Steve Nedved
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Dec 04
Morgan Wallen to play 16th Annual “WWE Tribute to the Troops”
John ShearerMorgan Wallen has been announced as one of the performers for the upcoming 16th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops television special. The two-hour broadcast from Fort Hood, Texas, will air on December 20 at 9/8C on USA Network. “This is my first time doing anything with WWE,” Morgan says in a video interview with WWE Monday Night RAW. “My dad …
Dec 04
Escaped Oklahoma murderer nabbed in Missouri with female accomplice
Oklahoma Department of Corrections(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A convicted murderer who escaped from an Oklahoma jail on Thursday by assuming his cellmate’s identity was captured Tuesday at a motel in St. Louis, Missouri, officials said. Patrick Walker, 34, was taken into custody about 11:15 a.m. by U.S. Marshals at an Extended Stay America motel in …
Dec 04
The NYPD, the nation’s largest police department, puts its eyes in the skies with new drone program
DJI Technology Inc.(NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest police force said Tuesday it is adding drones to its crime-fighting arsenal. More than a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be used for search and rescue, to investigate hazardous materials, and to access crime scenes in tall buildings. The move is particularly significant benchmark for U.S. …
Dec 04
Pilot error deemed the main cause of helicopter crash that killed Troy Gentry
Chris Hollo/Grand Ole OpryFederal investigators have concluded today that pilot error was the cause of the helicopter crash on September 8, 2017, that killed Montgomery Gentry‘s Troy Gentry. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports that shortly after takeoff, the pilot was unable to control the aircraft and attempted an emergency landing. NTSB states that three helicopter …
Dec 04
Dow dives nearly 800 points on fears of economic slowdown
lucky-photographer/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged on Tuesday amid fears of an economic downturn, led by disappointing bank earnings and unresolved trade issues between the U.S. and China. The Dow closed 799 points or 3.1 percent lower at 25,027. Shares of major U.S. banks also took a dive with Citigroup, Morgan Stanley …
Dec 04
School investigating assignment that led kids to write racist version of ‘Jingle Bells’
iStock/ DONGSEON_KIM(NEW YORK) — A class assignment went awry after high school students in New Hampshire ended up re-writing “Jingle Bells” to be a racist tune as part of an assignment about the Reconstruction period. An investigation is now underway after video of the 11th graders singing their Ku Klux Klan-themed version of the song …
Dec 04
Police chased the ‘unresponsive’ driver of a Tesla S that was on Autopilot for 7 miles in California. How can that happen?
Tesla(NEW YORK) — In the early morning hours, California Highway Patrol chased a grey Tesla Model S for an unfathomable seven miles down Highway 101 as the driver slept, police said. Redwood City Area CHP officers said they observed Alexander Joseph Samek, a local Los Altos politician, driving at around 3:30 a.m. PST on Nov. …
Dec 04
Americans from all walks of life come to Capitol to honor President George H.W. Bush
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As a military honor guard stood silent watch, thousands reverently filed through the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Tuesday to pay respects to former President George H.W. Bush as he lay in state ahead of his state funeral Wednesday morning. Since Monday evening and all through the night — with only the sounds …
Dec 04
Winter pattern covers much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, patches of light snow are primarily affecting southern and western areas. Cold, cloudy weather prevails throughout the Midwest, hampering final harvest efforts. In South Dakota, nearly one-fifth (18%) of the sunflower acreage remained in the field on December 2. On the Plains, snow remains on the ground across much of the …
Dec 04
George H.W. Bush remembered as friend to agriculture
President George H.W. Bush is being remembered as a friend to agriculture who helped expand trade between the U.S. and China. Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill says Bush brought a calming presence to the Oval Office. “We need that congeniality, that amicability that come sometimes in politics and was with George Herbert Walker Bush. …