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MEQUON-- Kiia Paljakka is a senior exchange student at Homestead High School. Kiia plays hockey for their co-op team, Lakeshore Lightning. Kiia has been playing hockey her whole life. She says when she decided to be an exchange student, she was very excited to come to Wisconsin since that meant she could play hockey. She also loves to travel and learn about new cultures, so being an exchange student was an easy choice for her. Kiia says she would like to study to become a doctor. She is able to speak 4 languages, Finnish, English, Swedish and some Russian. Kiia Paljakka Homestead HS Senior/Exchange Student Hockey Player

Jack Frost nipping at our noses can also mean treacherous driving conditions. Your best bet in wintery weather is to stay off the road. But if you have to get behind the wheel, Consumer Reports has some essential driving tips which can help keep you and your loved ones safe. Remember in winter weather any action you take while driving will take longer. So tip number one is slow down and leave about twice the distance you normally would between you and the car in front of you. This will give you more time to react if things go wrong. So be deliberate and slow. Take more time to steer or put on the brakes.  A good rule of thumb - pretend there’s a hot cup of coffee on the dash that you’re trying not to spill. Also, remember that while 4-wheel drive can help get your car going in the snow, it has no added benefit while stopping -- that’s where anti-lock brakes come in. They will stop the car sooner while also allowing you to steer. You’ll know they are working when they start to pu...

MILWAUKEE — The six-time champion Milwaukee Wave defeated the rival Kansas City Comets Sunday evening, December 31st in the traditional New Year’s Eve game at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena 6-4. “It was a tough game from start to finish,” said Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero. “You’ve got to give credit to the Comets for bringing a lot of fight into this game, which was unexpected, but we found a way to win. That’s what good teams do and we want to keep that momentum going into our home (Saturday) and away (Friday) series next week with Cedar Rapids.” With Sunday’s win, the 17-18 Milwaukee Wave team surpasses the ’08/’09 Wave team for most wins in a row to start the season with 10, which Coach Oliviero and Assistant Coach Fontana we’re part of. “Sure we are 10-0 and that’s exciting, but we still have some room to grow,” said Oliviero. “There were moments (Sunday) night where we were fantastic and other moments where we’ll need to improve, but to be sitting in first place and not ev...

DODGE COUNTY — Two people were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash on County Highway R near County Highway EM in the Town of Emmet in Dodge County on New Year’s Eve. It happened Sunday, December 31st around 5:30 p.m. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation has revealed a GMC Jimmy was traveling eastbound on County Highway R in the westbound lane when the vehicle struck a westbound Ford Ranger head-on east of EM. A Chevrolet Trailblazer that was traveling westbound behind the Ford Ranger struck both vehicles. The female driver of the GMC and male driver of the Ford were pronounced dead at the scene by the Dodge County medical examiner. There were no passengers inside those vehicles. The three occupants of the Chevrolet received non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Aurora Medical Center in Summit.

Peter Rettler WEST BEND — Some years back, a West Bend man, intent on losing a little weight, settled on a very ambitious New Year’s resolution. He not only achieved his goal of running every single day for 24 years, but now, he runs for more than just himself. New Year’s resolutions can come and go, but Peter Rettler really kept it going! A few years back, Rettler, who was a wrestler in high school and college, figured a New Year’s resolution would help him and a former teammate lose weight. “We were like, ‘God, we felt so much better when we were down to our wrestling weight,’ and we made a resolution that we were going to run every single day in 1994 and that’s how it started,” Rettler said. Twenty-four years later, it hasn’t stopped. Just ask his wife of 25 years! “It’s been tricky at times — trying to get things in like childbirth,” she said. Or, the occasional visit to the emergency room. “Kidney stones. I had two Kidney stones and I asked the doctor ‘can I go for a run...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Evgeny Svechnikov scored twice to lead the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-3 overtime win over the Admirals Sunday at Van Andel Arena. The overtime loss gave Milwaukee one point in the standings and stretched the team’s points streak to five games (3-0-2-0). Milwaukee trailed 3-0 after two periods but scored three times in the third period to force the overtime session. Admirals captain Trevor Smith scored a power play goal at 1:15 of the third period to get Milwaukee on the board. Smith, camped on the right post, slammed a rebound from the end boards into the net for his sixth goal of the season, fifth on the power play. Fred Allard and Emil Pettersson recorded the assists. Bobby Butler scored with 6:19 to play in the third period to get Milwaukee within one. Smith broke up a play at center ice and deflected the puck to Butler. Butler skated to the left circle and wristed a shot into the net for his 13th goal of the season. The goal for Butler was his 100t...

