7.1 earthquake strikes western China, but no casualties reported yet from sparsely populated area

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, knocking out power and destroying at least two homes, local authorities and state media reported. No fatalities have been reported. The quake rocked Uchturpan county, called Wushi county in Mandarin, in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m., the China…

An icy morning commute with snow, sleet, freezing rain possible Tuesday in Metro Detroit

An icy morning commute is possible on Tuesday, with snow, sleet, and freezing rain all possible, depending on where you live in Metro Detroit. Freezing rain across all of Metro Detroit with ice accumulation likely to begin starting from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. A mix of snow and sleet for areas north of M-59…

Woman charged with killing Hollywood consultant Michael Latt pleads not guilty

A woman charged with killing a high-profile marketing consultant and social justice advocate in film pleaded not guilty Monday. Jameelah Elena Michl, 36, entered the plea in Los Angeles Superior Court to charges of murder and burglary, with additional allegations that she used a firearm to commit the felonies. Prosecutors say she knocked on the…

Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign

Donald Trump set aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis on Sunday night, celebrating his onetime Republican rival as his newest supporter after the Florida governor ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. For Trump, it’s become a familiar ritual to welcome the backing of someone who tried to take him…

Protests against Germany’s far right draw hundreds of thousands — in Munich, too many for safety

A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately 100,000 people showed up, police said. The demonstration was one of dozens around the country this weekend that drew hundreds of thousands of people in total. The demonstrations came in the wake of…

Taylor Swift’s NFL playoff tour takes her to Buffalo for Chiefs game against Bills

Love was in the cold Buffalo air with Taylor Swift cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. And even Kelce’s brother Jason got into the act during the Chiefs’ divisional playoff game against the Bills. Swift blew a kiss after someone greeted her by yelling, “Bills by a billion,”…

Trump is joined by South Carolina leaders at New Hampshire rally as he tries to undercut Haley

Donald Trump surrounded himself with leaders from Nikki Haley’s home state in a show of strength ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Trump was joined at a rally at the NHU Arena in Manchester Saturday night by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, the state’s lieutenant governor and a slew of other senior officials, including the…

Amid tough reelection fight, San Francisco mayor declines to veto resolution she criticized on Gaza

Amid a tough reelection fight, Mayor London Breed has declined to veto a non-binding resolution from the San Francisco supervisors calling for an extended cease-fire in Gaza, a measure she blamed for inflaming tensions in the city. The first-term Democrat posted her decision online Friday, faulting the board for veering into foreign policy in which…

Nikki Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Nancy Pelosi

Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned whether Donald Trump is mentally capable of serving as president again after he repeatedly seemed to confuse her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a campaign speech. As she campaigned in Keene, New Hampshire, Haley referenced Trump’s speech the night before, in which he mistakenly asserted that Haley…

Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Friday endorsed former President Donald Trump ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary, a blow to his fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador. Scott traveled from Florida to New Hampshire with the GOP front-runner to give his support for Trump at a rally in Concord.…

Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit

Months before Donald Trump’s defiant turn as a witness at his New York civil fraud trial, the former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office. Video made public Friday of the seven-hour, closed-door session last April shows the…

Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race

Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley ‘s birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump repeatedly referred to Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India,…

US forces strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says allied action hasn’t yet stopped ship attacks

U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have disrupted global shipping. The latest strikes destroyed two Houthi anti-ship missiles that “were…

Man found dead during house fire in Southfield

A man was found dead during a house fire in Southfield. The incident occurred on Thursday (Jan. 18) in the 24000 block of Philip Drive at 2:58 p.m. Officials say when they arrived at the home, they could see heavy black smoke, which caused them to make an offensive attack. When they arrived inside the home,…

An Oregon teen saw 3 people die after sliding on ice into a power line. Then she went to help.

Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it. Her neighbor’s pregnant, 21-year-old daughter was screaming for her boyfriend to get their baby away from the car.…

Man arrested after ‘unprovoked’ bus stop assault in Ann Arbor

Alcohol is thought to be a factor in the “unprovoked” assault of a 27-year-old man waiting at a bus stop in downtown Ann Arbor Monday night. Police said Donald Dashner-Shipman, 30, aggressively approached the waiting man around 6:15 p.m. near the area Zina Pitcher Place and Ann Street. He reportedly asked the unnamed man if…

Democratic drama and Biden write-ins promise a New Hampshire primary to remember

Is a New Hampshire primary without the frontrunner on the ballot and no delegates up for grabs still a New Hampshire primary? Depends on who you ask. On Tuesday, voters in the Granite State will once again help kick off the presidential primary season, on the heels of the Iowa caucuses that began the nomination…

Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and hurting a baby, authorities say

A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly before noon, dispatchers started receiving frantic calls about a downed power line and people appearing to be electrocuted,…

China’s economy expanded 5.2% last year, hitting target of ‘about 5%’ even though recovery is uneven

China’s economy for the October-December quarter grew at a quicker rate, allowing the Chinese government to hit its target of about 5% annual growth for 2023 even though trade data and the economic recovery remain uneven. Official data released Wednesday showed that the Chinese economy grew 5.2% for 2023, surpassing the target of ‘about 5%’…

Coachella 2024: Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator to headline, No Doubt to reunite

Music festival obsessives, the wait is over. The 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is here. Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator will headline this year’s festivities, joined by an unexpected No Doubt reunion. (Remember No Doubt? The Orange Country ska-punk band that gave the world Gwen Stefani? The band’s…

China’s population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump

China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped. The government’s statistics bureau said Wednesday that the total population was 1.4 billion last year. The number of deaths more than doubled to 690,000. Demographers were expecting a rise in deaths in the early…

Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along, AP VoteCast shows

In some ways, Iowa’s Republican caucuses were practically over before they began, with Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support over three presidential runs. About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a man who has remade the Republican Party…

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