Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 11:16 (about 1 hour ago)
International versions of Sesame Street reflect local audiences. America is ready for gay characters but cancellation is a risk in some countries. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 11:16 (about 1 hour ago)
Former congresswoman Katie Hill accused Mitch McConnell of caring more about the National Rifle Association's money than about American children on Friday in the wake of a deadly school shooting a day earlier.In a letter to her former fellow lawmakers, Hill urged them to "have our back in Congress" after a lone gunman opened fire Thursday at the high school Hill attended in her former California district."I don't have to tell you how angry I am at the inaction of the Senate and Leader McConnell," Hill wrote. "How so many lives would have been saved if only he cared about our kids in the same way he cares about the NRA's money."Two people were killed and three injured when a 16-year-old male student fired into a crowd of students arriving for classes Thursday morning at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita. The gunman is in grave condition after shooting himself in the head.McConnell has blocked debate on the House's universal background check bill, saying he will not spend time on the legislation unless President Trump agrees to sign the bill.Hill also lamented that she is "no longer in Congress and unable to advocate for them in all of the ways I want to."The California Democrat resigned from Congress last month amid a scandal over allegations that she carried on sexual relationships with campaign and congressional subordinates. She admitted to engaging in a ?throuple? with her ex-husband and a campaign staffer but has denied having a relationship with her legislative director.The former representative also blamed ?hateful? political operatives for running a "smear campaign" against her and said her ex-husband was abusive and leaked the compromising photos of Hill with a staffer that triggered her resignation. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 11:16 (about 1 hour ago)
Protesters in Hong Kong have once again blocked a highway in an outlying area after the government did not meet their demand that it pledge to go ahead with local elections later this month. Traffic was backed up Friday evening after the protesters placed barricades back on the roadway. The protesters had allowed one lane of traffic to re-open in each direction and gave the government 24 hours to meet their demand. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 11:16 (about 1 hour ago)
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee held its second public hearing on Friday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine. The witness was Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Yovanovitch said not all Ukrainians "embraced" U.S. anti-corruption work. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)
A University of Connecticut student accused of saying a racist slur outside a campus apartment complex applied Wednesday for a probation program that could result in the charge being erased. The program can lead to charges being erased after a successfully completed probation period. Karal and another student, Ryan Mucaj, of Granby, are charged with ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)
Iraq will be deeply marked by weeks of demonstrations demanding sweeping reform, its top Shiite cleric said on Friday in some of his strongest remarks yet on the protest movement. In his weekly sermon delivered by a representative in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani piled pressure on authorities to enact sweeping reforms in response to the deadly demonstrations. "If those in power think that they can evade the benefits of real reform by stalling and procrastination, they are delusional," Sistani said. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)
Kellyanne Conway tangled with CNN?s Wolf Blitzer during a live interview on Thursday as the network tried to get her reaction to a clip of her husband disparaging President Donald Trump amid impeachment proceedings. Conway, a top White House aide who frequently defends the president on cable networks, appeared on CNN to discuss the public impeachment hearings that launched Wednesday. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)
The Air Force isn't done with it yet. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said a breakthrough in talks with the Trump administration on the trade pact with Mexico and Canada could be imminent and that she wanted to pass the deal by the end of the year. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), signed by the three countries about a year ago in an effort to replace the $1 trillion North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), must be passed by lawmakers in all three countries, including the U.S. Congress. Mexico has already ratified the new deal, while Canada has said it is waiting in order to move in tandem with the United States. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 15th November 2019 at 09:46 (about 2 hours ago)