Last Updated Nov 22, 2017 5:31 PM EST John Rogers, the communications director for Roy Moore’s Senate campaign in Alabama, is out, the campaign said in a statement Wednesday. The resignation comes as the campaign fights to deny accusations from multiple women that the Republican Moore pursued or even sexually […]
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Zimbabwe’s incoming leader returns home to cheers
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa made a triumphant return Wednesday, telling cheering supporters that the country is witnessing “a new and unfolding democracy.” “I appeal to all genuine people of Zimbabwe to come together,” Mnangagwa said. “We are all Zimbabweans … we need peace in our country […]
Is your city ready for electric cars?
How prepared is your hometown for the electric vehicle revolution? Atlanta this week became the latest city to pass an ordinance that requires 20 percent of the spaces in all new commercial and multifamily parking structures be “EV ready.” It also requires new residential homes be wired to easily install […]
Formerly conjoined twins able to go home for the holidays
PHILADELPHIA – Formerly conjoined twins Erin and Abby Delaney were discharged from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on Monday to return home to North Carolina just in time for Thanksgiving, CBS Philly reports. The twins were conjoined at the head. Their separation surgery was done in June. Since then, they had […]
Ex-gymnastics doc pleads guilty to sex charges, speaks out in court
Last Updated Nov 22, 2017 11:38 AM EST DETROIT — A former sports doctor accused of molesting several girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty to seven charges of criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday. Larry Nassar entered the plea during a hearing in Michigan’s Ingham County […]
Here come the Macy’s balloons, there goes our helium?
On Thanksgiving, enormous balloons of popular characters from cartoons, comics and animated TV shows and movies make their much-anticipated appearance in a stately procession down New York City avenues, part of the traditional Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, now in its 91st year. Helium is what keeps these balloons aloft — […]
Ex-Gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sex charges, speaks out in court
Last Updated Nov 22, 2017 2:33 PM EST DETROIT — A former sports doctor accused of molesting several girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty to seven charges of criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday. Larry Nassar entered the plea during a hearing in Michigan’s Ingham County […]
Man found burning to death in Calif. was ex-prisoner in N. Korea
SAN DIEGO — A man who was found on fire in San Diego is a former prisoner of North Korea who was freed with the help of former President Jimmy Carter. Police on Tuesday said the death of Aijalon Gomes appears to be either an accident or suicide. The case […]
This nation is accused of subjecting female recruits to virginity tests
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s military and police continue to perform abusive virginity tests on female recruits three years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity, an international human rights group said Wednesday. Human Rights Watch said senior Indonesian police and military officers have told it that security […]
Timber buildings are growing in popularity, but are they safe?
Builders in Oregon will break ground early next year on this country’s tallest building made primarily of wood. The 12-story, 60-unit apartment complex in Portland called Framework is part of a national boom in wood construction, but some fire experts are raising alarms about the safety of these structures. For […]