The cold air is almost out of the eastern U.S. It is already a few degrees warmer Friday morning compared to yesterday. A warmer push of air has already moved into the central U.S. with high temperatures from Kansas to Ohio about 10 to 15 degrees above average. Temperatures today […]
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The Note: Mueller controls the clock as revelations come at a dizzying pace
The TAKE with Rick Klein The war on and over Robert Mueller just got very real. And Mueller has tools to fight with, too. The revelation, as reported by The New York Times, that President Donald Trump tried to fire the special counsel last summer puts new scrutiny on Mueller’s […]
Report: Dutch spies caught Russian hackers on tape
The Netherlands’ spy service broke into the computers used by a powerful Russian hacking group and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee, a Dutch newspaper and television show jointly reported Friday. Reports carried in the respected daily Volkskrant and the current […]
Fire at hospital kills 39, injures scores in South Korea
A fire spread flames and smoke through a South Korean hospital Friday morning, killing at least 39 people, mainly from suffocation, and injuring nearly 130 others in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in years. The dead included three hospital staff and several people in an intensive-care unit for respiratory […]
Harvard theater group to cast women for first time since inception in 1844
The third-oldest theater organization in the world, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, announced on Thursday that women would be invited to audition for the first time starting with the group’s 2019 show. The prestigious theater troupe, which was founded in 1844, has featured such talents as William Hearst and Franklin […]
Secret report: Honduras’ new top cop helped cartel move coke
The newly appointed national police chief in Honduras, a key ally in the U.S. war on drugs, helped a cartel leader pull off the delivery of nearly a ton of cocaine, according to a confidential security report obtained by the Associated Press. Chief Jose David Aguilar Moran, who was sworn […]
No hostages harmed in Michigan bank standoff
A suspect is in custody after attempting to rob a bank and holding hostages on Thursday in Canton Township, Michigan. “It’s kind of disturbing. Makes you want to do direct deposit,” Canton resident Craig Noble told ABC-affiliate WXYZ. “I guess it’s becoming more common. We just had one,” said Noble, […]
With Larry Nassar sentenced, former family friend says: ‘My monster is gone’
When Dr. Larry Nassar was led away in handcuffs after his sentencing hearing, Kyle Stephens, who says he repeatedly abused her as a child during family visits, said she felt an emotional weight was finally lifted. “My monster is gone,” Stephens told “20/20.” Stephens, who was the first of dozens […]
Trump demanded Mueller be fired, but backed off after WH counsel refused: report
President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Robert Mueller last June, but he retracted his demand after White House counsel Donald F. McGhan II said he would resign from his post rather than execute the president’s order, The New York Times reported Thursday night. McGahn refused to ask the Department […]
Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant sues for sexual harassment
In a lawsuit filed today in New York federal court, Harvey Weinstein‘s former assistant Sandeep Rehal said she “was forced to work in a pervasive and severe sexually hostile work environment at The Weinstein Company LLC.” Rehal worked for The Weinstein Company as the producer’s personal assistant for two years […]