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NEW YORK –- Time Warner Cable pulled the plug on Current TV just hours after news of the cable channel’s sale to Al Jazeera became official. “This channel is no longer available on Time Warner Cable,” read an on-screen message where Current TV used to be found. Al Jazeera took a major step into the […]
A $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy sailed through the House on Friday with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, just two days after Republican officials in New York and New Jersey exploded in outrage after a much larger relief bill failed to come up for a vote before the end of […]
Friday, 04 January 2013 06:05 VIDEO Akron Officer Accused Of Breaking Teen’s Arm Written by Amani Abraham Click Here TO Watch Video NewsChannel 5 reports the incident was recorded on video by a security camera which shows Officer Jon Morgan forcing 14-year-old Tamika Williams against a locker and grabbing her left arm on October […]
Family members of those who were killed in the Aurora movie theater shooting sent an angry letter to Cinemark after being invited to “a special evening of remembrance” and a movie in the theater where their loved ones were massacred. Relatives of eight of the victims signed the letter, saying they were especially angry that […]
Washington (CNN) – Rep. John Boehner was voted by his colleagues into another term as House speaker Thursday despite receiving harsh criticism from some conservatives over his handling of the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. There were a few scattered votes for other names – defeated Rep. Allen West, the tea party favorite from […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/sandy-hook-kids-face-1st-classes-since-shooting MONROE, Connecticut – The Newtown schools superintendent says they are preparing for a “normal” day, but it will likely be anything but that when classes resume for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates. With their original school still being treated as a crime […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/hillary-clinton-leaves-hospital-after-treatment-for-clot WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Clinton’s medical team advised her Wednesday evening that she was making good progress on all fronts and said they are confident she will fully recover, said […]
Former CNN news guy T.J. Holmes, who left a year ago to join BET was back on cable news Saturday but NOT on CNN.
(CNN) — The bill that backs the United States away from its fiscal cliff awaited President Barack Obama’s signature Wednesday, but new battles over taxes and spending await Washington in the next few weeks. Congress averted that self-built precipice late Tuesday when the House voted to stave off widespread tax increases and deep spending cuts […]
CLEVELAND – It’s 2013 and time to get our financial checkbooks in shape. Deals and offers are a great way to buy what you need without spending too much money. Here’s a look at 11 things that are predicted to drop in price during 2013: 1. Microsoft Surface RT The website dealnews, which tracks deals […]
Jake Hamilton & Sam Jackson eurweb.com *During the “Django Unchained” press junket, FOX Houston entertainment reporter Jake Hamilton sat down for 1:on:1s with the cast. Everything was going OK until he decided to ask Samuel L. Jackson about the controversy surrounding the use of the n-word “There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the usage of the N-word in […]
WASHINGTON — A high-stakes, multi-layered game of chicken is underway in the Capitol, as House Republicans grapple with how to handle a fiscal cliff bill sent their way by an overwhelming bipartisan vote, even while it’s wildly unpopular within their conference. A vote that had been scheduled on the bill immediately to follow a conference-wide […]