Steve Nedved
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Jan 18
Overlooked evidence in Hania Noelia Aguilar murder case leads to investigator’s firing
D-Keine/iStock(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The sheriff’s office in North Carolina’s Robeson County fired an investigator following an internal probe into overlooked evidence that might have saved the life of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar, who was abducted, sexually assaulted and killed in November. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins, Jr. announced in a press release Thursday that he …
Jan 18
Former Chicago police officer to be sentenced for Laquan McDonald murder
Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is set to be sentenced Friday for the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke’s attorneys have asked for probation. Van Dyke, who is white, shot McDonald, who was 17 years old, 16 times on Oct. 20, 2014. Video released during the investigation showed …
Jan 18
“Cowboy-hat country artist” Cody Johnson unleashes his major-label debut, while still being “completely…Texas”
Warner Music Nashville Today, former rodeo cowboy and prison guard Cody Johnson releases his major label debut, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, as he simultaneously enjoys his first top-25 hit, “On My Way to You.” The Lone Star State native has already placed two independent albums in the top ten of Billboard‘s country albums chart, and become the only indie …
Jan 18
Winter Storm Warning issued January 18 at 8:42AM MST until January 18 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Decreasing amounts along and south of Interstate 90 and increasing north especially in southwest Minnesota… …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.
Jan 18
Luke Bryan brings Cole Swindell and newcomer Jon Langston along for the Sunset Repeat Tour in 2019
ABC/Image Group LALuke Bryan, Cole Swindell and newcomer Jon Langston teased it on their socials Thursday morning with a picture, and now it’s official: Luke, Cole, and Jon will head out on the Sunset Repeat Tour in 2019. The trek officially kicks off May 31 in Philadelphia, after Luke wraps the second season of American Idolon ABC. The show premieres Sunday, March …
Jan 18
Early SHP cover crop data shows no yield drag, increase in organic matter
Insights from data collected by the Soil Health Partnership (SHP) shows that cover crops do not result in a yield drag. “I think farmers are concerned that when they adopt a cover crop that they’re going to see a yield drag,” said Dr. Maria Bowman, lead scientist for the Soil Health Partnership, “and the fact …
Jan 18
US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Army Ranger has died from wounds suffered in an attack in Afghanistan last week, marking the first U.S. military death in Afghanistan this year. Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, 26, of Spearman, Texas, died Thursday at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, as a result of injuries sustained from small arms …
Jan 18
Tesla to cut 7% of its workforce as it focuses on more affordable vehicles
Sjo/iStock(NEW YORK) — In an effort to cut costs as it gears up to produce more affordable Model 3 sedans, Tesla announced on Friday it will be cutting approximately 7 percent of its full-time staff. Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained the decision to employees in an email. While noting quarterly figures, Musk said the profits …
Jan 18
Three Americans killed in bomb blast in northern Syria identified
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has identified three of the four Americans killed in a bomb blast in Syria on Wednesday, the deadliest day for American forces in Syria since they entered the country in 2015. Three other Americans were injured in the attack. The two service members and a Defense Department civilian employee were identified …
Jan 18
Meet the man at the center of the Brexit drama
Alastair Grant – WPA Pool /Getty Images(LONDON) — If you’ve been watching the unfolding Brexit drama closely, you may be wondering who’s the one man at the center of it all, whose eccentric style and witty put-downs you can’t help but notice. That man is John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons, the British …