Chalabala/iStock(NEW YORK) — A journalist from Northern Ireland was shot and killed by what authorities called “terrorists” during rioting in the country ahead of this weekend’s religious holidays. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot Thursday night in Derry/Londonderry near Creggan, a large housing complex in the northwest town, about 70 miles west of Belfast, the …
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Apr 19
UK to introduce first age-verification system for online pornography
scyther5/iStock(LONDON) — The United Kingdom said it will introduce a law requiring Age Verification Certificates, or AVCs, to view online pornography beginning in July, making it the first country to do so. Digital rights campaigners have criticized the decision aimed at ensuring only those 18 and older can view the material, producers of which could …
Apr 19
Samsung will investigate problems with new Galaxy Fold phones
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After reports from tech reviewers that screens on the new Samsung Galaxy Fold phones quickly became damaged, the company responded by saying it “thoroughly inspect” the units. Reviewers for Bloomberg, The Verge and CNBC reported several different problems with the groundbreaking “foldable” screens on the new Samsung phone . The …
Apr 19
Severe weather outbreak hits East Coast just before long weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm is moving east, leaving in its wake at least 18 tornadoes and more than 300 damaging storm reports over two days in five states, as the East Coast braces for severe weather. Nine of those tornadoes, reported Thursday, were in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, as parts of …
Apr 19
Ohio man indicted after pretending to be missing 14-year-old boy
Hamilton County Sheriff(CLEVELAND) — Authorities indicted an Ohio man on fresh charges Thursday for allegedly impersonating Timmothy Pitzen, a boy who vanished in 2011 at the age of 6. A federal grand jury indicted Brian Michael Rini, 23, on two counts of making false statements and one count of aggravated identity theft after DNA determined …
Apr 19
Professor bought one-way ticket to Rome before cathedral arson attempt: Police
Essex County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A part-time philosophy professor was charged with attempted arson on Thursday after he entered a historic cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid, investigators said. Marc Lamparello, a former director of music at a New Jersey Roman Catholic Church, was arrested at the historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York …
Apr 18
Transgender ROTC cadet says he lost military scholarship after new DOD policy took effect
Courtesy Map Pesqueira(AUSTIN, Texas) — A transgender ROTC cadet says he lost his military scholarship at the University of Texas due to the Trump administration’s new policy toward transgender service members. In the wake of President’s Donald Trump’s implementation of the policy first ordered with a tweet in July 2017, reversing an Obama administration rule …
Apr 18
Three ‘highly experienced’ climbers presumed dead after avalanche at Canadian national park
Craig Zerbe/iStock(NEW YORK) — One American and two European climbers are presumed dead after after an avalanche at a national park in Canada. The mountaineers, who have not been named, were attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak at Banff National Park in Alberta on Tuesday but were reported overdue on Wednesday, Parks …
Apr 18
NARCAN saves Mitchell man’s life
On 04-17-2019 at approx. 4:13 p.m., the Mitchell Department of Public Safety Dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a male subject at 713 E. Havens Lot #15 in Mitchell who was not breathing. Officers with the Mitchell Police Division and ambulance personnel with The Mitchell Fire Division responded to the scene. A short time …
Apr 18
Woman finds man and girl from viral photo taken outside Notre Dame before fire
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(PARIS) — The father and daughter captured in a photograph in front of Notre Dame an hour before a massive fire erupted and destroyed parts of the building has been found. But, the dad has asked to keep their identities a secret. Brooke Windsor, who took the photo, tweeted on Thursday morning, “The …