Steve Nedved
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Apr 08
American Airlines cancellations extend into June amid Boeing 737 Max grounding
santirf/iStock(NEW YORK) — American Airlines is extending flight cancellations into early June as Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft remain grounded. The world’s largest airline announced Sunday that it will cancel approximately 90 flights per day through June 5, “in an effort to provide more certainty and avoid last minute flight disruptions,” while it awaits information from …
Apr 08
US officials worry as Turkey poised to purchase Russian defense system purchase: Sources
bedo/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As Turkey moves forward with the controversial purchase of Russia’s most sophisticated and advanced air defense systems, some State Department and Department of Defense officials are privately blaming President Donald Trump for failing to issue a tough ultimatum over the proposed sale, sources with knowledge of the matter tell ABC News. For months, …
Apr 08
Motel 6 will pay $12M to settle lawsuit after sharing guest info with ICE
domnicky/iStock(NEW YORK) — Motel 6 has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit that accused several Washington state locations of sharing personal guest information with U.S. immigration officials. The budget motel operator illegally shared the personal information of about 80,000 customers for more than two years, resulting in a “targeted” ICE investigation into …
Apr 08
South Carolina mom complained about bullying before deadly 5th-grade fight
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Still reeling from the sudden death of her 10-year-old daughter, a South Carolina mom said she complained about her child being bullied multiple times before she died after a fight with a classmate at school. Raniya Wright, a fifth-grader at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, South Carolina, died two days …
Apr 08
Severe storm threat pushing farther east after tornadoes in Texas, Mississippi
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The slow-moving system that just generated almost 200 reports of damaging storms produced two tornadoes in Texas and one in Mississippi in addition to flash flooding up through Arkansas, which at one point saw 8 inches of rainfall over a very short time period. That system Monday is pushing farther east, …
Apr 08
Tennessee man accused of killing mom asked co-workers for help with alibi: Police
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(ATLANTA) — A Tennessee man allegedly killed his 76-year-old mother over the weekend and asked his co-workers to take pictures of him at work to help form an alibi, according to police. John Ralph, 51, was attempting to flee the country on Saturday when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and the …
Apr 08
Boy, 12, inside his NY home killed by stray bullet to the head
Buffalo Police Department(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 12-year-old Buffalo, New York boy who was inside his own home was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet Saturday night, police said. Bandar Elwaseem was inside his apartment around 8:30 p.m. when he was shot, Buffalo police said Sunday. The bullet that struck Bandar traveled “a …
Apr 08
Keith Urban bags first ACM Entertainer of the Year honor
Keith Urban, with Ronnie Dunn in the background, accepts the ACM Entertainer of the Year award; Francis Specker/CBSFor the first time in his career, Keith Urban took home Entertainer of the Year honors at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards, held Sunday night in Las Vegas and broadcast live on CBS. The win, which …
Apr 08
Backstage at the 54th ACM Awards, change was in the air, as Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett & more stepped up to the mic
Francis Specker/CBSChange was in the air Sunday night at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, as a largely new group of winners came backstage to talk to the media after accepting their trophies. Dan + Shay, the night’s big winners, were practically giddy as they visited with reporters about their three …
Apr 08
‘American Idol’ heartbreaker: Three go home, seven go through as contestants sing all-star duets
ABC/Eric LiebowitzThe first seven contestants who’ll be competing for America’s vote were revealed on Sunday night’s episode of American Idol — and we also saw the first dramatic elimination, complete with empty stools and Ryan Seacrest asking for the lights to be dimmed. During the episode, ten of the remaining 20 contestants sang duets with …