Category Archives: World
Some Facebook quizzes were designed to steal your data, lawsuit says
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — If you’ve taken a Facebook quiz, you should be aware that some of them were designed to steal your personal data, a lawsuit from Facebook states. Read more » »
On would-be wedding weekend, Tennessee woman visits fiance’s grave after shooting
(Chattanooga Times Free Press/Doug Strickland/AP) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — On what would’ve been her wedding weekend, a 22-year-old woman visited her fiance’s grave after police say he was fatally shot while trying to sell a gaming system in Tennessee. Read more » »
House Appropriations Committee hearing on FEMA recovery efforts
House Appropriations Committee hearing on FEMA recovery efforts KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) — House Appropriations Committee holds an update hearing on FEMA recovery efforts for 2017 and 2018 disasters. Read more » »
NIH cancer chief to serve as acting FDA commissioner
by MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the National Cancer Institute will temporarily take charge of the Food and Drug Administration next month after the departure of its current chief. The appointment Tuesday of Dr. Ned Sharpless comes a week after Scott Gottlieb unexpectedly announced his resignation. Read more » »
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint merger
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint merger KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) — The House Judiciary Committee will hold the hearing „Examining the Impact of the Proposed Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint,” with … Read more » »
Male officer shot, hospitalized in Michigan; suspect shot, killed
by BENDAN BUFFA, WWMT Staff KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WWMT) – Local law enforcement officials confirmed that a male officer was shot with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday at a downtown Kalamazoo business, while the suspect was shot and killed by police. Read more » »
First jurors chosen to hear shooting death of black teenager
by MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers and prosecutors began picking jurors Tuesday to hear the case of a white western Pennsylvania police officer accused of shooting to death a black teenager as he ran from a vehicle last year. Read more » »
Mom charged after two children left in SUV drown
LELAND, Miss. (WZTV) — A Mississippi mother has been arrested for the death of her two little boys who drowned after being left in a car while she went shopping according to police. The incident took place on March 9 according to the Leland Police Department. Read more » »
Entergy Stockholders give back to Louisiana Non-Profits
Entergy Stockholders give back to Louisiana Non-Profits www.brproud.comEntergy has found ways to give back to the community. Shareholders provided $9.7 million in grants in 2018 to support more than 700 nonprofit organizations … Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Delegation Advocates for Israel in Meetings with UNESCO Director-General and Ambassadors to UNESCO
(Washington, D.C., March 12, 2019)–A high-level B’nai B’rith International delegation visited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, where top lay leaders and staff challenged the body’s exploitation as a political tool against Israel. Read more » »
