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Police use stun gun on Tennessee nurse who refused to leave emergency room
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police in Tennessee used a stun gun on a hospital nurse who they say refused to comply when medical officials asked him to leave the facility’s emergency room, according to court documents. [Read More…]
Strong tornadoes possible in central US; warmup arrives on East Coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A strong and slow-moving storm system has already brought a first round of severe weather to the Great Plains. Another round will bring an increased threat of severe weather, including tornadoes, to [Read More…]
Vatican Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex assault charges
Michael Dodge/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cardinal George Pell was ordered to stand trial on decades-old sexual assault charges on Tuesday, making him the most senior official to be tried in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse [Read More…]
Puerto Rico schools receive $500 million, but 283 schools slated to close
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Puerto Rico Governor’s Office announced on Monday that the island will be receiving $589 million in federal disaster assistance from the U.S. Department of Education as the island continues to recover [Read More…]
Massive high-rise fire causes building to collapse in Brazil; at least 1 dead
iStock/Thinkstock(SAU PAULO) — A massive fire engulfed two high-rise structures in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, causing one of the buildings to collapse. Video posted on social media early Tuesday showed the 20-story building crumbling [Read More…]
Border Patrol begins processing migrants from caravan
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The first migrants from the much-publicized caravan that had been making its way through Mexico for the previous few weeks are now being processed, according to authorities. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol [Read More…]
Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein: ‘My career was damaged’ because I rebuffed him
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Actress Ashley Judd and her lawyers have filed a lawsuit Monday against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, claiming that he damaged her career by blocking her from getting major movie [Read More…]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran lied about nuclear program
Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel had obtained thousands of Iranian documents detailing Tehran’s past nuclear weapons development program and showing what he said was a failure by Iran [Read More…]
What the law says should happen to asylum seekers at the US border
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Immigrants from that caravan that crossed Mexico and drew the attention of President Donald Trump have arrived at a U.S. border post – and are trying to seek asylum. But what happens once [Read More…]
Nine journalists killed in Afghanistan: This is ‘a reminder of the extreme dangers to media workers’
@RFERL/Twitter(KABUL) — Nine journalists were killed in dual blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday morning. The health ministry in Afghanistan released the names and affiliations of the nine journalists who were killed: Shah Marai, a [Read More…]
Businessman offers local high school students free college because it’s ‘the right thing to do’
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — A local business tycoon has decided to foot the bill for two-years of college for dozens of high school seniors in Minnesota. Dennis Frandsen, known around town as “Mr. Rush City,” has plunked [Read More…]
How the T-Mobile and Sprint merger could impact consumers
T-Mobile(NEW YORK) — The merger between two of the country’s biggest cellphone providers may be far from a deal for consumers, experts say. T-Mobile and Sprint touted their recently announced merger as leading to lower [Read More…]
‘Going to kill you’: Hear chilling phone call allegedly made by ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — “Going to kill you … going to kill you … going to kill you.” Those are the words heard on a chilling 1977 phone call that is believed to have [Read More…]
Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein: ‘My career was damaged’ because I rebuffed him
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Actress Ashley Judd and her lawyers have filed a lawsuit against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, claiming that he damaged her career by blocking her from getting major movie roles in [Read More…]
High winds, dirt cause ‘blackout’ on South Dakota road
MILLER, S.D. (AP) — Motorists found driving difficult on a stretch of South Dakota road not because of a blizzard but a “dirt storm” instead. According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, several car crashes [Read More…]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran lied about nuclear program
Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel had obtained thousands of Iranian documents detailing Tehran’s past nuclear weapons development program and showing what he said was a failure by Iran [Read More…]
Massive tinder fire in Arizona spreads to more than 8,000 acres, triggers evacuations
iStock/Thinkstock(SEDONA, Ariz.) — As the massive Tinder Fire continues to grow, burning more than 8,600 acres in Coconino County, Arizona, thousands have been evacuated. The wildfire started on Friday and has destroyed almost 100 structures, [Read More…]
Trump considering DMZ and Singapore for summit with North Korea
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said that he’s considering the Peace House near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or the DMZ, for a meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. “We’re looking at various countries, [Read More…]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran lied about nuclear program
Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel had obtained thousands of Iranian documents detailing Iran’s past nuclear program and showing what he said was a continuing push to develop nuclear [Read More…]
Regents to name new University of South Dakota president
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The Board of Regents will be voting for a new University of South Dakota president to replace retiring executive Jim Abbott. The board will hold a special meeting Tuesday for the [Read More…]
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