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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…]
Toddler, 3, makes life-saving 911 call after mother collapses
KTRK(CLEVELAND, Texas) — Most toddlers are learning how to write or count. Thankfully, one Texas 3-year-old learned how to call 911. Dorothy Craig, of Cleveland, Texas, may very well have saved her mother’s life — [Read More…]
Maine woman charged with manslaughter for allegedly running over man on baseball field
ABC News (SANFORD, Maine) — A woman in Maine has been charged with manslaughter after she hit a man while driving out of control onto a baseball field during a little league game Friday evening. [Read More…]
FBI agent accidentally shoots bar patron when gun falls out of holster while dancing
KMGH(DENVER) — An FBI agent got himself into an embarrassing situation on Saturday when his service weapon fell out of its holster while dancing at a Denver club and he accidentally shot a fellow patron [Read More…]
Officer fired after intentionally hitting fleeing suspect with his police car
Athens-Clarke County Police Department(ATHENS, Ga.) — The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has fired one of its officers after an investigation showed he intentionally ran down and hit a fleeing suspect with his police cruiser. Officer [Read More…]
Two killed in fall from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan
haveseen/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two climbers were killed while climbing on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on Saturday, the National Park Service says. According to a press release, the pair fell while on the rock [Read More…]
Small plane carrying four people crashes near New York’s Long Island
andrew_t/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A small plane with four people on board crashed off the coast of New York’s Long Island on Saturday. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a Piper PA31 Navajo aircraft crashed about [Read More…]
A political stalemate ends, giving birth to a populist government in Italy
ustino73/iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — After months of political turmoil, Italy has a new populist government. Sworn in Friday, the next step for the new government is confidence votes in Parliament, which will be called early next week. [Read More…]