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Slain Tennessee deputy was Marine reservist; suspected killer on the loose
Dickson County Sheriff’s Office(DICKSON, Tenn.) — As an intense manhunt continues for a suspected cop killer in Tennessee, a community is left mourning the Dickson County sergeant who was shot and killed after 10 years [Read More…]
Ukraine criticized for ‘dead’ journalist subterfuge
iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV, Ukraine) — One day after the Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko was stunningly revealed to be alive, Ukraine has been criticized over the surreal special operation its security services carried out to fake his death [Read More…]
Ukraine criticized for ‘dead’ journalist subterfuge
iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV, Ukraine) — One day after the Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko was stunningly revealed to be alive, Ukraine has been criticized over the surreal special operation its security services carried out to fake his death [Read More…]
Three people swept away in floodwaters remain missing amid heavy rain in Virginia
WCAV-TV(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Three people are missing after heavy rain hit Virginia overnight, causing dangerous and overwhelming flash flooding near Charlottesville and nearby Madison County. By 2 a.m., 7 to 9 inches of rain fell [Read More…]
President Trump to implement steel and aluminum tariffs against EU, Canada and Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday morning that the U.S. will move forward in implementing steel and aluminum tariffs against the E.U., Canada and Mexico that were unveiled this past March, rather than [Read More…]
President Trump to implement steel and aluminum tariffs against EU, Canada and Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday morning that the U.S. will move forward in implementing steel and aluminum tariffs against the E.U., Canada and Mexico that were unveiled this past March, rather than [Read More…]
Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]
More flooding expected as eastern downpour continues
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Both Chicago, at more than 8.2 inches, and Asheville, North Carolina, at more than 14.4 inches, already have posted their wettest Mays ever as storms drag on throughout much of the [Read More…]
Televangelist who wants $54 million jet says he’ll donate old jet
Jesse Duplantis Ministries/Twitter(NEW ORLEANS) — A Louisiana-based televangelist swiped back at critics of his recent request for a $54 million jet after he asked his followers to help him replace his 12-year-old private jet. Speaking [Read More…]
Televangelist who wants $54M jet says he’ll donate old jet
Jesse Duplantis Ministries/Twitter(NEW ORLEANS) — A Louisiana-based televangelist swiped back at critics of his recent request for a $54 million jet after he asked his followers to help him replace his 12-year-old private jet. Speaking [Read More…]
Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
Prosecutor rebukes former Missouri governor then drops felony case against him
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before [Read More…]
Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]
San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]
Landslide kills two in North Carolina home
Boone Fire Department(BOONE, N.C.) — The bodies of two people were found among the rubble of a home following a landslide in North Carolina. The names of the victims are being withheld until family can [Read More…]
Top US diplomat for Asia on ropes ahead of North Korea summit
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The fate of the U.S.’s top diplomat for Asia remains in limbo two weeks ahead of the expected historic summit with North Korea. In one of his first major personnel moves as secretary [Read More…]
‘Our hearts shattered’: Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]
Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]
Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]