Sean Gallup/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The State Department summoned Afghanistan’s national security adviser Thursday after he blasted the U.S. for its direct talks with the Taliban and accused the U.S. negotiator of undermining the Afghan government and seeking power in Kabul. Tensions have been brewing for months as the Afghan government has been excluded from U.S. …
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Mar 14
Summer Zervos’ lawsuit against President Donald Trump can proceed, court rules
David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against President Trump, a New York appellate court ruled Thursday, rejecting the president’s assertion he cannot be sued in state court. The decision means the president may have to sit for a sworn deposition, which is …
Mar 14
What to know about William ‘Rick’ Singer, the lynchpin of the college scam case who claimed to help nearly 800 families
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The man at the center of the alleged $25 million college admissions cheating scandal seemed like a nice guy to some of his neighbors. But they say one recent move seemed unusual for him. William “Rick” Singer put his multi-million dollar home, where he had lived for years and where …
Mar 14
Hallmark Channel drops actress Lori Loughlin amid college cheating scandal
Phillip Faraone/WireImage/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The massive college admissions scam that snared 50 people in a federal indictment now appears to have cost one of the two famous actresses a major contract. Lori Loughlin, known to many as Aunt Becky from the television show “Full House,” was dropped from the Hallmark Channel where she has …
Mar 14
DNA links Navy classmate to 1984 cold case murder of 25-year-old Pamela Cahanes: Officialsc
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office(ORLANDO, Fla.) — DNA and genetic genealogy have linked a Navy man to the 1984 murder of his classmate, 25-year-old Pamela Cahanes, authorities announced Thursday. Two days after graduating from U.S. Navy basic training — which was held in the Orlando area at the time — Cahanes was found beaten and strangled …
Mar 14
Jury awards $29 million to California woman who claimed Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused cancer
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A California jury awarded $29 million on Wednesday to a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming that asbestos in its talcum-based baby powder caused her cancer. An Alameda County jury in Oakland, California, held Johnson & Johnson responsible for Teresa Leavitt’s mesothelioma — a cancer linked to asbestos exposure …
Mar 14
Blizzard cripples Rockies, tornado warnings hit Midwest; powerful storm not over yet
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive storm crippled the Rockies and northern Plains with a powerful blizzard, dropping more than a foot of snow, closing interstates and stranding drivers. As poor driving conditions overwhelmed Colorado roads, Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Daniel Groves was struck and killed by a car, officials said. As the storm moved …
Mar 14
Blizzard Cripples Plains, Severe weather including possible tornadoes hit midwest as powerful storm moves out
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive storm crippled the Rockies and northern Plains with a powerful blizzard, dropping more than a foot of snow, closing interstates and stranding drivers. As poor driving conditions overwhelmed Colorado roads, Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Daniel Groves was struck and killed by a car, officials said. As the storm moved …
Mar 14
A look into ‘Franky Boy’ Cali — the alleged mob boss assassinated in New York
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The suspected assassination of an alleged mob boss is raising questions about why he was targeted and the internal struggles in what — once — was one of the most powerful American mafia families. Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali was gunned down outside of his Staten Island home Wednesday evening in …
Mar 14
In embattled Venezuela, residents line up for hours just to get clean water: ‘Look at how we are living’
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The scene in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas is dire: a long line of people searching for clean water during the country’s daily power outages. Children and adults alike can be seen carrying jugs as residents prepare to make a dangerous trip underground. On Tuesday night, desperate residents climbed down a …