Month: November 2018
Amazon to start delivering fresh, full-sized Christmas trees
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Starting Monday you can not only order all your holiday presents on Amazon, but also get a full-sized, fresh Christmas tree delivered to your doorstep as well. The tech site CNET and [Read More…]
Nissan chairman, representative director arrested on fraud charges
Nissan(TOKYO) — Nissan Motor’s chairman and another top executive have been arrested in Japan on fraud charges. In a statement Monday, Nissan said an internal investigation found that for several years its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, [Read More…]
California wildfires leave 80 dead, almost 1,000 missing
Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to [Read More…]
Chris Watts to be sentenced for killing pregnant wife, young daughters
Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters is set to be sentenced Monday. Chris Watts, 33, was convicted this month in the murders [Read More…]
Target, Macy’s and Old Navy among stores open on Thanksgiving, Black Friday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you’re more committed to stuffing your shopping bag than your face, then check out all the stores open on Thanksgiving and Black Friday below. Turkey day hours can get confusing with [Read More…]
Groom describes difficulty of losing friends during Costa Rica rafting accident
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Members of a bachelor party, which turned tragic after a whitewater-rafting accident in Costa Rica killed several attendees, described to ABC News how difficult it was to inform their families. Luis Beltran, [Read More…]
Unsettled weather in the Northeast, then an arctic blast for Thanksgiving
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Unsettled weather, meaning conditions that could produce precipitation, will greet many folks Monday morning from Wisconsin all the way to Maine. Two low-pressure systems should deliver light snow or rain showers [Read More…]
KS governor demands county commissioner resign over ‘master race’ remark
Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners (TOPEKA, Kan.) — The governor of Kansas is demanding the resignation of a white county commissioner who claimed he was “part of the master race” when talking to an [Read More…]
Hong Kong journalist’s take on U.S.-China relations
Frank Chen, a journalist with the Asia Times, was one of 12 international journalists who participated in last week’s Canada Ag Innovations Tour. Chen is a native of China who now lives in Hong Kong. In an interview with Brownfield, Chen [Read More…]
Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in an effort to help lower and middle income students gain access to [Read More…]
Body discovery near where San Francisco 49ers’ fan went missing
(SAN FRANCISCO) — The search for a San Francisco 49ers’ fan who mysteriously went missing during a football game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, took a grim turn when fishermen discovered a body [Read More…]
Much-needed rain on the way for California later this week
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The fire danger in California continues on Sunday, but firefighters in the region are about to get a needed respite. A red flag warning is in effect for the Sacramento area, [Read More…]
Amid search for North Carolina 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar, authorities ask residents to check properties for ‘anything unusual’
FBI Charlotte(WASHINGTON) — Authorities are asking residents in North Carolina’s Robeson County to check their properties this weekend for “anything unusual or out of place” amid the ongoing search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. [Read More…]
Threat of violence at home spurs LGBT migrants on to the border
Robert Zepeda/ABC News(TIJUANA, Mexico) — A group of LGBT migrants was among the first members of the so-called caravan to arrive in Tijuana this week, seeking asylum from some of the most violent countries in [Read More…]
Devastating California wildfires leave 74 dead, more than 1,000 others unaccounted for
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for in California as deadly wildfires continue to burn at both ends of the state. The two monstrous blazes that both ignited last week [Read More…]
Smoke blankets San Francisco as residents forced to don masks to breathe
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Flames from the deadly Camp Fire won’t reach California’s Bay Area, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still wreaking havoc on the region. Smoke from the Northern California fire is leading to [Read More…]
West Virginia fraternity suspended after member critically injured in fall
iStock/Thinkstock(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — A student at West Virginia University is in critical condition after a fall at the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house — leading to the suspension of the chapter pending an investigation. [Read More…]
Argentine submarine found on bottom of Atlantic Ocean after year of searching
iStock/Thinkstock(BUENOS AIRES) — An Argentine submarine that went missing almost exactly one year ago has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Argentine Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed late Friday evening that [Read More…]
Snow moves into Northern Plains as Midwest, Northeast brace for arctic cold
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winter weather alerts are in place across nine states on Saturday as a clipper system will deliver snow from the Rockies through the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. Slick travel [Read More…]