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Viral video of toddler breaching pool gate offers warning for parents
WFAA(NEW YORK) — A video of a toddler scaling a locked and covered ladder to reach an above-ground pool has now gone viral online, serving as a warning for all families. Keith Wyman posted a [Read More…]
Viral video of toddler breaching pool gate offers warning for parents
WFAA(NEW YORK) — A video of a toddler scaling a locked and covered ladder to reach an above-ground pool has now gone viral online, serving as a warning for all families. Keith Wyman posted a [Read More…]
South Korea calls for ‘corresponding measures’ from the North after military exercise with US suspended
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea Tuesday confirmed the Pentagon’s announcement of the suspension of a major joint military exercise in August and called for North Korea to reciprocate. The U.S. Department of Defense and [Read More…]
South Korea calls for ‘corresponding measures’ from the North after military exercise with US suspended
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea Tuesday confirmed the Pentagon’s announcement of the suspension of a major joint military exercise in August and called for North Korea to reciprocate. The U.S. Department of Defense and [Read More…]
China hints it may retaliate against US for new tariffs
iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — China’s Commerce Ministry on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s latest threat of tariffs, calling it an “act of extreme pressure and blackmail.” Trump on Monday threatened to impose additional tariffs on $200 billion worth [Read More…]
China hints it may retaliate against US for new tariffs
iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — China’s Commerce Ministry on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s latest threat of tariffs, calling it an “act of extreme pressure and blackmail.” Trump on Monday threatened to impose additional tariffs on $200 billion worth [Read More…]
‘We shouldn’t be the “stars” of the school-shooting generation’: Inside Parkland shooting survivors David and Lauren Hogg’s new book
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Teen activist David Hogg and his younger sister Lauren Hogg rose to national fame in the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day massacre at their high school in Parkland, Florida. The [Read More…]
‘We shouldn’t be the “stars” of the school-shooting generation’: Inside Parkland shooting survivors David and Lauren Hogg’s new book
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Teen activist David Hogg and his younger sister Lauren Hogg rose to national fame in the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day massacre at their high school in Parkland, Florida. The [Read More…]
3 people die after being pulled from apartment swimming pool in NC
iStock/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — Three people died after being pulled early Tuesday morning from a pool in a North Carolina apartment complex near Duke University, authorities said. The two males and one female have not yet [Read More…]
Uproar grows as administration digs in on child separation policy
David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump defended his controversial immigration policies on Monday ahead of a closely watched meeting with GOP lawmakers who have criticized his administration’s “zero-tolerance” approach to border protection. Trump is [Read More…]
Illinois hospital forced to divert patients as floodwaters rush in; motorists stranded
iStock/Thinkstock(ROCKFORD, Ill.) — An Illinois hospital halted intake on Monday after a storm battered parts of the state with heavy rain and flooding that left some residents stranded in there cars. Mercy Hospital in Rockford, [Read More…]
Kim Jong Un makes third surprise visit to China in less than 3 months
Ministry of Communications and Information Singapore via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing Tuesday morning for his third visit to China in less than three months — just [Read More…]
Over 550 guns seized from home of felon in Southern California
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(AGUA DULCE, Calif.) — A tip from a neighbor about a man in possession of “a large number of guns” turned out to be an understatement. When Los Angeles County sheriffs [Read More…]
Audio recording emerges of ‘orchestra’ of crying children in migrant detention center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) — Young migrant children, fighting through tears, can be heard crying “Mami” and “Papa” in an eight-minute audio clip first obtained by ProPublica. The children are believed to be [Read More…]
Photographer details the emotional moment that created viral border photo of crying toddler
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Dozens of harrowing images have rippled across the country from the southern border in recent weeks, but one that has caught the attention of many shows a crying 2-year-old girl [Read More…]
Trial begins for man alleging Roundup weed killer caused his cancer
iStock/Thinkstoclk(BENICIA, Calif.) — A California man is the first of hundreds of plaintiffs to see his day in court with Monsanto in a lawsuit alleging that its weed killing product Roundup gave him cancer. Jury [Read More…]
Gunshot victim covered with sheet starts breathing again
WLS(CHICAGO) — First responders had already draped a sheet over a 17-year-old who was shot in the head and left for dead. But after a few minutes went by, the unidentified teen restarted breathing. They [Read More…]
Pharmacy tech arrested for 2nd time in 3 weeks for allegedly stealing pills
ABC News(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — A pharmacy technician in Florida was arrested for the second time in three weeks for allegedly stealing bottles of prescription pills after store surveillance video appeared to show her stuffing [Read More…]
What we know about the immigrant children being detained separately from their parents
U.S. Customs and Border Protection(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — The debate over separating immigrant children from their parents is raging at the southern border and across the country, as images from the centers housing the kids have [Read More…]
Underwear hung around British politician’s offices after he blocks ‘upskirting’ ban
Arcaid/UIG via Getty Images(LONDON) — After a British legislator blocked a proposed bill to ban taking photos up women’s skirts without their knowledge, some protesters expressed their anger by hanging women’s underwear around his offices. [Read More…]