WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A New York City gallery owner said he was left bloodied and bruised after a group of teenagers allegedly attacked him for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Jahangir Turan, 35, said Thursday that he was beaten up by 15-18 people two days earlier on Canal Street in SoHo around 6:50 …
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Aug 02
Woman says a man she met on Tinder swindled her out of $200K
ABC News(LONDON) — Cecilie Fjellhoy thought she had met her prince charming when she matched on Tinder with Simon Leviev. Fjellhoy, a 29-year-old Norwegian masters student living in London, said she was swept off her feet on their first date, which included a private plane ride to Bulgaria. Fjellhoy said Leviev told her he was …
Aug 02
Pilot in Navy Super Hornet jet crash identified as Lt. Charles Z. Walker, 33
Jack Mullins/iStock(DEATH VALLEY, Calif.) — A U.S. Navy single-seat F/A-18E fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in Death Valley, California, according to the Navy. On Friday, the pilot was identified as 33-year-old Navy Lt. Charles Z. Walker. He was killed and seven individuals on the ground suffered minor injuries, a spokesperson for Death Valley National Park …
Aug 02
The $300 billion tariff threat: How will it affect you?
narvikk/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Back-to-school shoppers may escape the brunt of the latest round of tariffs — but holiday shoppers could be facing sticker shock. On Thursday, President Donald Trump unleashed new threats of tariffs on an additional $300 billion on Chinese goods sold in the U.S. amid ongoing, and increasingly strained, trade talks with China. Unlike …
Aug 02
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello officially resigns, says Pedro Pierluisi will be his successor
RicardoHamdenCT/iStock(SAN JUAN, P.R.) — Ricardo Rossello, the embattled governor of Puerto Rico who was forced to step down amid a political scandal and mass protests, officially resigned as the island’s leader at 5 p.m. Friday. Pedro Pierluisi will be sworn in as the next governor of the island, Rossello said in a statement late Friday …
Aug 02
Texas superintendent suspended after allegedly head-butting another superintendent while drunk at fast-food chain
Ysleta Independent School District(EL PASO, TX) — A superintendent of a Texas school district was suspended after police and witnesses say he head-butted another superintendent while drunk at a Whataburger. Xavier De La Torre, superintendent of El Paso’s Ysleta Independent School District, will lose three days of pay following the altercation, according to a statement …
Aug 02
A teenage killer’s eerie tweets she sent after stabbing friend to death: ‘We really did go on three’
Lakin Correctional Center(STAR CITY, W.Va.) — Sixteen-year-old Skylar Neese never made it back home after she snuck out of her Star City, West Virginia, home after midnight on July 6, 2012, to meet up with her two friends, Rachel Shoaf and Sheila Eddy, both of whom were the same age. After Neese went missing, her …
Aug 02
‘May never leave Guantanamo alive’: Abdul Latif Nasser’s struggle for freedom 3 years after he was cleared for release
zudin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — When Mustafa Nasser heard the news that the U.S. authorities had cleared his brother, Abdul Latif, for release from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he could barely contain his excitement. Within 24 hours preparations were underway for his return. “The entire family was relieved and was helping with the preparations,” Mustafa, …
Aug 02
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s resignation in effect in hours, but successor still unclear
RicardoHamdenCT/iStock(SAN JUAN, P.R.) — Ricardo Rossello, the embattled governor of Puerto Rico who was forced to step down amid a political scandal and mass protests, will officially resign as the island’s leader at 5 p.m. Friday. Yet who will hold the position remains unclear, as Rossello’s nomination for his possible successor has yet to be …
Aug 02
5-year-old boy thrown from Mall of America balcony out of intensive care
BanksPhotos/iStock(BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) — The 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a Mall of America balcony has been moved from the intensive care unit nearly four months after the terrifying incident, his family said. The child, who has been identified only as Landen, is now in an inpatient physical rehabilitation program at another hospital “to help …
