The holiday season is official—President Donald Trump and First lady Melania Trump received the 2018 White House Christmas Tree.
In a traditional manner, a horse and carriage delivered the tree to the North Portico of the White House.
As a military band played Christmas carols in the background, the festively dressed President and First Lady walked hand in hand and inspected the tree.
Journeyed from Mountain Top Fraser Fir farm in Newland, North Carolina, this year’s tree will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House.
Ahead of Their White House Pardon, Turkeys Relax at a Luxury Hotel
Out of all the things to expect at a hotel, two live turkeys wouldn’t be on that list. But that’s exactly what happened when two lucky turkeys strutted their way into a Washington hotel on Nov. 19.
While many such birds are eaten on the day of Thanksgiving, these two turkeys, named Peas and Carrot, were given a pardon from being someone’s dinner feast.
It’s an annual event that takes place at the White House, and it dates back to the 1940s.
The aforementioned turkeys were two out of 50 turkeys raised by Anabaptist Hutterites on a South Dakota farm.
Read full storyChris Watts Sentenced to Five Life Sentences for Killing Wife and Two Daughters
The Colorado man who admitted killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters was sentenced on Nov. 19.In a court in Greeley, District Court Judge Marcelo Kopcow sentenced Chris Watts to five life sentences in prison, one sentence for each first-degree murder count, plus 96 years in prison for the other charges.
Watts, 33, pleaded guilty to killing Shanann Watts, 34, who was 15 weeks pregnant, and their two daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, on Aug. 13.
Under his guilty plea, he faced a minimum of three life terms in prison without the possibility of parole.
He pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder, two of which were due to the girls both being under 12 years of age. He also pleaded guilty to unlawful termination of a pregnancy for killing his unborn son and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body for taking the bodies of his family home to an oil company and attempting to hide them.
Thousands Flee Erupting Volcano in Guatemala
Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated due to volcanic activity around the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, on Monday, Nov. 19.
The country issued the highest alert Sunday, when the volcano began violently erupting.
Guatemala’s National Disaster Agency, CONRED, has been communicating with the public via social media.
Early Monday morning, the “Volcano of Fire” spewed out dangerous flows of red-hot lava, ash, and gas on an area previously devastated by eruptions.
More than 2,000 people have taken refuge in shelters so far, officials from the agency told reporters.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to Reuters.
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