Tomsmith585/iStock(NEW YORK) — A ground stop has been ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to drone activity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Two drones were seen about 3,500 feet above Teterboro Airport in Bergen County, New Jersey, FAA spokesman Greg Martin told ABC News. Pilots described seeing what “looks like …
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Jan 22
City of Mitchell proposes purchasing 330 acres of land near Lake Mitchell
Mayor Bob Everson is proposing a major property purpose near Lake Mitchell. The City Council will consider approval at a special meeting Wednesday evening at 6 pm in council chambers.
Jan 22
Uber Eats will soon be able to deliver your Starbucks
BalkansCat/iStock(NEW YORK) — If you’re in need of your Starbucks fix, and don’t have an intern to fetch it for you, Uber Eats will soon have your back. The coffee giant has inked a deal with the fastest growing meal delivery service in the U.S. that will allow its drivers to send you your joe, …
Jan 22
Stranger describes ‘really insane’ bachelor party after he was invited by mistake
ABC(NEW YORK) — The Arizona man who made national headlines after he raised the funds to attend the bachelor party of a total stranger described the atmosphere at a ski resort in rural Vermont over the weekend as “really insane.” Will Novak, 35, was invited to the bachelor weekend for Angelo Onello by mistake after …
Jan 22
American arrested in Russia as a spy had ‘state secrets’ on him, lawyer says
Family handout(MOSCOW) — The Russian lawyer for Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held on espionage charges in Russia, has said Whelan had materials considered “state secrets” on him when he was detained by Russian intelligence officers, but said he had been given them without his knowledge. Whelan appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday …
Jan 22
DACA to continue with Supreme Court mum on Trump request to act now
dkfielding/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As it concludes its January session, the Supreme Court is taking no action on cases involving the DACA program, leaving in place for at least several more months protections for 700,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. President Donald Trump moved to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative …
Jan 22
US service member killed in Afghanistan
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. service member has been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition in that country said Tuesday, but no other details were made available about the circumstances of the service member’s death. It is the second U.S. military death in Afghanistan in a week and this year. “One U.S. service member was killed …
Jan 22
Tentative deal reached in LA teachers strike offers higher salaries, smaller class sizes
ogolne/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — The union representing striking Los Angeles teachers reached a tentative deal with the school district Tuesday that includes increasing teachers’ pay and shrinking their class sizes. “This is a good agreement. This is a historic agreement,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. The mayor does not have authority over the school district …
Jan 22
Arctic blast loosens grip on East Coast as new storm slams Rockies
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The brutal arctic air will soon lose its grip on the East Coast, while out west, a new storm is slamming the Rockies. Temperatures were brutal on the East Coast Monday, with wind chills reaching minus 30 degrees in Albany, minus 17 in New York City, minus 16 in Boston and …
Jan 22
Body found in creek bed matches description of missing Texas mom: Police
D-Keine/iStock(ENNIS, Texas) — A body discovered in a creek bed Monday may be a Texas mother who mysteriously vanished over two weeks ago, police said. Emily Wade, 38, who lives with her mother and 7-year-old daughter, was last seen leaving her home on Jan. 5, her mother said, according to police in the town of …