wellesenterprises/iStock(EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University’s interim president resigned on Wednesday amid backlash over comments he made about survivors of sexual assault. John Engler said he would step down, effective Jan. 23, after he appeared to criticize victims of the now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The resignation came hours after Michigan State University’s board …
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Jan 16
TSA chief: Financial hardships from shutdown prompting absences at major airports
martince2/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration acknowledged to his staff on Wednesday that frontline officers are increasingly calling out of work due to financial hardship caused by the government shutdown, spokesperson Michael Bilello told ABC News. The agency, tasked with securing the nation’s aviation system, reported an unscheduled absence rate of 6.1 …
Jan 16
American killed in Nairobi terror attack wanted ‘to help people,’ his parents say
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — The American who was killed in Tuesday’s terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya, was a loving son, brother and uncle who had traveled around the globe, helping entrepreneurs in developing countries grow their businesses, according to those who knew him. Jason Spindler, 40, was among more than a dozen people who Kenyan authorities say …
Jan 16
FBI arrests Georgia man for allegedly plotting to attack the White House
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(ATLANTA) — Federal authorities have arrested a man in Georgia who they are accusing of plotting to attack several prominent locations in Washington, D.C., including the White House. Hasher Jallal Taheb had been under investigation by the FBI as part of a sting operation, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta …
Jan 16
Prison rights monitors briefly see detained American Paul Whelan in Russian prison, say he seems ‘healthy’ and ‘fine’
Whelan family(MOSCOW) — Two Russian prisoner rights monitors who attempted to visit Paul Whelan, the American arrested as a spy in Russia, said they were only able to see him for a few seconds, but told ABC News that the former U.S. Marine appeared well and in good health. On Tuesday, Eva Merkacheva and Yevgeny …
Jan 16
Chef Jose Andres opens restaurant to serve federal workers for free
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The call to action for chef and activist Jose Andres’ food relief organization to set up shop in the nation’s capital is unlike the usual circumstances under which the group operates, dropping into towns ravaged by hurricanes or burnt to the ground by wildfires. In those cases, modern technology is often …
Jan 16
Mitchell Shopko spared from closure
Mitchell’s Shopko store has survived the latest round of store closures as the chain announced Wednesday that it’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Two Sioux Falls Shopko stores are set to close in mid-April. Smaller Shopko Hometown stores in Wagner, Redfield, Webster, Dell Rapids and Custer will close in early March. The company says …
Jan 16
‘Seven shattered families’: 7 US law enforcement officers killed since Jan. 1
Birmingham Police Department(NEW YORK) — A 44-year-old Alabama father and husband with 16 years of experience. A 22-year-old California woman just weeks into the job. Seven law enforcement officers were killed in the United States in the first two weeks of this year — representing “seven shattered families, seven local communities that are grieving and …
Jan 16
It’s been 100 years since Prohibition threatened the future of America’s happy hours
Imagno / Contributor via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s been 100 years since Prohibition threatened the future of the country’s happy hours and margarita taco nights. In 1919, the United States of America was going through an identity crisis. The 18th Amendment, which forbade the making, selling or transportation of “intoxicating liquors,” was ratified on …