Mordolff/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russian police arrested more than 1,000 protesters at an anti-Kremlin opposition rally in Moscow on Saturday, raiding key opposition leaders before the demonstration even began and roughly corralling them into vans afterward. The demonstrators were protesting to demand opposition candidates be allowed to take part in Moscow’s city council elections, after authorities barred …
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Jul 27
Back-to-back earthquakes strike Philippines killing 8 and injuring at least 63
iStock/hepatus(NEW YORK) — Back-to-back strong earthquakes struck the northern Philippines just hours apart early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring at least 63 residents and damaging historic stone buildings, officials said. Early Saturday, tremors hit Itbayat, one of the sparsely-populated Batanes Islands located in the Luzon Strait that separates the Philippines and Taiwan. The …
Jul 27
Off-duty LAPD officer Juan Diaz shot and killed in ‘senseless murder’
Vmargineanu/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — An off-duty LAPD officer was shot and killed early Saturday in what the city’s mayor described as a “senseless murder.” Juan Diaz was one of two victims found with gunshot wounds at Avenue 26 & Humbolt Street, the LAPD said in a tweet. An on-duty officer was flagged to the shooting scene …
Jul 27
9/11 first responders to be honored in New York City
Travel Wild/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City is planning to honor the first responders of the September 11th terror attacks after Congress passed the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill this week. On Friday, Rep. Carolyn Money sent a letter to the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, requesting that he “host a parade in the Canyon …
Jul 27
2-year-old boy missing after parents found dead in Oregon
FBI(MEDFORD, Ore.) — Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old Oregon boy who is missing after his parents were found dead in a vehicle in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said. Aiden Salcido was not with his parents, Daniel Salcido and Hannah Janiak, when they were found dead this week in Montana, according to a press release …
Jul 27
Off-duty LAPD officer shot and killed in ‘senseless murder’
Vmargineanu/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — An off-duty LAPD officer was shot to death, the department announced in a tweet Saturday morning. The officer, whose name has not been released, was one of two victims found with gunshot wounds at Avenue 26 & Humbolt Street, the LAPD said in a tweet. An on-duty officer was flagged to the …
Jul 27
Slain Ole Miss student Alexandria Kostial to be laid to rest
sshepard/iStock(HARMONTOWN, Miss.) — Ole Miss student Alexandria “Ally” Kostial will be laid to rest on Saturday, one week after the 21-year-old was killed. Her body, riddled with multiple gunshot wounds, was discovered July 20 in Harmontown, Mississippi, about 30 miles from campus. Kostial’s Ole Miss classmate, 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld, was arrested for murder Monday. No …
Jul 27
Job switchers tend to make more money: Study
(NEW YORK) — Want to get a raise? The answer may be in getting a new job. Americans who switch jobs are getting bigger raises than those who stay with the same company, especially if you’re in tech or construction, according to new survey results from the ADP Research Institute. The report’s findings come during …
Jul 27
Hottest weather of summer possible out West as temps rise in East
ABC News.(FRESNO, Calif.) — Some of hottest weather of the summer is expected this weekend in the western U.S. — at times reaching near-dangerous levels. There are heat advisories and excessive heat watches out for a large portion of California this weekend. In the San Francisco metropolitan area, inland temperatures could top the triple-digits this …
Jul 27
James Bond’s l965 Aston Martin DB5 could get at least $4M at auction
Andrew J. Shearer/iStock(MONTEREY, Calif.) — One of the most famous cars in the world could be yours next month. RM Sotheby’s will be auctioning off a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 next month in Monterey, California. The famed car, one of three remaining vehicles commissioned by Eon Productions for the Bond movies “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball,” is …