Heather Stouffer/Mom Made Foods(NEW YORK) — A Virginia mother has created a clever solution for time-crunched parents who want to send their kids to school with a healthy lunch. Heather Stouffer, founder of Mom Made Foods, has created the Lunchwich — an already-made, frozen sandwich that thaws just in time to eat. “It can be …
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Jun 12
Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters as tensions spiral over controversial extradition bill
PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — Police fired tear gas at throngs of protesters in the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday amid growing anger over the government’s proposal to change an extradition law. The controversial extradition law amendment, which would allow individuals to be sent to mainland China for trial, was introduced to Hong Kong’s …
Jun 12
Record heat out West, with flash flooding in the East
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tuesday was another day of record-high temperatures out West, with Thermal, California, registering 116 degrees and Palm Springs seeing 114. Portland, Oregon, at 97 degrees, and Anaheim, California at 91 also posted record highs. More records in the region could be set on Wednesday, after which there will be a cooling-off …
Jun 12
Chicago mom accuses teachers of bullying son before suicide attempt, lawsuit says
Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — Chicago Public School teachers allegedly bullied a fourth grade special-needs student relentlessly before he attempted suicide earlier this year, according to a recent lawsuit. Jamari Dent, 11, tried to hang himself in February after a more than a year of chronic and violent bullying at the hands of students and staff members at …
Jun 12
Oregon Coast Guard rescues man who fell 800 feet into volcanic crater
U.S. Coast Guard(NORTH BEND, Ore.) — Coast Guard officers rescued an Oregon man who fell several hundred feet into a volcanic crater, officials said Tuesday. Coast Guard airmen arrived to the Crater Lake — a dormant volcano near North Bend — at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday after receiving a call for support from park …
Jun 11
Nike’s ‘plus size’ mannequins generate debate
Nike(NEW YORK) — When Nike rolled out its “plus size” mannequins for the launch of the new “Women by Nike” floor in NikeTown London last week, many cheered that the athletic company was promoting a more realistic body type. Others, however, decried the move as dangerous, saying that Nike was promoting an unhealthy lifestyle. A …
Jun 11
Russia drops charges against journalist after widespread outcry
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Russian police announced on Tuesday they are dropping charges against the investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, an extraordinary reversal by authorities in the face of a popular outcry over his arrest on drug charges last week. The abrupt turnaround by Russian authorities came amid mounting protests over Golunov’s detention, which has been widely …
Jun 11
Retired Russian admiral defends Russian sailors sunbathing during close call with US warship
U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — Video of a Russian destroyer coming within about 20 yards of a U.S. warship last Friday showed more than just a close encounter between great powers in the Philippine Sea. Close observers of the video quickly spotted what appeared to be Russian sailors sunbathing on the destroyer’s helicopter pad on the ship’s …
Jun 11
Pilot killed in helicopter crash atop New York City building was a ‘true hero,’ family says
FDNY(NEW YORK) — The man at the controls of a helicopter that crashed onto the roof of a high-rise building in New York City on Monday afternoon died putting “other lives first,” his family said. The pilot, Tim McCormack, was the only person on board the privately-owned Agusta A109E chopper when he made a hard …
Jun 11
Kim Jong Un’s assassinated half-brother had contacts with CIA: Report
ANNECORDON/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, who was reportedly assassinated by the North Korean regime, was a CIA source who met with the U.S. spy agency’s officials on several occasions, according to a new book. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not allow that to happen, extending another olive branch to the North …
