Click here for updates on this story Cass County, MO (WDAF) — The unimaginable happened to the Yates family on Tuesday. Sixteen-year-old Tommy Yates and 12-year-old Jenna Yates were killed on U.S. 58 Highway near Strasburg, Missouri. “You just never expect to be burying your babies. You can never prepare yourself for this,” Tommy and
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(CNN Español) — La Santa Sede anunció este viernes la creación de un grupo de trabajo para la protección de menores. Según informaron los medios oficiales del Vaticano, tendrá como objetivo asistir a las Conferencias Episcopales, a los institutos religiosos y a las sociedades de vida apostólica. Este grupo de trabajo va a preparar y actualizar
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Tulane University has removed its Victory Bell after learning that it originally came from a plantation where Africans were enslaved. University president Mike Fitts and board chairman Doug Hertz announced Thursday in a letter to the Tulane community that the campus landmark would be moved to storage as officials investigate its exact origins. “As an
Continue Reading Michelle Kunimoto has a knack for finding exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system. The University of British Columbia astronomy student found four while she worked on her undergraduate degree. Now a doctoral candidate, she has discovered an additional 17 planets by poring over data from NASA’s Kepler mission, which ended
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EL PASO, Texas — Police announced Friday the arrest of a second man on murder charges stemming from a botched drug deal last week at a home in far east El Paso. Police gang unit and SWAT officers took 18-year-old Joseph Banda into custody outside his home on Thursday afternoon, officials said. He was being
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The shows will not go on for BTS and Green Day as they join other musical artists who have canceled concerts over coronavirus concerns. And they likely will not be the last to do so. “We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel
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The Trump campaign has shelled out more than $2 million in two years to a law firm known for suing media companies, a signal President Donald Trump’s reelection strategy will be about going to war with the media as well as taking on his eventual Democratic rival. Harder LLP — the Trump campaign’s highest-paid law
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Bernie Sanders issued a warning on Thursday night in South Carolina: Don’t believe everything you see on television. “You’re going to see a lot of disinformation on TV about ‘Medicare for All,’” Sanders said. “What does it mean?” As he answered his question, talking through the perks of the program, there was a decent chance
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lansford, PA (WNEP) — A man and woman who lived in this house on East Ridge Street in Lansford are now behind bars. Police say Shawn Murphy and Geri Lynn Survis locked Survis’ 13-year-old child and an 18-year-old woman in a bedroom for more than 10 hours. “It’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tamaqua, PA (WNEP) — An 18-year-old man is dead after police say he was shot in the chest in Tamaqua. Francis Whitmayer of Tamaqua is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Eric Tavener. Police say Whitmayer was handling a gun in the bedroom of this home
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GM is adding two shifts and more than 1,200 jobs at two Michigan assembly plants to increase production. The Lansing Delta Township Assembly plans to add a third shift and about 800 jobs to build the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave SUVs. The Lansing Grand River Assembly will add a second shift to build the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Luzerne County, PA (WNEP) — Naloxone, better known by the common brand name Narcan, can reverse the effect of opioid overdoses. While you might not think it belongs in a place like this, state officials say: think again. “It’s better to have and then not use it than
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured late Friday morning from a 3-vehicle crash along El Paso’s Transmountain Road at Rushing, authorities said. Both crash victims had minor injuries but were taken to local hospitals, fire dispatchers said. Details on what led to the crash were not immediately known, but police said it involved
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is seizing more meth in the El Paso area compared to years past. The agency says that stopping the flow of the drug in the city is key to halting the spread nationwide. 2019 DEA data shows that agents in the western part of Texas and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — Seminarians and faculty members were in for a rude awakening this morning after vandals smashed the windows of 41 vehicles parked at Notre Dame Seminary overnight. The windows were smashed around 4:45 a.m., according to Archdiocese of New Orleans spokesperson Sarah McDonald. The
Continue Reading The US Navy said Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft last week while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an action that the US Navy called “unsafe and unprofessional.” The People’s Republic of China “navy destroyer’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional,” US Pacific
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared irritated almost immediately during Friday’s Iran hearing on Capitol Hill as Democrats used their very first question to grill the top US diplomat on the administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. That initial exchange set the tone as several Democrats seized the opportunity to make their frustrations known, drawing
Continue Reading Plant-based foods are all the rage right now, and vertical farms are capitalizing on the trend. Vertical farming is an indoor farming method in which crops are grown in stacked layers, often without soil. The practice is becoming more popular and important as urban populations grow dramatically and available farmland decreases. While vertical farming isn’t
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week’s Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas. In Texas, Sanders holds 29% support among likely primary voters, former Vice President Joe Biden has 20%, former New York Mayor
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake has some big thoughts about Samoas versus Thin Mints. The “Can’t Stop The Feeling” singer got in on the debate about the two flavors of Girl Scout cookies on Thursday. Posting on his verified Instagram account, Timberlake put up a pair of videos talking about the two flavors. “FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Double tap
Continue Reading Google is celebrating the iconic illustrator, John Tenniel, with a Google Doodle on his 200th birthday. Don’t recognize the name? Well, how about this: he’s the artist behind your favorite Alice in Wonderland illustrations. Tenniel was born on February 28, 1820 in London, England. He joined Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, in 1850
Continue Reading A growing list of American universities have canceled study abroad programs as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. At least seven universities have suspended programs in Italy, where the number of confirmed cases has risen to 374, including 12 deaths. Others have canceled programs in China and South Korea. Semester at Sea, an educational cruise
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday declined to apologize on President Donald Trump’s behalf for his comments downplaying the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries suffered by US service members in a January Iranian missile attack on a military base in Iraq. The heated exchange occurred during Pompeo’s two-hour hearing Friday on Iran before the
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WASHINGTON, DC — The first U.S. death from novel coronavirus was confirmed on Saturday. According to health officials in Washington State, the death of a woman from COVID-19 happened in Kings County. The fatality was a “medically high-risk patient in her late 50s,” President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday afternoon.
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The big question continues to loom: Where will Tom Brady play next season? The New England Patriots quarterback is set to become a free agent, and the speculation is in full effect. Will Brady return to the Patriots, teaming up again with head coach Bill Belichick? Or will Brady — who turns 43 in August
Continue Reading (CNN) — Lady Gaga lanzó el video de su nuevo sencillo “Stupid Love”, a la medianoche de este viernes. El video con aspecto de ciencia ficción, y un dominante color rosa, comienza con una explicación de por qué Gaga y sus bailarines parecen estar en otro planeta. “El mundo se pudre en conflicto. Muchas tribus
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. is Donald Trump in extremis. If the President pushes boundaries, his oldest son crashes through them with glee. Witness this interview that Don Jr. did with “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning: Brian Kilmeade: And so now we’re getting to sprint towards November for — to — to see if your dad
Continue Reading A Democratic Florida lawmaker on Friday said Sen. Bernie Sanders’ partial defense of life under Cuban dictator Fidel Castro imperils the party’s ability to win the critical swing state in the presidential election. “It’s not only his comments on the Castro regime but also on (President Nicolás) Maduro in Venezuela. He seems totally insensitive,” Rep.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La policía de París tuiteó que hay un incendio en la estación de tren Gare de Lyon en París y que actualmente hay una evacuación en curso. Explicaron que los bomberos de París han controlado el incendio y está a punto de extinguirse. Todavía recomiendan que el público evite el área ya que
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Peach County, GA (WGCL) — Funeral arrangements have been announced for Antira Gunn, the Atlanta-native and Fort Valley State student found strangled to death in a wooded area of Peach County. Gunn, 23, was reported missing on Valentine’s Day. Her body was located four days later in a
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