Month: June 2019
Family of 4, including 2 kids, found dead in home from apparent shooting: Officials
grandriver/iStock(WEST DES MOINES, Iowa) — A family of four was found dead in an Iowa home from apparent gunshot wounds, officials said. The bodies of Chandrasekhar “Chandra” Sunkara — an IT employee with the Iowa [Read More…]
Ohio FSA requests disaster declarations
Ohio FSA is asking Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to make disaster declarations for Fulton, Henry, and Lucas counties. Ohio FSA made the request after meeting with farmers and collecting crop data and planting history, and [Read More…]
90th Indiana FFA State Convention kicks off today
The 90th annual Indiana FFA State Convention kicks off today. Some highlights will include community service projects, recognizing the Stars over Indiana and agricultural proficiency award winners, and the election of state officers Indiana FFA [Read More…]
Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95 surrounded by loved ones, son Anderson Cooper says
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Gloria Vanderbilt, mother to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and member of the storied Vanderbilt family, has died at 95 years old. Cooper confirmed his mother’s death on air on CNN, [Read More…]
South Korea tackles hidden camera epidemic with spy cam inspection team
Seoul Metropolitan Government(SEOUL, South Korea) — Three times a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., women in navy blue vests with hidden camera detectors in their hands inspect public restrooms around Seoul. They are [Read More…]
Boeing executives apologize for 737 Max crashes
Wolterk/iStock(PARIS) — Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and the families of those who died in two recent crashes involving its new 737 Max 8 aircraft. The U.S. plane manufacturer has been in hot water [Read More…]
New technology applies manure to growing crops, including row crops
Applying manure to fields before planting and after harvest has been the only option but new equipment has been developed to apply manure mid-season. Managing For Profit 6/17/19 with Doug Sutter and Lee Kinnard Doug [Read More…]
Non-alcoholic ‘wine water’ now available in the US
O.Vine(NEW YORK) — Water that tastes like wine is now available in the U.S. O.Vine tastes like wine but is completely non-alcoholic. Wine Water Ltd., an Israeli company, first launched O.Vine in 2018 at the [Read More…]
Meghan, Prince Harry share new photo of baby Archie for Father’s Day
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a new photo of their son Archie on Father’s Day. The sepia-tinted photo is the first picture of the baby with his eyes [Read More…]
One dead, five others shot at graduation party in Philadelphia
TheaDesign/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — One person is dead and five others were shot at a graduation party Sunday night in Philadelphia. The victims include three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, a 16-year-old girl and two men, [Read More…]
8-year-old boy bitten by shark off North Carolina coast
NRedmond/iStock(BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C.) — An 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark while swimming off the North Carolina coast on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The boy, whose name was not released, was in the [Read More…]
Wet, stormy forecast ahead from Plains to Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over the weekend, at least 20 tornadoes were reported in eight states — North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Illinois — as much of the U.S. braces for [Read More…]
Phoenix police chief calls viral-video arrest of suspected shoplifters ‘extremely unsettling’
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — An Arizona police chief said she has apologized to a black couple arrested on suspicion of shoplifting after cell phone videos surfaced showing one police officer threatening to shoot a [Read More…]
Fire officials label cause of Mitchell mobile home fire undetermined
Fire officials have labeled the cause of a Saturday night fire that gutted a mobile home in Mitchell as undetermined. However Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says it’s leaning toward electrical in nature. Assistant Fire [Read More…]
North Carolina boy whacks alleged robber with machete; injured suspect arrested after manhunt
vzwer/iStock(MEBANE, N.C.) — An 11-year-old boy, who was home alone when three people broke into his family’s North Carolina residence, turned the tables on the alleged criminals when he got ahold of a machete and [Read More…]
Michigan police officer appears to punch 16-year-old girl during arrest, bodycam footage shows
Lansing Police Department(LANSING, Mich.) — A Michigan police department has released body camera footage that appears to show an officer striking a 16-year-old runaway they were apprehending to return to a youth center. Officers from [Read More…]
North Carolina boy whacks alleged robber with machete; injured suspect escapes from hospital
vzwer/iStock(MEBANE, N.C.) — An 11-year-old boy, who was home alone when three people broke into his family’s North Carolina residence, turned the tables on the alleged criminals when he got ahold of a machete and [Read More…]
Iran attempted to shoot down US drone over tanker attack site in Gulf of Oman
iStock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran attempted to shoot down a U.S. drone that was surveilling the attack on one of two tankers hit in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The [Read More…]
Why US soccer star Megan Rapinoe doesn’t sing the national anthem
iStock/artisteer(PARIS) — As the national anthem played before the U.S. women’s national team took on Thailand in the FIFA Women’s World Cup last week, the team stood in a row on the field. A camera [Read More…]
Miami Beach woman arrested for stomping on sea turtle nest
Miami-Dade County Department Of Corrections(MIAMI) — A Miami Beach woman was arrested on Saturday for jabbing at and stomping on a sea turtle nest. Yaqun Lu, 41, crossed into an area of the beach that [Read More…]
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