George Frey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York State legislature will be voting on a series of gun measures on Tuesday, including a ban on bump stocks, and it’s expected that they will pass. The bills include a number of measures that have been used in other states, including establishing a 30-day waiting period for …
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Jan 29
US raises travel advisory for Venezuela to ‘Do Not Travel’
adam smigielski/IStock(WASHINGTON) — This places the South American country, embroiled in an economic and political crisis, in the same category as countries like North Korea, Syria, Iran and Somalia. The travel advisory comes days after the U.S. ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and families but kept a small contingent of diplomats at the embassy …
Jan 29
Teacher’s genius idea for keeping kids busy on the bus
Arkansas Department of Education/Facebook (NEW YORK) — When a child on Julie Callison’s bus was having a hard time sitting still, he didn’t get punished. He got a book. Callison asked the child’s sister, who also rides the bus, to read to the preschooler. Callison drives a bus and teaches for the Drew Central School …
Jan 29
South Sudan begins vaccinating against Ebola as Congo battles outbreak
Motortion/iStock(LONDON) — South Sudan on Monday began vaccinating its health workers and other front-line responders against Ebola amid fears the deadly disease could spread across the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials said. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling one of the world’s worst Ebola outbreaks. The two provinces …
Jan 29
Apple disables Group FaceTime after bug allows iPhone users to listen in before call starts
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple has temporarily disabled its Group FaceTime app after the discovery of a bug raised privacy concerns. Multiple tech outlets reported on Monday that iPhone users had been able to listen in on the person they were calling via FaceTime without the recipient accepting the call. On Monday night, Apple …
Jan 29
Coldest temperatures in decades expected in Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The South and East Coast are expecting rain and snow today as an Arctic front heads east. Trailing this polar front is the coldest air mass seen in the U.S. in decades, and it’s expected to hit the Midwest Tuesday night, into Wednesday. Michigan already has seen 16 inches of snow, …
Jan 28
Pentagon and NATO chiefs say Taliban talks have been ‘encouraging’
gorodenkoff/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Top U.S. and NATO defense officials are encouraged by the recently concluded U.S. talks with the Taliban that could lead to a peace settlement in Afghanistan and the possible withdrawal of American troops. The lead U.S. negotiator in the talks told the New York Times on Monday that the talks have resulted in …
Jan 28
Snow pounds Midwest as region braces for coldest temperatures in decades
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A snowstorm is pounding the Midwest Monday as the Midwest and Northeast brace for brutally cold temperatures this week. The Midwest may see its coldest air since the mid-1990s early Wednesday. In Minnesota, wind chills could be as low as minus 35 degrees Monday night and as low as minus 65 …
Jan 28
UK residents stockpile food, medicine and supplies over Brexit fears
LanceB/iStock(LONDON) — The potential impact of Brexit continues to dominate the news agenda in the U.K., and with only weeks left before the country is scheduled to depart from the European Union, the country seems more divided – and uncertain – than ever before. In response, a small but growing group of people known as …
Jan 28
Duke professor Megan Neely apologizes for email discouraging students from speaking Chinese
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Duke University official says she regrets the uproar she sparked by sending an email to international students warning them to “use English 100% of the time” or risk being blacklisted by some faculty members. Megan Neely, an assistant professor of biostatistics, stepped down from her position as director of …