Steve Nedved
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Jan 18
11-year-old girl starts her own business while her mom is furloughed
Jessica Berrellez(NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old girl whose mom has spent almost a month out of work as a furloughed federal employee created her own business to help her family and others. Bella Berrellez, a fifth-grader in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has sold more than 500 of her handmade sugar body scrubs since the federal government’s partial …
Jan 18
‘I shouldn’t even be here’: zTrip driver survives being shot 21 times in robbery attempt
KMBC-TV(KANSAS CITY) — It’s been six weeks since Teresa Meitl was shot 21 times within close range and, although she’s still recovering in the hospital, she feels grateful to be alive. “It’s like a miracle,” Meitl, of Kansas City, Missouri, told ABC local station KMBC-TV in a recent interview. “Really, I shouldn’t even be here, …
Jan 18
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum gets “Current” with new superstar revamp of ongoing exhibit
Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumThe first new exhibit of 2019 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be a revamp of the Nashville attraction’s ongoing American Currents display. American Currents: The Music of 2018 will feature significant artifacts from Jason Aldean, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce, Pistol Annies, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and …
Jan 18
Man charged in alleged drugs-for-weapons deal with al-Qaeda-linked group
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Colombian described by federal drug agents as the country’s most significant drug trafficker in Africa has been arrested and brought to the United States to face charges of narcoterrorism conspiracy, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday. David Cardona-Cardona arrived Thursday in New York where he was charged …
Jan 18
At age of 82, Silvio Berlusconi announces his return to Italian politics, plans to run in European elections
lucagavagna/iStock(ROME) — Four-time prime minister and octogenarian Silvio Berlusconi, announced his comeback — once again — to Italian politics Thursday. Speaking at a rally in Sardinia, he said his aim “at the beautiful age that I have” was to run in the upcoming European elections in May to stop the present upsurge of populist governments …
Jan 18
Listen now: In life and in love, Old Dominion doesn’t want to be a “One Man Band”
ABC RadioWe still don’t know when the much-anticipated third album from Old Dominion will be finished, but in the meantime, the CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year is giving fans a new track to tide them over. You can stream or download the song, “One Man Band,” now. The romantic ballad takes OD into new …
Jan 18
Women’s March organizers respond to controversy leading up to rally
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A national board member with the Women’s March defended the organization’s co-president amid a growing controversy over the latter’s relationship with Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who has drawn criticism for his alleged anti-Semitic remarks. Linda Sarsour, a Women’s March national board member, said that she believes in …
Jan 18
Winter storm headed to Northeast: What to know about the latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for an intense winter storm moving from the Midwest into the Northeast. A smaller storm moved through the Northeast Friday morning. Snow accumulations along the Interstate 95 corridor were fairly light — just 1 to 2 inches. Next, snow will hit the Midwest and Plains on …
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 …