Steve Nedved
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Feb 22
Driver avoids tragedy as plank from subway platform spears windshield
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — An Uber driver in Queens was the luckiest guy in New York City on Thursday. Mahboob Lodhi, who said he had just gotten off a shift working for the car-share company, was cruising through Woodside in the city’s largest borough when a large plank fell from elevated subway tracks above him and …
Feb 22
Texas student arrested for bringing blade, ‘hit list’ to middle school
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(HUMBLE, Texas) — A Texas middle school student was arrested this week for allegedly bringing a large blade and a so-called “hit list” to school, administrators said. Karl Koehler, principal of the Atascocita Middle School in Humble, Texas, said the student was caught with an 8-inch blade on Wednesday that was large enough to cut …
Feb 22
Trump administration signals ISIS foreign fighters could be sent to Guantanamo Bay
zudin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump seeks to wind down the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, his administration is increasingly leaving open the possibility that some of the group’s foreign fighters be sent to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Trump has advocated as a private citizen, presidential candidate and even …
Feb 22
Luke Bryan stands up to critics with “What Makes You Country,” as his fans say “He’s speaking to me”
ABC/Image Group LAFor Luke Bryan, “What Makes You Country” is more than just the title track of his latest album and likely the song that will be his next number one: it’s an anthem for folks just like him, who grew up in rural America. “I love the song. It’s a statement song,” Luke says. “And …
Feb 22
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 22 at 2:35AM MST until February 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… * WHAT…Snow, with periods of mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and
Feb 21
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 21 at 7:59PM MST until February 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Snow, with periods of mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches expected, with ice accumulations of a light glaze possible. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and
Feb 21
Pope Francis calls for ‘concrete and effective measures’ at historic sex abuse summit
Birute/iStock(ROME) — On the first day of a historic conference that’s likely to become a defining moment of his papacy, Pope Francis appeared prepared to tackle the excruciating, decades-long epidemic of child sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests. “We hear the cry of little ones calling for justice,” the pope said as he …
Feb 21
Sex abuse summit in Vatican comes amid growing number of investigations of Catholic priests in the US
Hornet83/iStock(ROME) — The meeting of Catholic leadership in the Vatican to address clerical sex abuse comes amid a busy and controversial time for the church within the United States. There are now at least 17 states or cities that have open investigations into their respective local dioceses, and a number of states and cities have …
Feb 21
Court resets fouled up furlough
A 31 year old Mitchell man awaiting a furlough from jail ended up in front of Judge Chris Giles after some apparent confusion. Giles granted Nicholas Tischler a four-hour furlough earlier this week to see his three-month old son for the first time at his mother’s home in Mitchell. However an apparent communication breakdown led …
Feb 21
Judge sets $100,000 bond for Jussie Smollett, orders ‘Empire’ actor’s passport surrendered
Chicago Police Dept.(CHICAGO) — A Chicago judge set Jesse Smollett’s bond at $100,000 on Thursday and ordered him to surrender his passport, hours after a remarkable Chicago Police Department press conference in which Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson blasted the ‘Empire’ star, saying that Smollett’s alleged staging of a hoax attack was a “publicity stunt…to promote …