typhoonski/iStock(DENVER) — Cannabis enthusiasts in Colorado will now have a savory food item to balance out a well-rounded diet of CBD-infused sweets. Carl’s Jr. has announced that it’s testing a cannabidiol-infused burger, dubbed the Rocky Mountain High Cheese Burger Delight, at one of its Denver locations on Saturday, which happens to be April 20, the …
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Apr 17
Uber launches feature that lets female drivers in Saudi Arabia avoid taking male passengers
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) — Uber has launched a new initiative that will allow female drivers in Saudi Arabia to avoid picking up male passengers. The “Women Preferred View” feature in the app gives women drivers the choice to select a preference of women-only riders, according to a statement by Uber. Research conducted by global market research …
Apr 17
Manhunt intensifies for armed, Columbine-obsessed teen who threatened local schools
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images(DENVER) — A manhunt is intensifying for an armed teenager allegedly obsessed with the Columbine shooting making threats to schools in the Denver area, according to authorities. The 18-year-old woman, Sol Pais, traveled this week from Miami — where she attends high school — to Colorado, where she bought a pump-action shotgun and …
Apr 17
Upping pressure on Cuba, Trump admin to allow lawsuits against companies using confiscated property
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is moving to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts against any company or entity doing business in Cuba using property seized in the 1959 revolution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday. The move is meant to choke off foreign investment in Cuba as the administration seeks to tighten …
Apr 17
A woman’s journey from stay-at-home mom to construction worker: ‘It isn’t just guys’ work’
Carlyn McClelland(MIDDLEBURY, Ind.) — Carlyn McClelland is a licensed contractor working at Clayton Homes in Middlebury, Indiana, who helps put the finishing touches on customers’ dream homes. But for the former probation officer with a degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University, it’s a far cry from the reality she once knew. “I just …
Apr 17
NASA plans record-setting stay for Christina Koch at International Space Station
NASA(NEW YORK) — Last month, NASA astronaut Christina Koch was less than a week away from a historic all-women spacewalk before a spacesuit availability problem nixed that plan, but on Wednesday the space agency announced its intentions to give Koch a different piece of history. This one will just take a lot longer. NASA announced …
Apr 17
Teen climate change activist meets Pope Francis ahead of protest
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images(ROME) — Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg met the pope in Rome Wednesday ahead of a youth rally against climate change this week. Thunberg, 16, met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square, shaking hands with the pontiff and showing him a banner adorned with the …
Apr 17
Kim Jong Un to meet Vladimir Putin as North Korea pivots to Russia for help
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A month and a half after President Donald Trump ended his summit with Kim Jong Un without a deal, the young North Korean leader is preparing to step out again on the world stage. This time, it will be for his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit …
Apr 17
Manhunt underway for fake deliveryman who shot woman with crossbow
Peel Regional Police(TORONTO) — Canadian authorities have released surveillance footage of a suspect who shot a woman with a crossbow on her front porch while posing as a delivery person. The video, released Monday, showed a masked man approaching the 44-year-old woman’s home near Toronto with a large cardboard box in his hand and a …
Apr 17
Severe storms expected over next three days in the South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong storm system is moving out of the Rockies and strengthening as it arrives in the Plains on Wednesday. The system will bring severe storms with very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes late Wednesday from Texas all the way north to Wisconsin. The worst threat for damaging …