Month: June 2018
Five undocumented immigrants killed in Texas car crash while being chased by border patrol agents: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(BIG WELLS, Texas) — Five undocumented immigrants in a speeding sport utility vehicle were killed Sunday when it crashed while being chased by border patrol agents and a sheriff’s deputy in a Texas town about [Read More…]
Man charged with making $1.3M in fraudulent returns to Walmart
Yuma County Detention Center(YUMA, Ariz.) — Police in Arizona thought they were busting an ordinary case of a fraudulent return this week until some digging revealed that the same 23-year-old man has perpetrated the scheme [Read More…]
At least one dead, more than 20 injured in shooting at Trenton art show
Google Maps(TRENTON, N.J.) — At least one person is dead and 20 injured after a wild shootout at a 24-hour art event in southern New Jersey early Sunday. The shooting broke out at about 2:45 [Read More…]
Three inmates, including alleged murderer, escape jail in Illinois
iStock/Thinkstock(CARMI, Ill.) — Three inmates, including one charged with murder, busted through the wall of an Illinois jail on Saturday morning and led authorities on a manhunt. Justin Bray, Zachery Shock and Johnny Tipton allegedly [Read More…]
Hot weather in store for eastern half of country on Father’s Day
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Much of the central U.S. will be dealing with widespread heat on Sunday as heat index values are close to or exceeding 100 degrees in parts of the Midwest, including Chicago. [Read More…]
High school freshman’s KKK outfit for school project ‘rattled’ students
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Incendiary images of a Los Angeles high school student dressed hood-to-toe as a Ku Klux Klan member as part of a final history project splashed online Friday, sparking an investigation and an [Read More…]
Peace, economy top concerns as Colombians head to polls in presidential runoff
iStock/Thinkstock(BOGOTA, Columbia) — Colombians are heading to the polls for the second time in less than a month — this time in a runoff to elect the country’s next president. This year’s is the first [Read More…]
Yorkie stays with missing toddler all night, alerts search party with ‘weak bark’
@MSHPTrooperE/Twitter(QULIN, Mo.) –A loyal Yorkshire terrier stayed with a missing 3-year-old girl in a dense cornfield in Missouri all night — and heroically led a search party to them with a “weak bark,” authorities said. [Read More…]
Candlelight vigil to memorialize two deputies shot dead when inmate overpowered them
iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday night in Kansas to memorialize the two sheriff’s deputies who were shot and killed when an inmate overpowered them outside a courthouse. Kansas City [Read More…]
Heat, humidity rising in central and eastern US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong ridge of high pressure is bringing increasing heat and humidity to a majority of the eastern half of the country through the weekend. Heat advisories, as well as excessive [Read More…]
Trustees call for university president to resign for criticizing Nassar victim
Michael Bonfigli /The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images(EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University Interim President John Engler was brought on to clean up the mess left in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Instead, [Read More…]
Pakistani terrorist who ordered Malala shooting reportedly killed in drone strike
Ben Stansall/WPA Pool/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — The Pakistani terrorist leader who ordered the assassination of Malala Yousafzai was killed in a drone strike, according to Afghan officials. Mullah Fazlullah was allegedly killed in a strike on [Read More…]
Harvard University accused of racial discrimination in admissions process for Asian-American students
iStock/Thinkstock(Cambridge, Mass.) — Asian-American students are subject to racial discrimination during Harvard University’s admission process, a non-profit group, Students for Fair Admissions, claimed in court documents filed Friday, “Today’s court filing exposes the startling magnitude [Read More…]
San Francisco community concerned after officer-involved shooting captured on video in popular nightlife neighborhood
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — An officer-involved shooting captured on body camera and surveillance video in a popular San Francisco neighborhood has left the community outraged. The shooting happened in the middle of the North Beach neighborhood, [Read More…]
State Department ‘deeply concerned’ over arrest of US citizen during a protest in Vietnam
Courtesy Nguyen Family(HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam) — The American who was arrested while protesting in Vietnam has been visited by at least one U.S. diplomat since he was taken into custody, the State Department [Read More…]
Endangered Amur leopard cubs born at Illinois zoo
Brookfield Zoo(BROOKFIELD, Ill.) — Two endangered Amur leopard cubs have been born at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. The 8-week-old male cubs are “thriving,” Amy Roberts, the Brookfield Zoo’s senior curator of mammals, told ABC [Read More…]
The female CEO behind polarizing sports media giant Barstool Sports
ABC News(NEW YORK) — From its humble beginning as a small newspaper to what is now a full-fledged sports media company, Barstool Sports is one of the most popular brands for men, but it’s a [Read More…]
For some North Korean defectors, Trump-Kim summit offers hope; others don’t buy it
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Back in January, Ji Seong-ho was President Trump’s special guest at his State of the Union address, where the president told the story of Ji’s harrowing escape from North Korea. Having [Read More…]
Perdue says US could reach bilateral deal with Mexico before reaching an agreement with Canada
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the US could potentially reach a bilateral deal with Mexico before it comes to an agreement with Canada. The Trump administration has recently floated the idea of negotiating bilateral deals [Read More…]
Cattle futures higher on strong buyer interest
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed sharply higher on strong buyer interest. Yesterday’s news that China had added 20 USDA approved facilities was supportive to move as was the futures discount to cash. [Read More…]