Wild & Free/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 200 bottlenose dolphins have become stranded on beaches along the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana to Florida since Feb. 1, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The elevated number of strandings represents three times the average in the same time period, NOAA announced. They have mostly …
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Jun 17
Mom, 3-year-old son found dead in remote wooded area after boy’s dad arrested for murder: Officials
MicroStockHub/iStock (YAMHILL, Ore.) — The bodies of an Oregon mother and her 3-year-old son have been recovered, authorities said, weeks after they went missing and the little boy’s father was arrested for murder. Karissa Fretwell, 25, of West Salem, and her son William Fretwell, who went by Billy, were last seen on May 13 and …
Jun 17
Gunfire erupts outside Dallas federal courthouse; alleged shooter killed in gunbattle
tirc83/iStock(DALLAS) — A gunman who appeared to be wearing tactical gear and wielding an assault rifle opened fire outside a federal courthouse in Dallas Monday morning, but no one aside from the alleged shooter appeared to be injured in the incident, police said. Police responded to what they called an active shooter incident at the …
Jun 17
Egypt’s former President Mohammed Morsi dies
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi died on Monday after collapsing during a court hearing, Egyptian state television reported. Morsi was an Islamist who became Egypt’s first democratically-elected president in 2012. The country’s military ousted him in 2013. Morsi, 67, was being tried on espionage charges in Egypt. He addressed the court …
Jun 17
Gunman opens fire outside Dallas federal courthouse, police say
tirc83/iStock(DALLAS) — A gunman opened fire outside a federal courthouse in Dallas Monday morning, but no one aside from the gunman appeared to be injured in the incident, police said. Police responded to what they called an active shooter incident at the Earle Cabell federal courthouse in downtown Dallas at 8:50 a.m. “There has been …
Jun 17
Family of 4, including 2 kids, found dead in home from apparent shooting: Officials
grandriver/iStock(WEST DES MOINES, Iowa) — A family of four was found dead in an Iowa home from apparent gunshot wounds, officials said. The bodies of Chandrasekhar “Chandra” Sunkara — an IT employee with the Iowa Department of Public Safety — and his wife and two sons were found Saturday morning in their West Des Moines …
Jun 17
Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95 surrounded by loved ones, son Anderson Cooper says
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Gloria Vanderbilt, mother to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and member of the storied Vanderbilt family, has died at 95 years old. Cooper confirmed his mother’s death on air on CNN, saying she died at home surrounded by family and friends. He said his mother was diagnosed with advanced cancer in …
Jun 17
South Korea tackles hidden camera epidemic with spy cam inspection team
Seoul Metropolitan Government(SEOUL, South Korea) — Three times a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., women in navy blue vests with hidden camera detectors in their hands inspect public restrooms around Seoul. They are South Korea’s first spy cam inspection team. The city’s program started in August 2016 with 50 women. Now, the team …
Jun 17
Boeing executives apologize for 737 Max crashes
Wolterk/iStock(PARIS) — Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and the families of those who died in two recent crashes involving its new 737 Max 8 aircraft. The U.S. plane manufacturer has been in hot water since the separate crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia and the subsequent grounding of all Max aircraft worldwide. “We are very …
Jun 17
Non-alcoholic ‘wine water’ now available in the US
O.Vine(NEW YORK) — Water that tastes like wine is now available in the U.S. O.Vine tastes like wine but is completely non-alcoholic. Wine Water Ltd., an Israeli company, first launched O.Vine in 2018 at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City. O.Vine “is a natural beverage that’s actually an infusion of grape skin …
