Janet Weinstein/ABC News(ATLANTA) — Georgia resident James Bray eyes a group of fans as they approach the subway exit gates. One fan in particular needs help adding money to his train card. The 65-year-old Bray, a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority station agent, rushes over to help. “I love working with people,” Bray told ABC …
Feb 02
Boy Scouts of America welcomes girls into all of its programs for the first time
Courtesy: Kim Foli(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Olivia Foli, 14, grew up wanting to be in the Boy Scouts like her older brother. Now she’s going to be able to follow in his footsteps. Friday marked a milestone in the more than 100-year history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA): the organization now accepts girls into …
Feb 02
Congressman Dusty Johnson lauds U.S.S. South Dakota during commissioning
Congressman Dusty Johnson offered his thoughts during Saturday’s commissioning of the submarine USS South Dakota. He told the crowd, in his words, “this is our boat”, in three ways: as South Dakotans, as citizens of the United States and because of the values that power it. “American values. The people gathered here today love freedom, …
Feb 02
Police seize $2M in drugs after trucks tried to avoid border checkpoint
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office(GILA BEND, Ariz.) — Authorities in Arizona announced on Friday the seizure of two massive truckloads of marijuana and methamphetamine worth $2 million and the arrests of three suspects in the case. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday night that detectives saw two trucks avoid a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint …
Feb 02
Putin orders Russia to develop new missiles after US leaves treaty
iStock(MOSCOW) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to begin developing new medium-range missiles in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States is leaving a key Cold War nuclear arms treaty. Putin announced that Russia was also suspending the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces, or INF treaty, a day after the U.S. said …
Feb 02
Major storm could bring flash flooding, mudslides to Southern California
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major Pacific storm moving onshore in California on Saturday morning will bring numerous hazards, including a high risk for flash flooding along the Southern California coast. Heavy rain will move into parts of the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan regions Saturday morning. Rainfall rates over 1 inch per hour …
Feb 02
Is it meat or isn’t it?
Beef producers say making sure labels are clear is again a priority for 2019. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration are close to signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding regulatory authority of laboratory-produced cultured protein. David Dick, a cow/calf producer from Sedalia, Missouri says the issue …
Feb 02
Arctic air to return; a stormy pattern
Cold air will continue to erode across the Midwest, with above-normal temperatures expected by Saturday. Weekend temperatures will briefly top 70° as far north as the central Plains, but cold weather will be slow to depart New England. Late in the weekend and early next week, a new surge of Arctic air will engulf northern …
Feb 01
‘SIM swapping’ indictment in Manhattan spotlights tech-savvy fraud targeting crypto-currency owners
Bronek Kaminski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A tech-savvy bank robber wore no mask and carried no gun — but used the little chip inside a smartphone to steal untold thousands of dollars in what is becoming an increasing popular strain of e-fraud, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. A grand jury in New York returned …
Feb 01
Burglars take off with $300K in cash and jewelry after ransacking LA mansion
Jack Berman/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It appeared to be a well-planned heist. Burglars smashed their way into a multi-million dollar Los Angeles mansion, ransacked the home, and somehow managed to take a 1,000-pound safe with $300,000 worth of money and jewelry inside. Records show the home belongs to inventor Ronald Katz, the brother of Broadway …