Month: May 2018

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) –A veteran Border Patrol Agent in Texas shot and killed an undocumented immigrant who was part of a group engaged in “illegal activity” that “rushed” the officer, the agency said, shifting from an [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House is still planning to send a team to Singapore in case a summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un happens after all. White House press secretary [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Mario Batali’s three restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip will shut down amid investigations into sexual assault allegations against the celebrity chef, his company announced Friday. B&B Ristorante, Otto Enotea e Pizzeria [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Eight months after being struck by Hurricane Maria, the island of Puerto Rico is bracing as another hurricane season while still cleaning up and restoring power. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Read More…]

KTRK(SANTA FE, Texas) — Survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting held a press conference Friday in which they detailed what they believe needs to be done to ensure safety in schools and other [Read More…]

Charles McQuillan/Getty Images(DUBLIN) — Voters in deeply Roman Catholic Ireland support by a 2-to-1 margin repeal of a 1983 constitutional ban on abortions, the official vote tally shows. Official results of Friday’s referendum showed that [Read More…]

ABC News(ORLANDO) — Mississippi’s governor joined Florida in declaring a state of emergency ahead of a subtropical storm’s hitting the Gulf Coast. Subtropical storm Alberto is forecast to move northward into the Gulf of Mexico [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Joshua Holt, an American who has been jailed in Venezuela without a trial for two years, has been released, officials said on Saturday. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who has advocated for Holt’s release, [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House is still planning to send a team to Singapore in case a summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un happens after all. White House press secretary [Read More…]

ABC News(ORLANDO) — Florida’s governor declared a state of emergency ahead of a subtropical storm’s hitting the Gulf Coast. Subtropical storm Alberto is forecast to move northward into the Gulf Of Mexico over the weekend, [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A passenger on an American Airlines flight to Miami was arrested after he allegedly launched into a midair, profanity-laced tirade and traded punches with others on the plane who were trying to restrain [Read More…]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(ORLANDO) — The grocery store chain Publix was on the defensive Friday evening after Parkland student activist David Hogg staged a “die in” over the store’s donations to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A school district in upstate New York was found negligent in the death of a student who committed suicide after he said he was bullied. However, the jury said the negligence was [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A school district in upstate New York was found negligent in the death of a student who committed suicide after he said he was bullied. However, the jury said the negligence was [Read More…]

Michael Kovac/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias is stepping down over a scandal involving a former campus gynecologist, the school’s board of trustees announced Friday. In a letter [Read More…]

Michael Kovac/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias is stepping down over a scandal involving a former campus gynecologist, the school’s board of trustees announced Friday. In a letter [Read More…]

KTRK(SANTA FE, Texas) — Survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting held a press conference Friday in which they detailed what they believe needs to be done to ensure safety in schools and other [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(DUBLIN) — Two major exit polls project that Irish voters have voted to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, passed by voters in 1983, which effectively bans abortions in the island nation. One poll, by The [Read More…]