Jodi Jacobson/iStock(NEW YORK) — Lisa Gray was supposed to go on vacation with her family on Thursday, but now it’s up in the air. As an air traffic controller, her husband, Thomas, is a federal employee affected by the government shutdown. He won’t be getting a paycheck for his work this week, directing aircraft in …
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Dec 27
Number of law enforcement fatalities goes up in 2018 after a low in 2017
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The number of law enforcement officers who died while in the line of duty went up this year, from 129 deaths in 2017 to 144 so far in 2018. The figures, released today by the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Fund, shows that the number of firearm deaths outpaced the number …
Dec 27
Girl dies after apparently falling 700 feet off cliff at Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Arizona
DeAgostini/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A California teen was found dead after apparently falling some 700 feet from a cliff at Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Arizona, authorities said. The girl’s family, from San Jose, reported the 14-year-old missing at 4 p.m. Monday, two hours after they last saw her, according to Coconino County Sheriff’s office. …
Dec 27
Moscow Metro selling artifacts from its communist past
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — The Moscow Metro is more than just a means of transportation. It reveals a lot about the city. Some of the other stations — Kievskaya, Mayakovskaya and Plozhad Revoluzii — are old and classic, with bronze statues, ceiling murals and bright mosaics. The Myakinino and Delovoy Centre stations are more …
Dec 27
American becomes first person to complete solo trek across Antarctica
Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — American Colin O’Brady became the first person to complete a solo journey across Antarctica, unaided and unsupported, after finishing a two-month expedition in frigid temperatures and winds of 30 mph on Wednesday. “The wooden post in the background of this picture marks the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, …
Dec 27
US stocks open lower as investors look to lock in post-rally gains
iStock(NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday after reaching a new milestone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded at 22,385, down 494 points or 2.2 percent from Wednesday’s close, after surging more than 5 percent on Wednesday. Investors sought to lock in profits from Wednesday’s historic rally and were concerned that President Trump …
Dec 27
911 dispatcher helps save 1-year-old boy who nearly drowned on Christmas
iStock(ORLANDO) — A Florida fire department released audio of a frightening 911 call on Tuesday, capturing a dispatcher as she coached a caller through how to save a 1-year-old boy’s life. The scary moment happened on Christmas Day at around 3 p.m. when an Orange County woman dialed 911 after her baby fell into a …
Dec 27
Eighteen-year-old student vanishes after being dropped off at college
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Police are searching for an 18-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) student who vanished two weeks ago. Shalyha Ahmad’s family said they dropped her off at a Chicago train station on Dec. 14, but they haven’t heard from her since. The family said they arrived to pick her up from UIC, where …
Dec 26
Manhunt underway after suspected gunman kills officer during traffic stop in Northern California: Police
Alex_Schmidt/iStock(NEW YORK) — A manhunt is underway to find a gunman suspected of killing a Northern California police officer during a traffic stop shortly after Christmas, authorities said. The suspect fled in his car after shooting Newman police Corporal Ronil Singh, 33, just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, said the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. Singh, a …
Dec 26
Former Walmart Santa Claus arrested after bodies of his 2 children were found buried in his backyard
(Effingham County Sheriff) Elwyn Crocker and Candice Crocker are pictured in undated booking photos released by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. (GUYTON, Ga.) — A Georgia man employed until recently as a seasonal Santa Claus at a Walmart was arrested after the bodies of his two children, who were never reported missing, were …