Month: October 2018

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A new survey reports U.S. companies added more than 200,000 jobs in October. The figure comes as unemployment sits at a 49-year low. The private survey from payroll processor ADP shows U.S. companies [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Uber is launching a new feature in Los Angeles, which the company says will deliver vital information to 911 call operators. Emergency dispatchers receiving calls from Uber users in Los Angeles will [Read More…]

Omar Shagaleh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(ISTANBUL) — A Turkish prosecutor publicly confirmed Wednesday for the first time that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he stepped into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and his body [Read More…]

New York Police Department(NEW YORK) — New York City detectives have conducted various interviews in Virginia where two sisters from Saudi Arabia were living before their bodies, bound together with duct tape, were found floating [Read More…]

Chris Jackson/Getty Images(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — Prince Harry, who lost his mom at age 12, had touching words of advice for a young boy whose mom had also passed away. “Life will always be alright, [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(MALMO, Sweden) — Not everyone, particularly in the U.S., will agree that Twinkies, root beer and Pop-Tarts are “disgusting food.” But these American culinary creations are among the edibles featured in a new Museum of [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(ROCHESTER, Ind.) — The pickup truck driver allegedly never hit her brakes until it was too late to avoid hitting four children, including three siblings, who were killed as they crossed a two-lane highway in [Read More…]

Omar Shagaleh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(INSTANBUL) — A Turkish prosecutor publicly confirmed Wednesday for the first time that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he stepped into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and his body [Read More…]

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) —  More victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will be laid to rest Wednesday. Friends and family will gather at separate funerals to remember Joyce Fienberg, 75, Irving Younger, 69, and Melvin [Read More…]

CVS Health(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) — CVS Pharmacy is testing out a new membership program for its customers in Boston. The pilot membership rewards program, called CarePass, offers its members several incentives, including free delivery on most [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Human remains found during construction at a Vatican property in Rome may help to unfold the mystery behind the disappearance of two teenage girls. The Vatican says workers found the remains during the renovations [Read More…]

SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — The prime minister of India on Wednesday unveiled the world’s largest statue, dedicated to Sardar Patel, a nationalist who helped unite modern India after its independence from Britain. “We are doing [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — If you love dogs, you might think about moving to Texas. Mutts Canine Cantina has posted on Instagram about a “legit” dream job: playing with puppies all day, for $100 an [Read More…]

Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage(ROTORUA, New Zealand) — During the final day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal Down Under tour, the couple spent time in Rotorua, New Zealand, where they learned more about the Maori culture [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ahead of a massive storm system, 10 states are under weather alerts Wednesday morning, with heavy, wet snow falling in the Rockies and flooding expected in the Ohio River Valley. The [Read More…]