Ten days ago, Joey Peterson wandered out of his parents’ rural Wyoming house wearing a sweatshirt and pajama pants. It wasn’t nearly enough to protect him from the brutal cold, which has dipped well below freezing. Now authorities are scouring the remote wilderness by both ground and sky in hopes of finding the 16-year-old boy…… MORE
Ambassador Gordon Sondland, a witness at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed about “key developments” in the the effort “to pressure Ukraine’s leader into public commitments” sought by President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The Times, citing conversations with two people briefed on the…… MORE
A telescope in the Australian outback has given us a fresh perspective on the Milky Way in a new set of spectacular photos. Scientists used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) to show us what we would see if the human eye could see radio waves, according to a statement published Wednesday. The Milky Way is…… MORE
Catherine Pugh, the former mayor of Baltimore who resigned in May amid a book deal scandal, was indicted on charges related to tax evasion and wire fraud, the US Attorney’s Office in Baltimore announced Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Pugh on the conspiracy to commit wire fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud…… MORE
A Confederate monument that had stood in front of a North Carolina courthouse for 112 years was taken down overnight after months of debate and protests. Crews used cranes early Wednesday to remove the monument — a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier atop a marble pedestal — from its spot outside the Chatham County…… MORE
Mandy Moore is hitting the road again as a singer. The “This Is Us” star announced Tuesday that she will be launching a North American concert tour in March in Pittsburgh. The tour will end in Denver in May. “It’s been over a decade since I’ve hit the road but I am thrilled to put…… MORE
The Trump administration recently put forth a plan that would allow for shooting down drones near US airports, angering Republican lawmakers, who argued that it is “irresponsible” and exceeds the department’s authority. In response to the potential airport threats, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department…… MORE
Target’s CEO Brian Cornell talks often about the split in retail between winners and losers. Target is clearly in the winners’ camp right now and is set to benefit during the holidays. The big box retailer delivered another quarter of higher sales in stores and online and raised its earnings guidance going into the holiday…… MORE
This creature may be decades old, but that doesn’t make it any less adorable. “Baby Yoda,” the internet’s newest star, has Star Wars and Disney fans going crazy. The newly released Star Wars series “The Mandalorian,” exclusive to the Disney+ streaming service, is turning heads not just because of the storyline — but due to…… MORE
The activist Ady Barkan announced on Wednesday that he is endorsing Elizabeth Warren for president, a strong sign of progressive support for the Massachusetts senator after her rollout of a “Medicare for All” transition plan last week that received mixed reviews from leading single-payer advocates. Barkan, who is dying of ALS after being diagnosed in…… MORE
