Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Eleven people remain unaccounted for in Northern California after the deadliest wildfire in state history ravaged communities and claimed 85 lives. At one time there were a thousand names on the list of people missing or unaccounted for in Butte County, where the Camp Fire swelled to more than 153,000 …
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Dec 05
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 2 Saudi aides over Khashoggi killing
Umar Farooq/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Arrest warrants have been issued by Istanbul’s chief prosecutor against two Saudi men who worked as high level advisers to Saudi Arabia’s leader, Mohammed bin Salman, as Turkey’s investigation into the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi widens. Officials in the Istanbul prosecutor’s office confirmed to ABC News …
Dec 05
Gene-editing Chinese scientist reportedly missing
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(BEIJING) — Chinese scientist He Jiankui has not been seen in public since a high-profile presentation last week at an international conference in Hong Kong in which he claimed to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies, igniting speculation that he’s been detained. The Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported He allegedly …
Dec 05
Trump administration recommends postal rate increases
Jorge Villalba/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A new Trump administration report on the financial challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service could lead to cost increases for online retail giants like Amazon. Released during the holiday shopping season, the Treasury Department suggested that the Postal Service needs more flexibility in setting rates and that, “packages have not been priced …
Dec 05
US reopens permanent diplomatic facility in Somalia after nearly 28 years
pawel.gaul/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. reopened a permanent diplomatic facility in Somalia on Sunday, nearly 28 years after shuttering its embassy in Mogadishu as the country collapsed into civil war. The State Department heralded the announcement as a historic event that reflects Somalia’s progress in recent years. It comes amid a challenging security environment, as the …
Dec 05
Meghan Markle to experience first Christmas as member of royal family
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s royal family has Christmas traditions that date back centuries, but this year the family will have something new to celebrate: Meghan Markle’s first official Christmas as a member of the royal family. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was in 2017 the first fiancé to be invited by Queen Elizabeth to …
Dec 05
Parade of Lights
The weather outside was far from frightful and Mitchell’s annual Parade of Lights was delightful. “Everything went really well,” said Mitchell Main Street and Beyond executive director Jared Indahl. “The weather was really perfect, we had everybody show up.” Indahl says Christmas at the Corn Palace was also a hit. “We saw tons of kids …
Dec 04
20-year-old designated driver killed in head-on collision by allegedly impaired driver, police say
iStock/kali9(NEW YORK) — A 20-year-old New Jersey college student acting as a designated driver over the weekend was killed in a head-on collision by an allegedly impaired driver, according to police. Michael Sot of Clark, New Jersey, was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon, Casey DeBlasio, public information officer for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, confirmed to …
Dec 04
Afghan troop losses ‘not sustainable,’ says nominee to command US troops in Middle East
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(NEW YORK) — The nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate and that the Afghan government cannot sustain the high number of losses to its troops. Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who made the remarks during testimony before …
Dec 04
Escaped Oklahoma murderer nabbed in Missouri with female accomplice
Oklahoma Department of Corrections(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A convicted murderer who escaped from an Oklahoma jail on Thursday by assuming his cellmate’s identity was captured Tuesday at a motel in St. Louis, Missouri, officials said. Patrick Walker, 34, was taken into custody about 11:15 a.m. by U.S. Marshals at an Extended Stay America motel in …