The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch at 12:05 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on Dec. 23, 2015. According to the NWS Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., the watch in effect from 12:05 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. CST. Affected areas include East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma. There is […]
It seems that the groups of outsiders who are targeting Ted Cruz have continued to grow. In Iowa, a nonprofit organization that Nick Ryan runs is planning a $200,000 campaign against Cruz in Ohio. Since the Texas senator has begun his rise in the polls, the number of outside funding camps has also continued to rise. Ryan […]
Joseph Sepp Blatter, the out-going Fifa president, on Dec. 21, 2015, vowed to fight the eight-year ban imposed on him and UEFA president Michel Platini by the Fifa ethics committee. Speaking at a press conference in Zürich, the embattled Fifa president said he feels betrayed by the organization he has served for more than 40 […]
A major traffic accident occurred in Las Vegas on Dec. 20, 2015. The Clark County Fire Department arrived at 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South responding to a “mass casualty” incident. A vehicle ran into pedestrians at 6:38 p.m. As a result, the boulevard was closed down between Flamingo Blvd.and Harmon Avenue. The crash outside Planet […]
Both chambers of Congress passed the new $1.1 trillion spending bill on Dec. 18, 2015. The legislation, that has been in negotiation since September, now waits for President Obama’s approval. The omnibus, as the bill is commonly referred to, passed Congress easily during the last vote. The House vote was 316-113 and the Senate quickly […]
Flight 463 bound for Paris was forced to divert its route due a bomb threat on Dec. 20, 2015. According to CBCNews, the flight left Mauritius, an East African Country, and made an emergency landing in the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. In Kenya, the police have begun questioning six passengers. One of which […]
The death of Kurt Masur, the former New York Philharmonic Conductor, was announced on Dec. 19, 2015. He was 88 years old. According to The New York Times, the music director transformed the orchestra during his tenure between 1991-2002. Masur was born in the country now known as Poland. At the time of his birth […]
The increased spirit of giving is the common denominator during this time of year. Nativity scenes are also something to expect as the day set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus quickly approaches. At one of the scenes in Amarillo, Texas, a resident left a $50,000 check under the baby Jesus figure. The check […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the world that Syrians must decide their destiny by choosing their own leaders rather than wait for the West to dictate for them. The Russian leader was speaking during his annual news conference in Moscow on Dec. 17, 2015, where he answered wide-ranging questions from Russian and foreign journalists. […]
Baltimore Police Officer William Porter was charged with criminally neglecting his duty. Freddie Gray continuously asked for medical attention after being shackled but not seatbelted into the police transport van and Gray’s spine was severed when he fell off the seat after the driver stopped on April 12, 2014. Gray was a 25-year-old black man […]