A plane carrying 172 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday at a Russian base in Syria to avoid coming under Syrian artillery fire, the Russian Defense Ministry says. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli airstrikes may have targeted the civilian jet as it
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Virginia is one step closer to ending its tradition of honoring Confederate generals. This week, the Virginia House voted to strike Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays. The holiday, observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, honors Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson as “defenders of causes.”
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Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A Packers fan is trending online Friday morning following a post on Twitter of her talking about her love for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers shortly after coming out of surgery. Callie Kessler tells CBS 58 she’s always been a Packers fan, but it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTONVILLE, Pa. (WNEP) — When state police did a welfare check at a home in Montour County, they found garbage piled up to the ceiling. Troopers also found a teenager unable to use her wheelchair because there was so much trash inside the home near Washingtonville Lucy Mowery,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — State officials announced Friday that all forms of tobacco and smoking have been banned at playground facilities in Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks. The new regulations were announced in a press release by Conservation and National Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Health Secretary Dr.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DERRY, PA (WNEP) — The search is over in Montour County for the family of a World War II veteran who died in battle. The Purple Heart belonging to Seaman First Class Albert Helt was found last month in a storage shed. Now, the long-lost medal is back
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A slew of states have proposed curbing transgender minors’ access to gender-affirming health care. But medical professionals are pushing back against the legislation, claiming it discriminates against trans patients and hinders physicians from doing their jobs. In an open letter from the Campaign for Southern Equality, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ rights in the
Continue Reading(CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by congressional Democrats alleging President Donald Trump violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by refusing to allow them to review and approve his financial interests. The lawmakers lack the standing to challenge the President, the US Court of Appeals for the District of
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs fan said he took a “professional NFL hit” when he slammed into a parking meter while trying to catch a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the team’s Super Bowl victory parade. LaRue Bell, 43, whose collision was caught on , told that the pass was
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Veteran UK television host Phillip Schofield has revealed he is gay. Schofield, 57, said on Instagram: “You never know what’s going on in someone’s seemingly perfect life, what issues they are struggling with, or the state of their well-being — and so you won’t know what has been consuming me for the last few years.”
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In 2016, a homegrown grocery chain hit the big time. Kroger, America’s largest supermarket chain, took a majority stake in Lucky’s Market, a Boulder, Colorado, grocer known for its farmers-market-style stores that aimed to make natural foods more affordable. Lucky’s tagline: “Organic for the 99%.” The partnership seemed to make sense for both companies: Lucky’s,
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The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses were historic. They look to be the first caucuses in which at least four candidates reached or exceeded 15% of the vote. In fact, they mark the first time in any Democratic primary or caucuses that at least four candidates reached or exceeded at least 15% since all caucuses and
Continue Reading For a first lady who generally begs off rallies, fundraising shindigs and campaign events, Melania Trump appears poised to be a larger campaign presence for President Donald Trump’s reelection. The first lady is scheduled to headline at least two fundraisers this spring, both supporting the Trump Victory Fund, a joint PAC between the Trump 2020
Continue Reading The 2020 Democratic presidential race kicked off officially on Monday night, with voters in more than 1,700 caucus sites across Iowa choosing among a slew of candidates all vying for the chance to face President Donald Trump in November. And it still isn’t over, with 100% of precincts reporting but no call in the race,
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“Homeland” begins its eighth and final season with some cleaning up to do, having left its main character in a precarious spot when the last one ended. That plot is quickly dispatched to place Carrie Mathison back in the Middle East, in a go-for-broke attempt to secure peace there that offers little indication of bringing
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip phone are widely expected to launch next week, and anticipation has been building for months about the new flip phone and what could be the most tricked-out smartphone of all time. Google just added to the excitement with a mysterious announcement of its own. Google’s Android account tweeted
Continue Reading During the first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration took a measured, incremental approach: implementing screenings at US airports and issuing a China travel advisory as the virus spread overseas. But with cases climbing, top Trump administration officials have sharply escalated their response amid fears of a contagion coming to the US. President
Continue Reading So you’re browsing Netflix, looking for a show or movie to watch. You hover over a title for a second too long, and with its blaring music, Netflix plays the trailer for a show you had no intention of watching. Well, now you can stop that from happening. Netflix made the announcement Thursday on Twitter,
Continue Reading Streaming music services are relatively cheap. But they’ll eventually hike their prices, one of the world’s biggest record labels says. When they do, Warner Music Group is ready to cash in. Warner Music, an entertainment conglomerate that represents top artists like Coldplay and Lizzo, announced it was going public Thursday. Unlike other companies that recently
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg’s razor-thin lead over Bernie Sanders with all votes now counted in the chaos-marred Iowa caucuses is elevating a rising star of a new generation to the top tier of American politics and sending him roaring into the New Hampshire presidential primary. The caucuses may have been a debacle that is threatening Iowa’s first-in-the-nation
Continue Reading Maths teacher Diarra Bousso Gueye was grading a set of algebra papers when she had a Eureka moment. Gueye, who had long harbored fashion aspirations from her childhood when she made clothes for her dolls, pondered what if she took the equations she taught to create drawings and prints for clothing? oon after that classroom
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Real Madrid’s decision to loan out Martin Odegaard came back to haunt the club on Thursday, as the young Norwegian played a leading role in Real Sociedad’s shock 4-3 Copa del Rey victory at the Bernabeu. It was the culmination of an almost surreal series of events that have seen the 21-year-old Odegaard become arguably
Continue Reading Around 14,000 of Infantino’s baby carriers have been recalled because its buckle can break, and the child can fall out. These items were sold at Target and Amazon from November 15 to December 20, 2019, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release this week. The carriers were manufactured in China, and
Continue Reading Former US Rep. Joe Walsh is ending his uphill challenge against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination, after suffering a crushing loss in the Iowa GOP caucuses in which he received only 1% of the vote. “I am ending my candidacy for president of the United States,” Walsh told CNN’s John Berman on
Continue Reading On President Lincoln’s birthday this month, “it is altogether fitting and proper” that you recite his famous Gettysburg Address to win a free lift ticket to a ski resort. That’s an actual promotion that Mountain Creek Resort, a skiing and snowboarding destination in Vernon, New Jersey, is offering in recognition of the president’s birthday on
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(CNN Español) — La familia de Tomeu Vadell cuenta que han pasado 807 días desde que el ejecutivo de Citgo y cinco de sus compañeros fueron detenidos en Venezuela. Los seis hombres —cinco ciudadanos norteamericanos y un residente permanente de Estados Unidos— viajaron a Venezuela un domingo de noviembre de 2017 para atender reuniones de
Continue Reading Experts say travel restrictions the Trump administration put in place to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading could have unintended consequences that undermine that effort. It’s been days since the US restrictions went into effect, blocking foreign nationals who’ve visited China in the past two weeks from coming to the US. Details about the US
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. How strong was America’s economy heading into the coronavirus shock? The US jobs report from January, out Friday, will provide some hard evidence. Economists polled by Reuters on average expect that the
Continue Reading(CNN) — Former US Rep. Joe Walsh is ending his uphill challenge against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination, after suffering a crushing loss in the Iowa GOP caucuses in which he received only 1% of the vote, he told CNN’s “New Day” on Friday.
Continue Reading Another full moon event is right around the corner and you don’t want to miss it. A Snow Moon, of the second full moon of winter, will appear from Friday evening to Monday morning. Before you head outside with your camera to capture that Instagram worthy image, here are some tips and tricks from an
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