ABC News(PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.) — For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will integrate female and male platoons during boot camp. Unlike the other services, the Marine Corps has not fully integrated women and men during recruit training. Instead, at Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, the first three battalions are …
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Jan 04
Here’s how the IRS has been affected by the government shutdown
Skyhobo/iStock(WASHINGTON) — “Welcome to the IRS. Live telephone assistance is not available at this time. Normal operations will resume as soon as possible.” This is the message anyone calling to ask about tax matters heard after dialing the Internal Revenue Service this week. The IRS has sent close to 90 percent of its workforce home …
Jan 04
Beyonce and Jay-Z help set visitor record at Paris’ Louvre museum
Starcevic/iStock(PARIS) — It’s not the kind of record they’re used to making — but it’s a big one for the famed Louvre museum. The Paris landmark welcomed a record 10.2 million visitors in 2018, a 25 percent spike from 2017, partly because a music video Beyonce and Jay-Z shot at the iconic locale went viral. …
Jan 04
26 year old Mitchell man arrested for aggravated assault
A 26 year old Mitchell man’s been charged with aggravated assault following a Thursday night incident outside a bar. Police responded to a report of a 59 year old man who was apparently knocked out and bleeding outside Thirsty’s around 11:30. The caller said another man involved in the incident ran from the scene. He …
Jan 04
Slain California officer Ronil Singh to be recognized with procession, honor guard viewing
Merced Police Department(NEWMAN, Calif.) — Slain California police officer Ronil Singh will be recognized with a solemn procession and honor guard visitation on Friday. Cpl. Singh, 33, a native of Fiji who dedicated his life to law enforcement, was shot dead in the line of duty early on Dec. 26. President Donald Trump — who …
Jan 04
Noem family and “first-dog” settle in to the Governor’s mansion
Governor elect Kristi Noem and family have officially moved into the Governor’s residence on the shores of Capitol Lake in Pierre. Thursday was ‘move in day’ for the Noem’s, and like most people in South Dakota the first family got a little help from close friends with trucks and trailers. Among those making the adjustment …
Jan 04
Swap or not, Russia seeks ‘reciprocity’ with ‘spy’ arrest: Ex-officials
ronniechua/iStock(NEW YORK) — As a Russian attorney for an American accused of espionage in Moscow is already floating the idea of a possible prisoner exchange, former intelligence officials and experts have speculated that Russia may have been after something more basic with the American’s arrest: “reciprocity.” “The Russians are saying, ‘We can play this game …
Jan 04
Unemployment rate jumps to 3.9% as 312K jobs added in December
PeopleImages/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 312,000 jobs to their payrolls in December, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, exceeding economists’ expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said most of the job gains were in health care (50,000), food services and drinking places (41,000), construction (38,000), manufacturing (32,000) and retail trade (24,000). The unemployment rate, meanwhile, …
Jan 04
Lawmakers ask governor to pardon Tennessee woman sentenced to life
DanHenson1/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Lawmakers in Tennessee are asking the state’s governor to pardon a 30-year-old woman who was sentenced to life in prison for murder. State lawmakers, ministers and activists gathered for a press conference at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on Thursday, asking Gov. Bill Haslam to pardon Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced …
Jan 04
Storm that drenched the South moving into Northeast for weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are seven states under flood or snow and ice alerts on Friday morning, including Oklahoma City and Atlanta, as a storm that brought record snowfall targets the Northeast with heavy rain over the weekend. Record snowfall was reported in Oklahoma City (4.5 inches) and Wichita Falls, Texas (2.5 inches), on …
