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MSU suspends payments to Nassar victims amid fraud allegations
Scott Olson/Getty Images(EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University has suspended payments from a $500 million fund set up to pay the victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar due to allegations of fraud. The [Read More…]
Rookie trooper shot dead by suspect who stole cop gun
iStock/Thinkstock(AVONDALE, Az.) — An Arizona trooper, who just graduated from the academy in May, was shot dead when a suspect stole a police officer’s gun during a struggle, authorities said. “The [Department of Public Safety] [Read More…]
Greek investigators find ‘serious indications’ of arson in wildfires that killed at least 82 people
Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(ATHENS) — Investigators probing the cause of a series of wildfires in Greece that killed at least 82 people this week have found “serious indications” the blazes near Athens were set deliberately, [Read More…]
New Zealand gives victims of domestic violence 10 days of paid leave
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand now have new protections, including paid leave from work to allow them time to recover and seek safety. The domestic violence victims’ protection bill, approved [Read More…]
South Korean group backs off claim of finding Russian ship containing billions in gold
Hulton Archive/Getty Images(SEOUL) — Seoul – Shinil Group which claimed to have found a Russian Navy warship that sank more than a century ago containing $13 billion in gold bars backed off on Thursday, saying [Read More…]
IRS losing money on targeting debts of low-income earners
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The IRS spent $20 million on private debt collectors who ultimately collected just $6.7 million, according to a report from the Taxpayer Advocate, the agency’s in-house watchdog. The report deems the Internal [Read More…]
Investigators examine missing Iowa jogger’s Fitbit data as search continues
Rob Hess/ABC News(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — Investigators in Iowa have zeroed in on missing jogger Mollie Tibbetts’ digital footprint, including her Fitbit — which can capture GPS data — as they work to solve her mysterious [Read More…]
As Trump visits Iowa, farmers warn ‘patience is wearing thin’ on tariff fight
Alex Mallin/ABC News(ARLINGTON, Iowa) — Pig prices are plunging – so, too, those of American soybeans. America’s heartland farmers, in states largely supportive of President Donald Trump, say they are starting to feel real financial [Read More…]
Man in custody after allegedly abducting Tennessee teen
Virginia State Police(BRISTOL, Va.) — The man who allegedly abducted a teenage girl in Tennessee was arrested Thursday morning, shortly after authorities issued an Amber Alert. The FBI’s field office in Knoxville, Tennessee, announced via [Read More…]
Lawyer for family of man shot in Florida wants changes to Stand Your Ground
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — A lawyer for the family of a man gunned down over a parking space in Florida called on lawmakers Thursday to change the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law to stop “wannabe cops [Read More…]
Police issue Amber Alert for Tennessee teen in ‘extreme danger’ after alleged abduction
Virginia State Police(BRISTOL, Va.) — Police issued an Amber Alert Thursday morning for a missing teenage girl allegedly abducted by a man in Tennessee. Grace Olivia Galliher, 17, of Bristol, Tennessee, is believed to have [Read More…]
Two Harvard grads created makeup line, Mented, for women of color
Mented Cosmetics(NEW YORK) — What started off as a friendship between two musical theater lovers has turned into a cosmetics business worth millions. Mented Cosmetics co-founders KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson became fast friends after [Read More…]
Police arrest man in connection to California wildfires
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Police in California on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man accused of setting multiple wildfires in Riverside County that have scorched thousands of acres and forced mass evacuations. Brandon N. McGlover of Temecula [Read More…]
Police arrest man in connection to California wildfires
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Police in California on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man accused of setting multiple wildfires in Riverside County that have scorched thousands of acres and forced mass evacuations. Brandon N. McGlover of Temecula [Read More…]
Man detonates small explosive device near US embassy in Beijing
Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images(BEIJING) — An explosion near the US embassy in Beijing appears to have injured only the alleged bomber, officials said. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. local time in a public space off [Read More…]
Chicago police fatally shot 24-year-old as he climbed a fence to flee, bodycam footage shows
Civilian Office of Police Accountability(CHICAGO) — The Civilian Order of Police Accountability in Chicago has released body camera footage showing the shooting a 24-year-old man while he was running away from officers last month. Maurice [Read More…]
Missing Iowa jogger’s brothers speak out, FBI joins search
Poweshiek County Sheriffs Office(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — It’s been one week since 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts mysteriously vanished in her rural Iowa town. Tibbetts went for a jog the evening of July 18 in her rural town [Read More…]
Pompeo faces tough questions on Russia, North Korea
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration’s foreign policy on Capitol Hill Wednesday, facing fierce questions from Republican and Democratic senators about North Korea, [Read More…]
Trump announces an agreement with European Union on some tariffs
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced an agreement with the European Union on tariffs – an effort to dial back what had been an escalating trade feud. “We agreed today, first of all, to work [Read More…]
Trump’s next proposed summit with Putin delayed
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — National Security Advisor John Bolton said in a statement Wednesday that a proposed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t be until 2019 after the “Russia witch hunt is over.” “The President believes [Read More…]