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DHS eyeing 2 military bases to house migrants
Bobbie DeHerrera/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested the Pentagon house migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at two Texas military bases: Fort Bliss in El Paso and Goodfellow Air Force Base [Read More…]
New works on migrants by street artist Banksy discovered in Paris
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — Seven new works attributed to provocative street artist Banksy have been discovered in recent days in Paris, including one near a former center for migrants at the city’s northern edge, according to [Read More…]
Harley Davidson to move some production out of US after retaliatory EU tariffs
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harley Davidson has announced it will move production of motorcycles bound for Europe out of the United States to avoid retaliatory European Union tariffs. In a regulatory filing with the [Read More…]
Iowa Supreme Court issues key ag nuisance ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a key ruling analyzing the constitutionality of Iowa’s embattled right-to-farm law. According to Kristine Tidgren, director of the Center for Ag Law and Taxation at Iowa State University, the ruling [Read More…]
EPA postpones biofuel announcement
The EPA has postponed the announcement of its 2019 renewable fuel volumes. Bloomberg reports that the announcement was called off on Friday because the Trump administration has restarted talks over the biofuel blending obligations waived [Read More…]
Senate voting on river infrastructure funding, preparing for farm bill debate
The U.S. Senate plans to vote today on two issues important to agriculture. First, Senators will vote on 2019 appropriations on a bill that includes funding for the Army Corps of Engineers and the lock [Read More…]
Unarmed teen killed by East Pittsburgh cop laid to rest
Justin Merriman/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — An African-American teenager killed by police while fleeing a traffic stop was laid to rest in Pennsylvania on Monday. Antwon Rose, 17, was shot dead by an East Pittsburgh police officer [Read More…]
Deaf hiker who fell nearly 700-feet down snowy mountain credits husky with life-saving rescue
Alaska State Troopers (ANCHORAGE, AK) — A deaf hiker who fell down a snowy Alaskan mountain last week found an unlikely rescuer and friend. Amelia Milling, 21, was four miles into her hike through the [Read More…]
Hot air balloon hits power lines during Michigan Challenge Balloonfest
ABCNews.com(HOWELL, Mich) — A hot air balloon pilot will live to fly another day after surviving a terrifying crash. At about 8 a.m. Sunday during the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest in Howell, Michigan, the hot air [Read More…]
Turkey’s Erdogan renews hold on power with election victory
Mustafa Kirazli/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated a sweeping re-election victory after a hard-fought campaign that proved to be his most challenging political battle after nearly 15 years in power. Erdogan [Read More…]
15-year-old reported missing from immigration facility
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(BROWNSVILLE, TX) — Authorities in Texas are searching for a 15-year-old boy who walked away from the nation’s largest children’s immigration center, police said Monday. Det. J.J. Trevino of the Brownsville Police Department [Read More…]
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ‘Making a Murderer’ subject
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of Brendan Dassey, whose murder conviction was the subject of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” ABC News has reached out [Read More…]
‘Hateful’ woman threatened to call police on 8-year-old for selling water, mom says
ABCNews.com(SAN FRANCISCO) — A San Francisco mom says she was “shocked” when her neighbor threatened to call the police on her 8-year-old daughter for selling bottled water without a permit over the weekend. The story [Read More…]
More than 50 wildfires rage amid persistently hot, dry conditions
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 52 wildfires are burning throughout the United States, mostly out West, including Alaska. Very hot, very dry conditions have ignited dozens of fires from Texas to Oregon to California, forcing [Read More…]
EPA will reportedly increase biofuel target by 3 percent
Bloomberg reports that the EPA is on track to propose requiring 19.88 billion gallons of biofuels to be used in 2019 under the RFS. That is up 3 percent from 2018 requirements. The proposal would [Read More…]
In a royal first, Prince William visiting Israel and ‘occupied Palestinian territories’
Arthur Edwards – Pool/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — The Duke of Cambridge will land in Israel Monday evening for the first official visit to the Holy Land by a member of the British royal family. During his [Read More…]
‘Shark Tank’ stars give their advice to land a promotion
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Asking for a raise or promotion at work doesn’t have to be an awkward or painful experience — a lot of it comes down to simply knowing how to put your best [Read More…]
The best way to ask for a promotion or a raise, according to these ‘Shark Tank’ stars
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Asking for a raise or promotion at work doesn’t have to be an awkward or painful experience — a lot of it comes down to simply knowing how to put your best [Read More…]
Small plane crash kills 2 in Detroit as witnesses rescue pilot
ABCNews.com(DETROIT) — Two people died Sunday near Detroit Coleman A. Young International Airport when a Cessna 210 crashed and exploded. The third person on board, the pilot, appeared to have escaped the wreckage with help [Read More…]
‘He murdered my son in cold blood’: Mother of teenager fatally shot by Pennsylvania police officer
ABCNews.com(PITTSBURGH) — Michelle Kenney and Antwon Rose Sr. did something Sunday they never thought they would ever have to do: Go to a funeral home for the wake of their 17-year-old son, Antwon Rose II. [Read More…]