Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — A growing number of lawmakers are calling for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to resign after she unveiled her latest Brexit plan in a speech Tuesday. May said she would bring a package to lawmakers that would include a Parliamentary vote “on whether the deal should be subject to a referendum.” …
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May 22
Are “Game of Thrones” and “Avengers” latest victims of US-China trade war?
cbarnesphotography/iStock(BEIJING) — For most Game of Thrones fans around the world, to quote the show, their watch has ended. But in China, the divisive series finale hasn’t been made available. A hour before the show was due to stream Monday morning in Beijing, as it aired simultaneously throughout much of the rest of the world, …
May 22
Post-election riots in Jakarta leave six dead, hundreds injured
sharrocks/iStock(LONDON) — At least six people have died and 200 were injured as riots in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta turned violent on Tuesday night. Thousands of protesters supporting candidate Prabowo Subianto gathered in the city center following the announcement that incumbent President Joko Widodo won a decisive victory in the general election. Crowds supporting …
May 22
After 56 reported tornadoes in two days, severe weather heads east
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Southern Plains were hit hard over the past two days with 56 reported tornadoes, 230 damaging storm reports and almost 9 inches of rain in Oklahoma. There have been three deaths reported due to the storm, including a woman who died in Perkins, Oklahoma, after driving around a barricade and …
May 22
North Korea is insulting Biden using Trump’s terms such as ‘low IQ’ individual
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — North Korea issued a list of criticisms against former Vice President Joe Biden, calling the presidential candidate “a low IQ idiot” and saying his “candidacy should not carry high expectations.” Additionally, the North Koreans referred to Biden as someone “who likes to stick his nose into other people’s business and is a …
May 22
NC elementary school teacher threatened to ‘shoot up’ school, police say
recep-bg/iStock(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — A North Carolina elementary school teacher has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot up the school where she taught. Kristen Thompson abruptly resigned last Friday from Pathways Elementary School in Hillsborough, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. But it was only after her resignation that fellow teachers said she …
May 22
Husband of NYPD officer says he’s ‘lost’ after learning of alleged plot to kill him
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York man said he was shocked beyond measure when he discovered that his estranged wife, a New York City police officer, allegedly hired a hit man to kill him. “I can’t believe it. I’m still in shock,” Isaiah Carvalho told ABC’s Good Morning America in an interview airing Wednesday. …
May 22
Washington becomes first state to legalize human composting
4nadia/iStock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Tuesday making the state the first in the country to legalize human composting. The law would recognize “natural organic reduction,” sometimes referred to as liquid cremation, as an alternative to traditional burying or cremation, which releases harmful chemicals into the air. The process uses wood …
May 21
Airlines faces record high summer travel season amid 737 MAX freeze
Niall_Majury/iStock(NEW YORK) — Airlines are again expecting a record high number of passengers to fly this summer, according to a trade group, despite the worldwide groundings of the Boeing 737 MAX after two fatal crashes. Airlines for America told reporters on Tuesday that 257.4 million passengers — an average of 2.8 million per day — …
May 21
25 sexual harassment complaints and lawsuits filed against McDonald’s
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-five lawsuits and federal complaints were filed Tuesday in 20 cities across the U.S. accusing the fast-food company McDonald’s of sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination and subsequent retaliation. The new cases are being pushed by the labor group Fight for $15 and funded by the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which was founded …