To many Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, there’s no question in their minds: President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses. But getting McConnell and at least 16 other Republicans to convict Trump after he’s left office is another question entirely. “There is no love lost within the Senate Republican Conference for Trump,” said
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Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers, star of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” has died. She was 92. The news was confirmed Thursday by Fred Rogers Productions in a statement posted in the company’s official Instagram account. No cause of death was given in the statement. “Fred Rogers Productions is deeply saddened by the passing of
Continue ReadingFormer acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch effort to overcome legal challenges that threatened his tenure. Wolf stepped down Monday amid legal turmoil over his authority to lead the department. Multiple courts have ruled that Wolf was unlawfully serving as the acting
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Imagine starting your morning with a profanity-laced message the second you log on to your computer. A Chicago mother said her son experiences that when he starts virtual class. Other students are cursing him out over chat, seemingly in front of the teacher’s eyes. CBS
Continue ReadingThe Department of Defense is increasing its efforts to find and eliminate extremism within its ranks, particularly among those who espouse White supremacist beliefs, according to two senior defense officials who wanted to underscore the message that the military will not tolerate extremism within the services. The effort, which started long before the riots of
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(CNN) — Un ayuntamiento de Nueva Zelandia anunció que cerrará una carretera por un mes para permitir que un león marino y su cachorro lleguen al océano con seguridad. John Wilson Ocean Drive en Dunedin será cerrado después de que estos leones marinos de Nueva Zelandia armaran su hogar en un campo de golf cercano
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Watch the 24/7 Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest cam below: A pair of ravens have eaten the second Big Bear bald eagle egg. The egg was preyed on by ravens Thursday afternoon. It was the last of the three eggs that Jackie has laid up on the Big Bear nest. Jackie laid her first egg
Continue Reading (CNN) — La evidencia descubierta hasta ahora sobre el ataque al Capitolio de Estados Unidos —incluidas las armas y las tácticas que se ven por las cámaras de vigilancia— sugiere un nivel de planificación que ha llevado a los investigadores a creer que la incursión no fue solo una protesta que se salió de control,
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Jaime Harrison, a former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senate candidate, as his pick for the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. Harrison has long been seen as the only candidate for the job. He will still be required to face an election by DNC members,
Continue ReadingInvestigators have identified more than 200 suspects in their probe of the January 6 attack at the US Capitol and arrested more than 100 individuals, FBI Director Chris Wray said Thursday in his first public appearance since the riot. “We know who you are if you’re out there, and FBI agents are coming to find
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Sixto Jesús GarcÃa Peña, de 19 años, de Palm Springs fue acusado oficialmente del asesinato de Denise Irene Wong, de 78 años. Un joven de 19 años de Palm Springs ha sido arrestado en relación con el asesinato de una mujer de 78 años después de una invasión a su casa la semana pasada en
Continue ReadingUS Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan manner as they carry out their duties for next week’s inauguration. “There has been a great deal of hyper-charged rhetoric associated with the presidential transition, particularly on social media sites. As members
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Thermal set a record high temperature this afternoon reaching 88°. The previous record was 85° in 1967. Palm Springs (89°) was 2° shy of reaching the city’s record. A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the Desert Southwest providing warm and dry conditions. This ridge is aiding in high temperatures climbing 20° above
Continue Reading Most Hispanic adults in the United States want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine eventually, but Hispanic adults under 50 are twice as likely to say they will “definitely not get the vaccine,” according to an analysis of Kaiser Family Foundation’s Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor Survey. Hispanic adults under 50 are also less likely to say that
Continue ReadingHouse GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is standing by Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, as their conference has devolved into a bitter feud following President Donald Trump’s incitement of the Capitol riot and the Democratic push to impeach him, which Cheney voted for on Wednesday. A spokesman for McCarthy told CNN that the
Continue Reading Twelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding Michigan officials responsible. In a news conference Thursday, prosecutors announced charges against nine officials for their roles in the crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces two counts of willful neglect of duty. Snyder has
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Reino Unido ha decidido prohibir la entrada de viajeros de varios paÃses latinoamericanos «tras la evidencia de una nueva variante en Brasil», dijo el jueves el secretario de Transporte británico, Grant Shapps, en Twitter. A partir del viernes, a las 4 am hora local, se prohibirán las llegadas al Reino Unido desde
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Ella is now working from home. She joins many around the world, fellow Brits — and her parents — in succumbing to safety over normalcy. She is 12 years old, a high school student in south London. “When I was in Year Seven and the first lockdown came, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this
Continue ReadingTikTok is launching an incubator program to support 100 Black creators, a strategy to attract audiences that’s become popular with other social media sites. The incubator announced Wednesday, called “TikTok for Black Creatives,” is designed to invest in emerging Black creators and musical artists on the video platform. Participants in the three-month program will take
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La actividad policial el jueves por la mañana fuera de una casa en Obergon Court ha sido identificada como el busto de una casa de cultivo de cannabis, según un vecino que fue testigo ocular. “La casa ha sido un STVR [alquiler vacacional de corta duración] durante algunos años y la policÃa ha estado allÃ
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