The battle for control of Congress is less than a year away and some House lawmakers are already deciding not to run for reelection, setting up a few potentially interesting campaigns in the 2020 election. Along with 23 Republicans, six Democrats are retiring. Five Republicans and three Democrats are leaving to seek different offices, such
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Bob Iger may no longer be the CEO, but his work at Disney is not over. In a surprising announcement on Tuesday, Iger said he would be stepping down as Disney CEO, ending one of the most successful tenures in media history. However, Iger will be staying on as executive chairman to focus on the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are raising money to pay the veterinarian bills of a dog that was rescued from a rock quarry in Montana Vista. Officials said Wednesday they are also looking for a good home for the saved canine. The Sheriff’s Office said the dog had been trapped at
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A hospital in Delaware helped organize a wedding for one of its terminally ill patients and his fiancée. Doctors in August had found a small lump on Gus Jiménez’s lung, his wife told CNN affiliate WABC this week. He was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma, a rare and fast-growing cancer that cannot be cured, according to
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Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that Michigan will have a mobility officer to coordinate all initiatives related to self-driving and connected cars, an effort she said will ensure the state is the go-to place for testing and producing vehicles of the future. While speaking at
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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Wednesday raised concerns that not all states will meet the October 1 deadline to issue REAL ID driver’s licenses to residents, telling lawmakers that he may request a legislative fix to assist the process. All 50 states are compliant with the REAL ID Act security requirements, but some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — One of Omaha’s oldest parks has been the target of vandalism with graffiti, tagged trees, and rocks scattered throughout Elmwood Park. Some of it included some violent messages. “To me, I don’t see the purpose of it being there,” Joshua Schmidt said. “It just
Continue Reading There’s little doubt that immigration will be an issue many voters are weighing as they head to the polls in November. But a new report highlights an interesting fact to think about as the 2020 presidential election looms: A record number of immigrants are eligible to vote. The report, released Wednesday by the Pew Research
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A small plane made an emergency landing at Brookley Field Wednesday morning. The airplane is now safely on the ground. No injuries were reported. Mobile Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to Brookley Field at about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning after the aircraft reported trouble in
Continue Reading The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it’s dedicating a section of its workforce to review denaturalization cases — a move that’s likely to worry immigrant advocates who’ve expressed concern about the administration stripping citizenship from Americans. The latest move by the Justice Department is in line with broader administration efforts to investigate cases where individuals
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — On February 19, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Mark Doherty sentenced three girls to “juvenile life” for carjacking a woman in Gentilly last December. “Juvenile life” means that two defendants, 16-year-old Marley Ratcliff and 14-year-old Nigeria Scott, will each remain in a juvenile
Continue Reading Mike Bloomberg has vowed as a Democratic candidate for president to “strengthen entitlement programs.” But when he was mayor of New York City, Bloomberg twice compared Social Security to a “Ponzi scheme” and repeatedly said cuts to that program as well as Medicare and Medicaid had to be part of any serious solution to reducing
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DALLAS, Texas — A demolition company was hired to tear down a house last week in Dallas, but it mistakenly tore down a different home on the same street, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. Jeremy Wenninger inherited the 97-year-old house in a historic neighborhood when his friend, Mary Ann, died several years ago, according to
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Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t taking any risks. On her way to Paris, the actress posted a picture to Instagram showing herself taking precaution against the coronavirus. “Paranoid? Prudent? Panicked? Placid? Pandemic? Propaganda? Paltrow’s just going to go ahead and sleep with this thing on the plane,” she wrote. “I’ve already been in this movie. Stay safe.
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San Francisco’s mayor on Tuesday declared a local emergency to make it easier for the populous city and international travel hub to combat novel coronavirus if it comes — even while stressing that it isn’t there yet. The move will, among other things, help the city get reimbursed by state and federal governments for money
Continue Reading Lawmakers took a historic vote on Wednesday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to make lynching a federal crime. The House passed HR 35, anti-lynching legislation introduced by Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, called the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. Fourteen-year-old Till was brutally murdered in a racist attack in Mississippi in 1955, an
Continue Reading The Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday the pending case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the serial sniper shooting spree that rocked Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia 17 years ago. Last fall, the court heard arguments in the case after a lower court ordered a new sentence for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VAN BUREN, AR (KFSM) — High school girls from all over the state traveled to Little Rock to compete in the inaugural girl’s state wrestling tournament last week. Two girls from the River Valley at the same high school won state championships in different weight classes. Addison Loney
Continue Reading A Texas man whom federal prosecutors say formerly served as a leader in a white supremacist group was arrested on Wednesday for harassing a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, journalists and a university. John Cameron Denton, 26, of Montgomery, Texas, was arrested for allegedly making “swatting” calls targeting the individuals and the school, authorities
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DALLAS, Texas (WFAA) — Another day, another bit of progress made on taking down the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas.’ But as day three of the demolition process continued Wednesday, the question remained: How long will it actually take crews to bring down the core shaft of an 11-story building that was supposed to have imploded more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police are asking for the public’s help after they say an armed robber made off with three pairs of shoes worth about $2,400 each. An employee at Sole82 on Merrimon Avenue told police he was closing the store around 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
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(CNN) — Por primera vez en el nuevo brote de coronavirus, el número de casos nuevos reportados fuera de China en un solo día fue mayor que los reportados dentro de China, informó la Organización Mundial de la Salud este miércoles. China reportó 412 casos confirmados este miércoles, mientras que 459 casos adicionales fueron reportados
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa (WNEP) — Those who didn’t have time to attend a full service on Ash Wednesday morning were able to still receive ashes. Zion United Lutheran Church near Brodheadsville is once again providing “ashes to go.” The pastor says the drive-thru is not meant to replace services,
Continue Reading Two things are true right now in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination fight. 1) Bernie Sanders is the race’s front-runner. 2) Nominating someone with Sanders’ profile would be a clear risk. The first point is not terribly controversial. Sanders won the popular vote in Iowa (although he was edged out by former South Bend, Indiana,
Continue Reading Federal regulators filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to kill an alliance between America’s two largest coal mining companies. The Federal Trade Commission’s decision, supported by two Republicans appointed by President Donald Trump, deals a blow to the turnaround efforts of Peabody Energy and Arch Coal from their 2016 bankruptcy filings. It also poses another setback
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders, the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination after his commanding victory in Nevada on Saturday, often says the principal reason he can beat President Donald Trump in a general election is that he will massively increase voter turnout. But very few Democratic strategists, from across the ideological spectrum, agree. Sanders might find
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China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a new study. Chang’e-4 landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, after which it deployed a lunar rover named Yutu-2. The rover’s purpose was to explore the
Continue Reading Kazuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the ubiquitous Konami Code used in multiple video games, is dead at age 79. Hashimoto is best known for inventing the ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A hack found in multiple video games that has became a geek touchstone in the gaming community. The cheat code gives
Continue Reading Never interested in government details, President Donald Trump now wants to purge officials of dubious loyalty. Wall Street is reminding Americans a weakened executive branch carries risks. The two-day plunge in financial markets reflects growing alarm over the threat coronavirus poses to the economy. Containing that threat depends in large part on the skillfulness of
Continue Reading The race is on to find a vaccine for the deadly Wuhan coronavirus — and another drug company said Wednesday that it hopes it will be able to develop a successful drug. Small biotech firm Novavax said in a press release Wednesday that it has made “progress in its efforts to develop a novel vaccine
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