Jody Pottingr(NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old boy apparently suffered a severe asthma attack and died when he inhaled the aroma of salt fish cooking in his grandmother’s New York City home after going there to wish her a happy New Year, according to his mother. “I just want whatever happened to my family not to …
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Jan 04
USAA under fire for denying loans to Coast Guard clients
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Lindsay Scott’s family braced for the government shutdown, she was offered financial assistance from an unlikely benefactor: her 11-year-old son tried to donate his saved allowance to his parents. Scott’s husband, who declined to be named, is an active duty Coast Guard member stationed in Maine. …
Jan 04
Texas man arrested after allegedly killing three young children, shooting woman in the head
Texas City Police Department (TEXAS CITY, Texas) — Police arrested a Texas man who allegedly murdered three young children and shot a woman in the head Thursday. Junaid Mehmood, 27, allegedly killed an infant and two children — believed to be 2 years old and 5 years old — at a Texas City apartment complex …
Jan 03
United Airlines further tightens rules on emotional support animals
OlenaKlymenok/iStock(NEW YORK) — United Airlines is the latest carrier to tighten its rules on emotional support animals, limiting them to flights under eight hours, the airline announced on Thursday. “We have seen increases in on board incidents on longer flights involving these animals, many of which are unaccustomed to spending an extended amount of time …
Jan 03
Lawyer for American arrested by Russia on spying charges says he thinks he may be exchanged
allanswart/iStock(MOSCOW) — The Russian lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying has raised the possibility his client will be convicted and exchanged for a Russian currently in jail in America. The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, is representing Paul Whelan, the former Marine, who was arrested by Russia’s domestic intelligence agency on espionage …
Jan 03
Seven dead, others critically hurt in fiery car crash in Florida: Officials
MattGush/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Seven people are dead and others critically hurt after a fiery car crash on I-75 near Gainesville, Florida, officials said. Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has since been put out, Alachua County Fire Rescue said. Besides the six deaths, eight patients were “transported from the scene, …
Jan 03
Governor Dennis Daugaard Announces Official Poem For Commissioning of USS South Dakota
In anticipation of the commissioning of the USS South Dakota submarine on Feb. 2 in Groton, Connecticut, Governor Dennis Daugaard is releasing the poem commissioned to honor the vessel and her crew.
Jan 03
Six dead, others critically hurt in fiery car crash in Florida: Officials
MattGush/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Six people are dead and others critically hurt after a fiery car crash on I-75 near Gainesville, Florida, officials said. Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has since been put out, Alachua County Fire Rescue said. Besides the six deaths, eight patients were “transported from the scene, …
Jan 03
US stocks tumble after Apple warning spooks investors
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — Apple’s warning of a slowdown in China coupled with new negative data on manufacturing activity in the U.S. meant another sharply negative day for stocks. The Dow ended Thursday at 22,686.22, down 660.02 points or 2.83 percent. The S&P 500 ended at 2,447.89, down 62.14 points or 2.48 percent. The Nasdaq ended …
Jan 03
TSA thinks floppy-eared working dogs at the airport have a more welcoming face for passengers, children
lizcen/iStock(NEW YORK) — Since Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske took the job as the nation’s top transportation cop, his agency has pushed the message “Better Security Faster.” Perhaps they should expand that to “Better Security Faster, Furrier and Floppier.” Pekoske has taken a keen interest in expanding the canine program at TSA and he …