Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — “Welcome to all,” says the sign over the Greater Victory Temple in Mattapan. But on Monday, the doors were locked. Bishop George Swain, whose name is on the sign, is accused of sexually assaulting three children, ages eight to 16 years old. “It really
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a difficult task for UTEP head coach Rodney Terry putting together a schedule for his basketball team. On Tuesday, UTEP released its 2020-2021 basketball schedule. UTEP opens the season on the night before Thanksgiving (Nov. 25) in the Haskins Center against UT-Permian Basin. The contest will be part of a double-header
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(CNN) — El secretario interino de Defensa, Christopher C. Miller, anunció el martes que Estados Unidos reducirá el número de tropas en Afganistán a 2.500 y 2.500 en Iraq para el 15 de enero de 2021. Miller dijo que este reposicionamiento de tropas «no equivale a un cambio» con las políticas o objetivos. Actualmente hay
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Since Covid-19 hit US shores, Republican governors in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains have largely taken a hands-off approach. The results of that strategy have been poor. When adjusted for population, no states have had more new Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths over the past seven days than North and South Dakota. The nearby
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At just 4 years old, Raiden Gonzalez has lost both his parents. Coronavirus stole their lives four months apart, leaving Raiden with only a few years’ worth of memories to cherish for a lifetime. With Raiden’s birthday on Sunday, Margie Bryant — the boy’s great-aunt, whom he lovingly also calls grandma
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD (WJZ) — A dog hitting a knob on a stove is believed to be the cause of a house fire that displaced five people and ten dogs over the weekend in Anne Arundel County, fire officials said. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Saturday
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Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15, 2021 — just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, confirming plans first reported by CNN on Monday. Miller said the withdrawal, which will leave approximately 2,500 troops in Afghanistan and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young has vetoed a bill that would have renamed the city’s Columbus Obelisk Monument to memorialize victims of police violence. In a letter to City Council President Brandon Scott, Young wrote he vetoed the bill, which would have changed
Continue Reading The Republican-led Senate on Tuesday failed to get enough votes to break a filibuster of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the Federal Reserve. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had initially voted for the nominee, switched to vote against her, giving him the procedural right to bring her up for another
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The housing market is booming. That’s great news for Home Depot — and its workers. Home Depot reported better-than-expected sales and earnings Tuesday, and the company is planning to invest $1 billion annually on increased worker benefits. That’s on top of the $1.7 billion in benefits the company has already granted this year in response
Continue Reading Low interest rates have helped fuel a boom in the US housing market: Last quarter Americans’ mortgage debt climbed to a record high of nearly $10 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. Homebuyers are leveraging the near-constant new lows in rates. At the beginning of this month mortgage rates fell to
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Mardi Gras parades will not be permitted next year at New Orleans’ annual festival, but city officials are saying the holiday is definitely not canceled. “I want to be very clear. Mardi Gras 2021 is not canceled. It is going to look different. The mayor has been very consistent about saying that at every stage,”
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Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by Jan 15, 2021 — just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, confirming plans first reported by CNN on Monday. Miller said the withdrawal of 2,500 troops from both countries “does not
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump preguntó la semana pasada a sus principales asesores qué posibilidades tenía para lanzar un ataque ofensivo en el principal sitio nuclear de Irán, informó The New York Times el lunes. Citando a cuatro funcionarios estadounidenses actuales y de administraciones anteriores, el diario informó que la reunión
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President-elect Joe Biden is set to announce who will serve in top roles in his administration in the coming days and weeks. He has already announced that Ron Klain, one of his most trusted campaign advisers, will serve as his incoming chief of staff. And Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, and Rep. Cedric Richmond
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Chris and John Bjorkman bought their home in De Smet, South Dakota, less than a year ago. The couple, who celebrated their 39th anniversary last June, thought they would spend the rest of their lives together on the idyllic land, home to the “Little House on the Prairie” Laura Ingalls homestead. The small town, home
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Decades after 11 people were killed and dozens of homes were destroyed in Philadelphia when police deployed a bomb, the city has issued its first official apology. Tensions between police and MOVE, a Black liberation group, had been brewing since the 1970s and culminated with the deadly bombing in West Philadelphia on May 13, 1985
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — Typically, Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen is closed on Mondays, but they opened November 16 for what they’re calling “one last hurrah.” It’s their last chance to serve customers indoors for the next month and a way for employees to make money
Continue Reading Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stood firm Monday on his account that Sen. Lindsey Graham had hinted that he should try to discard some ballots in Georgia, where a recount is underway after the state went for President-elect Joe Biden in the presidential election. “He asked if the ballots could be matched back to
Continue Reading A Republican congressman implored President Donald Trump to accept President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Tuesday, urging him to begin the presidential transition process as the nation grapples with a number of urgent challenges. “Given the complexity, we need to start the process of transition to a new administration,” Rep. Paul Mitchell, a Republican from Michigan,
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A Republican congressman implored President Donald Trump to accept President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Tuesday, urging him to begin the presidential transition process as the nation grapples with a number of urgent challenges. “Given the complexity, we need to start the process of transition to a new administration,” Rep. Paul Mitchell, a Republican from Michigan,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WNEP) — Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine is asking for greater compliance to battle rising COVID-19 cases across the state. Hospitals — The state is asking all hospitals and health care systems in the state to work together to come up with a plan
Continue Reading Two heavy hitters of the investment world recently disclosed that they own stakes in Palantir, the secretive and controversial big data firm backed by Peter Thiel that began trading on Wall Street in September. But one of them already plans to sell it. Soros Fund Management, run by billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros, and
Continue Reading .@SenSherrodBrown: "I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks…"@SenDanSullivan: "I don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most Senators…I don't need your instruction." pic.twitter.com/WQH04hCD53— CSPAN (@cspan) November 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called Sen. Sherrod Brown “a complete ass” following
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Monday called Sen. Sherrod Brown “a complete ass” following a tense dispute over mask wearing on the Senate floor between the Ohio Democrat and Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The dispute, captured in a video clip that has now gone viral, took place when Brown asked Sullivan to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfills President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring forces home even as Republicans and U.S. allies warn against a rash withdrawal. The new plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan
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Chips, cookies, munchies: There is so much snacking going on. It’s no shock that many of us reach for cookies, candy, chips and other indulgences during stressful times, whether it’s due to the pandemic, the resulting economic downtown or a divisive US election. Snack food consumption, including both sweet and savory snacks, increased by 8%
Continue Reading One era ends, and another begins for late-night TV’s longest-serving host. “Conan,” Conan O’Brien’s late-night show on TBS, will end after its 10th season in June, the network’s parent company, WarnerMedia, announced on Tuesday. However, O’Brien isn’t ready to retire just yet. O’Brien will host a new weekly variety series for HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s nascent
Continue Reading Joe Biden won’t be sworn in for another 64 days, but the President-elect is already under pressure from activist groups to bring progressive leaders into his administration — and close its doors to establishment figures with cozy relationships to Wall Street, defense contractors and the fossil fuel industry. The pressure campaign has played out in
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