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STOCKHOLM — Time magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate crisis activist, as Person of the Year. Each year, the magazine features the most influential person, group, movement or idea of the previous 12 months. Last year, it was “The Guardians,” a group of journalists who have been targeted or assaulted for their work. In 2017, […]
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump. At a press conference this morning, Democrat leaders in the House charged the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. “It is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office,” said Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler. “To obtain an […]
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee holds another impeachment hearing this morning. The hearing will feature testimony from the top Democratic and Republican attorneys on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. The intel panel recently held five days of impeachment hearings. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that articles of impeachment against President Trump will be drafted. She said […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Officials are looking at terror as a possible motive in today’s shooting at a Florida naval base. An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire inside a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three people and wounding eight. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said the shooter used a handgun. Weapons are […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A shooter opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, according to authorities. The shooting is over, the Escambia County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said, and the shooter is dead. Baptist Health Care received at least five patients from the shooting, according to […]
CONCORD, N.H. — Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday endorsed Joe Biden for president in the 2020 race, saying the former vice president has the character and leadership skills to beat President Donald Trump. “I believe Joe Biden is the President our country desperately needs right now, not because I’ve known Joe so long, but […]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House was proceeding with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. “Today I am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment,” Pelosi said on Capitol Hill. “The President leaves us no choice but to act because he is trying to corrupt once again the […]
HONOLULU — Two victims and a gunman are dead after a shooting Wednesday at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The gunman was a sailor who opened fire on three Defense Department workers at the base’s Naval Shipyard before turning the gun on himself. A third victim is in stable condition. The three victims were employees who worked at the […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Three former Obama administration officials are endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president, as the South Bend, Indiana, the mayor continues to stress comparisons between his presidential run and that of Barack Obama’s. Obama’s former special assistant and personal aide Reggie Love is endorsing Buttigieg, the campaign said. Love, who began his time with Obama as […]
WASHINGTON — The possible impeachment of President Trump moves to the House Judiciary Committee today. The Democratic-led panel will hold its first public hearing on impeachment. Four legal scholars are set to testify about whether Trump’s actions meet the Constitution’s impeachment standard of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democrats. At […]