tupungato/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a testy exchange in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuted allegations that the company targeted Latino voters during the 2016 U.S. elections. During a hearing on Google’s data collection and filtering practices, Ohio Republican Jim Jordan alleged that in 2016, the company engaged in partisan …
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Dec 11
Jury recommends life in prison plus 419 years for Charlottesville car attacker
Michał Chodyra/iStock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A jury recommends that the man who rammed his car into a crowd of people during the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville in 2017 should spend life in prison plus 419 years behind bars. James Alex Fields, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder, five counts of aggravated malicious wounding …
Dec 11
Grieving husband desperate for answers after New York woman’s mysterious death in Turks and Caicos
Kuhnla family(NEW YORK) — The grieving husband of a woman mysteriously killed in on vacation in Turks and Caicos is still desperate for answers two months after her death. Marie Kuhnla, 61, of Long Island, was found dead in the bushes near the Club Med Resort where she was staying on Oct. 16, prompting a …
Dec 11
Prosecutors mull death penalty for alleged Tree of Life synagogue shooter
BrianAJackson/iStock(PITTSBURGH) — Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh are now deciding whether or not to seek the death penalty for alleged synagogue shooter Robert Bowers, according to a new court filing. The case against Bowers, who is charged with federal hate crimes including the murder of 11 congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue, returned to court …
Dec 11
Three dead after massive, ‘unforgettable’ snowstorm pummels NC: Governor
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three people have died in North Carolina after a massive, “unforgettable” snowstorm pummeled the state, the governor said Tuesday. A driver was trying to free his stuck car on Monday when he began to have medical problems, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. The driver died at a hospital, he said. …
Dec 11
West Virginia mine rescue underway for three missing men
File photo: West Virginia Mining. Credit: ScottNodine/iStock(CLEAR CREEK, W.Va.) — Rescue teams were exploring an underground West Virginia coal mine on Tuesday in search of three missing men, after a fourth man with the group emerged on Monday night to report the location of the remaining three, according to mining and state officials. The four …
Dec 11
Google Plus will shut down in April
Erikona/iStock(NEW YORK) — Google is planning a shutdown for Google Plus after revealing a new bug in the software compromised the data of more than 50 million users.Watch the video below for more: Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Dec 11
Russia buries legendary human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Carsten Koall/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russia on Tuesday buried the legendary human rights activist, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, whose fearless efforts to force the Soviet Union and later Russia’s government to observe its citizens’ rights made her a national celebrity. Alexeyeva died on Saturday at the age of 91. One of the last well-known Soviet-era dissidents, Alexeyeva was …
Dec 11
Police arrest man outside British Parliament for trespassing
400tmax/iStock(LONDON) — A man was arrested by British armed police on Tuesday for entering the grounds of the British Houses of Parliament. Police have yet to rule out whether the incident is terror-related. “A man was detained and arrested by Carriage Gates inside the Palace of Westminster on suspicion of trespassing at a protected site,” …
Dec 11
Football player, 16, charged with murdering pregnant girl
St. Joseph County Prosecutors Office(MISHAWAKA, Ind.) — A 16-year-old has been charged with killing a pregnant classmate and her unborn child, of whom he was the father, authorities say. Aaron Romeo Trejo allegedly stabbed Breana Rouhselang, 17, to death Saturday night and discarded her body in a dumpster near her home in Mishawaka, Indiana, according …