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Prominent locals want Trump’s DC hotel to lose liquor license
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A local regulatory agency is nearing a decision on whether to recommend a review of Trump International Hotel’s liquor license after seven D.C. residents filed a complaint arguing the hotel’s owner, President Donald [Read More…]
Detroit police officer suspended after video shows him punching naked woman at hospital
iStock/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer is the subject of a criminal investigation after a “disturbing” cell-phone video surfaced showing him repeatedly punching an apparently emotionally disturbed naked woman at a hospital, officials said Thursday. [Read More…]
Training exercise triggers active shooter panic, lockdown at Ohio Air Force base
iStock/Thinkstock(DAYTON, Ohio) — A training exercise at an Air Force base in Ohio caused an emergency active shooter response Thursday, prompting a lockdown, the evacuation of a hospital and led one security force member to [Read More…]
Sexual harassment outlawed on the streets of France, following viral video of recent violent attack in Paris
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — French lawmakers approved a bill that outlaws cat-calling, allowing fines of as much as hundreds of dollars to be handed out on the spot to street harassers. Fines for harassers could run as [Read More…]
Iowa Soybean leaders see good growth potential in Europe
A delegation of Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) leaders is wrapping up a 12-day education and trade mission to Europe. One of the participants, ISA’s director of market development Grant Kimberley, says there is a good [Read More…]
Iran preparing naval exercises amidst heated rhetoric with Trump
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard is preparing to hold within the next two days a large-scale naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane for oil used worldwide, according to [Read More…]
Couple pays off $124K of debt in 3 years and finds financial peace
Courtesy Christopher Espinosa(NEW YORK) — Paying off $124,000 in debt sounds nearly impossible but one couple managed to do so in three years by changing their habits and learning to save. Christopher Espinosa, 29, met [Read More…]
Ohio Air Force Base on lock-down after reports of active shooter
iStock/Thinkstock(DAYTON, Ohio) — Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order at a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, Thursday afternoon after getting reports of an active shooter at the base’s hospital. The alert was issued on [Read More…]
Trump and Kim exchange letters amid denuclearization doubts
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After receiving another letter from Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked the North Korean dictator for his “kind action” in handing over the possible remains of U.S. soldiers from the [Read More…]
Harvey Weinstein seeking dismissal of top rape charge against him
Jefferson Siegel/Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys plan to ask a Manhattan judge this week to dismiss the most serious sex assault charge filed against him, according to a new court filing. The lawyers [Read More…]
Harvey Weinstein seeking dismissal of top rape charge against him
Jefferson Siegel/Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys plan to ask a Manhattan judge this week to dismiss the most serious sex assault charge filed against him, according to a new court filing. The lawyers [Read More…]
Mother of missing Iowa woman believes her daughter may be held captive
KCRG-TV(IOWA CITY, Iowa) — The family of a missing University of Iowa student now believes she is being held captive and has increased the reward for her return. An earlier lead about a possible spotting [Read More…]
China says it is ‘fully prepared’ to retaliate after latest threat
China has fired back against the Trump administration’s threat to increase proposed tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese goods. In a statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said if the U.S. proceeds with its threat, [Read More…]
Trader Joe’s store in Los Angeles reopens 12 days after deadly shooting
George Rose/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A Trader Joe’s grocery store in Los Angeles that was the site of a deadly shootout and hostage crisis nearly two weeks ago reopened to the public Thursday morning. On [Read More…]
Family of Antwon Rose files federal suit alleging excessive, deadly force
Justin Merriman/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — The family of Antwon Rose, an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white East Pittsburgh police officer, filed a lawsuit against the borough on Wednesday, alleging wrongful death and use [Read More…]
Crown jewel thieves escaped on bikes before jumping into speedboat, police say
Swedish Police(STRÄNGNÄS, Sweden) — Thieves who stole two royal crowns and an orb from a cathedral in Sweden in broad daylight on Tuesday are believed to have escaped on two black bikes before jumping into [Read More…]
Son of Bronze Star recipient shot dead by Colorado police says his dad was a ‘hero’
iStock/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — As a young man, Richard “Gary” Black Jr. received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his courageous service during the Vietnam War, during which he was taken prisoner and injured [Read More…]
‘My dad was a hero,’ says son of Bronze Star recipient shot dead by Colorado police
iStock/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — As a young man, Richard “Gary” Black Jr. received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his courageous service during the Vietnam War, during which he was taken prisoner and injured [Read More…]
Coffins destroyed in China in search of solution to burying 9 million bodies a year
iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Chinese social media has been filled with criticism lately after government officials in Jiangxi province started going door to door collecting and destroying villagers’ coffins as part of a new “no burials” policy. [Read More…]
Looking for ‘hidden hunger’ issues in your crops
Kent Klingbeil, director of precision ag for Ames, Iowa-based Landus Cooperative, says tissue sampling is a good way to understand current crop nutrient levels and to see if they are experiencing any “hidden hunger” issues. “Where [Read More…]