Month: September 2019

Bychykhin_Olexandr/iStock(NEW YORK) —  A 65-year-old man linked to the 1985 hijacking of a Trans World Airlines flight, an attack during which a U.S. Navy diver was killed, has been arrested in Greece. Hamadei Saleh Mohammed [Read More…]

DC Comics(NEW YORK) — In celebration of 80 years of Batman, DC Comics is asking you to look to the skies — or buildings — to get a glimpse of the Bat-Signal. The iconic image [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Paris police used tear gas against Yellow Vest protesters for the second time Saturday to prevent further riots during what was a peaceful climate march. The march, which was protesting government and corporation [Read More…]

ABC News(CHICAGO) — A Chicago police officer was shot Saturday morning and police are now searching for the suspected gunman, officials said. The officer was rushed to a local hospital for surgery and is in [Read More…]

Masslottery.com(TAUNTON, Mass.) — A minor detour led to major winnings for one Massachusetts man. Peter Levesque was driving back to his Taunton home from lunch when he came across road closures and was forced to [Read More…]

ABC News(KANSAS CITY) — Flash flooding and severe storms are possible across the Central United States today, as a strong cold front sweeps across much of the region. Moisture that was once associated with the [Read More…]

WALA(PHILADELPHIA) — For at least the fifth week in a row, a shooting has taken place during a high school football game. Two teens injured in Philadelphia are the latest victims in a string of [Read More…]

MivPiv/iStock(NEW YORK) — The family of James “Whitey” Bulger signaled its intent Friday to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Justice Department, nearly a year after the Boston gangster was beaten to death in [Read More…]

We-Ge/iStock(NEW YORK) —  Thousands of young activists filled the streets by New York City Hall Friday for the Global Climate Strike. Participants joined together to strike ahead of next week’s UN Climate Summit and NYC [Read More…]

MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) — Is there anything worse than waiting for an avocado to be perfectly ripe, then cutting into it to find mushy brown streaks throughout? So much for what could have been great guacamole [Read More…]

Sgt. Zachary Mott/U.S. Army(WASHINGTON) —  President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of air and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of last weekend’s attack on Saudi oil facilities that the U.S. [Read More…]

manonallard/iStock(LONGVIEW, Wash.) — A Washington state bus driver school bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence after a student got home and called 911 to report her. On Sept. 12 around 3:58 [Read More…]

New Jersey State Police(BRIDGETON, N.J.) —  The search for 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez entered its fifth day Friday with no significant leads or suspects, as authorities increased the reward for any information on the missing [Read More…]

alexsl/iStock(TORONTO) — For some politicians, being photographed dressing in black or brown face multiple times would be automatically devastating to a political campaign. Some Canadian experts say that might not be the case for Prime [Read More…]

LewisTsePuiLung/iStock(HONG KONG) — Amnesty International has documented “reckless and indiscriminate tactics” used by the Hong Kong police in responding to 15 weeks of anti-government protests. The London-based human rights group claims detained protesters have been [Read More…]