Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy winning artist who called herself a “song stylist,” has died, her manager said. She was 81. Wilson passed away peacefully Thursday at her home after a long illness, her manager Devra Hall Levy said. The vocalist from Chillicothe, Ohio, initially focused on R&B music but later excelled at jazz ballads…… MORE
The Department of Education said Thursday that it would wipe away student debt for 15,000 borrowers, implementing an Obama-era rule that Secretary Betsy DeVos has fought to block for more than a year. The debt cancellations will total about $150 million. The rule, known as Borrower Defense to Repayment, was designed to help students cheated…… MORE
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died last week, hours after she was taken into Border Patrol custody, the Department of Homeland Security said. The Washington Post first reported Thursday that the girl died of dehydration and septic shock last week in El Paso, Texas after she was taken into custody by Border Patrol after crossing illegally…… MORE
Authorities across four countries are trying to learn who sent dozens of email bomb threats Thursday afternoon, causing anxiety and business disruptions but no reported violence. Threats were reported across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Universities, courthouses and newspapers received them. It was unknown if the threats were identical. Local police in…… MORE
The police chief in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday told a rape victim advocacy group that the department will review sex crimes cases in which the agency destroyed rape kits. Chief Paul Williams’ pledge to Me Too Springfield came two weeks after he apologized to sexual assault victims and invited them to contact him if they…… MORE
On Wednesday, when asked about his search for a chief of staff to replace John Kelly, President Donald Trump said this: “I have at least 10, 12 — 12 people that want it badly. I’m making a decision. Great people,” he said. “I could do it immediately. I’m in no rush. A lot of people want…… MORE
Columbine High School, site of a 1999 massacre by two students, was shut down after receiving bomb threats on Thursday, said the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office near Denver. The calls were made about 9:20 a.m. claiming multiple bombs were inside and the caller was waiting outside the school with a gun. Authorities conducted a search,…… MORE
Republican and Democratic officials in North Carolina are beginning to maneuver for position in anticipation of a fierce and protracted second campaign in the state’s scandal-ridden 9th Congressional District. Leaders from both parties have all but publicly agreed that a new election is necessary, but they are pursuing much different paths to winning it. Democrats…… MORE
Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders met Wednesday night as speculation about their plans for the 2020 presidential election heats up, a source familiar with the meeting said. Only the two senators were at the meeting at Warren’s condominium in Washington, according to The New York Times, which was first…… MORE
Earlier this month we told you about the Boise Bike Project hosting it’s “holiday kids bike giveaway”. Where kids from low-income families were asked to draw a picture of their dream bike and write a few sentences describing what a new bike would mean to them. At the beginning of December BBP was hoping to…… MORE
