into safer bets, including the dollar, as well as gold and US
Continue Reading The number of deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus had risen to over 1,000 by Tuesday morning, as experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in China to assist with controlling the epidemic. Chinese health authorities said 108 people died from the virus in mainland China on Monday, with the majority of those deaths occurring
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