Month: May 2019

DNY59/iStock(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — Advocacy groups on Thursday sued the Trump administration and state of South Carolina on behalf of a same-sex, married couple after a Christian ministry allegedly denied them from participating in its federally [Read More…]

Courtesy Eduardo Madiedo(NEW YORK) — The suspect in an assault on a Lyft driver in Queens has surrendered to New York City authorities, according to a police source. George Catalano, 36, is charged with reckless [Read More…]

nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) — Uber has announced a new policy that will deactivate accounts with low ratings. Riders who develop a “significantly below average rating” may lose access to using the rideshare app, Kate Parker, Uber’s [Read More…]

Georges De Keerle/Getty Images(PARIS) — More than two decades after Princess Diana’s death, the Paris city council announced that a square near the tunnel where she died in a car crash should be named after [Read More…]

WLS(CHICAGO) — Two men have been arrested in the murder of a woman who was shot dead in broad daylight in Chicago while holding a 1-year-old, according to police. Michael Washington, 39, and Eric Adams, [Read More…]

ABC News (COSTA MESA, Calif.) — In police interrogation tapes obtained by ABC News, a California theater actress, who was later convicted of lying to police about two murders her then-fiancé had committed, is seen [Read More…]

bedo/iStock(ANKARA, Turkey) — Turkey has released Serkan Golge, a NASA scientist who the country accused of belonging to a terrorist organization. Golge, who has dual U.S.-Turkish citizenship, was visiting his birth country with his family [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — In a press release touting exports of natural gas, the Department of Energy referred to the fossil fuel as “molecules of U.S. freedom.” The statement, dated May 28, issued from the Tenth [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — After 398 reported tornadoes in the U.S. over the past 13 days, the threat will subside for most of the country in the days ahead. There were 24 reported tornadoes in [Read More…]

Andreas Haas/iStock(NEW YORK) — An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against Delta, accusing the airline of negligence after a passenger’s emotional support dog allegedly attacked him on a 2017 flight. Marlin Jackson was in [Read More…]

Facebook/BringKekaiHome(HONOLULU) — Days after the rescue of Maui hiker Amanda Eller, a second hiker who had gone missing on the island met a sadder fate. Noah “Kekai” Mina, 35, was found dead by a helicopter [Read More…]

Althom/iStock(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A bill passed on Wednesday by the Illinois House would require gun owners to be fingerprinted and pay more for identification cards. The state Senate still must approve the bill before it [Read More…]

MivPiv/iStock(BEAUMONT, Texas) — A former Texas prison official pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday after allegedly telling a guard “take care of it” and watching as that officer preceded to beat an inmate. Khristal [Read More…]