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Mar 11
China, Ethiopia and Cayman Islands ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after crash
Ethiopian Airlines(LONDON) — A growing list of airline carriers around the world are grounding their fleets of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of a crash of the same model that killed all 157 people on board. A new Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines went down in clear weather …
Mar 11
A “Dark Horse” wedding? Devin Dawson proposes to longtime girlfriend
ABC/Image Group LADevin Dawson is headed down the aisle. The “All on Me” hitmaker decided to go all in when he and girlfriend Leah Sykes marked their second anniversary as a couple this weekend. “Yesterday we celebrated two years,” he tweeted on Monday. “But I need to have her FOREVER. @LeahGraceSykes, thank you for showing me what hope feels like.” …
Mar 11
NJ Transit police officer under investigation after video shows him allegedly dragging and punching man outside Trenton station
WPVI(TRENTON, N.J.) — A cellphone video apparently showing a New Jersey Transit Police officer dragging and hitting a semiconscious man outside a train station in Trenton over the weekend has prompted an internal investigation by the agency, officials said. “I can only attest to what I saw and what I saw wasn’t warranted,” the woman …
Mar 11
Trump 2020 budget calls for USDA cuts
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson says President Trump’s 2020 budget proposal released today continues the administration’s disturbing trend of neglect for the welfare of farm families across the U.S. Trump’s budget contains proposed cuts to the USDA and other federal agencies in order to increase spending on a proposed border wall and defense …
Mar 11
Kane Brown sets records at Houston Rodeo
ABC/Mitch HaasethKane Brown not only wrapped up his headlining Live Forever Tour this weekend, but he also set a couple records. The “Good as You” hitmaker played for more than 75,000 fans Saturday night during his debut at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. That’s the largest audience ever for a country newcomer, according to his …
Mar 11
It’s all about the hats as Duchesses Kate and Meghan step out to celebrate Commonwealth Day
Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchesses Kate and Meghan proved it is all about the hats as they stepped out with their husbands and other members of the royal family to celebrate Commonwealth Day. Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, color-blocked in a red Catherine Walker coat paired with a red fascinator. Meghan, the …
Mar 11
USC student shot near campus: ‘I miss my baby,’ says his mom, an Oakland councilwoman
Lynette Gibson McElhaney(LOS ANGELES) — A 21-year-old student at the University of Southern California was shot dead near the Los Angeles campus this weekend, the university said, leaving his mother, an Oakland councilwoman, heartbroken. Victor McElhaney was a senior at USC’s Thornton School of Music “where he was pursuing his lifelong love of music with …
Mar 11
Listen now: Brad Paisley wears his heart on his sleeve in new song “My Miracle”
Arista NashvilleBrad Paisley pays tribute to his wife of sixteen years, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, in his new single, “My Miracle.” “My miracle is five-foot-five/No doubt in my mind/She’s the reason I’m alive,” he sings. “I wasn’t always spiritual/Oh, but one thing’s for sure/How could I not have faith in the God that created her?” The eleven-time CMA Awards …
Mar 11
UC Irvine student stabbed on campus while walking her dog; suspect at large
kali9/iStock(IRVINE, Calif.) — A Southern California college student was stabbed on campus while walking her dog Sunday night, and now the suspect is at large, according to school officials. The University of California Irvine student was attacked from behind around 10 p.m. along the 3300 block of Arroyo Drive, a block of student housing, university …
Mar 11
CBP agent gave drug trafficking organization keys to fences along the southern border, DOJ says
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A former Customs and Border Protection agent was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for helping smugglers get drugs across the southern border, according to a case unsealed Friday. For 10 years while still an agent, Robert Hall “facilitated the trafficking of illegal drugs, including marijuana, into the United States from …