Month: May 2019

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — North Korea issued a list of criticisms against former Vice President Joe Biden, calling the presidential candidate “a low IQ idiot” and saying his “candidacy should not carry high expectations.” Additionally, the [Read More…]

recep-bg/iStock(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — A North Carolina elementary school teacher has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot up the school where she taught. Kristen Thompson abruptly resigned last Friday from Pathways Elementary School in [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York man said he was shocked beyond measure when he discovered that his estranged wife, a New York City police officer, allegedly hired a hit man to kill him. [Read More…]

4nadia/iStock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Tuesday making the state the first in the country to legalize human composting. The law would recognize “natural organic reduction,” sometimes referred to as liquid [Read More…]

Niall_Majury/iStock(NEW YORK) — Airlines are again expecting a record high number of passengers to fly this summer, according to a trade group, despite the worldwide groundings of the Boeing 737 MAX after two fatal crashes. [Read More…]

YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) — 2020 White House hopefuls opposed to new state abortion bans joined protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday as other abortion rights supporters converged on state capitols, town squares and [Read More…]

jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-five lawsuits and federal complaints were filed Tuesday in 20 cities across the U.S. accusing the fast-food company McDonald’s of sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination and subsequent retaliation. The new cases are being [Read More…]

Fedorovekb/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — A man has been arrested for allegedly gunning down a transgender activist in Philadelphia, though police say the killing is not being investigated as a hate crime. Michelle Washington, 40, was shot in [Read More…]

NORAD(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters intercepted six Russian aircraft that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and never entered U.S. airspace, but [Read More…]

YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) — 2020 White House hopefuls opposed to new state abortion bans joined protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday as other abortion rights supporters converged on state capitols, town squares and [Read More…]

coldsnowstorm/iStock(NEW YORK) — Coca-Cola is re-launching its 1985 “New Coke” formula in conjunction with the release of the third season of Stranger Things. The beverage maker is partnering with Netflix to “immerse viewers in 1980s [Read More…]