Month: May 2018
Renowned author Tom Wolfe dies at 88
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famed American author Tom Wolfe — who chronicled American power and greed in “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and its reach for the stars in “The Right Stuff” — died [Read More…]
Undercover FBI operation busts 10 airline employees in alleged drug smuggling ring
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Ten airline employees at a Texas airport have been indicted for their role in allegedly trafficking nearly 150 pounds of what federal officials believe was methamphetamine. Nine of the 10 employees have been [Read More…]
North Korea threatens to withdraw from summit with Trump: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is threatening to cancel its upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump over South Korea-U.S.military drills, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing North Korean state media. [Read More…]
Pharmacist disarms woman who tried to rob him at gunpoint
WSB(ATLANTA) — Police in Georgia are searching for three women shown on surveillance video attempting to rob a pharmacy before the owner snatched a gun from one of the suspects. Atlanta-area pharmacist Mba Kalu can [Read More…]
Sea of blue: Boy escorted back to school by 70 police officers after dad killed in the line of duty
WTHI-TV(TERRE HAUTE, Ind.) — It was always going to be a tough first day back to school for 5-year-old Dakota Pitts, who lost his dad last week. But thanks to his father’s brothers in blue, [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad not 1st royal relative caught in scandal
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing family controversy just days before their wedding, but they are not the first royal couple to do so. Markle, 36, is dealing with her [Read More…]
Putin inaugurates controversial bridge by driving a truck across to seized peninsula Crimea
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin today inaugurated a nearly 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, marking the occasion by driving a bright-orange truck across to the disputed peninsula that Russian troops [Read More…]
Co-pilot partially sucked out of broken cockpit window, escapes with minor injuries
iStock/Thinkstock(CHENGDU, China) — A Chinese airliner was forced to divert to Chengdu on Monday after a front windshield broke, injuring two crew members, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. A co-pilot of Sichuan [Read More…]
Renowned author Tom Wolfe dies at 87
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famed American author Tom Wolfe — who chronicled American power and greed in “Bonfire of the Vanities” and its reach for the stars in “The Right Stuff” — died Monday [Read More…]
Parents of 2 girls killed in the Parkland shooting are running for school board seats
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Two parents whose teenage daughters were gunned down in the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre are running for seats on Broward County’s school board, they announced this morning. Lori Alhadeff [Read More…]
There’s no such thing as GMO milk
If a dairy cow eats GMO feed grains does that mean you are drinking GMOs in your milk? The answer is, NO, it does not. Continue reading There’s no such thing as GMO milk at Brownfield [Read More…]
Dairy leaders on what NAFTA, Canada’s Class 7 mean to farmers
Dairy farmers, like others, want to see a good NAFTA agreement to help bolster markets but not everyone sees Canada’s Class 7 powder prices as a problem. Continue reading Dairy leaders on what NAFTA, Canada’s [Read More…]
How to maximize your vacation time and why it is so important to use
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Summer is just a few weeks away, meaning the time when many Americans hit the road for vacation is upon us. Seventy-four percent of civilian workers had access to paid vacations in [Read More…]
Florida woman says she ‘went blank’ when fighting off gun-wielding intruders
iStock/Thinkstock(ALTAMONTE, Fla.) — A Florida woman says she “went blank” when she decided to fight off a pair of home intruders who were armed with an assault rifle. The woman, who asked not to be [Read More…]
Severe weather outbreak expected in the Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A frontal boundary will move into the Northeast on Tuesday bringing a chance of severe storms from Massachusetts to Virginia. The biggest threat will be damaging winds of more than [Read More…]
Tulsa mom stabbed 11-year-old daughter, abducted younger sister: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(TUSLA, Okla.)– Police in Oklahoma are searching for a woman who allegedly torched her home and stabbed her 11-year-old daughter on Monday before taking off with her 7-year-old daughter. Authorities responded to the home of [Read More…]
North Korea invites South’s journalists to inspect dismantling of nuclear site
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kim Jong Un followed through on his promise on Tuesday as the North Korean leader invited South Korean reporters to observe the dismantling of a nuclear site in [Read More…]
Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode during Utah crash, driver says
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — The Utah driver who slammed her Tesla Model S into the back of a fire truck last week said the vehicle’s Autopilot feature was engaged at the time of [Read More…]
Mom of 10 kids found living in squalor calls charges against her, husband ‘appalling’
KGO-TV(FAIRFIELD, Calif.) — After 10 children were found “living in squalor,” their mother and her husband were arrested and the children were taken into protective custody, police said Monday. The children were first found inside [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad’s role in wedding in question after paparazzi scandal
Ben Birchall – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle is pleading with her father to still attend her wedding to Prince Harry on May 19 after he reportedly said he no longer wants [Read More…]