Month: September 2019

miroslav_1/iStock(RACHEL, Nev.) — The drama of the Area 51 event was meant to be out of this world, but the lack of humans brought it back to reality. After more than two million people responded [Read More…]

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A suspect is in custody after allegedly crashing a car into a mall in a Chicago suburb on Friday, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident at the Woodfield Mall, according [Read More…]

Michael Warren/iStock(BRYCE CANYON, UT) — At least four people are dead after a tour bus rolled over on a Utah road, ejecting some passengers, authorities said. Thirty people, including the driver, were on board when [Read More…]

Josie_Desmarais/iStock(NEW YORK) — Walmart announced Friday it will discontinue selling electronic cigarette products as a mysterious vaping-related illness has sickened hundreds nationwide and been linked to eight deaths. “Given the growing federal, state and local [Read More…]

Belyay/iStock(ST. LOUIS) — To help combat a wave of violence and the recent rise in shooting incidents involving children, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced he’s sending additional law enforcement officers to St. Louis. On Oct. [Read More…]

JHVEPhoto/iStock(DETROIT) — As the United Auto Workers strike at General Motors enters its fifth day, its ripple effects are being felt among suppliers and beyond as negotiations continue to stalemate. Nearly 50,000 union workers walked [Read More…]

Ismailciydem/iStock(TOKYO) — A British military rugby team on tour in Japan has apologized for visiting a controversial military shrine honoring Japanese soldiers, among them war criminals. The U.K. Armed Forces Rugby team is in Japan [Read More…]

Michael Warren/iStock(BRYCE CANYON, UT) — At least four people are dead and multiple people are critically injured after a tour bus crashed in Utah, according to the state’s highway patrol. Air ambulances and rescue crews [Read More…]

ABC News(HOUSTON) — Torrential rain and deadly flooding is bringing the Houston area to a standstill, shuttering schools, canceling flights and leaving hundreds of cars swamped and abandoned. The remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda dumped [Read More…]

jetcityimage/iStock(SEATTLE) — More than 1,500 Amazon workers are expected to walk out of their jobs Friday in support of the Global Climate Strike, saying in a statement that CEO Jeff Bezos’ newly-unveiled climate pledge is [Read More…]

ABC News(FAIRHAVEN, Mass.) — Michelle Carter, who as a teenager sent texts urging her then-boyfriend to kill himself, has been denied parole. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after her 18-year-old boyfriend, Conrad [Read More…]

ansonmiao/iStock(BEIJING) — Beijing’s new massive international airport nicknamed “The Starfish” is set to officially open its doors on Sept. 30. But the first commercial test flights were already scheduled for Friday. Officially called Beijing Daxing [Read More…]

RomanOkopny/iStock (SAN FRANSISCO) — Twitter on Friday said it shut down thousands of fake accounts from around the world, many of them tied to “political” spam. The accounts were operating in five jurisdictions identified by [Read More…]

MicroStockHub/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s phone call with a foreign leader that has become the focus of a complaint to the director of national intelligence’s inspector general involved Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter [Read More…]

Deejpilot/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has used the Rose Garden at the White House for major policy announcements, Medal of Honor ceremonies, impromptu press conferences and as a backdrop for Twitter videos, but on Friday [Read More…]