Steve Nedved
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Jan 10
Louisiana police officer fatally shot just before starting shift
Chalabala/iStock(SHREVEPORT, La.) — Authorities are searching for a suspect in the death of a Louisiana police officer who was shot just before her shift Wednesday night. The Shreveport Police Department didn’t disclose details about the shooting, but the city’s police association confirmed the officer’s death in a Facebook post around 2 a.m. Thursday and thanked …
Jan 10
Pastor who praised Pulse nightclub shooting resigns after admitting he paid for sex
TriggerPhoto/iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — A Texas pastor who praised a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub has resigned after admitting to using drugs, gambling and paying for sex. Donnie Romero, former pastor of the Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, apologized in a YouTube video posted Wednesday. “I want to tell you guys I’m …
Jan 10
Naked man driving wrong way on I-95 causes massive traffic delay
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A naked man who drove at least 10 miles the wrong way on Interstate 95 Wednesday night has been captured by police. No one was harmed, but traffic was backed up for miles, according to ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV. Police have not revealed the identity of the man, who was apprehended near Philadelphia …
Jan 10
Driver who admitted to leaving woman in burning car gets 12 years in prison
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A New York man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday after he admitting to leaving the scene of a fiery crash that trapped and killed his friend. Saeed Ahmad, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the October 2017 death of his friend Harleen Grewal, who died after Ahmad …
Jan 10
Kim Jong Un has Xi Jinping’s support for second Trump summit
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(BEIJING) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has the support of Chinese President Xi Jinping for an expected second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the official readout by China’s Xinhua News Agency of Kim and Xi’s meeting this week in Beijing, Xi “supported [North Korea] and the United …
Jan 10
South Korean president optimistic on progress toward denuclearization
Jung Yeon-je-Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in painted a rosy picture of the ongoing denuclearization process on his nation’s peninsula Thursday and said a second summit between leaders from the U.S. and North Korea could happen “soon.” After that summit, Kim Jong Un may visit Seoul, added Moon, who, during his …
Jan 10
Thomas Rhett follows the autobiographical “Life Changes” with the contemplative “Sixteen”
ABC/Image Group LAThomas Rhett got autobiographical on his most recent #1, “Life Changes,” but now he’s getting philosophical with his latest single, “Sixteen.” “You know, that song is the epitome of ‘the grass is always greener,’” he tells ABC Radio. “We’ve all been sixteen. If we haven’t been sixteen yet, we can’t wait to be sixteen.” “And …
Jan 10
U.S, Japan, EU discuss trade
The U.S. Trade Ambassador met with two important trade partners Wednesday. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, Japanese Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko, and U.S. Ambassador Robert Lighthizer discussed shared objectives, but didn’t reach any new deals in Washington D.C. The three leaders committed to maintain the effectiveness of World Trade Organization disciplines, including through some ongoing …
Jan 10
Government shutdown affects commodity markets
A dairy economist says the government shutdown does affect how the commodity markets function. Mark Stephenson with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield the many reports generated by USDA are a big part of trading activities. “When we don’t get reports, for example, from NASS on milk production or cold storage, those are pieces of …
Jan 10
Judge decides next glyphosate trials will have separate damage phase
A California judge says the next court cases alleging human harm caused by glyphosate will be tried differently. Northern District Judge Vince Chhabria has ordered two phases for the trials, one to deal with causation evidence and another to handle liability and damages. The first trial last year was not separated into two phases, and …