McAleenan leaves speech after being drowned out by protestors
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was prevented from speaking at an event Monday morning in Washington after repeated interruptions…
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National Coming Out Day: What it is, and what people are saying about it
National Coming Out Day is here. Friday marks the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day, celebrated every year on October 11, the anniversary…
Continue ReadingDeutsche Bank tells court it does not hold Trump’s tax returns
Deutsche Bank does not have President Donald Trump’s tax returns, according to a federal appeals court that’s reviewed details of what…
Continue ReadingFarmers in Idaho rallied to harvest a neighbor’s potatoes as a deep freeze threatened to ruin them
With meteorologists predicting a hard freeze in southeast Idaho for Wednesday, farmers rushed to harvest all their potatoes before the surprise cold…
Continue ReadingShepard Smith makes shocking announcement that he is leaving Fox News
Shepard Smith, the chief Fox News anchor who was despised by President Trump, said on his Friday program that after more than two decades at the…
Continue ReadingHe sold illegal AR-15s. Feds agreed to let him go free to avoid hurting gun control efforts
For more than a year, Joseph Roh illegally manufactured AR-15-style rifles in a warehouse south of Los Angeles. His customers, more than two dozen of…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump endorses Senate candidate who once said ‘Jewish lobby’ controlled Republican Party
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a Republican Senate candidate in Minnesota who once said members of the Republican Party had “dual…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift casually announces a tiny concert on Twitter
Hey, Taylor Swift fans, the pop star just teased a new concert from a tiny desk. The Tiny Desk Concerts are part of NPR Music and filmed in…
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160 bodies buried in mass grave in Juarez
About 160 bodies have been buried in a mass grave in Juarez. The Juarez Medical Examiner’s Office designated them as unclaimed. The bodies were…
Continue ReadingPentagon claims it’s not abandoning Kurds while admitting it won’t help them
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday the US is not abandoning its Kurdish allies who are now under attack from Turkey’s military…
Continue ReadingThree federal judges hit Trump on immigration policy changes
Three federal judges took direct aim at President Donald Trump’s immigration policies on Friday with three rulings blocking efforts to make it…
Continue ReadingTeen climate activist Greta Thunberg takes her message to Denver
Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg did not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize but that didn’t stop her from taking her call for…
Continue ReadingHere’s how much 2020 Democrats raised in the third quarter
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has so far amassed the largest third quarter fundraising haul among the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, with…
Continue ReadingFact check: O’Rourke said he would support removing tax-exemptions for religious institutions that oppose same sex marriage. Is that legal?
At CNN’s Equality Town Hall focused on LGBTQ issues and co-hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto…
Continue ReadingWater at the moon’s south pole may be more recent, study says
The return of humans to the moon, as well as ongoing robotic missions, may require using resources already on the lunar surface. The moon’s…
Continue ReadingFacebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project in crisis as Visa, Mastercard pull out
Facebook is now facing an exodus of companies from its Libra cryptocurrency effort. Mastercard, eBay, Visa and Stripe, a payments platform, all…
Continue ReadingRepublicans still dodging questions about Trump’s calls for foreign countries to investigate Biden
Several GOP senators running for reelection are also running away from what would seem to be a straight-forward question: Is it appropriate for…
Continue ReadingBeto O’Rourke says he raised $4.5 million in 2019’s third quarter
Beto O’Rourke says he raised $4.5 million in 2019’s third quarter — a three-month stretch that included a nearly two-week…
Continue ReadingA 5.6 pound avocado set a new world record and it made enough guacamole for 20 people
The only thing extra about the avocado at the Pokini household is the size. The Pokini family from Hawaii landed themselves in the Guinness Book of…
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2 men shot, seriously wounded during fight outside bar in El Paso’s Lower Valley
Two men were hospitalized Friday with serious injuries after being shot during a fight in El Paso’s Lower Valley during the early morning…
Continue ReadingNew York will require menstrual product packages to contain a list of all ingredients inside, making it the first state to have such a law
New York just became the first state to require an ingredient list on menstrual product packages, in a move the governor says will “empower…
Continue ReadingPanel faults both Boeing and FAA for failures in 737 Max development
A newly released report faults both the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing for failures in the overall certification of the Boeing 737 Max.…
Continue ReadingAnswers in vaping-related lung injury investigation could take months, CDC official says
The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. The…
Continue ReadingREAD: 3 orders against Trump public charge rule
Three federal judges blocked a Trump administration rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public assistance to obtain legal…
Continue ReadingPassenger ‘in crisis’ was removed from an American Airlines flight after forcing his way onto the plane
A man was forcibly removed from an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport Monday after he tried to force his way onto a plane. The…
Continue ReadingJane Fonda taken into custody at climate crisis protest in Washington
Jane Fonda was taken into police custody Friday in Washington, DC, while participating in a climate crisis demonstration. The incident comes as the…
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Shepard Smith abruptly leaves Fox News Channel
Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, says he is…
Continue Reading‘Americans sold us out,’ Kurds guarding US base in Syria say
Kurdish forces guarding a US military base in northern Syria told CNN they feel they’ve been betrayed by their American allies after US…
Continue ReadingDow spikes as Trump says US and China reach initial trade agreement
The Dow and broader stock market rallied again on Friday after US President Donald Trump said the United States and China reached a preliminary trade…
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta on medical marijuana: We are in an age of wisdom, but also an age of foolishness
When we released “Weed” in 2013, few people had ever heard of cannabidiol, or CBD. Now, two-thirds of Americans are familiar with the…
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