Steve Nedved
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Dec 23
Pacific Northwest facing several rounds of rain, snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the Northeast gets a break from unsettled weather — at least for the time being — attention turns to the Pacific Northwest. Radar and satellite imagery from Sunday morning shows that the first of several rounds of storms is already affecting the area from Northern California all the way up …
Dec 23
At least 200 dead as tsunami hits Indonesia following volcanic eruption
ABC(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Scores were left dead and hundreds more injured in Indonesia early Sunday as a tsunami hit the island nation following a volcanic eruption. The tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured 843 more as the wave came crashing ashore late Saturday on the eastern side of Java, one of the large …
Dec 22
Mistletoe or mortgage payments? Gas or gifts? Fed workers face high anxiety over gov’t shutdown
Alex Edelman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — They are janitors scrubbing toilets and maintenance workers polishing the majestic marble floors in many of Washington D.C.’s wide-ranging expanse of federal office buildings. They are security officers in some of America’s most treasured museums, maintaining vigilance and ensuring visitor safety at a tense time in the nation’s history. They are …
Dec 22
India’s twin taboos: Sexual assault and child abuse once again in the national spotlight
flowgraph/iStock(NEW YORK) — On the sixth anniversary of the 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, which sparked mass protests against misogyny across the whole of India, a three-year-old girl was hospitalized after allegedly being raped by a neighbor in Delhi. The accused person who is a resident of the same locality has been …
Dec 22
Sneaker game is becoming more political: ‘It’s not just good business’
Moses Robinson/Getty Images for PUMA(NEW YORK) — Two years into the presidency of Donald Trump, it is no longer news that the world of sports — athletes, franchises, the brands and the sneakers — are inextricably linked to politics. The football field has become a setting of one of the most passionate and controversial protests …
Dec 22
Exclusive: TSA planning major shift in air marshal operations
martince2/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal air marshals are being moved to the back of the plane — some of them, at least. The undercover agents who are posted randomly to protect U.S. airliners are — for the first time — going to be assigned regularly to seats toward the back, sources briefed on the Transportation Security Administration’s …
Dec 22
‘Your dad was a hero’: Police officer killed by train honored in heartbreaking funeral service
Chicago Police(CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was overcome with emotion Saturday as he reflected on the life and legacy of Chicago police officer Eduardo Marmolejo, who was struck and killed by a train in the line of duty Monday. Marmolejo, 36, is survived by his wife, who was his high school sweetheart, and their …
Dec 22
4 strategies for stopping ‘rogue’ drones from flying in illegal airspace
Naypong/iStock(NEW YORK) — With Christmas approaching, London’s Gatwick airport, one of the busiest in the U.K., was forced to shut down for a day this week after reports of two “rogue” drones flying above the airfield. Drones have become an increasingly prominent nuisance in the skies as they have grown more accessible to the average …
Dec 22
Miami police searching for Brazen armed robbers caught on camera stealing jewelry, electronics
Miami Police Department(MIAMI) — Police officers in Miami are searching for brazen armed robbers who were caught in the act on surveillance video. The video shows the victim putting his backpack in his trunk at about 1 a.m. Thursday when a car pulls up and two men get out from the passenger seat and back …
Dec 22
Once mocked, Parkland shooting survivor, activist David Hogg will be attending Harvard
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — David Hogg may have been mocked for not being accepted into the universities he originally applied for, but the Parkland shooting survivor will be attending Harvard University in the fall. Hogg made the Ivy League announcement on Twitter Saturday. “Thank you all for the well wishes,” the student activist wrote. …
