JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images(KYOTO, Japan) — In what could be the deadliest mass killing in Japan in three years, at least 13 people died and 10 others are presumed to have died in an arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto. Dozens more were injured after a man, who police say is in his 40s, …
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Jul 18
Massive heat wave spreads east as storms linger in Upper Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — More than 200 damaging storms were reported on Wednesday, with most of those in the Midwest or along the Interstate 95 corridor. In Connecticut, lightning struck a tree, knocking a branch onto a car and killing a 21-year-old man inside. Six tornadoes were reported across Minnesota, Wyoming and Nebraska, while flash …
Jul 18
‘A new beginning’: Man convicted of murder in the ’90s exonerated thanks to genetic genealogy
Zinkevych/iStock(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — In the 1990s, Christopher Tapp was sent to prison for the rape and murder of Idaho teen Angie Dodge. Despite his DNA not matching evidence found at the crime scene, he was still convicted based on the theory that multiple people were involved in the crime. On Wednesday, after decades of …
Jul 18
Sex assault charge dropped against actor Kevin Spacey
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(NANTUCKET, Mass.) — Prosecutors in Nantucket on Wednesday dropped a felony sexual assault charge against the actor Kevin Spacey, after watching their case against the actor slowly fall apart under scrutiny from Spacey’s defense team during months of contentious pre-trial hearings that unfolded in the resort island’s lone courtroom. The decision to drop …
Jul 17
Puerto Rico readies for large protests pushing for governor’s resignation as celebrities rally demonstrators
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Residents, officials and authorities in San Juan were gearing up Wednesday for what was being touted as large demonstrations in the Puerto Rican capital, as protesters went back to the streets to continue demanding the resignation of embattled Gov. Ricardo Rosello. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz told …
Jul 17
DWU receives highest honor from South Dakota Special Olympics
Dakota Wesleyan University, along with the Mitchell community has been selected to receive the 2019 Don Baker Award on behalf of Special Olympics South Dakota. The Don Baker Award is the highest honor selected by Special Olympics South Dakota. The award is given in honor of Don Baker who was a volunteer and official starter …
Jul 17
WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
Motortion/iStock(NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency. An emergency committee of experts convened by the WHO, the global health arm of the United Nations, recommended the decision after meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to reassess whether the current epidemic …
Jul 17
Air Force warns against storming Area 51 as Facebook event reaches 1.5 million attendees
Sgt. Connor Mendez/U.S. Army (LINCOLN COUNTY, Nev.) — The Air Force is warning people against storming Area 51 in Nevada, after a Facebook event page, organizing a meet up at the “Alien Center tourist attraction,” went viral. Conspiracy theorists believe that the U.S. government has kept UFOs and extraterrestrial life at the location, which is …
Jul 17
After nearly 20 years in prison, man set to be exonerated based on new DNA technique
Zinkevych/iStock(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — In the 1990s, Christopher Tapp was sent to prison for the rape and murder of Idaho teen Angie Dodge. Despite his DNA not matching evidence found at the crime scene, he was still convicted based on the theory that multiple people were involved in the crime. On Wednesday, after decades of …
Jul 17
Hot dog fans can relish a stay in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile with Airbnb
joshuaraineyphotography/iStock(CHICAGO) — A hot dog may not be considered a sandwich, but now it can be a home. Oscar Mayer is opening the doors of its infamous Wienermobile for the first time ever to give hot dog lovers a chance to book an overnight stay in the 27-foot hot dog on wheels through Airbnb. This …