Month: October 2019

HOUSTON — The baby’s lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen in the blood when his mother, Kristin Johnson, rushed him to an emergency room here last month. Only after he was admitted to intensive care with a respiratory virus did Johnson learn that he had been dropped from Medicaid coverage. The 9-month-old, Elijah,…

WASHINGTON – Kirstjen Nielsen, President Donald Trump’s former Department of Homeland Security secretary, said Tuesday she left her post after “it became clear that saying no and refusing it to do it myself was not going to be enough” regarding some policies. But when pressed on whether she regretted signing the memo that resulted in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Three judges on a federal appeals panel appeared inclined Wednesday to reject arguments that President Donald Trump’s tax returns can’t be given to a New York grand jury because he is immune from state criminal law — even if he were to shoot someone on Fifth Avenue. Chief Judge Robert A.…

2 helicopters collide in midair as pilots herd deer on Texas ranch: FAA originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Two helicopters collided in midair as the pilots herded deer on a ranch in Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. (MORE: 3 injured as helicopter crashes into cars at Pennsylvania fairgrounds) The two Robinson R22 helicopters crashed…

President Trump on Wednesday announced “a major breakthrough” in Syria amid bipartisan anger over his decision to pull U.S. troops from the region, allowing a Turkish invasion that has displaced more than 100,000 of America’s Kurdish allies. He said he was suspending the economic sanctions imposed last week to punish Turkey for the invasion. In…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled to explain the social media company’s new policy on fact-checking political ads under questioning from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., during a Wednesday hearing. The company recently announced that to protect political speech it would no longer fact-check ads from politicians, essentially allowing campaigns to pay Facebook to spread disinformation. At…

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday responded to President Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine his ties to Pennsylvania by playing up his connection to another key voting bloc: the working class. “Yesterday, Trump tried to attack me at his campaign rally by saying I abandoned Pennsylvania. I’ve never forgotten where I came from,” Biden,…

Rep. Marcia Fudge endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris’ bid for president on Thursday — giving the California Democrat a field-leading 10th endorsement from a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Fudge’s support comes as Harris works to chip away at former Vice President Joe Biden’s significant lead in the 2020 Democratic primary, built in large part…

Share 23rd Oct 2019 Is there anything better than a festive season romance? Whether it’s in book form or on our screens, there really isn’t anything more charming, enjoyable and downright feel-good festive-spirited than watching the familiar tropes of a rom-com play out in a tinsel-clad setting. Romance and the holiday season really are just…

Share 23rd Oct 2019 The first thing you’ll notice when chatting to Shanina Shaik is that, yes, the former Victoria’s Secret angel is every bit as stunning in person as she is on Instagram, and the magazine covers she’s graced. The second thing you’ll notice is that she’s as cool a person as you’d think.…