Month: July 2018
92-year-old mom fatally shoots son when he threatened to move her into assisted living: authorities
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office(FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz.) — A 92-year-old woman was charged with murder for allegedly shooting her son after he threatened to move her into an assisted living facility, authorities said. Anna Mae Blessing [Read More…]
Protester who climbed Statue of Liberty apprehended by cops
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A protester picked a patriotic location to demonstrate on Wednesday by climbing the Statue of Liberty. The unidentified female protester scaled the base of the statue and took up temporary residence [Read More…]
Couple in UK exposed to same poison as ex-Russian spy
iStock/Thinkstock(SALISBURY, England) — Two people in England have been confirmed to have been exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, the same chemical weapon that was used against an ex-Russian spy earlier this year. British police [Read More…]
Company fires manager over heartless response to worker saying her son is on life support
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Text messages are notorious for misconstruing tone, but a recent exchange led to one person losing her job. An apparently heartless text response to a request for time off was shared online [Read More…]
Protester climbs Statue of Liberty, prompting evacuation of the island
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A protester picked a patriotic location to demonstrate Wednesday by climbing the Statue of Liberty. According to the U.S. Parks Police, the female protester is scaling the statue. Liberty Island, where [Read More…]
From stone axes to cellphones, new project examines Amsterdam’s history through ‘junk’
iStock/Thinkstock(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands) — In Amsterdam, one society’s trash is truly another’s treasure. While excavating two parts of the Amstel riverbed to build a new subway line, city archeologists discovered a trove of 700,000 everyday objects [Read More…]
Renk Seed Field Day
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground at Renk Seed Field Day on August 28, 2018 in Sun Prairie, WI. Continue reading Renk Seed Field Day at Brownfield Ag News.
Medics, supplies reach boys soccer team trapped in Thailand cave as rescue planning intensifies
iStock/Thinkstock(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The 12 boys and their soccer coach who remain trapped inside a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand appeared healthy and upbeat in new video released Wednesday morning. The footage, taken [Read More…]
Patriotic quadruplets head home in time for Independence Day
Texas Medical Center(HOUSTON) — A Houston couple who welcomed quadruplets early last month brought their babies home swaddled in patriotic style. These little bundles were decked out in stars and stripes ahead of their first [Read More…]
Half of July 4 fires caused by fireworks: Trade group
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At 5 years old, Joseph Livingston faced a brutal third-degree burn. The cause: consumer fireworks. He was celebrating Labor Day in Columbia, Md., with his neighbors back in 2016. One of the [Read More…]
Fourth of July heat, humidity across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, above-normal temperatures continue to promote a rapid pace of crop development. On July 1, progress for U.S. corn (17% silking) and soybeans (27% blooming) were significantly ahead of the respective 5-year [Read More…]
Time running out for South Koreans hoping to reunite with family in the North
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — Kim Kyung Jae was 19 years old when he fled south to take shelter as the Korean War broke out in 1950, leaving behind a younger sister he hasn’t seen since. [Read More…]
Ways to increase cash flow
As farmers continue to operate within a tight margin environment, a business consultant with Compeer Financial says there are a few areas worth looking at that could lead to better profits. Matt Lange has put [Read More…]
Florida community raises alarm about potential cancer link to water contamination
iStock/Thinkstock(SATELLITE BEACH, Fla.) — Whitney Prieto was diagnosed last September with stage 2B triple negative breast cancer. She was 35, early in her pregnancy with twins and said she had no family history or genetic [Read More…]
Girl injured in apparent shark attack at Myrtle Beach
iStock/Thinkstock(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) — A girl swimming at a popular resort town in South Carolina was injured in what was an apparent shark attack on Monday. Cristy Torres, who was at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, [Read More…]
Fireworks store goes up in flames on eve of Fourth of July
Bolivar Herald-Free Press/Jill Way(PLEASANT HOPE, Missouri) — A fireworks retailer in Missouri went up in flames on the eve of Fourth of July. Firefighters responded to a major fire at AM Pyrotechnics in Pleasant Hope, [Read More…]
Mother of missing Navy man: ‘We need to find my kid’
Diane Palmer(HONOLULU, Hawaii) — A Navy corpsman’s mom hopes her missing son is still alive after he vanished following a night on the town with a few Marine buddies, taking in a state fair and [Read More…]
Experts cast doubt on proposed plan to have trapped soccer team scuba dive out of Thailand cave
Royal Thai Navy SEAL(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Experts in cave diving say a plan floated to extract 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand by teaching them on the fly to [Read More…]
Medical worker accused of killing 8 babies, trying to kill 6 more
iStock/Thinkstock(CHESHIRE, England) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing eight babies and attempting to kill another six while working as a healthcare professional at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire, North [Read More…]