Packers/Cowboys Ice Bowl GREEN BAY — Fifty years later, Green Bay Packers’ fans’ excitement over the Ice Bowl, one of the most iconic moments in NFL history has not thawed. The There’s an emotional new documentary that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1967 NFL Championship game. Some of the biggest names in Packers’ history gathered for the documentary’s premiere. For some, it’s hard to believe it has been 50 years since the Packers beat the Cowboys at Lambeau Field during the iconic Ice Bowl. The game-time temperature was an unforgettable -15. “Even my kids tease me about it to this day. They call it ‘the game that will never die,’ and they are right,” Chuck Mercein, former Packers’ RB. It’s fitting for a game that is considered one of the greatest in NFL history. The men responsible for its lasting impact gathered in Ashwaubenon for the premiere of the NFL Films episode “The Timeline.”   “It was an iconic game. It meant so much. We needed to win that game, to win t...

NEW BERLIN — As many on New Years Eve looked ahead to 2018, a woman from New Berlin took a look back at some of the major events that have impacted our country — one of them being the Pulse nightclub shooting in June of 2016. Not long after the attack, she started working on a tribute to those who were murdered. “It will be closure for them, and it will be an opening for me,” Joanne Bowring said. Bowring’s kitchen table becomes an art studio when her painting begins. On June 12th, 2016, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 58 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. After the attack, Bowring began painting the faces of the 49 people who lost their lives that day. ORLANDO, FL – JUNE 15: A prayer service is held for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting at Delaney Street Baptist Church, June 15, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The shooting at Pulse Nightclub, which killed 49 people and injured 53, ...

Stephanie Myles MILWAUKEE — On New Year’s Eve, the family of Stephanie Myles said they have one wish for 2018 — justice for the young mother found dead after she disappeared 3 years ago. “We just want to get some justice,” Siobhan Coats, Myles’ sister said. It’s been a long and painful 3 years for Myles’ family. “It takes a toll on your body, your mind,” Coats said. 18-year-old Myles disappeared in December of 2014. She was last seen walking to a Walgreens store near 85th and Brown Deer Road. More than a year later, her remains were found a short distance away near 96th and Allyn. Skeletal remains found near 96th and Allyn Skeletal remains found near 96th and Allyn “It’s traumatizing,” Samantha Coats, Myles’ sister said. Myles’ sisters said they’re tortured by the loss and the unanswered questions. “We are still stuck with the who, what, where, when and why. Every day is like a nightmare,” Samantha Coats said. Many times, the family hits the streets themselves in thei...

TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year’s address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. Kim, wearing a Western-style gray suit and tie, said in his customary annual address his country had achieved the historic feat of “completing” its nuclear forces and added he has a nuclear button on his desk. “The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table,” he said during the speech, as provisionally translated by the AP. The official transcript of his address was expected to be released shortly. “The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range. … The United States can never start a war against me and our country.” Kim also called for improved relations with the South, an idea me...

MILWAUKEE — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee police are seeking a young suspect, approximately 10 years old, after an armed robbery near campus on New Year’s Eve. According to UWM police, it happened near Cramer and Hartford around 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 31st. Police said a victim was walking in the area when the suspect pointed a handgun at the victim and attempted to gain money and property — unsuccessfully. The suspect then ran and got into the passenger seat of a gray sedan parked nearby, which then fled northbound.  There were no reported injuries. The suspect was described as a white boy, approximately 10 years old. He has brown hair and he was wearing a multicolored jacket (with red and yellow). He was armed with a black and gray handgun. The suspect vehicle was described as a gray sedan driven by an unknown person. Milwaukee police and UW Milwaukee police officers checked the area and did not locate the suspect or vehicle. MPD is investigating. ...

