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Lanice Powless, a University of Colorado student, was flying to California from Denver International Airport when she said a Southwest Airlines employee informed her that she would not be allowed to bring her pink beta fish, Cassie, onboard with her. Powless had gotten the fish her freshman year of college to combat loneliness she was feeling being away at school. The two formed a fast friendship, Powless said to 10News.

First Lady Melania Trump shimmered at the White House Christmas party on Saturday evening, standing alongside President Donald Trump as she greeted guests to the lavish event. Melania Trump welcomed the crowd to the White House — beautifully designed and decorated for Christmas by the First Lady and her staff — in a shimmering sequined white gown by Celine. The evening gown, cut just above the ankle, is from former Creative Director Phoebe Philo’s last runway collection for Celine before she left her post at the French fashion house after leading the brand into fortune for a decade.

Our gospel tune today is Marty Robbins' 1953 recording of Kneel and Let The Lord Take Your Load. The second most listened to song on Ranch Radio, with over 270,000 views, is his Cowboy In A Continental Suit.

As the director of elaborate fantasy epics like the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies, Peter Jackson has become known for meticulous attention to detail. Now he has put the same amount of care into making a documentary. With “They Shall Not Grow Old,” Jackson has applied new technology to century-old World War I footage to create a vivid, you-are-there feeling that puts real faces front and center and allows us to hear their stories in their own words. The documentary, which will screen nationwide Dec. 17 and Dec. 27, concentrates on the experiences of British soldiers as revealed...

It is said that "clothes maketh the man." It is therefore a paradox that researchers have not shown more interest in the dress of the San hunter-gatherers, historically among the most studied groups of people in the world. Vibeke Maria Viestad, a senior lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History at the University of Oslo, believes this is so because of a prevailing myth about "the nearly naked bushman.""The San people dressed differently from us, often with a bare upper body, and were therefore perceived as naked when first met by Europeans. This view was commonplace in travel...

Infants and toddlers in low-income communities may be even more at risk from second- and third-hand smoke exposure than has been believed, according to new federally supported research. In testing that included more than 1,200 children, researchers found that up to 15 percent of them had levels of cotinine, a byproduct of the body's breakdown of nicotine, comparable with what would be found in an adult smoker.Overall, about 63 percent of the babies and young children in the study had discernible levels of cotinine, evidence of significant exposure to second- and third-hand smoke, according to the study, published last week...

Outside of Nashville TN. General George H. Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland delivers a devastating flank attack against Confederate General John B. Hood’s Army of Tennessee. Cheatham’s Corp on the left flank of Hood’s forces collapse in the onslaught. Within hours, Hood’s army is in full retreat. The AOT combat at Franklin and Nashville had reduced the Army’s strength to about 18,000 men. In January,1865, the remnants of the Army of Tennessee would be transferred East to South Carolina. There they would try to stop General Sherman’s Army advancing through the Carolinas.

Give President Thump a Christmas Gift? Call Congress switchboard at 202-224-3121. Demand Muller Investigation be ended and start a Petition Drive....and, Why isn't FOX news calling for an END TO MULLER INVESTIGATION? To date there has been no evidence of collusion between President Trump administration and Russia or obstruction of justice. James Comey testified President trump was never under Instigation. Democrats have publicly stated they have not seen or know of any evidence of collusion. This entire story was fabricated to derail presidency and falsely accuse him of any charges including obstruction. Only obstruction to impeded any progress by President...

COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs woman is seen smiling big after she was arrested for allegedly laying on school property with Samurai swords and knives, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Jillian Haddon, 29, was arrested in connection to the incident on the Vanguard School campus on Friday morning. Although there were no specific threats, police said that school administrators reported a woman laying along an exterior wall on school property with two large Samurai swords and knives on and near her. Because she didn’t have any “legitimate business” to be on campus, police arrested her without incident....

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour: Christmas Special, Dec. 20, 1970.With George Gobel, Anne Murray, Shecky Greene and Glen's parents and sisters.1 hour 9 mins.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOWBlOq5OA

As a principal investigator in the NASA Ames Exobiology Branch, Andrew Pohorille is searching for the origin of life on Earth, yet you won't find him out in the field collecting samples or in a laboratory conducting experiments in test tubes. Instead, Pohorille studies the fundamental processes of life facing a computer. Pohorille's work is at the vanguard of a sea-change in how science can tackle the complex question of where life came from, how its biochemistry operates and what life elsewhere might be like. Rather than relying on the hit-and-miss of laboratory experiments, Pohorille believes that theoretical work is...

The child’s pediatrician recommended the family go to the emergency room to get an X-ray, and though the report says they didn't find large amounts of metal in her body the family said it did show metal in her intestines. Andersen said she’s since researched how metal could end up in food products, but isn’t satisfied as to why. "Food is mass produced these days and metal machines will break apart and I guess pieces will fall into the production line, but there's supposed to be people or tools to catch those things," she said. "The FDA is aware and...

Colin Kroll’s body was discovered after his girlfriend called cops because she’d been unable to get a hold of him, according to sources. The unnamed gal pal and cops went to his SoHo apartment on Spring Street, where his body was discovered in the bedroom just after midnight. Marijuana and heroin were found nearby, and he was declared dead at the scene, the source said. Cops said an envelope containing white powder was also recovered. HQ Trivia marketing director Andrew Watts tweeted Sunday: “What the f–k. I’m heartbroken. What.”

Schools in Brighton have been ordered to teach children as young as eight that people “of all genders” can have periods, as well as to install sanitary waste disposal units in every toilet room. The instructions were included in guidelines published by the local council earlier this month on ‘Taking a Period Positive Approach in Brighton & Hove Schools’, which assert there is “more work to do across all settings to prevent and reduce stigma related to periods and talking about periods”. Under the subheading ‘key messages’, teachers are told to stress to pupils that “trans boys and men and...

Thomas McElhany, 26, has been missing since around 5 a.m. Friday when the crew of the Carnival Victory alerted the Coast Guard that a passenger had gone overboard about 35 miles south of Islamorada. The Victory briefly joined the search Friday, but eventually returned to the Port Miami. The Coast Guard said crews including those on airplanes, helicopters and cutters searched for 32 hours and covered 2,086 square miles.

Pavane is a piece that means slow and stately dance. It's by a friend of mine who is a rocker, but can compose some beautiful classical music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pld7phce51U

A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion?

Junior highs are cracking down on truancy across the nation. Some Oklahoma school are going even so far as handcuffing middle schoolers and taking them to the slammer according to NBC 16 WNDU.Muskogee Public Schools arrested a 14-year-old in Tulsa, OK at school after he missed too many classes. His mother is outraged and says the arrest was an act of abuse. via NBC 16 WNDU"It’s my fault! Exactly! It’s not my 14 year old sons fault. He doesn't have a car to get himself there."Stephanie - who doesn't want to use her last name - says she's upset her...

Miss Spain's Angela Ponce is blazing a trail as the first transgender contestant in Miss Universe's 66-year history. Carrying a bold message of inclusion, transgender rights and a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, Miss Spain's Angela Ponce is blazing a trail as the first transgender contestant in Miss Universe's 66-year history. The willowy beauty is making history since the pageant reversed a longstanding policy in 2012 that participants must be "naturally born" women. Explaining her broad appeal the plain-speaking 27-year-old says "who hasn't suffered from prejudice? Who hasn't had to deal with bullying?" Outside the walls of Miss...

THESE incredible colourised World War Two photographs reveal the brutal hell soldiers endured during the Battle of Bulge. This war was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the war.