iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a stunning about-face, State Department officials said President Donald Trump is cutting off all direct assistance to the so-called Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. “At the Secretary’s instruction, we are carrying out the President’s direction and ending FY [fiscal year] 2017 and FY 2018 foreign assistance programs for …
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Mar 29
Family of fifth-grader who died after classroom fight are ‘awaiting answers to questions’ surrounding incident: Lawyers
Gofundme(COLLETON, S.C.) — Lawyers for the family of Raniya Wright, the fifth-grader who died days after suffering injuries from a classroom fight with another student, said in a statement Friday that relatives were “struggling to make sense of the incident that took her life.” “Raniya’s untimely passing leaves a void in this family that will …
Mar 29
The 20-year hunt for a stolen Picasso painting was found by an Amsterdam art detective
iStock/Ekspansio(AMSTERDAM) — What would be your reaction if two men knocked on your door and handed you one of the most amazing paintings of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso? This bizarre — though beautiful — moment happened to the respected Dutch art detective, Arthur Brand earlier this month and therefore resolving a 20-year-old grand larceny cold …
Mar 29
Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in Wichita ‘swatting’ incident that left father dead sentenced to 20 years in prison
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(LOS ANGELES) — A man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for making a prank phone call to police in Wichita, Kansas, that ended in officers going to a house and fatally shooting an “innocent” man. In November 2018, Tyler Barriss, 26, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in Wichita, to the …
Mar 29
‘I’m shaking… this murderer is walking free:’ Suspected ‘Ripper Crew’ member released from prison
jessekarjalainen/iStock(CHICAGO) — Thomas Kokoraleis — a suspected member of Chicago’s “Ripper Crew” who went to prison for a woman’s 1982 murder — is now a free man. Kokoraleis, 58, convicted of the murder of 21-year-old Lorraine “Lorry” Ann Borowski, was released from Illinois Department of Corrections custody Friday morning, Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lindsey …
Mar 29
Anti-stall system was activated before Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash: Sources
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Officials investigating the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash believe that a new automated stall-prevention system was activated before the plane dived into the ground, two sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News. The automated system — known as Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS — is suspected to have …
Mar 29
City plans to lease Main Street property to Mitchell Area Development Corporation
The City of Mitchell is looking to lease the former Northwestern Energy Building at 514 North Main to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation. The City Council will consider a resolution to do so at its Monday meeting and set the date for a public hearing. Development Corporation executive director Mark Vaux says the plan has …
Mar 29
Chicago’s suspected ‘Ripper Crew’ member and convicted murderer Thomas Kokoraleis was released from prison
jessekarjalainen/iStock(CHICAGO) — Thomas Kokoraleis — a suspected member of Chicago’s “Ripper Crew” who went to prison for a woman’s 1982 murder — is now a free man. Kokoraleis, 58, was released from Illinois Department of Corrections custody Friday morning, Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lindsey Hess told ABC News in an email. “Kokoraleis completed his …
Mar 29
City of Mitchell plans to lease former Northwestern Energy building
The City of Mitchell is looking to lease the former Northwestern Energy Building at 514 North Main to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation. The City Council will consider a resolution to do so at its Monday meeting and set the date for a public hearing. Development Corporation executive director Mark Vaux says the plan has …
Mar 29
1 in 4 people near Congo’s Ebola outbreak believe virus isn’t real, new study says
Cesare Ferrari/iStock(NEW YORK) — A quarter of people interviewed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year during the ongoing Ebola outbreak believed the deadly virus wasn’t real, according to a new study. A survey was conducted last September, one month after the country declared its 10th outbreak of the Ebola virus disease. …