OAK CREEK — Oak Creek police are looking to identify a suspect who robbed the Red Roof Inn twice in 1 week! Police say the suspect, a female, was wearing the same clothing during both crimes. The left sleeve of the jacket/shirt she was wearing said “JORDAN.” Police released surveillance photos of the suspect and a white car and red truck believed to have been involved in these crimes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oak Creek PD.

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts used his annual report on the federal judiciary Sunday to promise a careful evaluation of its sexual misconduct policies and to highlight the work of court employees following the year’s destructive hurricanes. Roberts touched only briefly on the issue of workplace sexual misconduct, which has in recent months brought down men in entertainment, politics and the media. In December, prominent federal appeals court judge Alex Kozinski retired following accusations by women that he had touched them inappropriately, made lewd comments and shown them pornography. “Events in recent months have illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, and events in the past few weeks have made clear that the judicial branch is not immune,” Roberts wrote, without mentioning Kozinski by name. Roberts had previously asked that a working group examine the judiciary’s workplace conduct policies, with a report expected by May 1. Roberts wr...

COSTA RICA — Ten US citizens were among the victims of a small plane crash in northwest Costa Rica Sunday afternoon, Costa Rica’s President said. “The government of Costa Rica deeply regrets the death of 10 American passengers and two Costa Rican pilots,” President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera said in a statement posted on social media. An investigation into the cause of the crash will begin first thing Monday, Solis said. Everyone on board the aircraft was killed. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security posted several images of the wreckage on its official Facebook page, showing the plane engulfed in flames in a wooded area, with smoke billowing from charred rubble. The private aircraft was carrying 10 foreign passengers and two Costa Rican crew members, the ministry said. The crash occurred near Punta Islita, in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, officials said. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. Authorities said they were traveling to the area to recover the...

HOUSTON — An intoxicated man was arrested at a hotel that hosts one of Houston’s largest New Year’s Eve parties after police found several guns and ammunition in his room, police said Sunday. Investigators said hotel security officers called police after the man became belligerent and refused to be leave the bar at downtown Houston’s Hyatt Regency Hotel early Sunday morning. Police said responding officers found a rifle, a shotgun and a handgun in his room, plus ammunition. The 49-year-old man later told investigators he’d brought the guns into his room because he didn’t want them to get stolen from his truck, which was parked in the hotel garage, police spokesman Victor Senties said. “At this point, our investigators do not believe there was any kind of intent by him to use the weapons or to cause any kind of issue. It appears he was just bringing them in,” Senties said. He said the man told investigators he was staying at the hotel to celebrate New Year’s Eve and admitted he’d b...

NEW YORK — New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world are packing into a frigid Times Square Sunday to mark the start of 2018 with a glittering crystal ball drop, a burst of more than a ton of confetti and midnight fireworks. It was only 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 Celsius) in the city by late afternoon — already making it one of the coldest celebrations on record. Security was at an all-time high after a year that saw several fatal attacks on large crowds, including one in Times Square itself last spring. Remle Scott, 22, and her boyfriend Brad Whittaker, 22, of San Diego, arrived shortly after 9 a.m., saying they were trying to keep a positive attitude as temperatures hovered in the teens. Each was wearing several layers of clothing. “Our toes are frozen, so we’re just dealing with it by dancing.” Scott said. Some wore red scarfs that read “Happy New Year” as a pizza deliveryman sold pies to the hungry crowd. In a prime viewing spot near 42nd Street, ...

MILWAUKEE — Officials with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31st confirmed for FOX6 News they’ve been dispatched to the area near 98th and Good Hope —  indicating a death has occurred at that location. FOX6 News has a crew en route to the scene. This story will be updated as we learn more.

Donald Trump reminded the nation why he is the least popular first-year president in history by releasing hate-filled message wishing the country a happy new year.

