Year: 2018
Tsunami in Indonesia kills at least 281, injures over 1,000 following volcanic eruption
Ed Wray/Getty Images(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Scores of people were killed and many more were injured or unaccounted for when a tsunami hit the island nation of Indonesia without warning Sunday following a volcanic eruption and [Read More…]
Evidence in case of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth discovered in Idaho: Police
Woodland Park Police Department(DENVER) — The search for a missing Colorado mother who police suspect was killed by her fiancé has turned up evidence in Idaho, some 700 miles from her home, officials said. The [Read More…]
India’s twin taboos: Sexual assault and child abuse once again in the national spotlight
flowgraph/iStock(NEW YORK) — On the sixth anniversary of the 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, which sparked mass protests against misogyny across the whole of India, a three-year-old girl was hospitalized after allegedly [Read More…]
Pence canceled North Korea human rights speech with Trump admin concerned about talks
Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images(WASHINGON) — Vice President Mike Pence was expected to give a speech on North Korea’s human rights abuses last week, adding firepower to an announcement of new sanctions and the release of a [Read More…]
The Marshall Islands: A nation that fears it’s on the brink of extinction
(ABC) The Marshall Island’s capital city of Majuro is only 300 feet wide in most places.(MAJURO, Marshall Islands) — The Marshall Islands, a tiny nation of islands and atolls located between Hawaii and Australia, are [Read More…]
Tsunami in Indonesia kills at least 222, injures over 800 injured following volcanic eruption
Ed Wray/Getty Images(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Scores of people were killed and many more were injured or unaccounted for when a tsunami hit the island nation of Indonesia without warning Sunday following a volcanic eruption and [Read More…]
Pacific Northwest facing several rounds of rain, snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the Northeast gets a break from unsettled weather — at least for the time being — attention turns to the Pacific Northwest. Radar and satellite imagery from Sunday morning shows [Read More…]
At least 200 dead as tsunami hits Indonesia following volcanic eruption
ABC(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Scores were left dead and hundreds more injured in Indonesia early Sunday as a tsunami hit the island nation following a volcanic eruption. The tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured [Read More…]
Mistletoe or mortgage payments? Gas or gifts? Fed workers face high anxiety over gov’t shutdown
Alex Edelman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — They are janitors scrubbing toilets and maintenance workers polishing the majestic marble floors in many of Washington D.C.’s wide-ranging expanse of federal office buildings. They are security officers in some of [Read More…]
India’s twin taboos: Sexual assault and child abuse once again in the national spotlight
flowgraph/iStock(NEW YORK) — On the sixth anniversary of the 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, which sparked mass protests against misogyny across the whole of India, a three-year-old girl was hospitalized after allegedly [Read More…]
Sneaker game is becoming more political: ‘It’s not just good business’
Moses Robinson/Getty Images for PUMA(NEW YORK) — Two years into the presidency of Donald Trump, it is no longer news that the world of sports — athletes, franchises, the brands and the sneakers — are [Read More…]
Exclusive: TSA planning major shift in air marshal operations
martince2/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal air marshals are being moved to the back of the plane — some of them, at least. The undercover agents who are posted randomly to protect U.S. airliners are — for the [Read More…]
‘Your dad was a hero’: Police officer killed by train honored in heartbreaking funeral service
Chicago Police(CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was overcome with emotion Saturday as he reflected on the life and legacy of Chicago police officer Eduardo Marmolejo, who was struck and killed by a train in [Read More…]
4 strategies for stopping ‘rogue’ drones from flying in illegal airspace
Naypong/iStock(NEW YORK) — With Christmas approaching, London’s Gatwick airport, one of the busiest in the U.K., was forced to shut down for a day this week after reports of two “rogue” drones flying above the [Read More…]
Miami police searching for Brazen armed robbers caught on camera stealing jewelry, electronics
Miami Police Department(MIAMI) — Police officers in Miami are searching for brazen armed robbers who were caught in the act on surveillance video. The video shows the victim putting his backpack in his trunk at [Read More…]
Once mocked, Parkland shooting survivor, activist David Hogg will be attending Harvard
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — David Hogg may have been mocked for not being accepted into the universities he originally applied for, but the Parkland shooting survivor will be attending Harvard University in the fall. [Read More…]
Mourners hold vigil at Colorado mom’s childhood church hours after fiancé’s arrest
Woodland Park Police Department(MOSES LAKE, Wash.) — Churchgoers in Washington state gathered Friday night to remember Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, hours after her fiancé was arrested and accused of killing her. Berreth grew up in [Read More…]
Man allegedly stabbed wife to death, threw her body out in the trash, police say
Broward Sheriff’s Office(SUNRISE, Fla.) — A Florida man allegedly stabbed his wife to death after she refused to let him move back in, and then threw her body out in the trash and left it [Read More…]
Cold returns to Midwest, Northeast as storm moves out to sea
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The storm that plagued the Northeast on Friday is still working its way up the New England coast on Saturday morning. Rain showers stretch from Virginia to Maine, while snow is [Read More…]
Airbnb, Costa Rican resort sued by family of murdered Florida woman
iStock(MIAMI) — The family of a woman who was killed while on vacation in Costa Rica last month are suing Airbnb and the resort where she stayed. Carla Stefaniak, who lived in Miami, was found [Read More…]