Middlesex District Attorney’s Office(BOSTON) — Investigators may finally have a break in a cold case murder that has haunted the Boston area for almost 50 years. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is slated to hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce a “significant development” in the unsolved 1969 killing of Jane Britton due to …
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Nov 20
North Korea detonates DMZ guard posts at southern border
ak_phuong/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea blew up 10 of its front-line guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Tuesday in accordance with agreements made with South Korea earlier this year. The explosions were carried out simultaneously within a four-minute time frame after the North notified the South of the …
Nov 20
Dow falls nearly 500 points, dragged down by Target and tech shares
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones plunged nearly 500 points in early trade on Tuesday, dragged down by disappointing Target news and a continuing slump in tech companies. The Dow rebounded slightly after 10 a.m. but was still down 414.13 points — or 1.7 percent — in late morning trade. Target stock fell 9.5 …
Nov 20
London’s latest skyscraper is shaped like a giant tulip and is 1,000 feet tall
DBOX(LONDON) — London already has a number of strangely named skyscrapers: the Gherkhin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie. Now another may soon soar above the city’s skyline. Architects Foster + Partners want to construct “a new public cultural and tourist attraction,” with a design based on, of all things, a tulip. The project …
Nov 20
At least 40 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A large explosion at a wedding hall in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 60 others, the country’s health ministry said. The people had gathered to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, authorities said, and preliminary information shows the explosion may have been a suicide attack. The …
Nov 20
Inside first global anti-Airbnb conference: Huge French fines, NYC raids
Airbnb, Inc.(NEW YORK) — France is on track to slap serious penalties on hosts and platforms for illegal short-term rentals including Airbnb or HomeAway, the latest salvo between a major city struggling to fight the unregulated industry of renting out private homes. French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to sign the act into law on …
Nov 20
City agrees to move Corn Palace Festival Carnival Midway north for a year
The Corn Palace Festival carnival midway is moving north next year. Mayor Bob Everson cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of moving the carnival midway between Fifth and Eight Avenues on a one-year trial in 2019. Declining carnival revenue and complaints from some Main Street business owners prompted the move. It was Everson’s first tie-breaking …
Nov 20
California wildfires leave 82 dead, almost 700 unaccounted for
Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early Tuesday morning. The two blazes, which both ignited last week, have claimed a total of 82 …
Nov 20
Blast of snow for New England before record-cold Thanksgiving
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the Northeast Tuesday morning, winter weather advisories are in effect, with much of New England anticipating snow. Around 7 a.m. EST snowfall’s expected to begin from western Massachusetts to Albany, New York, as well as in southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Snow showers from Buffalo to Watertown are also …
Nov 20
Four dead, including police officer, after shooting in Chicago hospital
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Four people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side. Three shooting victims all died from their injuries, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The suspect is also dead, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford told ABC News. The shooting began …