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Protesters say Starbucks’ ‘unconscious bias training’ isn’t enough
ABCNews.com(PHILADELPHIA) — Members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity rallied at a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Sunday after their fraternity brother, Rashon Nelson, was arrested there earlier this month in an incident the city’s mayor [Read More…]
In new age of cyberwarfare, ‘ungoverned’ internet poses new threats to infrastructure, national security
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — The city of Atlanta was under attack. Not by terrorists with guns or knives or vehicles as weapons — but instead by hackers who in March disabled the city’s public services with ransomware. [Read More…]
Syracuse fraternity members removed from classes following racist video
ABCNews.com(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Syracuse University removed more than a dozen Theta Tau fraternity members from classes on Sunday after video emerged showing members participating in racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic skits, according to to school officials. [Read More…]
Gunman on the run after killing four people at a Waffle House near Nashville
Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Four people were killed and two others critically injured when a man naked from the waist down and wielding an AR-15 assault-style rifle opened fire at a Waffle House in [Read More…]
Porn star says Stormy Daniels telling the truth about alleged Trump threat
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Jessica Drake, an adult-film star who claims she refused a $10,000 offer to have sex with Donald Trump after meeting him at a Lake Tahoe golf event in 2006, says Stormy [Read More…]
British royals Princess Kate, Prince William welcome a baby boy
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William and Princess Kate have welcomed a baby boy. Kate, 36, delivered a son in the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kensington Palace announced. The newborn, the third child [Read More…]
British royals Princess Kate, Prince William set to welcome 3rd child
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William and Princess Kate are set to become the parents of three children. Kate, 36, entered labor with her third child Monday, Kensington Palace announced. The palace announced on Twitter [Read More…]
Starbucks’ mass training after controversial arrests will focus on ‘implicit bias’
Starbucks(PHILADELPHIA) — Hoping to quell calls for a national boycott, Starbucks stands to lose millions of dollars by shutting down thousands of stores for one afternoon in May to train employees on how to avoid [Read More…]
Natalie Portman snubs $1 million award, blames Benjamin Netanyahu
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — Natalie Portman has drawn ire from her native Israel after declaring to boycott receiving a $1 million award known as the “Jewish Nobel.” But the activist actress explained the rationale behind [Read More…]
Honeymoon-bound newlywed gets well-wishes from United passengers, thanks to sister
Kelli Shultz(AUSTIN) — When Kelli Schultz discovered that she’d be on the same flight as her newlywed sister en route to her honeymoon in New Zealand, she couldn’t resist the opportunity to give her an [Read More…]
‘Obviously, Kim Jong Un has learned about public relations’ with suspension of nuclear tests: Senator
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said North Korea’s announcement that it is suspending nuclear testing shows that Kim Jong Un has “learned about public relations.” Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 22 at 11:02AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland James River Above Yankton
Flood Warning issued April 22 at 11:02AM MDT until April 25 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland James River Above Yankton
Gunman on the run after killing four people at a Waffle House near Nashville
Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Four people were killed and four others injured when a man naked from the waist down and wielding an assault-style rifle opened fire at a Waffle House in Tennessee early [Read More…]
Gunman on the run after killing 4 people at a Waffle House near Nashville
Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Four people were killed and four others injured when a man naked from the waist down and wielding an assault-style rifle opened fire at a Waffle House in Tennessee early [Read More…]
North Korea says it is suspending nuclear tests ahead of much-anticipated talks
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country will be suspending its nuclear tests ahead of much-anticipated talks between the two Koreas next week, and the U.S. and North Korea [Read More…]
Man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat, Trump shirt attacks Hispanic subway rider in New York, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police in New York City are searching for a subway commuter who did anything but “Make America Great Again.” New York ABC station WABC reports the New York City Police Department is [Read More…]
Mother accidentally shoots, kills 2-year-old daughter: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 2-year-old girl is dead after being shot in an apparent tragic accident late Friday at a Cleveland-area hotel. Police in Wickliffe, Ohio, said Saturday that it appears as though the mother [Read More…]
Beneficial moisture on the southern High Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cold weather and low soil temperatures continue to limit spring planting activities. In addition, snow remains on the ground across large sections of the northern Corn Belt. On the Plains, cloudiness [Read More…]
A welcome pattern shift for much of the Corn Belt
A storm system emerging from the Southwest will drift eastward, reaching the Southeast early next week. Highly beneficial rain developed later Friday across the drought-affected central and southern High Plains, with totals of 0.5 to [Read More…]