Month: October 2019

iStock(ROME) — A restaurant in Rome is accused of ripping off its diners by not properly listing its prices and then charging diners hundreds of dollars. The Antico Caffe di Marte has come under fire [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — Google on Wednesday announced a series of new updates for Maps, YouTube and its voice-controlled Assistant that should make it easier to keep your personal data private. Google Maps will now let [Read More…]

iStock(ROCKWALL, Texas) — A high school cheerleader sprung into action at her homecoming parade in Texas when she spotted a toddler choking and managed to save him, she and the little boy’s family said. Tyra [Read More…]

Dave Colavecchio/Twitter(WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.) — A World War II plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Wednesday morning, resulting in an undisclosed number of fatalities, officials said. The vintage Boeing B-17 crashed at [Read More…]

RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — A California family grieving over the loss of their 102-year-old matriarch was further distraught when they found out that DirecTV had allegedly charged an early termination fee after she died. San Lorenzo [Read More…]

Dave Colavecchio/Twitter(WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.) — A World War II plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut Wednesday morning, sending plumes of smoke into the air. The vintage Boeing B-17 crashed at the end of [Read More…]

Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — One year after two “senseless” killings took place in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, police say they’ve exhausted all leads and are turning to the public to help generate more tips. In [Read More…]

RomanOkopny/iStock(NEW YORK) — A brief overnight Twitter outage sent some users reeling Tuesday night — but rest assured, servers are back up and working Wednesday morning. Twitter users worldwide experienced outages that impacted their ability [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — In the last 36 hours, 4 to 5 inches of rain fell from New Mexico all the way to Michigan producing areas of localized flash flooding. Des Moines had a rainfall [Read More…]

adam smigielski/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea Wednesday morning near the waters off the coastal town of Wonsan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed to ABC [Read More…]

Department of Motor Vehicles(NEW YORK) — A year to the day — Oct. 1, 2020 — before every airline passenger will need a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or other acceptable form of identification to [Read More…]

Dovapi/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has approved the $39 million sale of defensive lethal weapons to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials and another source familiar with the plan. U.S. arms sales to Ukraine have [Read More…]

pawel.gaul/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). In the aftermath of [Read More…]

wsfurlan/iStock(PHOENIX) — A 4-month-old baby died Tuesday after being left inside a van in Phoenix, authorities said. The young child appeared to have been dead for hours when firefighters arrived on the scene Tuesday afternoon, [Read More…]