Month: April 2018
Survey: One in five people hate their boss
Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hate your boss? You’re not alone. A new survey from the animal charity SPANA polled 2,000 workers in the U.K. and quizzed them about what they didn’t like about their supervisor. [Read More…]
‘Golden State Killer’ victim’s sister: ‘I can finally breathe again’
ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The sister of a “Golden State Killer” victim “can finally breathe again” after a suspect’s arrest in the decades-old serial killing and rape case in California, she told ABC News. “We [Read More…]
Lyle Menendez describes reunion with brother Erik after 22 years as a ‘remarkable moment’
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Lyle Menendez, one of the two affluent California brothers convicted for the 1989 murders of their parents, spoke out to DailyMailTV in his first interview since he reunited with his brother, Erik [Read More…]
Prince Harry names brother William as best man for his wedding to Meghan Markle
@kensingtonroyal/Instagram(LONDON) — More happy news has been announced for Prince William, who welcomed his third child with Princess Kate Monday. William, 35, has been asked by his brother, Prince Harry, 33, to be best man [Read More…]
New Jersey man arrested in road-rage attack that killed father of 2
WABC(CLAYTON, N.J.) — Police in New Jersey said they have arrested a suspect in a deadly road-rage incident that took the life of young father of two. Fifty-four-year-old Everett E. Moore Jr., of Clayton, New [Read More…]
Brooklyn teacher accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old student
WABC(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — A Brooklyn teacher was arrested on Wednesday following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old male student, police said. Andre Braddy — an eighth-grade math teacher at PS 235 in East Flatbush [Read More…]
Hit-and-run deaths at all-time high, new AAA study says
AAA(HEATHROW, Fla.) — Deaths from hit-and-run crashes in the United States are now at an all-time high, according to a new study released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. 2049 people were killed [Read More…]
Man inspecting carnival ride falls to his death
WNCF/ABCNews.com (ALEXANDER CITY, Ala.) — A man in Alabama who was inspecting a carnival ride slipped and fell about 30 feet and died, police told ABC News. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. local time [Read More…]
Trucks create ‘safety net’ on highway to save man planning to jump: Police
@mspmetrodet/Twitter(DETROIT) — It is an image that left many people speechless. The scene captured a row of 13 trucks on Tuesday, lined up under an overpass on Interstate 696 in Detroit, Michigan, blocking traffic in [Read More…]
CME dairy prices mostly down Wednesday
Dairy prices were mostly down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three April milk was up $.01 at $14.53 a hundredweight. May was down $.11 at $15.02. June was down $.05 to 15.50. July [Read More…]
Pit bull attacks woman on subway after altercation
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City police are searching for the owner of a pit bull that attacked a woman on the subway during an altercation. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Friday [Read More…]
‘Sorry I tased you!’: Police officer apologizes to firefighter with cake
Hamilton Township Police Dept via Facebook(MAINEVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio police officer found a creative way to apologize to a firefighter whom she accidentally shocked while deploying her stun gun during a scuffle with a [Read More…]
Profit balance shifting in beef sector
A USDA livestock economist suggests the profit balance is shifting in the beef sector. Shayle Shagam says cow/calf operators, feedlots, and packers have been mostly in the black so far this year. But with expectations [Read More…]
Snow line gives northern Minnesota farmers a jump at planting
Farmers in northern Minnesota are ahead of their southern counterparts when it comes to planting progress this spring. Dave Torgerson, executive director of the Minnesota Wheat Council, says the northern part of the state missed [Read More…]
House Agriculture Committee divisions over SNAP issues persist
There’s no sign of letup in partisan bickering among House Agriculture Committee members about Republican-proposed farm bill work requirements for SNAP recipients. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) said committee Democrats have done nothing [Read More…]
Missouri committee to look into state ag budget
A Missouri legislative committee will form to address budget shortages in the Missouri Department of Agriculture. State Representative Don Rone of southeast Missouri says the committee will examine the department’s funding levels, especially the Division [Read More…]
As window opens, soil moisture should dictate planting progress
An agronomist says as conditions improve, soil moisture should dictate planting progress. Jon Zuk covers southeastern Minnesota for Winfield United. He tells Brownfield every spring there are farmers who regret not waiting for fields to [Read More…]
Professor who called Barbara Bush an ‘amazing racist’ won’t be disciplined
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(FRESNO, Calif.) — The Fresno State University professor who described the late Barbara Bush as an “amazing racist” on Twitter last week won’t be punished, the university’s president, Joseph Castro, announced Tuesday. Jarrar [Read More…]
Officer who stopped suspect in Toronto van attack does not want to be called a hero
Cole Burston/Getty Images(TORONTO) — The police officer who stopped the man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Toronto on Monday does not want to be called a hero. Officer Kenny Lam apprehended the suspect, 25-year-old [Read More…]
Waffle House where 4 people were slain reopens for business
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, that a gunman turned into a bullet-riddled scene of carnage Sunday reopened for business Wednesday morning. Customers, grief counselors and clergy members filled the [Read More…]