Month: October 2019
Nobel prize in economics given to three economists for work on alleviating global poverty
MicroStockHub/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to three economists “for their experimntal approach to alleviating global poverty.” Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were announced as the winners on [Read More…]
Exclusive: Jayme Closs feeling ‘stronger every day’ one year after kidnapping
Jennifer Smith(NEW YORK) — One year after Jayme Closs was kidnapped as a 13-year-old and held for months by a man who murdered her parents, the teenager says she’s feeling “stronger every day.” “I really [Read More…]
Texas cop never ID’d himself as police before fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her own home: Official
iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — A white police officer responding to a call early Saturday for a welfare check at a home in Fort Worth, Texas, fired a shot into a bedroom window, striking and killing [Read More…]
1 person injured after false panic over shooting at mall, police say
iStock(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — One person was injured after shoppers fled during a false alarm over a suspected shooting at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida, according to police. The male victim suffered [Read More…]
New Orleans mayor vows ‘relentless’ investigation in deadly Hard Rock Hotel collapse
Twitter/@ABC(NEW ORLEANS) — Crews were feverishly working on Sunday to stabilize the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown New Orleans a day after the building partially collapsed, killing two construction workers, leaving a third trapped in [Read More…]
No active shooter at mall in Boca Raton, Florida, police say
iStock(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — There is no active shooter at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida, according to police. Officers responded to the mall after receiving reports of a shots fired Sunday afternoon, [Read More…]
3-year-old Alabama girl vanishes while attending birthday party, police fear kidnapping
iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — An Amber Alert has been issued for an Alabama toddler girl who vanished while attending a birthday party over the weekend, authorities said Sunday. Investigators fear she may have been kidnapped. 3-year-old [Read More…]
10-year-old girl dies after falling off carnival ride in New Jersey, police say
Facebook/Deerfield Harvest Football(DEERFIELD, N.J.) — A 10-year-old girl has died after she fell off a carnival ride in New Jersey, according to police. The girl was on a ride called “Extreme” at the Deerfield Township [Read More…]
Woman’s arm, foot severed by private plane propeller at Key West airport, authorities say
iStock(KEY WEST, Fla.) — A propeller on a private plane severed a Florida woman’s arm and foot, according to authorities. The woman, a resident of Naples, was struck by the propeller at the Key West [Read More…]
Car slams into group of people enjoying autumn hayride, at least 11 injured
iStock(LITTLE ROCK, Ill.) — At least 11 people have been hurt, one of them critically, after a car slammed into people enjoying an autumn hayride on Saturday afternoon about 55 miles west of Chicago. Authorities [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued October 13 at 9:16AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…and South Dakota… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
Officer seen on bodycam shooting, killing woman in her own home
iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — A police officer responding to a call early Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, fired a shot into the window of a woman’s home, striking and killing her. The woman was black. [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued October 12 at 5:52PM MDT until October 12 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… While sustained winds are expected to remain from 10 to 20 mph tonight, they are no longer expected meet advisory criteria.
‘Not qualified’: State senator wants judge who jailed man for missing jury duty off the bench
iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — “Not qualified to make a fair and impartial decision,” is how Florida State Senator Bobby Powell described the judge who sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 days in jail for missing jury [Read More…]
‘Serial Stowaway’ arrested again at Chicago airport trying to sneak past security
iStock(CHICAGO) — A woman known to police for trying to evade capture by airport security was arrested again at Chicago O’Hare airport, police said. Marilyn Hartman, known to authorities as the “Serial Stowaway,” was charged [Read More…]
5 rappers removed from Rolling Loud festival lineup at NYPD’s request
iStock(NEW YORK) — Due to “public safety concerns,” several artists slated to perform at this weekend’s Rolling Loud Festival in New York City were removed from the lineup. In a letter to festival organizers, the [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued October 12 at 2:32PM MDT until October 12 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska, [Read More…]
1 person killed, 18 sent to hospital after crane collapses at Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans
Twitter/@ABC(NEW ORLEANS) — At least one person was killed and several others injured after a crane collapsed at the under-construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, officials said. Eighteen people were transported to local hospitals [Read More…]
California officials update wildfire containment, evacuation maps
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several California wildfires are still wreaking havoc as firefighters continue to battle the blazes Saturday. The Saddleridge fire in Los Angeles County, the largest of the latest California wildfires, encompasses 7,552 acres [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:03AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…and South Dakota… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield