Year: 2019
Arizona police collect DNA at nursing home where comatose woman gave birth
blueshot/iStock(PHOENIX) — Police in Arizona served a search warrant on Tuesday to collect DNA from male staffers at a long-term care facility where a woman gave birth while in a vegetative state. The 29-year-old woman, [Read More…]
Second man found dead at Democratic donor Ed Buck’s house, prompting renewed investigation
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — The death of a man at the home of a prominent Democratic political donor is raising questions and scrutiny about an earlier death at his home. Both deaths occurred at the West [Read More…]
Joshua Tree National Park to close to address damage during government shutdown
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Officials at Joshua Tree National Park say some of the iconic trees and landscape have been damaged by visitors and motorists during the government shutdown, prompting the park to close to address [Read More…]
Pompeo makes surprise visit to Baghdad and Erbil to reassure Iraqi officials on US Syria withdrawal
Jordan Pix/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced stop in Iraq on Wednesday as part of a larger tour of the Middle East in which he is reassuring partners of America’s [Read More…]
Saudi teen in Thailand granted refugee status by the UN after calls for help and claims of family threats
STR/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — The United Nations granted refugee status to a Saudi woman on Wednesday who was publicly pleading for help in Thailand. Eighteen-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun started calling for support on Monday via Twitter. [Read More…]
Iowa farmer concerned about anhydrous this spring
A southwest Iowa farmer is concerned about the price and availability of anhydrous ammonia this spring. Julius Schaaf of Randolph says fall fertilizer applications were extremely limited because of wet conditions over a huge area [Read More…]
Dad allegedly ‘staged’ son’s kidnapping to cover up foul play: Police
San Antonio Police Department(SAN ANTONIO) — A father allegedly “staged” his son’s kidnapping to cover up foul play involving the child, San Antonio police said, as the search for the baby intensifies. “Without a doubt [Read More…]
Dad allegedly staged his baby boy’s kidnapping to cover up foul play: Police
Chalabala/iStock(SAN ANTONIO) — A father allegedly staged his baby boy’s kidnapping to cover up foul play involving the child, San Antonio police said, as the search for the baby intensifies. “Without a doubt … this [Read More…]
Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie splitting after 25 years
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he and his wife of 25 years are divorcing. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have been married since 1993 and issued an amicable joint statement announcing [Read More…]
Former North Korean diplomat urges international community to help ex-colleague
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016 put out a call to the governments of Italy, South Korea and the United States to help [Read More…]
New York City mayor to propose law giving all workers 2 weeks of paid time off
NoDerog/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce legislation Wednesday guaranteeing two weeks of paid time off for all workers, one day after he announced a plan to provide [Read More…]
Exploring options for corn in 2019
As farmers finalize their planting decisions for this spring, lower commodity prices put increased importance on making sound agronomic decisions. In this Managing for Profit, Eric Riley and Mark Waddington talk about some of the [Read More…]
Kremlin rejects suggestion it arrested American as a diplomatic pawn
Whelan family(MOSCOW) — The Kremlin has rejected suggestions it could have seized the former United States Marine arrested in Moscow on spying charges as a political hostage. “Russia never uses people as pawns in a [Read More…]
Several rounds of snow squalls possible in Northeast after tornado hits Ohio
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A complex set of disturbances brought snow and showers to the Northeast on Tuesday, as a dynamic system, including a tornado with winds reaching 97 mph, touched down in northeast Ohio. [Read More…]
Shutdown will not impact February food stamp benefits: USDA
jetcityimage/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Food stamp recipients will have access to their full benefits for February, even if the partial government shutdown continues, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials announced Tuesday night. USDA said they will work with [Read More…]
Paraplegic United passenger claims he ‘had to scoot down the aisle’ on his bottom
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A paraplegic man who relies on a wheelchair said he had difficulty traveling on several recent United flights and was forced to scoot down the aisle on his rear end. Tyler Schilhabel, a [Read More…]
Arizona police collect DNA at nursing home where comatose woman gave birth
blueshot/iStock(PHOENIX) — Police in Arizona served a search warrant on Tuesday to collect DNA from male staffers at a long-term care facility where a woman gave birth while in a vegetative state. The 29-year-old woman, [Read More…]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes surprise visit to Iraq
Jordan Pix/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stopped in Iraq during a tour of the Mideast, according to local TV reports. During his unannounced visit on Wednesday, Pompeo met with Iraqi officials, [Read More…]
TSA internal email reveals impact on security operations at smaller US airports
martince2/iStock(NEW YORK) — The increasing number of screeners calling out sick at the Transportation Security Administration is impacting its operations at smaller U.S. airports, but the agency’s effectiveness to protect the country’s flights has not [Read More…]
Second man found dead at Democratic donor Ed Buck’s house, prompting renewed investigation
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — The death of a man at the home of a prominent Democratic political donor is raising questions and scrutiny about an earlier death at his home. Both deaths occurred at the West [Read More…]