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Hawaii issues warning for ‘explosive eruption’ of volcano as 18th fissure opens
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — An 18th fissure began spewing magma on Sunday as officials in Hawaii warned of the possibility for an “explosive eruption” as lava continues to withdraw from the summit lake at Kilauea. [Read More…]

African woman removed from United flight after white passenger complained she was ‘pungent’: Lawsuit
iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — An African woman has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against United Airlines charging she and her two young children were removed from a flight and publicly humiliated after she had a confrontation with [Read More…]

‘Vertical marathon’ draws hundreds of runners from across the world
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It was a race to the top — literally! Hundreds of challenge seekers and those looking for a break from their daily routines participated in the Lotte World Tower International Sky Run [Read More…]

Father of slain children in Australia mass shooting ‘still loves’ alleged shooter
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The father of the children who were among those killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in decades came forward to publicly grieve his family and express love for the alleged killer — [Read More…]

Lawsuit: Elite prep school allowed culture of assault and harassment, sexual conquest ‘point system’
iStock/Thinkstock(CONCORD, N.H.) — A former student at an elite prep school in New Hampshire is suing the school, claiming that administrators did not stop a culture of sexual harassment and assault, according to the federal [Read More…]

Tim Cook invokes Parkland High School students, #MeToo movement in Duke commencement speech
iStock/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — In a commencement speech at Duke University on Sunday, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told graduates to be “fearless” like the women in the #MeToo movement and the high school students [Read More…]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will get Queen Elizabeth’s handwritten, formal consent to their ‘contract of matrimony’
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Buckingham Palace today shared an image of the handwritten Instrument of Consent for the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on Saturday. The document reads, “Now know ye that we have consented [Read More…]

Waffle House shooting hero James Shaw meets with Parkland survivors
James Shaw Jr.(PARKLAND, Fla.) — The man who pried the burning-hot gun barrel from the mass shooter at a Nashville-area Waffle House last month met with a number of survivors from the massacre at Marjory [Read More…]

Hawaii issues warning for ‘explosive eruption’ of volcano as two new fissures open
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — Two new fissures began spewing magma on Saturday as officials in Hawaii warned of the possibility for an “explosive eruption” as lava continued to withdraw from the summit lake at Kilauea. [Read More…]

Storms threaten Mother’s Day, beginning of week across country
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Several rounds of strong and severe storms will play havoc with Mother’s Day in the Plains, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic with effects lasting into the work week. A stalled weather pattern, which [Read More…]

Elevator reads Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ to subway commuters
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — A woman in Toronto was both confused and entertained on Wednesday when she came across an elevator at a subway station reading a novel. The commuter, Michelle, recorded video of the talking elevator [Read More…]

Father praises soldier killed in Niger ambush
WJCL-TV(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — The father of one of the soldiers killed last year in Niger was critical of the U.S. Army’s “attention to detail at all levels of command” one day after the government released [Read More…]

Iraq holds first parliamentary election since ISIS driven out of country
Younes Mohammed/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — Iraqis are headed to the polls on Saturday to vote for the first time since ISIS was driven out of their country at the end of 2017. Voting will be held [Read More…]

Australia mass shooting leaves relatives of slain family ‘stunned’
iStock/Thinkstock(OSMINGTON, Australia) — Relatives of the seven family members found dead from gunshot wounds at a property in southwest Australia said they are “devastated” and “stunned” by what appears to be the country’s deadliest mass [Read More…]

ISIS reportedly claims responsibility for deadly Paris stabbing
ABC News(PARIS) — Before a man wielding a knife in central Paris Saturday killed one person and wounded four others, witnesses allegedly heard him shout “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great” — after [Read More…]

Elevator reads Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ to subway commuters
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — A woman in Toronto was both confused and entertained on Wednesday when she came across an elevator at a subway station reading a novel. The commuter, Michelle, recorded video of the talking elevator [Read More…]

Father praises soldier killed in Niger ambush
WJCL-TV(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — The father of one of the soldiers killed last year in Niger was critical of the U.S. Army’s “attention to detail at all levels of command” one day after the government released [Read More…]

Iraq holds first parliamentary election since ISIS driven out of country
Younes Mohammed/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — Iraqis are headed to the polls on Saturday to vote for the first time since ISIS was driven out of their country at the end of 2017. Voting will be held [Read More…]

ISIS reportedly takes credit for deadly Paris stabbing
ABC News(PARIS) — Before a man wielding a knife in central Paris Saturday killed one person and wounded four others, witnesses allegedly heard him shout “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great” — after [Read More…]

Driver sentenced for ‘blowing’ through US border checkpoint, injuring agent
iStock/Thinkstock(PINE VALLY, Calif.) — A driver who blew through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, severely injuring an agent, was sentenced on Friday to 30 months in prison, federal prosecutors announced. Video of the November 2017 [Read More…]