NASA/JPL-Caltech via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NASA’s latest spacecraft is settling into life on Mars by catching some rays, recharging its batteries and taking stunning photos. InSight, the robotic mining device that will eventually dig into the surface of the red planet, opened its solar panels on schedule Monday night, about five hours after a …
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Nov 27
Driver allegedly yells hate speech at Jews, tries to plow into them, LAPD says
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A driver allegedly yelled “hateful remarks regarding Jewish heritage” at two men after they left a synagogue and then tried to plow into them on a Los Angeles street, police said. The two men, ages 37 and 57, were “suddenly and viciously attacked,” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michael Moore said at …
Nov 27
French official suspected of spying for North Korea arrested
AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — A French official has been arrested by police for allegedly “collecting and delivering information to a foreign power likely to undermine the fundamental interests of the nation,” a spokesperson for the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The spokesperson refused to confirm the identity of the suspect and the foreign country involved in the …
Nov 27
Puget Sound mystery: Series of sea lion shootings near Seattle prompts worries of landlubber safety
KOMO(SEATTLE) — A series of mysterious fatal shootings of California sea lions that washed up on shore in a heavily populated area of Seattle have federal authorities concerned not only the mammals but for residents living near the Puget Sound, officials said. Of the 16 sea lions that have been found dead in King and …
Nov 27
Russia bringing captured Ukrainian sailors to court
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Russia on Tuesday was preparing to bring criminal charges against some of the sailors from the three Ukrainian navy ships that it seized close to Crimea over the weekend. Twelve of the 24 captive Ukrainian sailors were brought to a court in Crimea’s regional capital, Simferopol, for a pre-trial hearing. Adam Semedlyaev, a …
Nov 27
Cyber Monday smashes sales records
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Online sales records were shattered as shoppers spent $7.8 billion on Cyber Monday. ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis reports on the deals still available as Cyber Monday has become a weeklong shopping extravaganza. Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Nov 27
Three US service members killed in Afghanistan by roadside blast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Three U.S. service members were killed and three others were wounded by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan, according to the NATO-led training mission in that country. The incident took place on Nov. 27, Resolute Support, the official name of the NATO mission, said in a statement. One American contractor was …
Nov 27
Nebraska woman arrested following an apparent case of road rage
An apparent case of road rage has landed a Nebraska woman in jail. According to court documents 37 year old Jennifer Stacy of Valentine was apparently upset the vehicle behind her was following her too closely at the I-90 332 exit ramp at Mitchell around noon Sunday. She told police she felt threatened as the …
Nov 27
US Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan likely died from friendly fire
Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Army Ranger’s death in Afghanistan this weekend while fighting al Qaeda militants was likely the result of accidental friendly fire from the Afghan forces he was accompanying, according to the NATO-led training mission in Afghanistan. Sgt. Leandro Jasso was killed Nov. 24 in Nimroz Province in western Afghanistan during …
Nov 27
Demonstrators shut down major highway to protest fatal police shooting at Alabama mall
ABC News(HOOVER, Ala.) — Demonstrators shut down a major Alabama highway during rush hour Monday in protest of an officer-involved shooting that left an innocent black man dead. Several dozen protesters blocked traffic on U.S. Highway 31 at Interstate 459 in Hoover, Alabama, demanding justice for 21-year-old Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr., who was killed by …