iStock(LOS ANGELES) — An unwanted guest surprised a woman at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday. Alisha Norman, a Houston native who was visiting Southern California, told Houston ABC station KTRK-TV she was at the restaurant watching the U.S. women’s soccer team play Sweden in the World Cup when a live …
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Jun 22
7 dead as truck plows into motorcycles in New Hampshire
iStock(RANDOLPH, N.H.) — A pickup truck plowed into a group of motorcycles, killing seven people and injuring three more, in a horrific accident in northern New Hampshire on Friday. The accident took place in Randolph, New Hampshire, a few miles from Mount Washington, at about 6:30 p.m. when a Ford 2500 slammed into multiple motorcycles …
Jun 22
Dominican Republic official pushes back as US State Department hikes number of American tourist deaths to 10
iStock(SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic) — Dominican Republic Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia pushed back on reports of a pattern of suspicious deaths of American citizens Friday, as the U.S. State Department hiked the official number of Americans who have died there in the last year to 10. The tourism minister said the number of Americans …
Jun 21
Google’s $1 billion housing plan draws more questions than answers
Future Publishing/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — As the San Francisco grapples with a persistent homelessness that many critics blame on tech companies, Google has unveiled a $1 billion plan this week to address the housing crisis. The company announced its plan in a blog post on Tuesday titled “$1 billion for 20,000 Bay Area homes.” But …
Jun 21
Service members ‘don’t want pity’ in 2019 Wounded Warrior Games
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There’s no denying that Israel Del Toro is a fighter. After being wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, the former Air Force sergeant was told he would never walk or breathe without a respirator. Nevertheless, he fought to be re-enlisted in the Air Force five years later, ultimately …
Jun 21
Brendt Christensen’s former girlfriend claims he was ‘proud’ about killing
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — The former girlfriend of accused killer Brendt Christensen, who recorded his alleged admission of brutally killing 26-year-old Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang, testified Wednesday that Christensen seemed “proud” and “excited” when describing how he killed her. On June 16, 2017, Terra Bullis, who said she started dating Christensen in April that year after …
Jun 21
Seals learn to mimic human tones, Scottish scientists say
John MacDougall/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Scientists from the University of St Andrews in Scotland say they’ve taught grey seals to mimic human tones. The two scientists raised three seals from birth, training them to copy human vowel combinations. Scientists from the University of St Andrews in Scotland say they’ve taught grey seals to mimic human …
Jun 21
FBI warns of foreign actors trying to ‘sow discord’ in the wake of mass shootings
ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Houses of worship remain a vulnerable target for attacks and foreign entities could be looking to “sow discord” using the internet, an FBI official warned at a security event with law enforcement officials and faith leaders this week. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, urged faith leaders to …
Jun 21
Six charged after massive cocaine seizure at Philadelphia port
RapidEye/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Six men have been charged in connection with one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. history this week at the port of Philadelphia, where nearly 17 tons of cocaine with a street value of more than $1 billion was confiscated. None of the men are U.S. citizens and all have been charged …
Jun 21
Patients mourn dentist gunned down outside office as police search for his killer
Newport News Police Department(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) –A Virginia community is in mourning after a local dentist was mysteriously gunned down outside his practice. Newport News dentist William Trolenberg, 65, was found shot in a parking lot outside his office just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Newport News Police Department. Patients took to social …