Five Republicans voted with Democrats on Saturday in favor of allowing witnesses during former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, a move that now means it is unclear when the trial will conclude. The final vote tally in the Senate was 55-45. The vote signals a major twist in the trial. Prior to Saturday morning’s
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Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was thrown into uncertainty Saturday with the Senate’s vote to agree to call witnesses after questions built Friday about what the former President knew and when about the danger his vice president and members of Congress were in on January 6. New revelations about a phone conversation between Trump and House
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Liverpool’s defense of its Premier League title is rapidly evaporating after yet another calamitous defensive performance condemned Jurgen Klopp’s side to a third consecutive defeat. Things had looked promising early on, as Liverpool outplayed Leicester for much of the game and looked to have found some form after two disastrous displays against Brighton and Manchester
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In a surprise twist, House impeachment managers asked the Senate on Saturday morning to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial rather than moving to a final vote, pushing the next phase of the trial into unknown territory. The Senate voted 55-45 to agree to call witnesses, with five Republicans joining with
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Televangelist Frederick K.C. Price, whose Los Angeles ministry became a megachurch with about 28,000 members and televised services that reached millions, died Friday, according to a family statement on the Facebook page of the Crenshaw Christian Center. He was 89. “Our Husband, Father and your Apostle has gone to be with the Lord this evening,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, La (KTBS) — The Krewe of Excellence Natchitoches extends an invitation to join them on the banks of downtown Natchitoches for a “socially-distanced” Mardi Gras. Krewe members in decorated cars and with police escort will gather to form a “New Orleans 2nd Line” of cars traveling from
Continue Reading Born to sharecroppers in a small Texas town, Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman became interested in flying while living in Chicago, where stories about the exploits of World War I pilots piqued her interest. But flight schools in the US wouldn’t let her in because of her race and gender. Undeterred, Coleman learned French, moved to Paris
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Donald Trump may end up as a very lucky guy. Lucky because if he gets acquitted again and avoids disqualification from future office in his second impeachment trial — which is entirely possible, if not likely — he will manage to avoid any sanction from the Senate despite having received lousy representation from his lawyers
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Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp founded by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their families. Connecticut state troopers and the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit (FEIU) responded Friday afternoon to a report of a structure fire at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has told his colleagues that he will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection at the US Capitol last month because he doesn’t think the Senate has jurisdiction to try to the case, according to sources familiar with the matter. He described it as a close
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has the power to help free detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, after Donald Trump “didn’t exactly help,” says former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd. In an interview with CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Rudd says Liberal
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Members of the US Capitol Police issued a vote of no confidence in the force’s top leaders more than a month after the January 6 riot at the Capitol left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of Officer Brian Sicknick. Vote totals varied for each boss but each of the seven —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Snow fell steadily in Northeast Portland on Friday, leaving neighborhoods blanketed in snow and creating treacherous conditions on city streets. Plow and salt trucks could be seen regularly throughout the day, trying to remove and melt the snow that had already fallen, but it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — News 4 Investigates is looking into the condition known as plagiocephaly and found it paying for fixing the disorder can be complicated. For Lindsay and Michael Hazlehurst, their son’s birth, waring was their greatest joy in life. “We were excited. We didn’t really know
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray hid just “inches away” as violent rioters descended upon the US Capitol on January 6, pounding on the door to the office where she sheltered in place with her husband. “It wasn’t long before I heard explosions,” the Washington senator told PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff in an interview Friday. “I heard
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The Senate voted 55-45 to call witnesses at former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with five Republicans joining with Democrats to hear from witnesses and extend the proceedings. GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska voted in favor of witnesses. Before the vote
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A 23-year-old man who ran an investment scam since he was a teenager was sentenced to federal prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Kevin Perry, 23, of Cartersville, led investors to believe his investment fund, Lucrative Pips, was earning substantial profits in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV ) — Vaccines are precious and KCTV5 knows many of you would love one, but there is no shot available. We’ve been tracking the vaccine and where shots are going, especially if they go into the trash. This information is supposed to be tracked
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For many Americans this week, myself included, the traumatizing videos the House managers presented during the impeachment trial elicited a visceral response. Rarely has the American public experienced such a compelling example of the power of images and sound to communicate in ways that written texts cannot. That wrenching emotional punch needed to land with
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The House impeachment managers are seeking to subpoena GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state on Saturday after she described a call that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had with President Donald Trump on the day of the riots, throwing the timing of the trial into doubt. The Senate was poised to vote Saturday
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