(NBC News) The impact of last week’s debates on the Democratic presidential field is already being felt. At least one poll shows the profile of California Senator Kamala Harris is rising, while front-runner Joe Biden is slipping. The latest Morning Consult poll shows former Vice President Biden down five points, but still in front at 33 percent. Harris is up…
(NBC News) President Trump’s weekend visit to North Korea is drawing criticism at home. Mr. Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to cross the demilitarized zone and onto North Korean soil Sunday, where he shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump is trying to cast the meeting in hopeful terms, but critics wonder if the…
(WCNC) A couple in Charlotte, North Carolina has successfully cloned their 19-year-old cat, named Cinnabun, after it recently passed away. Ashley and Brian Bullerdick found a Texas-based company known for cloning dogs, cats and horses. They bought a kit for $25,000, took a skin and saliva sample… and voila’: Cinnabun II was born. The couple says the now five-month-old cat…
(KING) A special baseball field in Puyallup, Washington is helping the blind play America’s favorite past time. “Beep ball,” or baseball for the blind, features a beeping ball, bases that make noise and a pitcher who lets players know when to swing. Last week, the Puyallup Elks Club unveiled a beep baseball field behind its lodge. The group transformed a…
(KSEE/NBC News) California investigators say a woman who allegedly attempted to drown her two sons Saturday morning, killing one of them, had tried to kill one of the boys eleven years ago in Montana. 45-year-old Sherri Telnas was charged with murder and attempted murder Saturday. Her 12-year-old son was killed and a 7-year-old is in critical condition after investigators say…
(KGW) A video of an Oregon man playing the saxophone for a herd of cattle has gone viral. Rick Herrmann works in the tech world during the day and coaches fitness and nutrition at night. Seven months ago, he started playing the saxophone. “I was saying to myself ‘some day I want to learn the saxophone, but when is someday?…
(WYFF/NBC News) South Carolina investigators are working to identify a woman whose skeletal remains were found in the town of Seneca. Their investigation began on June 17th when a dog brought home a large bone that was determined to be human. During a search that followed a head and torso were found. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office released new information…
(WESH) A Florida man is in custody after authorities said he dragged a deputy around 100 yards while fleeing a traffic stop. Officials said a Seminole County deputy was performing a traffic stop on a Rocky Rudolph Jr., of Apopka, for dark-tinted windows. Sheriff Dennis Lemma said the deputy was having a casual conversation with Rudolph, explaining the law on…
(NBC News) Health officials in San Diego County, California say a 2-year-old boy died last week due to an E. coli infection. Three other children, ages 9 to 13, have also been sickened by the bacteria. Officials say all four visited the San Diego County Fair between June 8th and June 15th, and all of them visited animal exhibits, a…
(NBC News) President Donald Trump made history Sunday, becoming the first sitting American president to step foot in North Korea. Mr. Trump met the country’s leader Kim Jong-Un at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, and after private talks, the two agreed to revive the stalled negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program. The president’s visit was met with both praise and…
