Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, CA (KPIX) — Hours after President Trump was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial, protesters took to the streets across the Bay Area, from San Jose to Oakland to San Francisco. Bay Area Democrats and Republicans weighed in about where the country goes from here. Roughly 20
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The Chinese doctor who sounded early warnings about the Wuhan coronavirus is in a critical condition, according to the hospital treating him and several state media outlets. Hours earlier the same state media organizations reported that he had died. Wuhan Central Hospital said on its official Weibo account that Li Wenliang, 34, had become seriously
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House Democrats voted Thursday afternoon to table a Republican disapproval resolution condemning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up her copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. The party-line vote of 224-193 wasn’t on the resolution itself, but instead was a procedural move to set it aside and end debate on the
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The prosecution has rested in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial after six women provided graphic testimony about unwanted sexual attacks and advances. Over the past two weeks, prosecutors said Weinstein was a powerful movie producer who used that power to prey on young, inexperienced women hoping to establish their movie careers. Twenty-eight witnesses
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Firefighters battling Australia’s devastating wildfires are getting some help from the weather in New South Wales. Heavy rains have knocked back the number of active fires in the state by almost a third — in just one day, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. There had been 62 active fires Wednesday night,
Continue Reading Former national security adviser John Bolton has remained silent in the immediate aftermath of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment acquittal, an outcome many Democrats have cast as the result of a “sham” trial due, in part, to the fact that they were denied a chance to hear the former top aide testify. Through his legal
Continue Reading President Donald Trump emerged vindictive and angry at a rambling, mostly mean-spirited noontime event on Thursday meant to mark his impeachment acquittal. To Trump’s backers, the event amounted to a release of justified fury after five months under a cloud of impeachment. But any Republican who hoped he’d learned lessons from his experience was likely
Continue Reading Finland is switching up its parental leave laws, and this time, the government says they’re putting children at the center. Finland’s new family leave policy would give 164 “daily allowance days” to each parent, or about seven months, the country announced Wednesday. Parents would be allowed to transfer up to 69 of their own days
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A Denver man whose dog ran away from home is warning people of several possible scams he encountered while trying to get her back. In December, Derek Guilin’s dog, Lou Seal, named lovingly after the San Francisco Giants mascot, ran out of the house
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Sony’s next generation video game console, the PlayStation 5, remains shrouded in mystery, but a new website launched Wednesday is building anticipation for eager fans. The new site declares, “PlayStation 5 is coming,” with a holiday 2020 release date. “We’ve begun to share some of the incredible features you can expect from PlayStation 5, but
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is recovering after undergoing surgery Thursday for a broken shoulder she suffered after being tripped by her dog. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said the procedure “went off without a hitch.” “She is in high spirits and is doing well as she begins her recovery. The governor extends
Continue Reading The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is dramatically increasing the amount it’s spending to combat the coronavirus, pledging up to $100 million to help contain the outbreak. The foundation said in a statement Wednesday that its funds would be used to help find a vaccine for the virus, limit its spread and improve the detection
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — At Concord Middle School, everyone is talking about Sierra. “I think she’s lovely and one of the prettiest dogs I’ve ever seen,” student Anna Ames said. Sierra, the Bernese mountain dog, is not only cute and super popular, but is serving a real purpose
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — February is Black History Month, and as the nation celebrates the achievements of African Americans CBS 11 went to a place where hundreds of years of Black History is gathered and displayed under one roof. The African American Museum of Dallas — and the
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Push-ups, curl-ups and the dreaded one-mile run are a staple of childhood in US schools. But California may put a stop to the tests. California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed suspending the physical fitness tests at the state’s schools over concerns that they promote bullying and body discrimination. Under current state requirements, students in grades
Continue Reading Western Carolina University’s health and human services building was evacuated and placed on lockdown Thursday after a “hazardous materials incident,” an official at the North Carolina campus said. Officials asked people to stay clear of the building on Little Savannah Road, university spokesman Bill Studenc said. The school later announced it was canceling all classes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS, TX (KTVT) — Struggling to keep up with the rise in teen vaping, North Texas schools are fighting back with more tools and harsher discipline. According to Texas Education Agency data from 130 schools districts in North Texas, last year schools reported suspending or expelling students
Continue Reading Attorney General William Barr has told federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials to involve top Justice Department officials at the start of investigations of 2020 political candidates to ensure “this fall’s elections are conducted in a fair manner that is free from inappropriate influences.” The directive, outlined in a memo sent on Wednesday and obtained
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KCNC) — Dozens of men and women of color went before state lawmakers to tell stories of discrimination, based on how they style their hair. The testimony came before the state legislature’s Democratic Black Caucus. It met Wednesay afternoon in advance of a committee hearing on
Continue Reading A new software issue has been discovered on the Boeing 737 Max, but the company said Thursday it does not think it will further delay its return to service. The company said the issue involves an indicator light staying on longer than intended. The light is associated with the stabilizer trim system, which raises and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKEWOOD, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — An observant 8-year-old was honored in Lakewood Wednesday for his role in finding an 83-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who had wandered away from his home. A search operation was launched Sunday morning after 83-year-old Roger Dunworth wandered away from his daughter’s home in the
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of students dressed in blue excitedly welcomed Hank Aaron to their Atlanta college campus Wednesday as the school named a building for the baseball icon on his 86th birthday. Atlanta Technical College christened the Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron Academic Complex for the former Atlanta Braves slugger. Aaron, a longtime supporter of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Cumberland County, PA (WPMT) — An 8-year-old girl from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania isn’t asking for much – just cards to bring a smile. While many prepared for Sunday’s big game, Melissa Negley says she received the call that would forever change her life. Negley found out Haley Detman,
Continue Reading The Trump administration on Thursday “finalized” plans to expand “drilling, mining and grazing” on land in Utah that used to be part of the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument and the Bears Ears National Monument, The Washington Post reported. In 2017, the administration rolled back restrictions on the monuments in what were two of the largest
Continue Reading Three Palestinians were killed in clashes in the West Bank and 12 Israeli soldiers were injured in a ramming attack in Jerusalem as tensions rise across the region following the release of the Trump administration’s Mideast plan. Early Thursday morning, a Palestinian assailant carried out a ramming attack against Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, a spokesman
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALESBURG, IL (WQAD) — A Galesburg man was arrested for reportedly sending an 11-year-old child sexually explicit photos on Facebook Messenger. Alan J. Beaty, 52, was arrested at his home in Galesburg. The Kewanee Police Department received a complaint on Jan. 29 that Beaty was sending sexually explicit
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly defended her decision to tear up the State of the Union address as completely appropriate, repeating that she considered the paper copy of President Donald Trump’s speech a collection of false statements. “I tore up a manifesto of mistruths,” Pelosi said at her weekly Capitol Hill news conference Thursday. “It
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A shooting near a game room on Randleman Road sent one person to the hospital Wednesday night, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the shooting at 11031 Randleman Road in Randleman. A man, who had been shot in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — People around the world are reacting to the coronavirus virus by wearing masks to protect themselves, retailers tell us those concerns have created a shortage of procedural mask that many people are wearing. At Kubat’s pharmacy, you can get a flu shot but right
Continue Reading(CNN) — Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of all results in Iowa on Thursday, as the state’s Democratic Party continues to struggle to verify the data from Monday night’s caucuses. The move is a significant step and raises further questions about how long the results of the key Iowa caucuses
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