Unicode(NEW YORK) — New emojis headed soon to a phone near you include wheelchairs, guide dogs, hearing aids and a drop of blood reportedly meant to symbolize a woman’s period. The emojis, 230 in all, were announced Tuesday by the Unicode Consortium, which handles the standards of emoji. This year’s list expands the people represented …
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Feb 06
Good Samaritan dies after accidentally jumping off bridge during California pileup: Reports
katifcam/iStock(PINE VALLEY, Calif.) — A good Samaritan who was helping another driver after icy weather caused a string of car crashes on a California highway has died, according to reports. The man jumped over a guardrail on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley, California, to avoid being struck by a car careening toward him, ABC San …
Feb 06
Police searching for missing 11-year-old girl: ‘She has family members who are very worried’
Stockton Police Department(STOCKTON, Calif.) — An 11-year-old girl vanished in Northern California after leaving for school and local police officers believe she may be a runaway. Elianah Nhem was last seen at her apartment in Stockton at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Stockton Police Department officials said. Elianah’s mother believes she left to walk to school but …
Feb 06
Milwaukee police officer killed marking the city’s 3rd officer death in 8 months
Fedorovekb/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A Milwaukee police officer was shot dead in the line of duty Wednesday morning while executing a search warrant, officials said. The slain officer is the third Milwaukee police officer to die in the line of duty in the past eight months, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said at a news conference. The officer, …
Feb 06
Taliban official says US promised to withdraw troops in Afghanistan by April
iStock(MOSCOW) — The United States has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by April, according to a Taliban official. The official, Abdul Salam Hanafi, made the comments in Moscow, where he was part of a Taliban delegation attending peace talks with senior Afghan political figures. Afghanistan government officials did not attend the …
Feb 06
Video shows US-backed Afghan forces raiding Taliban prison
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In video shared with ABC News, Afghan forces can be seen storming a prison to rescue their own soldiers being held captive by the Taliban. The night-vision footage of the raid showed Taliban fighters with their hands in the air. ABC News and World News Tonight anchor David Muir visited U.S. …
Feb 06
Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
STR/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Actress and human rights activist Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement. This was Jolie’s first trip to Bangladesh as an UNHCR special envoy and the visit comes as the United Nations attempts to raise $920 million for the refugees. The Rohingya …
Feb 06
Report: Northeast home to nation’s highest rents as rates continue to climb
Apartment Guide(NEW YORK) — Looking to live in a city and rent on the cheap? Des Moines, Iowa, might be for you — but New York City most definitely is not. Apartment Guide released its 2019 Annual Rent Report, which provides a look at rent prices around the country, and compares the prices of studio, …
Feb 06
From the Rockies to the Northeast, storms delivering ice, snow, flooding
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Storms originating in the West are heading into the Midwest and Northeast and wreaking havoc, including travel delays and accidents, with ice, snow and flooding. The Twin Cities slowed to a standstill Tuesday as parts of that metro area saw half a foot of snow, with other parts of the state, …
Feb 06
Postal worker killed in one of two shootings on major highway in Illinois
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A U.S. postal worker was shot and killed while driving on a major highway in Illinois on Monday night, authorities said. Tamara Clayton, a 55-year-old mail handler at the Chicago International Military Service Center facility, was on her way to work when she was shot on Interstate 57 just after 10 p.m. local …