Watch Video WICHITA, Kansas — Lisa Finch, the mother of a man who was shot and killed by the Wichita Police Department in a prank call gone wrong, says she still has more questions than answers about the deadly encounter. Andrew Finch, 28,  was shot on Thursday in his home in Wichita, Kansas . According to the Wichita Police Department, officers were responding to an anonymous call describing a “hostage situation” at Finch’s address. Three days after the incident, Finch said there is still blood on the carpet where her son lay dying. She also said she has gotten little support from authorities, did not get an opportunity to identify her son’s body, and has no idea where his body is being kept. ‘They didn’t give him any warnings’ “There are so many things I want to say,” she told CNN. “[The cops] have not been open and honest with me. They wouldn’t tell me where my son was at.” She said the first time the police reached out to her was Sunday morning, when Wichita Police Chief ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The owners of Wild Hill Honey in Sioux City, Iowa said just days after Christmas, their beehives were destroyed by vandals. Justin and Tori Engelhardt, the owners of Wild Hill Honey, wrote on Facebook on December 28th they went out to clear snow from their hives and “found complete destruction of all of our hives and supply shed.” They posted photographs of the damage, and said police were investigating. They noted that 50 hives were destroyed, “killing hundreds of thousands of bees.” In their initial post, they said because of the destruction, “the future of Wild Hill Honey is unknown.” A GoFundMe.com account was created, and brought in more than $30,000 in just 2 days — with a $24,000 goal. The owners noted in a message on the GoFundMe.com account’s page that “because of you, we will be able to continue our business in the spring.” They said they are “deeply moved by your compassion,” and said “between the contributions and equipment we were able to salva...

What a year it’s been, and we're just getting started. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Happy New Year!! http://pic.twitter.com/qsMNyN1UJG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2017 WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump capped 2017 on Sunday with a video self-tribute touching on what he sees as the high points of his achievements and rhetoric from his first year in office. He gave a plug to American exceptionalism, too. In the video running 3½ minutes, scenes of President Trump with military personnel, Border Patrol agents and other world leaders are set to a stirring soundtrack as he declares of his country: “We gave birth to the modern world and we will shape tomorrow’s world with the strength and skill of American hands.” President Trump cited his success in placing a new justice on the Supreme Court, his efforts to cut regulations and his big win on overhauling taxes, which he falsely described as the “largest tax cut in the history ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Police in Tennessee say a 12-year-old girl fatally shot another girl and is being charged with criminal homicide. A statement from the Nashville Police Department says officers were called to an apartment early Sunday on a report of a shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the girls were part of a group of juveniles who left the Nashville apartment and stole a gun from a vehicle in a nearby parking lot. Police say the girls brought the gun back to the apartment and the 12-year-old allegedly was handling it and pointing it at the others when it went off. The 12-year-old faces charges in juvenile court. Her name was not released. Police say 16-year-old Brentrice Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene. Police continue to investigate.

MILWAUKEE– An investigation is underway after a suspected cold-weather related death on Sunday, December 31st. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said the man was found near the area of Humboldt and Burleigh. Police say the man’s body was found in a van. MCMEO: Investigation is underway of a suspected cold-weather related death near the 3100 block of W. Humboldt Blvd. 1 adult male. Autopsy pending. — Medical Examiner (@mkemedexamine) December 31, 2017 Medical Examiner says an autopsy is pending.

Carl Bernstein said that his White House sources are telling him that Trump's lawyers are intentionally lying to him because he is out of control and they are trying to keep him from getting impeached for firing Mueller.

LAS VEGAS — Tens of thousands of revelers will ring in the new year in Las Vegas under the close eye of throngs of law enforcement officers and National Guard members assembled to keep them safe just three months after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Tourism officials expect about 330,000 people to come to the city for festivities that are anchored by a roughly eight-minute fireworks display at the top of seven casino-hotels. Inside, acts including Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Celine Dion and Foo Fighters will keep partyers entertained before and after midnight. With the shadow of the Oct. 1 shooting still over Las Vegas, officials are trying to reassure locals and visitors they will be safe celebrating on the Las Vegas Strip and downtown on Fremont Street. On Saturday, two security guards were fatally shot while investigating a disturbance at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, a hotel-casino just west of the Strip. The suspect was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunsh...

