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One reason to put an impeached president on trial after he has left office is to deliver a clear, decisive verdict that the defendant’s actions were abhorrent and should never happen again. But there are other reasons, and some have to do with our time — with what happens now. On the third day of
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump’s defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate’s impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell CNN. His lawyers will take the Senate floor on Friday after impeachment managers wrapped up on Thursday, but they are not currently expected to use all of their allotted time. Each side gets
Continue ReadingTwitter permanently banned an account on Thursday belonging to Project Veritas, a conservative group founded by controversial activist James O’Keefe. The decision followed what a Twitter spokesperson described to CNN Business as repeated violations of the platform’s policies prohibiting sharing — or threats of sharing — other people’s private information without consent. Twitter declined to
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Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Massive flames ripping through a south Sacramento home has left a family’s possessions destroyed and that family displaced. Now one of the items they are hoping to find in the debris is the ashes of their son who recently died. “I’m just waiting for
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors said in an appeal filed Wednesday that the FBI found smashed cell phones and “go bags” at the home of the woman who directed fellow Capitol rioters with a megaphone during the attack. The Justice Department detailed the investigators’ findings in a new request to keep the woman, Rachel Powell, in jail before
Continue ReadingA North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court Thursday. David Kyle Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was arrested February 5 for knowingly and willfully making threats to take the life of and inflict bodily harm upon the President,
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States will have enough coronavirus vaccines for 300 million Americans by the end of July, underscoring that he believes his administration has made significant progress given that there wasn’t a rollout plan in place under the Trump administration. “Within three weeks, ’round the clock work with
Continue ReadingRenowned jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea has died, according to a statement on the musician’s website. He was 79. Corea died from “a rare form of cancer” that was discovered only recently, according to a statement on his website. “He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend to
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At least six people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W in the Texas city of Fort Worth on Thursday morning, officials said. The crash was one of several reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin areas during dicey
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House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging the Senate over two days to convict the former President for inciting the insurrectionists that attacked the US Capitol, arguing Trump was responsible for the deadly January 6 riot, failed to stop the attackers and showed no remorse afterward. The managers used their
Continue ReadingLess than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy. The “CNN Presidential Town Hall with Joe Biden” will air live from the Pabst Theater on February
Continue ReadingDisney kicked off its 2021 fiscal year much as it spent most of 2020, with the pandemic hammering many of its businesses. But Disney+ continues to be the star of the company. Disney’s revenue came in at $16.2 billion, which was down 22% from last year, the company said during its first quarter earnings on
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On Thursday, the House impeachment managers wrapped up their case for the conviction of Donald Trump for inciting the US Capitol riot on January 6, centering their argument on connecting the former President’s words in advance of the riot and the actions taken by his supporters on that day. I watched the proceedings — and
Continue ReadingChien-Shiung Wu isn’t a household name, but the pioneering physicist’s portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is the latest image on a US Postal Service stamp issued on Thursday. And the timing is no coincidence. It’s the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Jada Yuan, Wu’s granddaughter,
Continue ReadingKyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August will remain out on bail, a judge in Wisconsin ruled Thursday. Prosecutors had asked for an arrest warrant and a bond increase of $200,000 after alleging Rittenhouse had violated the conditions of his bail
Continue ReadingWhen police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and shattered glass from two improvised explosive devices, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. Court documents describe a chaotic scene as police arrived at the Allina Health Care Clinic where Gregory Ulrich allegedly
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Click here for updates on this story Sacramento (KOVR) — A big orange and white cat named Garfield is down one life after a brush with death roughly two weeks ago. Front Street Animal Shelter’s Chief Animal Control Officer Jace Huggins said that the shelter strongly suspects that someone shot Garfield with the six-inch bolt
Continue ReadingShipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly. Twenty-one “national pharmacy partners and networks of independent pharmacies representing over 40,000 pharmacy locations nationwide” are taking part in the program, according to a government fact sheet, which includes a list of
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Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Take a stroll through Central Park and you never know what you’ll encounter. Recently a snowy owl ruffled many feathers. Now coyote sightings have hairs standing on end. As CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reports, it was something unusual caught on camera – a coyote in
Continue ReadingInstagram on Wednesday took down the account of controversial anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in a statement. Kennedy, the son of late former US Attorney General, US Senator and presidential candidate Robert
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