Month: September 2019

Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber announced on Thursday it would be rolling out a feature that matches riders and drivers using four-digit PIN numbers, after a series of incidents led to public outcry over the perceived [Read More…]

vmargineanu/iStock(ANDREWS, S.C.) — More than 70 federal, state and local authorities are now investigating the shooting death of United States Postal Service carrier Irene Pressley, who was shot to death in rural South Carolina. Pressley, [Read More…]

KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(NEW YORK) — Samsung’s highly-anticipated new $2,000 foldable smartphone hit stores in the U.S. on Friday, after a wave of bad reviews delayed its planned debut from April. While the Galaxy Fold has been released [Read More…]

hidesy/iStock(OAXACA, Mexico) — Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca celebrated as it became the second region in the predominantly Catholic country to decriminalize abortion. Footage of women cheering and jumping in the air as the vote [Read More…]

csreed/iStock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Hundreds of prospective jurors are headed to a Maryland courthouse Friday as jury selection begins in the trial of the suspected Capital Gazette newspaper gunman. On June 28, 2018, four journalists — [Read More…]

imaginima/iStock(DALLAS) — The former Dallas police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in his apartment took the stand in her own defense on Friday, overcome with emotion as she was instructed to tell the [Read More…]

JHVEPhoto/iStock(DETROIT) — General Motors has reversed course and agreed to resume paying health insurance costs for striking workers, as union sources tell ABC News Friday that a deal is not likely to be reached before [Read More…]

JHVEPhoto/iStock(DETROIT) — A week after General Motors informed union leaders they would not cover the costs of healthcare for striking workers, the company has reversed course and agreed to resume the payments. GM faced widespread [Read More…]

alacatr/iStock(LODI, Calif.) — A skydiver died after she crashed into the rear of a big rig trailer on a California highway, officials said. The skydiver, who was identified only as a 28-year-old woman, was out [Read More…]

ABC (NEW YORK) —  A new group of entrepreneurs will dive into the Shark Tank this season and investors Mark Cuban and Robert Herjavec said sales are king when it comes to the pitch. “Sales. [Read More…]

imaginima/iStock(DALLAS) — The former Dallas police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in his apartment took the stand in her own defense on Friday, overcome with emotion as she was instructed to tell the [Read More…]

csreed/iStock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Hundreds of prospective jurors are headed to a Maryland courthouse Friday as jury selection begins in the trial of the suspected Capital Gazette newspaper gunman. On June 28, 2018, four journalists — [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Monsoon storms dropped as much as 2 to 3” of rain in a short period of time, creating flash flooding in parts of Southern California and Arizona Thursday. Some roads even [Read More…]

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Public school teachers in Chicago have overwhelmingly voted to strike if their union can’t agree on a contract with the city. A work stoppage by the union’s 25,000 teachers and educational support staff [Read More…]

smolaw11/iStock(SPRINGFIELD, Va.) — Police are investigating assault claims levied by a black sixth grader who said several white classmates, all male, held her down and forcefully cut her dreadlocks. Amari Allen, 12, said classmates at [Read More…]

Suvra Kanti Das/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The United States’ top official for foreign aid issued a firm and emotional warning Thursday to Myanmar about the lack of progress over how it treats the Rohingya and other ethnic [Read More…]

weerapatkiatdumrong/iStock(NEW YORK) — A data breach involving the food delivery app DoorDash impacted nearly five million users, the company said on Thursday. In a press release, DoorDash says an unauthorized third party accessed some user [Read More…]