LOS ANGELES — On the last day of the calendar year, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has surpassed “Beauty and the Beast” as the top grossing film in North America in 2017. It also topped the charts for the weekend for the third time, but just barely — Dwayne Johnson’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is close on its tail. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “The Last Jedi” will add $52.4 million over the weekend bringing its domestic total to $517.1 million. “Beauty and the Beast,” also a Disney release, netted out with $504 million for the year. With the weekend’s earnings, “The Last Jedi” will also cross the $1 billion mark globally — even before it opens in China on Jan. 5. But “Star Wars” is facing some hefty competition still, from the likes of The Rock, Jack Black and Kevin Hart, whose “Jumanji” sequel took in $50.6 million in its second weekend in theaters to take second place. The Columbia Pictures film has earned a stunning $169.8 million to date and could even reach $300 m...

TOWN OF GRANT, Wis. — Authorities say a man is dead after a house fire in western Wisconsin. Crews were called to the home in the Town of Grant just before 5 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the man who lived at the home inside the house and removed him. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says the man was dead. No one else lived at the home. The name of the victim was being withheld until family members were notified. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

As 2017 ends, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin offered a simple preview of the three questions about the Russia investigation that terrify Trump.

DETROIT — The Green Bay Packers headed over to Detroit to go up against the Lions on Sunday, December 31st at the Ford Field in Michigan. The following players have been declared inactive and will not play in Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions: 17 WR Davante Adams 23 CB Damarious Randall 33 RB Aaron Jones 73 G Jahri Evans 82 TE Richard Rodgers 87 WR Jordy Nelson 98 LB Chris Odom Coach Mike McCarthy doesn’t expect to see his depleted team go through the motions in Detroit. “It’s important to play to win,” he said. “To me, this isn’t preseason. It would be the wrong message to send to your locker room and a terrible message to send to your fans. People are going to Ford Field to see the Green Bay Packers play the Lions, so we’re going there to win. If our players are healthy, I expect them to play.” With Caldwell proclaiming that he’ll ride his usual starters, McCarthy is concerned about stopping Detroit’s passing game. Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns i...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is reducing its efforts to slow the spread of the leaf-eating gypsy moth by preparing to end a program that helps fight localized outbreaks in already infested parts of the state. The state Department of Natural Resources is ending the aerial pesticide spraying program because of a decline in requests from local communities and because of growing private-sector alternatives to federally subsidized spraying. The program was available in 50 infested eastern counties, the  Wisconsin State Journal reported  . Just two counties requested spraying under the department’s program this year. The department doesn’t specify when the program would end but said the state could continue the program to suppress gypsy moths on state land. “We expect that business opportunities for local aerial applicators and arborists may increase with the deactivation of the state gypsy moth suppression program,” the department said. Ending the gypsy moth program will also all...

Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported.

WAUKESHA -- Make sure your party has everything it needs to ring in 2018. FOX6's Evan Peterson was live from the Meijer  in Waukesha with a look at all of their party supplies.

The lottery jackpot numbers just keep climbing. There were no winners in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, so the grand prize in that game has now reached $440 million ahead of another drawing Wednesday. The Mega Millions jackpot is no slouch, either. At the next drawing Tuesday, lottery players will have a shot to snag $343 million. The combined total for those two prizes: $783 million. It’s rare for the jackpots in both games to get so big. But it’s about to become more common. Both Mega Millions and Powerball have been changed to make the odds of winning the jackpot longer, meaning there will be more frequent giant jackpots. In October, Mega Millions  changed the numbers  from which players can choose, bringing the odds of picking all six numbers to 1 in 302.6 million, from 1 in 258.9 million under the old format. Related: 20 biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history The move was similar to one made by Powerball in October 2015. That took the odds of winning that ga...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo — Multiple deputies in Douglas County, Colorado are down following an “officer down” call in a city near Denver Sunday, December 31st. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, they are working on an officer down call. UPDATE, we have multiple deputies down, no update on their status. The scene remains active and please avoid the area. — DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) December 31, 2017 DCSO is working an officer down call in the area of County Line Rd between Colorado Blvd and University Blvd. This is an active event, please avoid the area. — DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) December 31, 2017 According to KDVR in Denver, deputies issued a “code red” for any citizens in the affected area are instructed to shelter in place, avoid windows and stay away from exterior walls. A Code Red was sent out regarding this incident. Any citizens in the affected area are instructed to shelter in place, avoid windows and stay away from exterior walls. http://pic.twitter...

