iStock(BEIJING) — A 9-year-old girl is among seven North Korean defectors recently arrested in China who are being threatened with repatriation. The girl, known only by her surname, Choe, was left behind in North Korea when her parents escaped to South Korea in 2017 because they deemed it too dangerous to smuggle her with them. …
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May 03
Jared Kushner expresses hope for breakthrough in Middle East peace plan
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaking about the administration’s much-anticipated Middle East peace plan at the Washington Institute in the nation’s capital Thursday night, Jared Kushner said the administration has developed a “detailed” document that looks to address the core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while providing an economic vision. Kushner said …
May 03
Record flooding continues in Midwest, South to deal with more severe storms
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A third straight day of severe storms is about to become a fourth. There have been 60 reported tornadoes over the last three days, including 12 reported tornadoes on Thursday, with eight of them in Arkansas. In addition, persistent rainfall of more than 8 inches in some areas has caused many …
May 02
Man who plotted NYC subway bombing to be released after nearly a decade of cooperation
Willbrasil21/iStock(NEW YORK) — It has been ten years since Najibullah Zazi and two friends plotted to detonate homemade explosives on the New York City subway system. At the time, then-Attorney General Eric Holder called it “one of the most serious terrorist threats” the nation had faced since Sept. 11. On Thursday, a federal judge in …
May 02
Trump invites heroes of Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting to National Day of Prayer event
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The heroes of Saturday’s Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting in California, along with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, attended an event marking the National Day of Prayer on Thursday in the White House Rose Garden, alongside President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Goldstein, who was shot in both hands in the …
May 02
Egyptian man climbs Great Pyramid of Giza and throws stones at security
Pakhnyushchyy/iStock(CAIRO) — An Egyptian man climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, removed parts of a wooden mast put in place in the late 19th century to measure the actual height of the pyramid and threw stones at security forces, an official said. Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Supreme Council …
May 02
UNC Charlotte students come together in grief as next court date set for shooting suspect
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Shocked survivors of the shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte came together in grief as the suspected gunman’s next court date was set. – Trystan Andrew Terrell allegedly opened fire in a classroom in the Kennedy building on Tuesday, killing two and injuring four, according to …
May 02
Venezuela’s Maduro makes show of force with military as US-backed opposition uprising hits a wall
Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Two days after Venezuela’s U.S.-backed opposition said they were finally ready to oust socialist president Nicolas Maduro, their efforts seemed to have stalled. That would leave the Trump administration back at square one, even as it says it continues to consider “all options,” including the use of the U.S. military. …
May 02
Burger King launches ‘Real Meal’ boxes because ‘no one is happy all the time’
iStock(NEW YORK) — Burger King is catering to its customers’ moods in its latest launch for Mental Health Awareness Month. The fast food chain partnered with Mental Health America to create “Real Meal” boxes. When customers order a Whopper meal, their food will come in a box of their choosing. They include the “Pissed Meal,” …
May 02
UNC shooting suspect due in court as shocked students come together in grief
iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A 22-year-old accused of gunning down two students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is due in court Thursday as the shocked survivors come together in grief. Trystan Andrew Terrell allegedly opened fire in a room at the Kennedy building on Tuesday, killing two and injuring four, according to police. …