bombuscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) — Grant Thompson was trying to get some friends together to play video games one Saturday when he discovered an alarming glitch in Apple’s popular FaceTime application. “I stumbled upon this glitch that like the whole world knows about now,” Thompson told ABC News in an interview Tuesday night. The 14-year-old student in …
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Jan 30
New hate crime charges filed against Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect
Kuzma/iStock(PITTSBURGH) — A federal grand jury added new hate crime charges on Tuesday in a new superseding indictment against Robert Bowers, who allegedly killed 11 Jewish worshipers in an anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh last October. Bowers, 46, originally faced 44 federal charges over the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue. The …
Jan 30
Search underway for man caught on video punching two women at food cart
Los Angeles Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — An alleged argument over a hot dog devolved into a violent confrontation on the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday. Now, police are sharing video of the viral incident in hopes they can find the suspect. The incident took place over the weekend on a crowded downtown Los Angeles …
Jan 29
Pregnant Lyft driver’s fatal stabbing reignites driver safety concerns
David Tran/iStock(TEMPE, Ariz.) — Police charged a Lyft passenger with fatally stabbing his pregnant driver in Arizona, renewing the conversation about driver and passenger safety related to ride-sharing companies. Police charged 20-year-old Fabian Durazo with two counts of first-degree murder, armed robbery and kidnapping for fatally stabbing his 39-year-old Lyft driver Kristina Howato and her …
Jan 29
In break with past policy, US tells first asylum seeker to wait in Mexico
Sherry Smith/iStock(SAN DIEGO) — The U.S. has turned back its first asylum seeker from the southern border, as part of the Trump administration’s new policy requiring people to wait in Mexico for their cases to work their way through immigration courts, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Agency spokeswoman Katie Waldman said the person …
Jan 29
Fire officials determine cause of Monday night barn fire
It looks like Monday evening’s barn fire in rural Hanson County was accidental. That’s the word from Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval. “We found an area of origin,” said Sandoval. “We do believe it to be some sort of an electrical malfunction.” He says several farm animals died in the blaze. No one was hurt. …
Jan 29
Kensington Palace asks for Instagram’s help after social media abuse of Duchesses Kate, Meghan: Report
Stephen Pond/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, are not immune to the harassment and bullying that many women experience online. Kensington Palace aides devote hours each week to moderating and deleting violent, sexist and racist comments directed at Meghan and Kate and the palace has …
Jan 29
Two suspects identified in drug house shootout that left 5 officers injured
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A 58-year-old woman was among of pair of suspects shot dead by undercover police during a raid on a suspected Houston drug house that left five officers injured, including two who were shot in the face, officials said Tuesday. Two of the wounded officers remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday at Memorial …
Jan 29
Williams and Ree returning to the Corn Palace
The World’s Only Corn Palace is excited to announce that Williams and Ree will be bringing its comedy act to the Corn Palace stage on Friday, April 19th. Williams and Ree, aka The Indian and the White Guy, are a music and comedy team out of the Dakotas. Bruce Williams and Terry Ree have decades …
Jan 29
Air ambulance helicopter crashes in Ohio killing all 3 on board: Officials
dan_prat/iStock(POMEROY, Ohio) — An air ambulance helicopter crashed in Ohio Tuesday, killing all three crew members on board, according to a company official. The Survival Flight Inc. helicopter was set to pick up a patient from a hospital in Pomeroy, Ohio, when it was reported missing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “We are …