Steve Nedved
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Jan 15
High-end complex in Nairobi under ‘attack,’ police say
MarkRubens/iStock(LONDON) — Gunfire and an explosion have been reported at a high-end complex in Kenya’s capital Tuesday afternoon in what authorities are calling an “attack incident.” Video from the scene in Nairobi’s affluent Westlands neighborhood showed vehicles ablaze and people being carried away. A popular, upscale hotel called the DusitD2 is located in the modern …
Jan 15
Ford debuts 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500, its most powerful street-legal car
Ford Motor(DETROIT) — European supercars, you’ve met your match. Ford Motor on Monday debuted its new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 sports car — the fastest and most advanced street-legal vehicle ever produced by the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker. The hand-built, 5.2-liter aluminum alloy supercharged V8 engine turns out 700-plus horsepower and is “capable of mid-three-second 0-60 …
Jan 15
Captain, passengers reunite for 10th anniversary of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — When a US Airways jet suddenly plunged from the sky and toward the icy Hudson River 10 years ago, Eric Stevenson thought about his mother, his sister, his friends and he wrote them a goodbye note. Stevenson was one of 153 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 1549 on Jan. 15, …
Jan 15
Unpaid federal workers get help from food banks during government shutdown
asiseeit/iStock(NEW YORK) — Food banks around the country near military bases or in cities with a lot of federal government employees have been stepping up to help the furloughed or unpaid workers during the government shutdown. Over the weekend in Washington, a local food bank said 2,200 furloughed federal employees received produce and other items …
Jan 15
UNC chancellor stepping down, plans to remove what’s left of ‘Silent Sam’ statue
DNY59/iStock(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is slated to step down later this year, but she plans to settle a controversial debate before she leaves. Carol Folt said she’ll resign at the end of the school year, according to a statement released Monday that also laid …
Jan 15
Houston man may get 20 years in prison for chase that led to fatal crash
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A grand jury on Monday indicted a Houston man accused of chasing a teen and causing a fatal car crash on New Year’s Day. Christopher Lopez, 48, was charged with three felonies after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old driver who egged his car, leading to a deadly collision in northern Houston, according to the …
Jan 15
Severe storms heading for West Coast, then speeding east
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Several storms this week are forecast to hit the West Coast and then move across the country. Seven states from California to Colorado are under snow, flood or high-wind alerts Tuesday morning as areas burned by wildfires in Santa Barbara County are being evacuated Tuesday because of potential weather-related threats including …
Jan 15
Man convicted in murder of 15-year-old sentenced to 84 years in prison
Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — One of the two men convicted in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Chicago honor student Hadiya Pendleton has been sentenced to 84 years in prison. Pendleton was killed on Jan. 29, 2013, when Micheail Ward and Kenneth Williams — who were both convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in August — opened …
Jan 15
World’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak reaches 600 confirmed cases
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has reached 600 confirmed cases in five months, health officials said. Since the outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Aug. 1, a total of 649 people have reported symptoms of hemorrhagic fever in the country’s northeastern provinces of North Kivu …
Jan 15
Brexit: Vote to take place in parliament as Britain’s future hangs in balance
MicroStockHub/iStock(LONDON) — After two years of protracted negotiations, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal to take Britain out of the European Union is set to go before Parliament for a vote on Tuesday. The vote was originally intended to take place in December, but as it became increasingly clear that members of parliament were …