Martin County Sheriffs Office(MIAMI) — A mother and daughter were arrested for trying to deliver contraband to the roof of a Florida state prison, according to authorities. Casandra Kerr, 40, and her daughter, Cencetta Didiano, 22, were “hoping to spread some holiday cheer” to a relative who has been housed at the Martin Correctional Institute …
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Dec 18
ot just Facebook: Other apps store unposted photos, too, and there’s a reason
coffeekai/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Facebook announced its latest privacy-related blunder last Friday, one detail alarmed users: third-party apps could have accessed photos that were never even posted. “The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post,” Tomer Bar, an engineering director at the company, wrote in a blog post …
Dec 18
She wanted to see the world before she went blind, now Michigan woman is missing in Peru
Yuri_Arcurs/iStock(NEW YORK) — A visually impaired Michigan woman, who was on a quest to see the world before she went completely blind, vanished while vacationing in Peru, just a day after she climbed the highest peak of Machu Picchu, her worried family said. Carla Valpeoz, 35, of Detroit hasn’t been heard from since Wednesday, Dec. …
Dec 18
New Jersey police may arrest drivers who have yet to return $188K that spilled out of truck onto highway
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — It was the best of the Christmas spirit, and it was the worst of the Christmas spirit. New Jersey officials said that more than $114,000 of about $510,000 in cash that spilled out of the two plastic bags in the back of a Brinks armored truck earlier this month has been returned …
Dec 18
Yemeni woman gets reprieve from Trump travel ban to see dying son
CAIR, Sacramento Valley (SAN FRANCISCO) — A mother who had been blocked from seeing her terminally ill child due to Trump’s travel ban has been granted a visa waiver, advocates said Tuesday. Shaima Swileh’s 2-year-old son, Abdullah, has a genetic brain condition that has continued to worsen, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Sacramento …
Dec 18
A hurricane-ravaged community comes together to ‘save Christmas’ this year
ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — A Florida community that was devastated by Hurricane Michael was surprised Tuesday with $50,000 worth of donated toys to distribute to local kids for Christmas. “You just all made our Christmas special,” said Mike Jones, known as “Salvage Santa” in his Panama City community. “It’s going to benefit our community …
Dec 18
This woman’s pup-filled Christmas card aims to spread awareness of Houston’s stray pit bulls
Lunja/iStock(HOUSTON) — A Houston dog lover and animal advocate created a paws-itively perfect Christmas card to spread holiday cheer as well as awareness to help stray dogs in the area. Amanda Hulebak took her warm and fuzzy photo with a group of 18 rescue dogs — six of which she adopted and others that she …
Dec 18
Scandinavian tourists found dead with ‘knife wounds’ in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains
vmargineanu/iStock(LONDON) — Two female tourists from Scandinavia have been found dead in Morocco, local police announced today. The bodies of the women, from Norway and Denmark were found near the town of Imlil in the High Atlas mountains with knife wounds to their necks. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the Moroccan …
Dec 18
Trump administration issues rule banning bump stocks, more than a year after Las Vegas rampage
Page Light Studios/iStock(WASHINGTON) — On Tuesday, 443 days since the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was carried out at a Las Vegas music festival with the use of rifles equipped with “bump stock” devices that allowed the weapons to essentially operate as an automatic weapon, the Trump administration made good on President Donald Trump’s …
Dec 18
Embattled Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve itself in agreement with New York AG
aluxum/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Trump’s embattled charitable foundation has agreed to dissolve itself under judicial supervision as part of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. The Trump Foundation had previously sought to dissolve on its own terms but has now signed a stipulation that requires it to do so with monitoring …