Archives: 2018

Nicaraguan president, protesters remain defiant amid bloodshed

Nicaragua’s president says he will not consider stepping down to restore peace to his country. In a recorded interview with Fox News, President Daniel Ortega denies he controls paramilitary groups blamed for most of the killing. He says they are supported by his political opponents and foreign interests. Police and paramilitary groups are accused of killing more than 300 people…

Right-wing radio host cites iconic reporters in bid to nix Sandy Hook lawsuit

  Alex Jones from Infowars.com speaks during a rally in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016. Reuters HARTFORD, Conn. — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones argued he was acting as a journalist, comparing himself to the Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal, when he questioned the…

Images of 2 unidentified John Wayne Gacy victims released

  National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Cook County Sheriff’s Office released these reconstructions on July 23, 2017 of what two unidentified John Wayne Gacy victims might have looked like National Center for Missing & Exploited Children / Cook County Sheriff’s Office / CBS Chicago CHICAGO — Authorities have released highly detailed facial reconstructions of two unidentified victims…

Was race a factor in fatal Bay Area train platform stabbing?

OAKLAND, Calif. — The hunt for a man police say killed an 18-year-old woman in an unprovoked knife attack in the San Francisco Bay Area ended where it began: in a train station. John Cowell, 27, a recently paroled robber with a reported history of drug use, homelessness and violence, was peacefully arrested on an Antioch-bound train Monday night about…

Warm Days and Cool Nights

TUESDAY: Look for a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 80s!  It will feel wonderful out there as breezy north winds 5-15 help to bring in drier air from the Upper Midwest.  We’ll also look for a few more spot showers out there, but they aren’t of any great concern.  Drying out Tuesday Night with lows…

Police capture suspect in fatal stabbing on train platform in Calif.

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. — Officials in Oakland announced Monday evening that the suspect in Sunday night’s fatal stabbing that left one young woman dead and a second in the hospital was taken into custody at the Pleasant Hill train station, CBS San Francisco reports. The suspect, identified earlier Monday as 27-year-old John Lee Cowell, is a transient with a history…

Trump considering revoking security clearances from 6 ex-officials

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that President Trump is “exploring” taking away the security clearances of a variety of former intelligence chiefs in light of their comments on the president’s claims on Russian interference, claiming officials are “politicizing” government agencies and “monetizing” their political offices. Sanders told reporters that Mr. Trump is considering removing the clearances of…

Extreme weather hits both coasts with flooding, scorching heat

Extreme, potentially dangerous weather is affecting large portions of the U.S. this week, with flooding in the East and heat advisories in effect across the West. In the East, a powerful coastal storm brought an onslaught of rain that pounded the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, prompting flood watches and warnings from the Carolinas all the way up to New York state….