Steve Nedved
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Jan 26
Smithsonian, National Zoo and national parks prepare to reopen
iStock/Coast-to-Coast(WASHINGTON) — After 35 days, shuttered parts of the U.S. government are slowly coming back to life, and tourists in Washington will once again get to see some of its most famous attractions. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended on Friday when President Trump signed a bill passed by Congress to temporarily open …
Jan 26
Venezuelan government standoff escalates, moves to the UN
beyhanyazar/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The impasse between the government of Nicolas Maduro and the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido has made its way to the United Nations. Both Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out their positions during the Security Council meeting on Saturday, which was called …
Jan 26
New York-bound Hawaiian Airlines flight makes emergency landing in San Francisco after longtime flight attendant dies
iStock/Bogdan Khmelnytskyi(NEW YORK) — A Hawaiian Airlines plane from Honolulu to New York was diverted to San Francisco after a flight attendant died on board, the airline announced on Friday. Emile Griffith, who was “a member of our flight attendant ‘ohana’ [family] for over 31 years,” passed away “while working on our flight between Honolulu …
Jan 26
If you have a ‘stomach flu,’ chances are it’s actually norovirus: What you should know
iStock/jarun011(NEW YORK) — BY: Dr. Tiffany Truong If you’ve ever gotten sick from eating something “bad,” you may have had an encounter with norovirus. Sometimes called a “stomach bug” or “stomach flu” — though it’s not related to the flu — norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, causing between …
Jan 26
Massive backlog of untested rape kits is ‘a public safety issue’ that may be letting offenders slip away, experts warn
ABC News(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The discovery of the body of Hania Noelia Aguilar, a 13-year-old girl who was raped and murdered after being kidnapped outside her home, broke hearts in the small community of Lumberton, North Carolina, last fall. But the discovery that the man suspected of killing her was linked to another rape and …
Jan 26
The final journey: A terminally ill cancer patient’s nearly 2-year trek down the Mississippi River
Facebook/Kelly Phillips(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Kelly Phillips was going to die. That much was certain. The question was when. As the terminally ill cancer patient lay in bed, contemplating the few short months his doctors said he had left, he knew that this business of dying would not take place in hospice care in New Jersey. …
Jan 26
Navy’s newest destroyer named after Medal of Honor recipient and former Navy SEAL
U.S. Navy(SAN DIEGO) — The Navy will commission its newest destroyer on Saturday, named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor. The Navy SEAL was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush in 2008 for his actions in Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. …
Jan 26
Rescued 3-year-old endured heavy rain, freezing temperatures alone in the woods: ‘He’s a survivor’
Twitter/@mmooreofficial(NEW BERN, N.C.) — A 3-year-old boy found alive two days he went missing was “meant to survive” as he endured heavy rains and cold temperatures by himself in the woods, the local sheriff said. “What he survived out there — temperatures in the 20s, low 20s, the rain, the downpour that almost put our …
Jan 26
St. Louis police officer charged with killing fellow cop in Russian roulette-style shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — A St. Louis police officer has been charged with killing a fellow officer after a Russian roulette-style game went horribly wrong. Nathaniel Hendren, 29, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, according to Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and a probable cause statement. Hendren, who was on-duty at the time …
Jan 26
Student dies, another critically injured as bus collides with train in Texas
WFAA(ATHENS, Texas) — A 13-year-old middle school student is dead after a train plowed into a bus at a crossing with no warning lights or gates in a small town in east Texas. The accident happened at approximately 4 p.m. in Athens, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas, as the bus driver was taking students …