‘All eyes are on El Paso,’ the latest epicenter of migrant surge
John Moore/Getty Images(EL PASO, Texas) — It’s just after 4 p.m. on a recent day in El Paso, Texas, and the downtown area near the bus stop is bustling with migrant families.
Usually this part of town — the intersection of Chihuahua Street and Overl…
Freezing temps trigger opening of emergency warming shetlers
The bitter cold can be deadly for people with no place to go for warmth, but there are some shelters from the freeze. The Salvation Army opens its doors in Bremerton to help people get out of
Senate passes $1.7T spending bill, including Ukraine aid, getting one step closer to averting shutdown
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday reached a last-minute deal on a sprawling $1.7 trillion package to keep the government funded through the next fiscal year — and send more aid to Ukraine — while getting one step clos…
Biden delivers ‘Christmas address’ from White House: ‘We have become too divided’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivered what the White House called a “Christmas address” Thursday afternoon where he emphasized unity, reflection and kindness as 2022 comes to end.
Biden said he hopes “this holiday season …
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ flies onto Paramount+ Thursday
Paramount PicturesThe highest-grossing film of 2022, and of Tom Cruise’s career, Top Gun: Maverick, is finally available for streaming for free — provided you have Paramount+.
Incidentally, subscribers looking to fulfill their need for speed drove up …
Pelosi delivers final press conference ahead of departure as speaker: ‘Thank you’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Fresh from presiding over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s joint address to Congress and flanked by a vintage photo of Winston Churchill’s 1941 speech to the chamber, Nancy Pelosi on Thursday delivered …
Target recalls children’s weighted blankets after 2 kids died
Consumer Product Safety Commission(NEW YORK) — Target is telling customers to stop using some weighted children’s blankets that were sold in its stores and online after four incidents where children became entrapped, two of which resulted in deaths, t…
Hello, Wisconsin! Netflix drops the trailer to the spin-off ‘That ’90s Show’
Netflix/Patrick WymoreNearly the entire cast of That ’70s Show — Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Kurtwood Smith, and Deborah Jo Rupp — can be seen in Netflix’s new trailer to the hit show’s spin-off, That ’90s…
Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal after unanimous vote
Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley will be posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after a unanimous vote from the House on Wednesday.
Introduced by Sen. Richard Burr and Se…
Winter storm cancels over 2,000 flights: Your holiday forecast
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A massive storm bringing heavy snow and blizzard conditions is hitting the U.S. right as the holiday travel rush gets underway.
Over 2,200 flights are canceled in the U.S. so far on Thursday. Chicago and…