The editorial boards at two of America’s top newspapers have called for President Trump’s impeachment in recent days. “Impeach the president,” read the editorial in Friday’s edition of The Boston Globe. And the Los Angeles Times published its editorial board’s conclusion on Saturday: “We’ve seen enough. Trump should be impeached.” Editorial boards — groups of…… MORE
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought beloved “Sesame Street” characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, died on Sunday, according to Sesame Workshop. Spinney passed away at his Connecticut home after battling dystonia, a common movement disorder. He was 85. “Caroll Spinney’s contributions to Sesame Street are countless. He not only gave us…… MORE
Chicago Bears star linebacker Khalil Mack is spreading Christmas joy by paying off all the holiday layaway accounts at a Walmart in Florida. The store in Fort Pierce, Florida, Mack’s hometown, shared the news on Facebook on Friday. “We here at Walmart would like to thank the Khalil Mack Foundation for your generosity, and for…… MORE
Students and officials at Rowan University in southern New Jersey are grappling with grief and anger after an unusual recent spike in student suicides. The most recent suicide — the third of the current semester — happened the day after Thanksgiving, rocking the 19,600-student university in Glassboro. “Losing three students in one semester is beyond…… MORE
There’s a hotly anticipated new report expected to be released Monday from the Department of Justice Inspector General’s office about whether, as President Donald Trump has repeatedly alleged, the FBI spied on his presidential campaign in 2016. That conspiracy theory has helped feed Trump’s distrust of the government he leads, and it’s been a main…… MORE
President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un could “void” their “special relationship” amid reports that the hermit nation conducted an “important” test at a missile site. “Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way,” Trump wrote…… MORE
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the week ahead, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. In Iowa, it’s all about Trump President Donald Trump isn’t running in the Iowa Democratic caucuses. But CNN senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny says that with fewer than 60 days…… MORE
A Fayetteville, Arkansas, police officer was shot and killed in the police station’s parking lot Saturday night, the department said in a statement. Evidence shows Officer Stephen Carr, a patrol officer who had served the department for more than two years, was “ambushed and executed while sitting in his patrol vehicle,” the Fayetteville Police Department…… MORE
Could this be the last holiday shopping season for Sears? The company narrowly survived its bruising bankruptcy fight just one year ago. Then creditors were in court clamoring for the iconic retailer to be closed down and its remaining assets liquidated. But in February US Bankruptcy Court Robert Drain gave the company a new lease…… MORE
The College Football Playoff picture is set. The top four teams in the playoff field are LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma, in that order, the selection committee announced Sunday. In the semifinals, LSU (13-0) will face Oklahoma (12-1) at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, while Ohio State (13-0) will take…… MORE
