Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in tight race for first in Iowa
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a tight race for first place as Iowa continued reporting the…
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Fact-checking the 2020 State of the Union
A day before the Senate votes on whether to convict or acquit him on two charges of impeachment, President Donald Trump gave his annual State of the…
Continue ReadingThe company that owns Pizza Hut and KFC in China is warning that coronavirus will hurt business
Yum China, which operates KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in the country, warned that the deadly coronavirus will hurt its business this year. “As…
Continue ReadingFour chartered flights are evacuating US citizens from Wuhan this week. An official says they are likely the last
The chartered flights carrying US citizens from Wuhan, China, this week are likely to be the last. Two flights out of Wuhan, the epicenter of the…
Continue ReadingCharges will be dropped against a California surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping women, prosecutor says
Prosecutors in California plan to drop charges against a surgeon and his girlfriend who were accused of drugging and raping women, Orange County…
Continue ReadingU.S. citizen arrested by Border Patrol dies in custody in Texas
A 32-year-old US citizen arrested by Border Patrol agents died in custody in Texas on Tuesday, according to a Customs and Border Protection…
Continue ReadingCops are looking for a man they say showed up for his first shift and stole $17,000 worth of merchandise
During his first shift alone at a Connecticut gas station, an employee stole more than $17,000 worth of merchandise and money, police say. Then, he…
Continue ReadingVanessa Bryant posts love for daughter as Mamba academy debuts image of commemorative patch
Vanessa Bryant on Wednesday mourned and honored her daughter who died along with her father and seven other people in a helicopter crash 10 days ago.…
Continue ReadingA researcher designed ‘anti-solar’ panels that generate electricity in the dark of night
Solar panels, true to their name, don’t technically work at night. But a California researcher claims he’s found a way to keep them…
Continue ReadingAstronaut Christina Koch begins her journey back to Earth after her record-setting mission
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch is returning to Earth after the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch arrived on the International Space Station…
Continue ReadingCosmopolitan cancels its digital cover with ‘Bachelor’ contestant Victoria Fuller after discovering she modeled a ‘White Lives Matter’ slogan
Cosmopolitan magazine nixed its planned “The Bachelor” cover, after learning contestant Victoria Fuller previously modeled clothing with…
Continue ReadingJohn Roberts’ legacy will be forever entwined with Trump’s
He was never called upon to break a tie or influence how the Senate impeachment trial might end, but Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy will be…
Continue ReadingHarvey Weinstein’s final accuser says she was ‘trapped’ when he masturbated in front of her
Lauren Young thought she would have a chance to discuss one of her scripts with Harvey Weinstein but instead he masturbated in front of her in the…
Continue ReadingQualcomm warns that ‘uncertainty’ about coronavirus could hit the smartphone industry
The world’s biggest maker of smartphone chips and modems is warning that the coronavirus could disrupt the global mobile industry. Qualcomm…
Continue ReadingQuick acquittal: How Mitch McConnell orchestrated the end to Trump’s impeachment trial in 15 days
Lamar Alexander realized he’d just made a mistake. The Tennessee Republican senator, who had emerged as a pivotal swing vote in the impeachment…
Continue ReadingLesotho’s first lady is charged with murdering husband’s ex-wife
The first lady of Lesotho, Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with murdering her husband’s former wife in a crime that has gripped the tiny…
Continue ReadingPelosi tells Democrats: Trump ‘shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’ after State of the Union
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday morning that she “shredded” the…
Continue ReadingRomney says Trump is ‘guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust’ in emotional floor speech
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney harshly criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his actions toward Ukraine, saying the President is…
Continue ReadingTrump acquitted at end of months long impeachment process, found not guilty of two articles
The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly…
Continue ReadingShe was cropped out of a photo of white climate activists. Now, she says it’s time to stop erasing African voices
When Ugandan climate change activist Vanessa Nakate attended the World Economic Conference in Davos, Switzerland, she was excited to share her…
Continue ReadingFBI director pushes back on Republican criticisms in first testimony after release of watchdog report
The head of the FBI on Wednesday batted back criticism from House Republicans that he hadn’t done enough to reform the law enforcement agency…
Continue ReadingBernie Madoff says he’s dying and wants out of prison
Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the…
Continue ReadingTesla’s stock falls in a dramatic stumble from its all-time high
Tesla’s Wall Street rally took a sharp U-turn Wednesday. The company’s shares fell as much as 20.6% Wednesday, paring back a meteoric…
Continue ReadingA Cleveland fertility clinic that lost 4,000 eggs and embryos just got hit with 2 more lawsuits
Almost two years ago, a freezer malfunction at an Ohio fertility clinic may have destroyed hundreds of patients’ chances at having biological…
Continue ReadingWhat the airport of 2030 will look like
Whether it’s biometrics to get through security, an airline app that tells you if your flight is delayed or free Wi-Fi and charging areas for…
Continue ReadingCasper’s IPO is officially a disaster
Casper’s attempt at a public debut is becoming downright embarrassing. The mattress-in-a-box company dramatically slashed its initial public…
Continue ReadingJay-Z explains sitting during National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV
Jay-Z has a message for all those who believed he and his wife Beyoncé were engaging in a silent protest at this year’s Super Bowl: “It…
Continue ReadingFor those in quarantine at this air base, it’s Zumba classes, sandwiches and hours of downtime
It’s a beautiful morning at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. A handful of people are out and about on the grounds,…
Continue ReadingBiden adviser won’t answer whether she believes Iowa results are accurate
A senior adviser to Joe Biden’s campaign refused to say Wednesday whether she believes the results reported so far from the Iowa Democratic…
Continue ReadingCherokees become the first US-based tribe to deposit traditional heirloom seeds in the Arctic vault
No Native American tribe has ever received an invitation to store its traditional heirloom seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault,…
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