Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korean state television aired a documentary about Kim Jong Un’s recent summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the film didn’t mention how negotiations broke down and that nothing actually was decided. The 75-minute film on Korean Central Television, a state-run channel focused on …
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Mar 07
Arctic cold ending in East as storm crossing US threatens South again
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A western storm will cross the country and explode in the central U.S. over the weekend, producing severe storms again in the South one week after tornadoes killed more than 20 people in Alabama. To the north, winter storm watches have been posted for most of the Upper Midwest with up …
Mar 07
Ex-police officer, two supervisors charged in beating of homeless man, cover-up
rustythedog/iStock(BOSTON) — A former transit police officer and his two supervisors have been indicted in connection with the beating of a homeless man in Boston last year and an attempt to cover up the crime. “The conduct alleged in these indictments is unacceptable at every level,” Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a …
Mar 07
Stranded driver credits taco sauce for saving his life while stuck in snow
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office(SUNRIVER, Ore.) — An Oregon man said he was grateful to be alive on Thursday as he explained how he managed to survive for five days eating only taco sauce while stranded in the snow. Jeremy Taylor, 36, said three packets of Taco Bell’s fire sauce helped save his life last week …
Mar 07
Wisconsin man violated measles quarantine to go to the gym, prosecutors say
Hailshadow/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A Wisconsin man is facing criminal charges for allegedly violating a measles quarantine and going to the gym, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors filed charges against Jeffery Murawski, 57, and his wife, 58-year-old Christine Bennett, on March 1, for allegedly violating a 2018 measles quarantine. Health officials in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, about …
Mar 06
American journalist arrested in Venezuela has now been released
ABC News(NEW YORK) — American journalist Cody Weddle, who was arrested in Venezuela’s capital Wednesday morning along with a Venezuelan colleague, has now been released and is being deported, he told ABC News. Two Venezuelan government officials also told ABC News that Weddle was released and was being deported to the United States. Military counterintelligence …
Mar 06
Colorado police under investigation after viral video shows them pulling guns on black man picking up trash on his own property
Vanardo Merchant(BOULDER, Colo.) — A viral cell phone video of multiple white police officers, some with guns drawn, confronting a black man who claimed he was just picking up trash on his own property has prompted an internal affairs investigation by the Boulder, Colorado, Police Department. “You’re on my property with a gun in your …
Mar 06
American journalist arrested in Venezuela: Union
ABC News(NEW YORK) — American journalist Cody Weddle was arrested in Venezuela’s capital Wednesday morning along with a Venezuelan colleague, according to a Venezuelan press union. Military counterintelligence officials raided Weddle’s apartment in Caracas this morning, taking him into custody along with his assistant, Carlos Camacho, officials with Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers said …
Mar 06
R. Kelly taken into custody after court appearance and following interview outburst
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Embattled singer R. Kelly was taken into custody following a court appearance this afternoon for unpaid child support. Kelly, who was spotted in cuffs after the hearing in Chicago, will be processed and taken to jail later today. If he makes the payment — around $161,000 — he will be …
Mar 06
‘Jeopardy’ host Alex Trebek has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but vows, ‘I’m going to fight this’
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Legendary “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek announced Wednesday that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek shared the news on YouTube, telling his fans, “I have some news to share with all of you and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our ‘Jeopardy!’ fan …