Two bonsai trees are back at a museum days after being stolen
Less than three days after they were stolen, two valuable bonsai trees were returned to a museum in Washington. The bonsai trees were…
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Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett returns to NFL after suspension for hitting an opposing quarterback with his own helmet
The NFL has reinstated Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett after his indefinite suspension for hitting an opposing quarterback in the head…
Continue ReadingStrong turnout in New Hampshire could ease Democrats’ fears of low enthusiasm
The turnout in Tuesday night’s Democratic New Hampshire primary was the party’s highest ever and provided a hopeful sign to Democrats…
Continue ReadingCollins says her vote to acquit Trump wasn’t about predicting his behavior after saying he ‘learned’ from impeachment
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who voted to acquit President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, said Wednesday that her acquittal vote…
Continue ReadingSenate debates Iran War Powers resolution ahead of expected vote
The Senate is expected to pass a War Powers resolution this week aimed at restraining the President’s ability to use military action against…
Continue ReadingBloomberg picks up endorsements from 3 black lawmakers amid stop-and-frisk questions
Michael Bloomberg touted the endorsements of three members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday, a day after the former New York mayor…
Continue ReadingBP’s new CEO pledges net zero emissions by 2050
BP, facing growing pressure over the climate crisis, has pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, as part of a plan by the…
Continue ReadingNY Gov. Cuomo expected to concede to Trump on Global Entry fight in order to call President’s ‘bluff’
Andrew Cuomo is expected to concede in a meeting with Donald Trump Thursday that the state will give federal authorities access to the DMV database…
Continue ReadingUS households now hold a record $14 trillion in debt
US households now hold more than $14 trillion of debt, a new record, the New York Federal Reserve said this week. Total household debt rose by $193…
Continue ReadingMedtronic recalls certain MiniMed insulin pumps tied to 1 death
Medtronic has recalled some of its insulin pumps after injuries and one death were reported due to the device malfunctioning, according to a US Food…
Continue ReadingUS seeking to announce a deal with Taliban as soon as this week, officials say
The Trump administration is seeking to announce a deal to deescalate violence with the Afghan Taliban as soon as this week, according to two US…
Continue ReadingThe assassination of Malcolm X is being reinvestigated after questions raised in a Netflix series
A Netflix documentary series on the assassination of Malcolm X has raised enough questions that the case will be reinvestigated. The Manhattan…
Continue ReadingThere are now statues of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman inside Maryland’s capitol
They fought to end slavery more than 150 years ago. Now, statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are standing in the room where it was…
Continue ReadingWhy the odds are so stacked against Joe Biden now
“It ain’t over man,” Joe Biden told a crowd of supporters rin South Carolina on Tuesday night. “We’re just getting…
Continue ReadingUK woman jailed for trying to open plane door mid-flight
A British woman who tried to open the door of a plane mid-flight was sentenced to two years in jail Wednesday. Chloe Haines, 26, was on a flight from…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump falsely claims ‘redemption money’ from immigrants is paying for border wall, baffling experts
President Donald Trump, ever the reality television star, had been hinting that a big reveal was coming. Trump ran for the presidency on a signature…
Continue ReadingTwo Ohio State football players were arrested on felony rape and kidnapping charges
COLUMBUS< Ohio — Two Ohio State football players were arrested early Wednesday on felony rape and kidnapping charges, authorities said.…
Continue ReadingHe was six inches from being hit with a steel beam. A steering wheel saved him
A Michigan man calls himself blessed after a steel beam came inches from hitting his chest. Johnnie Lowe was driving a 26-foot box truck to pick up…
Continue ReadingFirst graders’ portable sink invention earns them national spotlight
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WLS) — A couple of creative first graders came up with an invention…
Continue ReadingHouse intelligence Republicans boycott public subcommittee hearing
House Intelligence Committee Republicans boycotted a public hearing on Wednesday in what they say is a protest of the committee’s focus on…
Continue ReadingRussian ex-prison official shoots himself dead in court after being found guilty of extortion
A former Russian prison service official died by suicide in a Moscow court on Wednesday after he was sentenced to three years in jail, Russian state…
Continue ReadingFacebook removes accounts run from Iran targeting Americans
Facebook announced Wednesday morning that it had removed a small network of fake social media accounts it said were run from Iran and were posting…
Continue ReadingInbreeding among the last woolly mammoths may have led to extinction
Some of the last mammoths on Earth suffered from mutated genes that reduced fertility, caused diabetes, affected their development and even kept them…
Continue ReadingKansas City man will pay you $25,000 to find him a girlfriend
Click here for updates on this story PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS (KCTV) — One Prairie Village man has come up with a plan to…
Continue ReadingGerber launches a national search for its next ‘Spokesbaby’
Of course your baby is the most adorable child you will ever see. But are they cute enough to be the new Gerber baby? For the 10th year in a row, the…
Continue ReadingKobe Bryant and his daughter have been laid to rest at a cemetery near the Pacific coast, death records show
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday at a Southern California cemetery following their deaths January 26…
Continue ReadingPope rejects a proposal to allow married priests in the Amazon
Last year, Pope Francis called for “bold proposals” to meet the spiritual needs of Catholics in the Amazon, a vast region with a scarcity…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the New Hampshire Democratic primary
In New Hampshire, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders got the televised celebration that eluded him a week earlier. But once again, former South Bend,…
Continue ReadingOops! Investors thought Slack was about to announce big news. It was old news
Slack investors are apparently so desperate for any good news about the unprofitable company that they pushed the stock sharply higher on a report…
Continue Reading‘Frozen’ and ‘Star Wars’ rescued Hasbro during the holidays
Hasbro had good news for investors on Tuesday. It looks like many kids wound up getting Elsa, Rey and Black Panther toys as holiday gifts. Hasbro…
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