FORT WORTH, Texas — Another name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. His team was so confident in a pardon that they’d readied a celebratory limousine and a hair and wardrobe team to whisk away the zookeeper-turned-reality-TV-star, who is now serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas. But he
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Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, LA (KTBS) — A fire science program launched by the Bossier Parish Community College is further evidence that community college is no longer just for people getting started with their higher education journey. Many career professionals are attending school to enhance their current skillset. Chris Chadwick
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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal investigation against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains in play after his name was absent Wednesday from a last-minute list of pardons in the waning hours of Donald Trump’s presidency. The investigation centers on allegations that Paxton committed bribery, abuse of office and other crimes. Paxton’s top deputies reported him to the FBI
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Arizonans are one step closer to buying legal recreational weed after voters approved Proposition 207 this past fall. As of Tuesday afternoon, 40 of the state’s 131 medical marijuana dispensaries had submitted applications to the Arizona Department of Health Services to sell recreational marijuana. “We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Every day, firefighters risk their lives to keep us safe. COVID-19 has only made that risk even greater. Just ask Glendale Fire Department Captain Anthony Valverde. “If you’re having a hard time breathing, and I know you’re positive for COVID, I’m still gonna do
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A Phoenix man has been arrested on multiple charges after police say he impersonated a cop and kidnapped and robbed two women he had followed from a casino. Isaac Castro Gonzales, 38, faces a number of felony charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery and impersonating an
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(CNN) — El presidente electo Joe Biden iniciará su mandato implementando una serie de acciones ejecutivas sobre inmigración, moviéndose rápidamente para deshacer muchas políticas de la administración Trump. Biden describió una ambiciosa agenda de inmigración en la campaña electoral que revertiría las acciones de su predecesor, prometiendo, por ejemplo, introducir una legislación migratoria integral y
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — El presidente Joe Biden tomó posesión de su cargo al mediodía del miércoles. Durante su campaña, hizo grandes promesas de restaurar la economía y acelerar la recuperación de la pandemia. Estas son algunas de las políticas que planea instituir para que los estadounidenses vuelvan a trabajar, aumentar la cantidad de
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In one last divisive spectacle before exiting the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump became the first chief executive in modern US history to forgo the tradition of attending his successor’s inauguration. Instead, Trump opted for a departure ceremony that left the self-styled larger-than-life business tycoon-turned-president appearing small and as alone as ever. With the
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Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The first space-related fatalities occur when a rocket explodes at the Soviet Union’s Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, killing 165 people, including Air Marshal Mitrofan I.
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The US Capitol in Washington, DC, and state capitols across the country are under tight security as President-elect Joe Biden was inaugurated on Wednesday. After a pro-Trump mob attacked the US Capitol two weeks ago, the FBI warned of possible armed protests at the Capitol and all 50 state capitols in the days leading up
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President Joe Biden was sworn in on a 19th century family Bible on Wednesday, continuing his longtime tradition of using the heirloom during his decades of public service. The five-inch thick Bible features a Celtic cross on the cover, and has been in the Biden family since 1893. The President has used the Bible each
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Chinese automaker Geely has just announced another big tie-up in its quest to build the cars of the future. The country’s largest privately owned carmaker announced late Tuesday that it is partnering with Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent to develop features for smart cars, along with autonomous driving tech. Tencent said in a
Continue Reading The man who calls the shots at Samsung was just sent to prison for the second time in less than five years. Even if the South Korean tech giant can keep its day-to-day business humming in his absence, the verdict is still likely to cast a long shadow. The Seoul High Court sentenced vice chairman
Continue Reading As Joe Biden was sworn in as the president of the United States, another transition of power took place on social media. On Wednesday, Biden and his team gained access to a long list of official government accounts across the major social media platforms, including the @POTUS account on Twitter. With the tap of a
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, emitió una serie de indultos y conmutaciones de sentencia de última hora a primera hora de este miércoles que incluyen a su antiguo estratega político Steve Bannon, un exrecaudador de fondos y dos conocidos raperos, pero no a él mismo ni a su familia. El lote
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — Nurses are coming out of retirement to help keep the vaccine rollout on pace as it expands to include more people eligible for the shot. “When word got out that we were providing vaccines here at St. Elizabeth, we had retirees wanting to come back
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Michelle Obama, wife of 44th US President Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1964 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Father: Fraser Robinson, water filtration worker Mother: Marian (Shields) Robinson Marriage: Barack Obama (October 3, 1992-present) Children: Sasha, Malia Education: Princeton University, B.A., 1985;
Continue Reading Optimism about the end of the pandemic and support from governments and central banks have rescued the Trump stock market. Now, investors will see if those gains can hold under Joe Biden, who will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. A look back: Shares shot up after Trump’s
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala Devi Harris Father: Donald Harris, an economics professor Mother: Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a physician Marriage: Douglas Emhoff (2014-present) Education: Howard University, B.A. political science and economics, 1986; University of California,
Continue Reading As of noon today, Donald Trump is entitled to an annual pension of $221,400 and perks worth far more than that. It’s possible — but not certain — he could lose that if he’s convicted in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The law does not grant pension to presidents whose time in office ends through
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Heavy use of marijuana by teens and young adults with mood disorders — such as depression and bipolar disorder — is linked to an increased risk of self-harm, suicide attempts and death, a new study has found. Unintentional overdoses, suicide and homicide were the three most frequent causes of death, according to the study published
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Gun sales often rise during transitions of power, and businesses are currently doing well despite the pandemic. “They’re buying (guns) up so fast, it’s not funny,” Bert Nelson said. Nelson has been selling guns since the late 1970s. He said he’s never seen anything
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV News) — Pfizer Canada is pitching the federal government to bring in new tax breaks and change related corporate tax policies, suggesting the feds need to do more to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to invest domestically in a post-pandemic world. Specifically, Pfizer is proposing that in
Continue Reading (CNN) — Seamus Heaney encapsuló a la perfección el objetivo inaugural de Joe Biden. El presidente entrante de Estados Unidos, que suele recurrir a la poesía del autor irlandés para describir sus propias experiencias vitales, debe crear el momento en que «la esperanza y la historia rimen». Estados Unidos necesita inspiración después de una presidencia
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WASHINGTON, DC — Wednesday’s inauguration was chock-full of sobering firsts. It’s beset by the Covid-19 pandemic, threats of violence and the precedent-shattering absence of the outgoing President. But Dr. Amber Brooks and her two young daughters are celebrating a first far more joyous — the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris, a Black and South
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Nineteen fires broke out overnight in the Santa Cruz mountains following severe winds knocking down powerlines and another igniting from the remaining embers of the CZU Lightning Complex fire. However, this time around, crews had some wet weather on their side. “One thing
Continue Reading President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after four divisive and tumultuous years under former President Donald Trump. Standing at the Capitol just two weeks after a mob of insurrectionists invaded that building seeking to overturn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KOAT) — A PNM meter reader is being credited for saving a woman’s life after he noticed something awry at a routine meter read. According to a release from PNM, Luis Apodaca and the homeowner had a previous agreement that she would put her
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Although the freakish past 12 months has led to tragedy for many and huge disruption to the sporting calendar, golfer Tyrrell Hatton will look back on 2020 as a breakthrough year. He began it recovering from wrist surgery and sat 32nd in the world rankings, but by the end of the year he was in
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