This holiday season Amazon is selling real Christmas trees for the first time which the National Christmas Tree Association says will attract new customers. “What we see is it’s additive. What we think Amazon will do is bring new customers to us, customers who haven’t found that getting a real tree is convenient for them.” …
Nov 26
Republican senators ask Trump to ratify USMCA this year
A dozen Republican lawmakers are asking President Trump to send the final text of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement to Congress, so it can be ratified this year. In a letter, the legislators say it will be harder to pass the agreement when Democrats take control of the House in 2019. Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey …
Nov 26
Thirteenth century priest’s tomb discovered in Egypt’s Luxor
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(EGYPT) — A 13th century tomb belonging to a priest and his wife was found in Luxor, Egypt, after five months of excavation work, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities said Saturday. The tomb — colored with scenes depicting the owner with his family and found on the Nile River’s West Bank — belonged to …
Nov 26
General Motors to lay off 15 percent of workers, shutter 5 plants in North America
Danny Lehman/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(DETROIT) — General Motors is laying off 15 percent of its salaried workers and shuttering five plants in North America, the Detroit automaker announced on Monday. The company said it was “transforming its global workforce to ensure it has the right skill sets for today and the future, while driving efficiencies through the …
Nov 26
All of the 145 pilot whales beached on a remote New Zealand beach have died
ABCNews.com(STEWART ISLAND, New Zealand) — )As many as 145 whales have died after a “heart-breaking” mass stranding on a remote island, the New Zealand Department of Conservation said on Monday. The whales were reported to the authorities Saturday evening by a hiker on Stewart Island, a remote island which lies off the country’s south coast. …
Nov 26
Police say Alec Baldwin admitted pushing a man who ‘stole my spot’ but the actor pleaded not guilty to assault charges in parking space dispute
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin admitted to police that he pushed a man during a street parking dispute this month because he “stole my spot,” but the actor pleaded not guilty in a New York City courtroom Monday to charges he assaulted the victim. Following Baldwin’s brief appearance with his lawyer in Manhattan Criminal Court …
Nov 26
Kelsea Ballerini will kick off 2019 with The Chainsmokers on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”
Dick Clark ProductionsKelsea Ballerini will welcome 2019 by performing with The Chainsmokers on this year’s edition of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Kelsea and The Chainsmokers will do their collaboration, “This Feeling,” on the part of the show that originates from the West Coast, which will be hosted by singer and actress Ciara. Foster the People, Dua …
Nov 26
NASA’s InSight lander to touch down on Mars
ABCNews.com(HOUSTON) — When NASA’s InSight lander approaches Mars on Monday afternoon, it will finish one journey — through space — and launch on another: to go deeper into Mars. The mechanical three-legged, one-armed mining spacecraft is scheduled to land at 3 p.m. ET, capping off a trip that started seven months and more than 300 …
Nov 26
Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s move from Kensington Palace to Windsor
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — The New Year will bring a new home for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The expectant parents have decided to move to Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of Windsor Estate, about 30 miles from London, Kensington Palace announced in a brief statement over the weekend. …
Nov 26
Camp Fire, which has claimed 85 lives, now 100 percent contained: A closer look at the California fires by the numbers
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving weekend in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California. On Sunday, the Camp Fire finally reached 100 percent containment, weeks after the blaze ignited. The death toll from that fire has climbed to 85, …