Gary Miller/Getty Images(LONDON) — In one of the strangest twists yet in the current crisis enveloping Venezuela, two rival concerts representing the divide in the international community will take place this weekend on the nation’s Colombian border — one staged by billionaire Richard Branson, the other by an increasingly defiant President Nicolas Maduro. After philanthropist …
Feb 20
W. Va. educators strike for second day to make sure loathed education bill is a ‘dead deal’
Ildo Frazao/iStock(CHARLESTON, W. Va.) — Nearly a year after they went on strike and inspired educators nationwide to do the same, West Virginia teachers wielded their power again and this time politicians were quick to listen. Just hours after West Virginia teachers went on strike for the second time in a year, the state House …
Feb 20
Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 1,150 flights have been canceled Wednesday — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and eventually the Northeast. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Omaha are all closed for the day and federal offices in D.C. are shuttered. Here’s the latest forecast: …
Feb 20
Dan + Shay, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves are among the front runners for the 54th ACMs
Academy of Country Music/Cliff Lipson/CBSACM Awards host Reba McEntire revealed the nominees for the 54th ACM Awards Wednesday on CBS This Morning. Dan + Shay and Chris Stapleton are this year’s top contenders, with six nominations each, with Kacey Musgraves close behind with five. Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha each received four. The awards will be handed out live from MGM Grand Garden Arena …
Feb 20
NYPD detective slain by friendly fire to be laid to rest
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — Grieving officers of the New York Police Department will come together Wednesday at a funeral for its own detective killed by friendly fire. Detective Brian Simonsen, 42, was shot dead while responding to a robbery at a Queens T-Mobile store on Feb. 12. Simonsen was an 18-year veteran assigned to the 102nd …
Feb 20
Vladimir Putin touts new weapons in annual address
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state of the union-style address on Wednesday, and, for the second year in a row, he used part of his speech to tout a new generation of nuclear weapons. Among the weapons is a nuclear-capable underwater drone, which Putin said will take to the …
Feb 20
Ford to stop selling heavy trucks in South America
fredrocko/iStock(SAO PAULO) — Ford is ending its sales of heavy trucks in South America in an effort to make its operations in the region profitable again. The automaker announced on Tuesday production at its São Bernardo do Campo plant in Brazil will cease this year and sales of its Cargo lineup, F-4000 and F-350 trucks, …
Feb 20
Beauty & Beast of winter
Commentary. Like many of you, I live in a centuries-old farmhouse with poorly insulated floors. We are vigilant in checking water flow from all the faucets and the bathroom stool throughout the day and night as the temperature hovers in the 5 to 10 below zero region on the thermometer. If the wind blows and …
Feb 20
Huge storm system set to deliver snow, ice to Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two storms are combining on Wednesday morning over the Mississippi Valley that are set to move east with heavy snow, ice and flooding rain through much of the day. Over 1,000 flights had already been grounded before 6 a.m., and that was only expected to get much worse as the storm …
Feb 20
Police: Remains found of missing FL teen who may have witnessed murder
Sarasota Police Department(SARASOTA, Fla.) — The remains have been found of a missing teenager in Florida who may have witnessed a murder more than a year ago, police announced Tuesday night. Jabez Spann was 14 when he vanished on Sept. 4, 2017, in Sarasota, Florida. A week earlier, a woman who witnessed a murder allegedly …