Members of the Shincheonji religious group dress in identical white shirts, black pants and name tags when they gather to hear founder Lee Man-hee preach. There are no chairs, except for those provided for the elderly or sick. They sit on the floor to listen to sermons to maximize space. The religious practices of Shincheonji
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HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — The number of Houston-area residents testing positive for the new coronavirus has reached eight with the positive tests announced Friday of two suburban Houston women in their 60s. The results on the two women from Fort Bend County, located just southwest of Houston, came after Houston reported its first city residents
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EL PASO, Texas — Author Mike Tapia has written his second book, Gangs of the El Paso-Juarez Borderland. Tapia is an associate professor of criminology at New Mexico State University. “Gangs of the El Paso–Juárez Borderland: A History” examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The
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A federal judge criticized Attorney General William Barr on Thursday for his handling of the Mueller report when it was released last spring, saying Barr’s early description of the report didn’t match the special counsel’s actual conclusions. Judge Reggie Walton asked if Barr’s actions were a “calculated attempt” to help President Donald Trump and opined
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Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when, as a wrestler at Ohio State University, the doctor he’d gone to see about a bloody nose insisted on examining his genitals. He also recalls how one of his coaches dismissed his immediate complaint. “‘I have nothing to do with this,’” Vazquez quoted
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Gov. Ned Lamont has confirmed the state’s first case of coronavirus. On Friday evening, the governor said an employee from Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital, who is a resident of New York State, tested positive for coronavirus, COVID-19. Earlier in the day, the governor
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SANTA FE, Texas — A teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 was able to buy more than 100 rounds of ammunition online because his age was not verified, according to a lawsuit alleging that the website involved broke federal law. Dimitrios Pagourtzis was a 17-year-old junior at
Continue Reading Students at Harvard Law School, where Senator Elizabeth Warren used to teach, want her to know that even though she’s quit the presidential race, her efforts weren’t in vain. So after news broke Thursday of Warren’s withdrawal, students started sticking post-it notes with personal thank-you messages around her portrait. Her photo is one of over
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With confirmed coronavirus cases aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco, it’s hard for some travelers to go ahead with their cruise plans. Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line and Viking are offering travelers new flexible rebooking policies. They’re among several major cruise lines now offering full credit
Continue Reading Now that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has left the presidential race, what the Massachusetts Democrat does next isn’t entirely clear. The obvious question, post-shuttered campaign, is whether she will endorse Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, giving a major boost to either candidate in building a winning coalition ahead of the convention and the general election itself.
Continue Reading Several human rights organizations sued Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the State Department on Friday over the Commission on Unalienable Rights. Pompeo unveiled the commission in July 2019, saying it would be tasked with examining the role of human rights in foreign policy and refocusing on which rights should be “honored.” Lawmakers and human
Continue Reading Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials found a loaded firearm Thursday inside a housing unit at the federal prison in New York, the agency said. This is the same prison where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer. The Metropolitan Correctional Center has been on modified operations status since last week when staff received a tip that
Continue Reading Gaston, “everyone’s favorite guy,” according to the song with his name, could soon be starring in his own Disney+ series. The streaming service is working on a prequel to the hit “Beauty and the Beast” that would star Luke Evans and Josh Gad in the roles they played in the 2017 live-action film, a source
Continue Reading Members of Congress have been informally notified of the Defense Department’s plans to provide $125 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including armed patrol boats, according to a congressional aide and US official. The chairs and ranking members of the relevant congressional committees will have a chance to review the aid packages before Congress
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South by Southwest, the annual tech, film and music conference in Austin, has officially been canceled because of the coronavirus. The decision, announced by city authorities on Friday, came just two days after Austin public health officials said the event could proceed as planned despite a string of high-profile dropouts and widespread calls to cancel.
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(CNN Español) — Por años las mujeres han intentado buscar la igualdad de género. En la actualidad, hay muchas mujeres exitosas en la política, altos cargos corporativos, el mundo deportivo, del entretenimiento y las que luchan para que las próximas generaciones tengan un mejor futuro. La revista Time decidió destacar a las 100 mujeres más
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is receiving a steady stream of sometimes-conflicting information about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that some aides worry is dampening his ability to effectively communicate the realities and risks of the epidemic. Some of the information Trump is receiving is viewed by his team as qualified and some of it appears designed to
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ATLANTA, Georgia – Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.” This advice is on a CDC website that was posted Thursday, according to a CDC spokeswoman. Early
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — A 16-year-old unlicensed driver is now speaking out after his friend died in a crash while he was behind the wheel. Jesus “Jesse” Victoria was driving a 2005 Dodge pickup truck that hit a tree on Bernie Road Wednesday afternoon. Troopers say he
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces High School was on lockdown for a portion of Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat, officials said. A school district spokeswoman said a call came in at 2:18 p.m. saying there was a bomb at the high school. Even though officials said the threat was not believed
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The toy company behind the Plastic Army Women project says the tiny, female troops will be ready to deploy in time for the holidays. BMC Toys started taking pre-orders for the soldiers earlier this week, and they are expected to ship in October. The female soldiers will look familiar to anyone who’s fought pitched, backyard
Continue Reading Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, a rising progressive star, endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden Friday in another blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The move provides further evidence of Biden’s growing momentum, which is now expanding outside the Democratic Party’s moderate circles. “With the Arizona Primary less than two weeks away, I’m proud to endorse
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SMYRNA, GA (WGCL) — A Smyrna police officer has a civilian to thank after the man came to the officer’s aid during an attack Thursday. Smyrna Police say Gregory Chernak of Canton saw the suspect lunge at the officer, knocking him to the ground. A violent exchange ensued
Continue Reading The markets wild see-saw ride this week ended Friday with a lower close and a week-on-week gain for US stocks. Coronavirus confusion is in full swing. The Dow closed down 257 points, or nearly 1% on Friday, but managed to end the week up 1.8%. The S&P 500 — the broadest measure of the stock
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton accused President Donald Trump of focusing on “name calling and blame placing” instead of combating the coronavirus, joining a chorus of Democrats unhappy with the administration’s handling of the outbreak. When asked by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria about Trump belittling former President Barack Obama for how his administration had handled a swine flu epidemic,
Continue Reading House and Senate authorities are preparing in case of a coronavirus outbreak on Capitol grounds, with lawmakers and aides discussing how to keep Congress functioning if the disease threatens Hill operations. A number of House and Senate offices have begun practicing how they would operate if a chunk of aides were forced into quarantine and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH EAST, PA (WNEP) — Three men, who ran gas stations across Northeastern Pennsylvania, are charged with bouncing nearly $700,000 in checks. One of the gas stations on Railroad Street in Scranton is closed. The other stations are in other parts of Lackawanna County; as well as Luzerne,
Continue Reading Days after former Vice President and current Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said he would partner with former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke to help combat gun violence, Republican congressman Ken Buck dared the duo to come “take” the semi-automatic rifle he keeps on his office wall. In a video posted to his Twitter account on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COOKEVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Funeral arrangements are being prepared for the victims of Tuesday’s tornadoes. Here is the information we have been able to collect, as of 4pm Friday, March 6th. The Kimberlin family: 30-year-old Joshua, 29-year-old Erin, and 2-ear-old Sawyer. Visitation Saturday 3-6 p.m., Sunday 1-3 p.m.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Officials in Austin announced Friday that the South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over coronavirus fears. The decision by city authorities came just two days after Austin public health officials said the event could proceed as planned despite despite a string of high-profile dropouts and widespread calls to
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