Fedorovekb/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — A man has been arrested for allegedly gunning down a transgender activist in Philadelphia, though police say the killing is not being investigated as a hate crime. Michelle Washington, 40, was shot in the head and torso on Sunday morning and pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the Philadelphia police. The fact …
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May 21
US military jets intercepted Russian bombers and fighter jets off Alaska
NORAD(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters intercepted six Russian aircraft that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and never entered U.S. airspace, but it’s the first time since last September that Russian aircraft have flown this close to Alaska. “Two pairs of F-22s …
May 21
2020 Democrats join Supreme Court protest against state abortion bans
YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) — 2020 White House hopefuls opposed to new state abortion bans joined protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday as other abortion rights supporters converged on state capitols, town squares and courthouses nationwide seeking to counter bills sweeping across state legislatures. Among the 2020 candidates who joined the political battle at …
May 21
Coca-Cola bringing back 1985 ‘New Coke’ formula for new season of “Stranger Things”
coldsnowstorm/iStock(NEW YORK) — Coca-Cola is re-launching its 1985 “New Coke” formula in conjunction with the release of the third season of Stranger Things. The beverage maker is partnering with Netflix to “immerse viewers in 1980s nostalgia,” according to the company. New Coke will appear in several episodes of the upcoming season of Stranger Things. Everyone: …
May 21
US believes Iran behind vessel attacks as senior officials brief Congress
KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. intelligence now believes that Iran is behind the attacks against commercial vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. official told ABC News. The new assessment, directly blaming Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comes as senior Trump administration officials will brief members of Congress about — what …
May 21
US ban on dog imports from Egypt leaves animal rescuers ‘paralyzed’
Phanuwat Yoksiri/iStock(CAIRO) — In Egypt, the sight of stray dogs being chased, stoned, beaten up by sticks or even poisoned is not entirely uncommon. There has always been a way out for at least some of those dogs — commonly referred to as “baladi dogs” in colloquial Arabic, which means a native Egyptian breed — …
May 21
Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi Arabian city with drone
pop_jop/iStock(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Air defense crews raced to action in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Najran Tuesday night to intercept an attack from Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels as tensions remain high between Tehran and the United States. The attack on Najran, about 10 miles north of the Saudi border with Yemen, was …
May 21
Penn State professor with side job as Uber driver accused of kidnapping multiple women: Court records
Penn State(PITTSBURGH) — A Penn State professor with a side job as a Pittsburgh Uber driver who was arrested this month for allegedly kidnapping two women is now accused of kidnapping a third woman that same night. The third woman spoke with police on May 16, saying that on May 11, she was outside at …
May 21
Mitchell Police investigating the deaths of man and woman at a local hotel
On Monday at approx. 11:40 a.m. the Mitchell Department of Public Safety Dispatch center received a report of a deceased man and woman who were found at a motel located on the 1600 block of S. Burr St. Officers and ambulance personnel responded to the scene and found an adult man and adult female who …
May 21
Duchess Kate gives Queen Elizabeth a tour of her new, interactive garden
GEOFF PUGH/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed a VIP guest Monday to her “Back to Nature” garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Kate gave a personal tour of the interactive garden she helped design to her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. The queen and Kate both wore floral dresses to tour …