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WASHINGTON — The House has wrapped up its public hearings on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, at least for now. No further hearings are scheduled but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t ruled out the possibility of more closed-door depositions or public hearings. Pelosi told reporters after Thursday’s final public hearing that the House Intelligence Committee will […]
ATLANTA — Democratic presidential candidates are scrambling to separate themselves from the pack. During their latest presidential debate in Atlanta, 10 Democrats were pressed about a wide range of issues. Hot topics included climate change, Medicare-for-All and the possible impeachment of President Trump. Dems agreed that no one is above the law. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders insisted […]
STATEWIDE — A tight supply of Christmas trees in some parts of the country could mean parting with some extra green to get in the holiday spirit this year. Farmers in major tree-growing states like Oregon, Michigan, North Carolina, and Missouri have cited hot weather, the 2008 recession and too much rain as […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Ambassador to the European Union will testify at today’s House impeachment hearing. Gordon Sondland was in charge of overseeing Ukraine’s policy. The House Intelligence Committee will also hear from Laura Cooper and David Hale. Cooper is a senior Defense Department official and Hale is a top State Department official. Democrats accuse President Trump of pressuring […]
WASHINGTON — Another round of public impeachment hearings kicks off today in the House Intelligence Committee. Several witnesses will appear over the next three days. Today’s witness list includes Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council, NSC. “Mr. Vindman has been subpoenaed by Congress,” said Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of the President’s […]
DUNCAN, Okla. — Two men and one woman are dead following a shooting outside an Oklahoma Walmart. Duncan police say the bodies were found inside a car this morning. Another man was found dead nearby. One of the dead is believed to be the shooter and the public is not in any danger. Duncan is near […]
FRESNO, Calif. — Four men are dead and six others are in the hospital after a shooting at a backyard party in Fresno, California Sunday night. Police say about three-dozen people, including several children, were watching football at a home in the southeast part of the city. Witnesses say the shooting started around 6 p.m. when the […]
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — The 16-year-old gunman who shot himself after killing two classmates and shooting three other students has died at a hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Friday evening. The agency said the student, a junior at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, died just after 3:30 p.m. PT (6:30 ET). Authorities had said the […]
WASHINGTON — A federal jury says President Trump’s confidant Roger Stone is guilty on all seven counts. Stone was brought to trial as part of the Mueller investigation for his attempts to learn what information WikiLeaks had on hacked Democratic emails during the 2016 election. Stone was charged with lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and […]
WASHINGTON — Ousted U.S.-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is next up in the House impeachment investigation. She’ll testify in the second impeachment hearing this morning. Yovanovitch was recalled after running afoul of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was conducting unofficial diplomacy in Ukraine. Yovanovitch said in a deposition to the House Intelligence Committee that officials in Kiev and Washington told her […]