diego_cervo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Multiple lists of Catholic priests that were said to be credibly accused of sexual abuse were released in New Jersey and Virginia on Wednesday. There were more than 180 named clergy in New Jersey and 50 named in Virginia, making these the two latest states to share findings from their internal abuse …
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Feb 13
Florida school arming guards with rifles to provide ‘advantage’ over armed intruders: Reports
Google Maps Street View(PALMETTO, Fla.) — A public school in Florida is arming its guards with rifles to protects students from potential school shooters, according to reports. The initiative is part of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, the gun-safety bill passed in the Sunshine State last year in the wake of the Valentine’s Day …
Feb 13
DOJ charges former Air Force counterintelligence agent with spying for Iran
Eblis/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it has charged a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist with spying for Iran and helping that country target her former American colleagues. Monica Witt, 39, who was also a Defense Department contractor after leaving the U.S. government in 2008, sought to “undermine the U.S. and …
Feb 13
New Starbucks zodiac chart finds the drink to perfectly match your personality
Starbucks(NEW YORK) — Find the Starbucks drink that perfectly matches your zodiac sign this Valentine’s Day! Starbucks unveiled the 2019 Starbucks Zodiac, complete with beverage recommendations that take common personality traits between each sign and their beverages. The coffee roastery released the chart just in time for Valentine’s Day on Instagram with this cute caption: …
Feb 13
NASA ends mission for Mars rover, Opportunity, after 15 years
LaserLens/iStock(NEW YORK) — NASA has ended the mission for its Mars rover Opportunity after it spent 15 years roaming the red planet. Opportunity went silent on June 10 after a massive dust storm covered the planet, according to NASA. The rover was declared dead after scientists sent out more than 800 commands asking Opportunity to …
Feb 13
‘Hero’ bystander with a gun shoots man suspected of killing wife at dentist’s office
JaysonPhotography/iStock(COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Tenn.) — A man who allegedly shot and killed his wife at a dentist’s office was stopped when he was shot by a bystander. The suspect, who has not been identified, reportedly entered Dr. David Guy Dentistry in Colonial Heights, Tennessee, on Wednesday morning. Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy described the shooting as …
Feb 13
Jayme Closs’ family releases statement a month after she escaped alleged abductor
KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images(BARRON, Wis.) — Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was allegedly kidnapped from her home and held captive, has released a new statement with her family, one month after she made her daring escape to freedom. “Jayme and her family wish to extend their deepest gratitude for the incredible gifts and generous …
Feb 13
Victoria Beckham is officially launching a beauty line
Adrian Edwards/GC Images(LONDON) — Ahead of her fashion show scheduled for this weekend at London Fashion Week, Victoria Beckham announced she will officially be launching her own beauty line. “So I’m very excited to announce that I am about launch Victoria Beckham Beauty,” she said in a video on Instagram that also revealed a mirror …
Feb 13
Parents arrested after young children found locked in dog cage, living in squalor
grandriver/iStock(NEWARK, Texas) — A mother and father were arrested in north Texas on Tuesday after four young children were found living in squalor in a barn without food or water, authorities said. Deputies from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a rural property near Newark, Texas, after receiving a domestic disturbance call on …