Steve Nedved
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Dec 30
7-year-old girl shot and killed in car in Walmart parking lot; gunman still at large: Authorities
iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed in a Walmart parking lot in Houston early Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a vehicle she was traveling in with her mother and three other young girls, authorities said. The girl, who has not been identified, was leaving the Walmart at 15491 Wallisville at …
Dec 30
Louisiana police department invites people to turn in meth for ‘testing’
moodboard/Thinkstock(HARAHAN, Louisana) — The Harahan Police Department is very concerned about Zika virus in your meth — and would love for you to just stop on by to drop it off for testing. The department in Harahan, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, made the tongue-in-cheek post late Saturday on Facebook. “If you have recently …
Dec 30
Two systems will make for wet New Year’s Eve on East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two systems are set to bring unsettled weather across the country as revelers get ready to ring in the new year. The first system in the Northwest is the colder one and it’s bringing snow and some of the coldest air of the season. The second system in the South is …
Dec 30
1 year after Blaze Bernstein’s killing, parents look to turn alleged hate crime into ‘movement of hope’
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Blaze Bernstein was a bright student, loyal friend and passionate culinary aficionado who spent the fall of 2017 as a sophomore taking pre-med courses at the University of Pennsylvania and acting as a managing editor of the school’s culinary magazine, friends and family recalled. “He was always so involved in ‘Penn Appétit’ …
Dec 30
Cyberattack targets newspapers in US, prevents some from publishing
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several U.S. newspapers came under attack from apparent hackers on Saturday, preventing some from printing and distributing their daily editions. The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun were among the major newspapers that had printing issues on Saturday. The cyberattack appeared to target newspapers owned by the …
Dec 30
6 injured after jet bridge ‘equipment failure’ at Baltimore airport, officials say
Twitter/@starryeyd_(BALTIMORE, Maryland) — Six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a jet bridge failed at a Baltimore airport, officials say. Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Southwest flight 822 arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) from the Dominican Republic. Paramedics met the flight to “assess an on board medical situation that occurred …
Dec 30
DoubleTree Portland Hotel fires 2 workers for calling police on black hotel guest
ABC News(PORTLAND, Oregon) — The DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon, fired two workers who were involved in calling police on a black man who was a guest in the hotel. Jermaine Massey was talking to his mother on his cell phone in the hotel’s lobby on Dec. 22 when he was approached by a security …
Dec 29
Economists, business owners worry about impact of potential border closure
Quinn Owen/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border would have disastrous consequences for U.S. trade and commerce, potentially costing billions of dollars, economic experts and local border-area leaders said Friday. Mexico is the United States’ third largest goods trading partner, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and …
Dec 29
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $415 million; next drawing set for New Year’s Day
iStock(NEW YORK) — Happy new year — you’re a millionaire! That’s how some lucky winner is hoping to bring in the new year after the Mega Millions jackpot drawing came and went Friday without anyone claiming the prize. So the next drawing will be Tuesday, on New Year’s Day, with a prize of $415 million. …
Dec 29
2-year-old boy whose Yemeni mother fought Trump’s travel ban to be with him has died
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley(SAN FRANCISCO) — Abdullah Hassan, the 2-year-old boy whose mother fought against Trump’s travel ban to get a U.S. visa to be with him, has died. “We are heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives,” Ali Hassan, Abdullah’s father, said in a statement …