Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for in California as deadly wildfires continue to burn at both ends of the state. The two monstrous blazes that both ignited last week have claimed a total of 74 lives while burning a total area of nearly 400 square miles, according to the …
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Nov 17
Smoke blankets San Francisco as residents forced to don masks to breathe
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Flames from the deadly Camp Fire won’t reach California’s Bay Area, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still wreaking havoc on the region. Smoke from the Northern California fire is leading to record-high levels of air pollution. Masks have become the fashion statement du jour in San Francisco the past few days. …
Nov 17
West Virginia fraternity suspended after member critically injured in fall
iStock/Thinkstock(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — A student at West Virginia University is in critical condition after a fall at the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house — leading to the suspension of the chapter pending an investigation. David Rusko, 22, remains in the intensive care unit after the fall on Nov. 10. The school said Rusko appears …
Nov 17
Argentine submarine found on bottom of Atlantic Ocean after year of searching
iStock/Thinkstock(BUENOS AIRES) — An Argentine submarine that went missing almost exactly one year ago has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Argentine Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed late Friday evening that the remains of the ARA San Juan submarine had been located in the south Atlantic Ocean at a depth of …
Nov 17
Snow moves into Northern Plains as Midwest, Northeast brace for arctic cold
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winter weather alerts are in place across nine states on Saturday as a clipper system will deliver snow from the Rockies through the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. Slick travel conditions are to be expected Saturday morning. Snow associated with a cold front is being pushed to the south by …
Nov 16
Mitchell burglary suspects sought
On 11-9-18 between 10:45 P.M and 10:55 P.M., 2 unknown individuals forcibly entered a business in the 900 Block of East Spruce, Mitchell SD. Stolen during this burglary was a safe containing over $500.00 cash. The two subject are believed to have been in a white passenger car, unknown model that was seen in the …
Nov 16
Attorney for female GoFundMe suspect claims she, too, was duped
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for a seemingly selfless homeless military vet claimed in a new interview with ABC News that she herself was victimized by …
Nov 16
Alleged Khashoggi killers discussed plot minutes before he arrived: Turkish officials
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The team of alleged assassins sent to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi discussed their plan to kill the writer while he was making his way to Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a high-level Turkish official familiar with the investigation told ABC News. The exchange, captured on recordings of Khashoggi’s …
Nov 16
New definition of kilogram ditches old metal object for natural constants
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Scientists from 60 countries voted in a historic event in Versailles, France on Friday to change the definition of the kilogram, basing it on electric currents rather than a single solid object. The decision, made at the General Conference on Weights and Measurements, will retire the object known as “Le Grand K,” a …
Nov 16
Florida teen accused of killing mom over a bad grade charged as adult with murder
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida teenager accused of killing his mother over an argument about his school grade has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. A Volusia grand jury indicted Gregory Ramos, 15, this week on one count of first degree murder — a crime that could be punishable by a life sentence, …