Over the past four days, Iranians have taken to the streets in several cities to protest corruption and living conditions in the repressive Islamic Republic. The unusual public protest of the Iranian regime has provoked a predictable government crackdown. While protests in Iran are rare, they aren’t unprecedented. However, this time, unlike in 2009, the White House is poised to support the protesters, not leave them in the lurch. Demonstrations began in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday, and quickly spread to several other cities on Friday. They began over high prices, but now protestors are calling for the ouster of Tehran’s powerful clerical class, and speaking out against police beatings and other government abuses. Ironically, the protests began just two days before previously scheduled pro-government rallies that took place on Saturday, meant to mark the eight-year anniversary of the 2009 Green Movement protests that the Iranian regime harshly suppressed. Much like t...

Dan Gilroy’s 2017 film Roman J. Israel, Esquire , starring Denzel Washington and still lingering in theaters, has either been critically panned or just plain overlooked.

GREEN BAY — The defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers is not expected to return to the Packers for the 2018 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to Schefter, who cites league sources, Dom Capers has been with Green Bay since 2009. Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers, who has been with the team since 2009, is not expected to return to Green Bay next season, per league sources. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2017 Capers, 67, is coming to the end of his ninth season in charge of the Packers’ defense. It’s the longest he’s spent in any NFL job since he broke into the league with the  New Orleans Saints  in 1986. He was twice a head coach — both with expansion teams (the  Carolina Panthers  in 1995-98, and the  Houston Texans  in 2001-2005) — and was fired from both jobs. CLICK HERE for the full report from Adam Schefter at ESPN.com. “One thing I’ve learned through a long career is you don’t want to spend...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday blocked access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organize and publicize the protests now roiling the Islamic Republic, as authorities said two demonstrators had been killed overnight in the first deaths attributed to the rallies. The demonstrations, which began Thursday over the economic woes plaguing Iran and continued Sunday, appear to be the largest to strike the Islamic Republic since the protests that followed the country’s disputed 2009 presidential election. They were fanned in part by messages sent on the Telegram messaging app, which authorities blocked Sunday along with the photo-sharing app Instagram, which is owned by tech giant Facebook. Many in Iran are learning about the protests and sharing images of them through Telegram, a mobile phone messaging app popular among the country’s 80 million people. On Saturday, Telegram shut down one channel on the service over Iranian allegations it encouraged violence, someth...

Look who is turning six years old Sunday, December 31st, 2017.

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned about First Lady Melania Trump since her husband was elected president, it’s that she can wear the hell out of a coat. Dramatic, functional, militaristic, sporty, tailored, avant garde—she covers a lot of ground with her coverings. She wears a coat so well, she doesn’t even need to use the sleeves half the time, and she still rocks them better than most. For the purposes of this list, I’ve eliminated blazers and skirt-suit jackets from consideration, even when they’re really cool. Honorable mentions in that category go to this wild Altuzarra number she wore to meet the President and First Lady of Argentina , the bold choice of a Michael Kors tuxedo jacket for the Joint Session of Congress in January, and this gorgeous Ralph Lauren menswear look FLOTUS wore to host her Canadian counterpart, Sophie Trudeau. But on to the big coats. And there are plenty. All the coats are posted at @1600slay under #FLOTUScoats. 28. Funky Fendi in Japan This one fell...