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Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg heads to Capitol Hill after bittersweet graduation
ABC News(PARKLAND, Fla.) — While most of his peers will be having fun soaking in their final summer before college, David Hogg will be traveling across the country to call for change, lobbying Washington, D.C. [Read More…]
How the crop is doing
The northern tier of states endured a cold, and in some cases a wet spring. Some planting was late and other parts of the country were right on time. Much of the corn and soybeans [Read More…]
4th murder in Arizona linked to spree that began with killing of prominent forensic psychologist: Sources
ABC News(PHOENIX) — The fourth murder in a string of killings that began with the shooting of prominent forensic psychologist Steven Pitt in Phoenix has now been linked to the first three, law enforcement officials [Read More…]
American Airlines flight makes diverted landing after windshield shattered by hail
Scott Olson/Getty Images(EL PASO, Texas) — A hail storm shattered an American Airlines plane’s windshield and caused damage to its nose on Sunday, forcing the plane to divert to El Paso, Texas. The plane landed [Read More…]
Motorcyclist dies crashing into bear in Oregon
Bend Fire Department(WARM SPRINGS, Oregan) — A motorcyclist died on Saturday after crashing into a bear in Oregon. Rhett Larson, who worked as a firefighter in Bend, Oregon, was killed when he hit the bear [Read More…]
Owner whose dog died on Delta flight accuses airline of ‘cover up’
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — The owner involved in the most-recent airline dog death in the U.S. accused Delta Air Lines of trying to cover up his beloved pet’s death on Sunday and said [Read More…]
MacAuley optimistic about NAFTA
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay remains optimistic about the NAFTA re-negotiations. MacAulay on NAFTA :09 sec. “…it progresses.” U.S. Dairy Export Council President Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield many NAFTA issues are [Read More…]
U.S. Dairy forms partnership with Singapore Polytechnic
The U.S. Dairy Export Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Polytechnic’s Food Innovation and Resource Center. USDEC President Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield the new partnership will help grow dairy exports. “Southeast Asia [Read More…]
Survey: YouTube is most popular social media platform among teens, Facebook less popular
ooddysmile/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center finds that America’s youth is using the Internet and social media differently than they were a few years ago. The survey found that [Read More…]
Manhunt intensifies for killer of forensic psychiatrist, paralegals, as 4th victim is identified
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock/Thinkstock(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — As authorities in neighboring Arizona cities ramp up their investigations into the killings of a famed forensic psychiatrist and two paralegals, police have identified the victim of another fatal shooting — which [Read More…]
Latest U.S.-China talks end without settlement
According to various media reports, the latest round of trade talks between the U.S. and China ended on Sunday, with China warning that all progress between the two countries could be lost if the U.S. [Read More…]
Deployed soldier dad surprises son at graduation
nirat/iStock/Thinkstock(MARSHFIELD, Mass.) — Tyler Soloman walked up to his graduation stage like the rest of the 336 fellow students to receive a diploma. But he got so much more. While handed the scrolled document, Marshfield [Read More…]
From spy chief to a high-profile meeting with President Trump: Who is Kim Yong-chol?
Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Kim Yong-chol, the former spy chief who met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York and President Donald Trump at the White House last week — and [Read More…]
Fiat Chrysler to offer 30 electric or hybrid vehicles by 2022
omada/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Fiat Chrysler plans to offer 30 electric and hybrid vehicles by the year 2022, the company announced on Friday. The news comes from the company’s five-year plan, in which Fiat Chrysler says [Read More…]
Conflict keeps nearly half of Afghanistan’s children from school
PeterHermesFurian/iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has caused almost half of all children between the ages of seven and 17 to miss out on schooling, the United Nations Children’s Fund says. The agency also [Read More…]
Parkland high school to offer posthumous diplomas at 1st graduation since 17 killed in massacre
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Nearly four months after a mass shooting killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the class of 2018 will graduate and posthumous diplomas will be presented to families [Read More…]
50 years after shots rang out at the Ambassador Hotel, controversy still surrounds RFK’s assassination
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Deafening chants of “We want Bobby!” filled the stifling Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles around midnight on June 5, 1968, as New York Sen. Robert [Read More…]
Kim Jong Un hasn’t met Trump yet ‘so he better prepare for that’: Former Trump adviser
South Korean Presidential Blue House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A former adviser to President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hasn’t yet met the U.S. leader he “better prepare for” that. Tom [Read More…]
Parkland parents are following their late son’s path to bring about ‘change’
ABC News (PARKLAND, Fla.) — Joaquin Oliver was one of the 17 students and faculty murdered on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when a former student allegedly opened fire [Read More…]
Rivers continue to rise in flood-prone mid-Atlantic states; heat wave hits Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Already rain-soaked states in the mid-Atlantic are looking at another dose of downpours to end the weekend. Tropical moisture is working up from the South on Sunday and colliding with [Read More…]