Archive for January, 2020:

Some American citizens in Wuhan to escape coronavirus on flight, others will stick it out in city

Date: Jan 28 2020
There are around 1,000 Americans in the city of Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak — and while a few hundred are expected on Tuesday to board an evacuation flight sent by the State Department, many more ...Read More »

Trump lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses

Date: Jan 28 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team is raising a broad-based attack on the impeachment case against him even as it mostly brushes past allegations in a new book that could undercut a key defense argument at his Senate ...Read More »

‘AGT’ judges can’t believe shade 7-year-old comedian throws at them: ‘He’s vicious’

Date: Jan 28 2020
7-year-old comedian JJ Pantano appeared on America's Got Talent: The Champions and mercilessly roasted the judges Monday night. The little comedian was a finalist in Australia's Got Talent, and based on his adorable insults, it's easy to understand why.JJ opened by revealing alleged ...Read More »

David Di Paolo Returns to Poetry with Much Anticipated New Book

Date: Jan 28 2020
1888PressRelease - Animal Spirits in the New Millennium enables readers to gain insight from animals’ life lessons. TYLER, Texas – In his return to poetry, David Di Paolo borrows from the Native American tradition of totems to examine the socially-charged topics ...Read More »

Bryant’s helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers

Date: Jan 27 2020
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.Read more... Read More »

Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation

Date: Jan 27 2020
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp, using the testimony of survivors to warn about the signs of rising anti-Semitism and hatred in the world today.Read more... Read More »

The 2020 Grammys’ highs and lows, from Billie Eilish’s ‘Big Four’ sweep to Aerosmith’s big fail

Date: Jan 27 2020
The buzz leading up to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards was centered on the scandalous ousting of Record Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, but by the time the awards actually took place Sunday, the focus had shifted. Instead, everyone inside Los Angeles’s Staples Center ...Read More »

Trump tweets that he ‘never’ told John Bolton that Ukraine aid was tied to investigations

Date: Jan 27 2020
President Donald Trump denied a bombshell report that claimed he told former national security adviser John Bolton about a quid pro quo that involved withholding military aid to Ukraine.Trump was impeached last month on charges of abuse of power and ...Read More »

BBC News apologizes for showing footage of LeBron James while reporting on Kobe Bryant’s death

Date: Jan 27 2020
BBC News was forced to apologize Sunday night after they showed video of LeBron James when reporting on the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with seven others. Bryant and the others were killed Sunday morning when the helicopter went down ...Read More »

California patient is 3rd U.S. case of new virus from China

Date: Jan 26 2020
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A patient in Southern California is the third person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials said.Read more... Read More »