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- Yahoo News
Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr join Trump impeachment defense team
The legal team representing President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial will include some familiar faces, especially for regular viewers of Fox News.
- Associated Press
Couple: Instinct kicked in when they spotted wanted car
A couple said Friday that their fight-or-flight instinct kicked in when they spotted a car wanted in the abduction of a girl after she got off a school bus in Massachusetts. Appearing on ABC's “Good Morning America,” spouses Benny Correa and Amanda Disley described recognizing the vehicle sought
- The Week
Gigi Hadid dismissed as a potential juror in the Harvey Weinstein trial
Five jurors have been selected for the Harvey Weinstein rape trial, but one famous face won't be joining them.Supermodel Gigi Hadid was dismissed Thursday after being called for jury duty in the disgraced producer's trial, The Associated Press reports.News broke Monday that Hadid was called in
Good Morning AmericaChicago West celebrates her 2nd birthday with an adorable Minnie Mouse-themed party
Chicago West celebrates her 2nd birthday with an adorable Minnie Mouse-themed party originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.comChicago West turned 2 years old on Wednesday and parents Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West threw her an epic Minnie Mouse-themed celebration.Kardashian-West posted a touching
Good Morning AmericaJonas Brothers hilariously woo their wives in new 'What A Man Gotta Do' music video
The youngest Jonas brother saunters toward wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who tries and fails to hold back a laugh. The scene pans to Joe Jonas and wife Sophie Turner throwing it back to "Grease" as the two compete in a "rock till you drop" dance contest.
- Reuters
Bayer could be close to Roundup settlement, mediator says
Feinberg said the settlement negotiations were complex and difficult. Feinberg declined to discuss terms of the possible settlement, but told Reuters the group of plaintiffs' lawyers involved in the negotiations had been expanded, suggesting a potential wide-ranging settlement.
- Reuters
Prominent lawyers Starr, Dershowitz join Trump impeachment team
President Donald Trump is bringing in high-profile legal firepower to help defend him in his Senate impeachment trial with the addition on Friday of former independent counsel Ken Starr, who paved the way for Democratic President Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment, and prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz
- Associated Press
Mexico's "Thousand Islands" yields 14 corpses in 7 pits
Police, soldiers and National Guardsmen used boats to reach four islands in a reservoir in the southern state of Oaxaca, near the border with the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Dozens of military personnel provided an escort for investigators in the dangerous area of the Miguel Alemán reservoir, where
- Business Insider
US attorney general declares deadly shooting at Florida base an 'act of terrorism,' says 21 Saudis training in the US are being sent home
Some of the 21 Saudi students in the US for military training were found to have shared anti-American or jihadi content. Others had child pornography.
- Business Insider
FBI arrests 3 alleged neo-Nazis who were armed and anticipating a race war
The arrests come ahead of a big gun-rights rally in Virginia, where the governor has warned that there are "credible threats" of malicious activity.
- Associated Press
Trial date set for officer charged with killing black man
A trial date has been set for a white Nashville police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed black man during a foot chase in 2018. The trial for Andrew Delke, 25, is set to begin March 16, according to an order filed by Judge Monte Watkins on Thursday. Delke has pleaded not guilty to charges
- Associated Press
Volkswagen creating first innovation hub in North America
Volkswagen is partnering with the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create the company's first innovation hub for developing new technology in North America, officials said Friday in a statement. Initial work at the hub in Knoxville will include research opportunities
- Yahoo News
Chief Justice John Roberts, senators sworn in for impeachment trial
The final procedural requirements for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump were met on Thursday afternoon when Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in by Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Grassley. Roberts, who will preside over the impeachment trial, then swore in all 100 sitting senators.
- Associated Press
Leader of St. Louis black police union says racial bias real
The president of a predominantly black St. Louis police union said Wednesday that the city prosecutor’s lawsuit is correct in pointing out racial concerns in St. Louis, including biases within the police department itself. Gardner, who became St. Louis’ first black circuit attorney in 2017, filed a
- INSIDER
Tekashi 6ix9ine asked to serve the rest of his 2-year sentence in home confinement because his prison has a lot of Blood gang members
Lawyers for Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, said putting the rapper in any facility would jeopardize his safety.
Good Morning AmericaIran Supreme Leader Ayatalloh Ali Khamenei says attack against US military base was a “strike at America’s track record as a superpower"
Iran's Supreme Leader, who was leading prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, used the occasion to praise the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force and its former commander General Qassem Soleimani, a close ally who was killed earlier this month in a U.S. drone strike in
- INSIDER
22% of American adults still aren't sure if Harvey Weinstein committed sex crimes
An Insider poll shows that fewer than half of Americans say they're completely sure that Harvey Weinstein committed sex crimes.
- INSIDER
USC officials doubted Lori Loughlin's daughters were 'serious' athletes, according to newly released emails in the college admissions scandal
Federal prosecutors released dozens of emails and call logs between Rick Singer and parents accused of taking part in the college admissions scandal.
- INSIDER
The judge in the Harvey Weinstein case told potential jurors it's 'not a referendum on the #MeToo movement'
Seven jurors were selected Thursday: four men and three women. Judge James Burke warned them not to view the case through the lens of MeToo.
- INSIDER
An ISIS preacher captured in Iraq was apparently so overweight that police had to take him away in the back of a pickup truck
Shifa al-Nima was captured in the Mansour neighborhood of Mosul by the Nineveh police command, according to Iraqi police.
- Reuters
Congressional endorsements roll in as Iowa caucus nears
Weeks before the Iowa caucuses, members of Congress delivered endorsements to Democratic presidential hopefuls hoping to parlay the support into momentum ahead of the first votes. The endorsements not only provide helpful surrogates on the campaign trail, they also draw attention to the strengths of
Good Morning AmericaCouple who helped police rescue kidnapped girl speak out: 'We just had a gut feeling'
Benny Correa and his wife Amanda Disley were driving home from dinner with their family on Wednesday night when they spotted a familiar-looking car on the road near Brimfield, Massachusetts. A dark blue Honda Civic with tinted windows and distinctive wheel rims had crossed in front of their vehicle
- Reuters
Mexican autoparts firms eye fast lane after U.S. backs trade deal
Mexican auto parts manufacturers with clients across North America expect a record year after U.S. approval of a trade deal mandating higher regional inputs, but the new rules pose a bigger challenge to carmakers. After months of wrangling, U.S. lawmakers on Thursday ratified the United States-Mexico-Canada
- Yahoo News
Parnas said he is speaking out because he is afraid of William Barr
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was giving media interviews about his role in President Trump’s attempts convince Ukrainian officials to announce an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden because he wanted to protect himself from Attorney General William Barr.
- Reuters
'You have not seen anything yet,' climate activist Greta says ahead Davos
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and a crowd of some 10,000 protesters marched in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday before many of them head to Davos next week to challenge political and business leaders to combat the climate crisis. "So, we are now in a new year and we have entered a new decade
“The Senate impeachment trial will be a sham unless top administration officials testify.”
“The goal seems to be to turn the Senate trial into a second impeachment. ...This isn’t what the Founders intended.”
“A standard requiring proof of corrupt motive beyond a reasonable doubt is unworkable without witnesses.”
“Once the Democrats voted to impeach, they lost any chance of having federal courts order Trump’s staff to testify.”
“The public would be better served if any testimony provided by Bolton is conducted in the Democrat-controlled House.”
