Taylor Hill/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he and his wife of 25 years are divorcing. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have been married since 1993 and issued an amicable joint statement announcing their decision Wednesday. The couple has four children. The statement, released by Jeff Bezos on Twitter, emphasizes their love for …
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Jan 09
Former North Korean diplomat urges international community to help ex-colleague
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016 put out a call to the governments of Italy, South Korea and the United States to help facilitate his former colleague’s reported attempt to leave the country. “I urge the Italian government to follow international law and …
Jan 09
New York City mayor to propose law giving all workers 2 weeks of paid time off
NoDerog/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce legislation Wednesday guaranteeing two weeks of paid time off for all workers, one day after he announced a plan to provide health care for all city residents. If DeBlasio’s proposal is approved by the City Council, New York City would become …
Jan 09
Kremlin rejects suggestion it arrested American as a diplomatic pawn
Whelan family(MOSCOW) — The Kremlin has rejected suggestions it could have seized the former United States Marine arrested in Moscow on spying charges as a political hostage. “Russia never uses people as pawns in a diplomatic game,” the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Wednesday, the Kremlin’s first comments on the case …
Jan 09
Several rounds of snow squalls possible in Northeast after tornado hits Ohio
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A complex set of disturbances brought snow and showers to the Northeast on Tuesday, as a dynamic system, including a tornado with winds reaching 97 mph, touched down in northeast Ohio. Several rounds of snow showers are continuing to move northeast Wednesday, with the snow squalls coming off the Great Lakes …
Jan 09
Shutdown will not impact February food stamp benefits: USDA
jetcityimage/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Food stamp recipients will have access to their full benefits for February, even if the partial government shutdown continues, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials announced Tuesday night. USDA said they will work with states to load benefits onto recipients’ cards by Jan. 20, just within the deadline for a provision that allows them …
Jan 09
Paraplegic United passenger claims he ‘had to scoot down the aisle’ on his bottom
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A paraplegic man who relies on a wheelchair said he had difficulty traveling on several recent United flights and was forced to scoot down the aisle on his rear end. Tyler Schilhabel, a California high school football coach, said he had to scoot down aisles on multiple occasions during his honeymoon because the …
Jan 09
Arizona police collect DNA at nursing home where comatose woman gave birth
blueshot/iStock(PHOENIX) — Police in Arizona served a search warrant on Tuesday to collect DNA from male staffers at a long-term care facility where a woman gave birth while in a vegetative state. The 29-year-old woman, who’s been comatose for more than a decade, gave birth to a baby boy at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix on …
Jan 09
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes surprise visit to Iraq
Jordan Pix/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stopped in Iraq during a tour of the Mideast, according to local TV reports. During his unannounced visit on Wednesday, Pompeo met with Iraqi officials, speaking briefly at the top of each of his meetings to reassure leadership of the United States’ commitment to Iraq. …
Jan 08
TSA internal email reveals impact on security operations at smaller US airports
martince2/iStock(NEW YORK) — The increasing number of screeners calling out sick at the Transportation Security Administration is impacting its operations at smaller U.S. airports, but the agency’s effectiveness to protect the country’s flights has not been diminished, a TSA spokesperson told ABC News. A Southern California TSA official recognized “adversely impacted security operations” at Palm …
