Month: August 2019
Flying umbrella impales teenage boy at Massachusetts beach
mbbirdy/iStock(BOSTON) — A teenage boy was rushed to the hospital Friday after being impaled by a flying umbrella on a Massachusetts beach, authorities said. The 13-year-old boy was at Good Harbor Beach in Glouchester on [Read More…]
Chick-fil-A rolls out new mac and cheese side option nationwide
Chick-fil-A(ATLANTA) — Starting Monday, Chick-fil-A customers will have another item they can choose from the menu: mac and cheese. The cheesy addition will be available nationwide as a side option with any lunch, dinner, Kid’s [Read More…]
Tesla Model 3 bursts into flames after crash in Moscow
jazz42/iStock(NEW YORK) — Yet another Tesla Model 3 has crashed while reportedly in driver assistance mode. This time, the incident took place in Moscow. The driver of the Model 3 told a Russian TV website [Read More…]
Data shows Tar Spot yield losses, best defenses
Dr. Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin says Tar Spot losses averaged 30 bushels per acre last year, with some fields as high as 50 bushels per acre. He has some advice based on [Read More…]
NBA Experience debuts at Disney: Here’s everything you need to know
Shannon McLellan/ABC(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The NBA Experience at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs is a slam dunk for basketball fans of all ages. The immersive, one-of-a-kind attraction allows guests to get an inside look at [Read More…]
Severe storms expected in Midwest, Northeast as South heats up
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Among the 182 damaging storm reports from over the weekend were 12 that included tornadoes, from the Rockies into the Plains. Flash flooding was reported in parts of Arkansas as Little [Read More…]
Over 100 tires slashed in Orthodox Jewish community, police say
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock(LAKEWOOD, N.J.) — More than 100 tires have been slashed in a predominately Orthodox Jewish community in New Jersey in recent days, according to authorities there. All of the vehicles targeted in Lakewood Township, New [Read More…]
Texas teenager dies after he’s mauled by three dogs
MattGush/iStock(IRVING, Texas) — A 16-year-old has died from injuries sustained when he was attacked by three dogs in the early hours of Saturday morning in Irving, Texas. Police were responding to a call regarding a [Read More…]
Hong Kong airport cancels all departing flights as protesters occupy terminals
winhorse/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong International Airport has canceled all remaining flight departures for the day after thousands of anti-government protesters flooded its terminals. Members of the public were advised not to come to the [Read More…]
US service member killed during Iraqi Security Force mission identified
CT757fan/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Officials have identified a United States service member who was killed Saturday in the northern Nineveh province of Iraq while advising Iraqi security forces, according to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State [Read More…]
Probe of Michigan officer’s KKK item could lead to review of fatal shooting
vmargineanu/iStock(MUSKEGON, Mich.) — A Michigan police department has opened an investigation of one of its officers after a potential homebuyer reported seeing items associated with white supremacy at the officer’s home. Police in Muskegon, Michigan, [Read More…]
Bear bursts through wall ‘like the Kool-Aid Man’ to escape Colorado home, police say
Estes Park Police Department/Facebook(ESTES PARK, Colo.) — A bear that broke into a Colorado home made a wild escape to avoid being taken into custody when law enforcement arrived. The bear may have been attracted [Read More…]
‘As Iowan as cornfields’: How immigration changed one small town
Sergio Flores for ABC News(NEW YORK) — When Maria Gonzalez was 3 years old, her mother heard from family who had already immigrated to the U.S. that she could find work in Marshalltown, Iowa. She [Read More…]
‘Extremely dangerous’ inmate who escaped Tennessee prison captured, authorities say
artolympic/iStock(HENNING, Tenn.) — An “extremely dangerous” inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week has been captured, according to authorities. Homicide suspect Curtis Watson, 44, escaped from work detail on a tractor at the [Read More…]
5 small dead in Pennsylvania house fire; 1 adult in critical condition
MattGush/iStock(ERIE, Pa.) — Five small children were killed and an adult was left in critical condition on Sunday following a house fire in northwestern Pennsylvania. The fatal fire was reported at around 1 a.m. Sunday [Read More…]
FAA investigating former Boston air ambulance pilot who allegedly fell asleep at controls
Ralf Geithe/iStock(BOSTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which an air ambulance pilot allegedly fell asleep at the controls. The former Boston MedFlight pilot fell asleep while conducting a flight from [Read More…]
Hulk Hogan got an unauthorized ride from airport by Chicago Police officer, officials say
Hulk Hogan/Facebook(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department has opened an internal investigation into what it says was an unauthorized ride former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan was allegedly given from an officer at the airport. On [Read More…]
Jail protocols for checking on Jeffrey Epstein before suicide not followed: Sources
MoreISO/iStock(NEW YORK) — Jail protocols requiring routine checks on the wellbeing of accused sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein appear to have not been followed in the hours before the millionaire was found hanging in his cell [Read More…]
Prosecuting human traffickers poses significant challenges, top prosecutor says
iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 100 child sex trafficking victims were rescued across the U.S. last month in an effort code-named Operation Independence Day that involved sweeps in Las Vegas, Atlanta and Seattle and resulted [Read More…]
‘Extremely dangerous’ inmate who escaped Tennessee prison captured, authorities say
artolympic/iStock(HENNING, Tenn.) — An “extremely dangerous” inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week has been captured, according to authorities. Homicide suspect Curtis Watson, 44, escaped from work detail at the West Tennessee State [Read More…]