Exuberant Zimbabweans greeted the swearing-in Friday of new President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who takes power after an extraordinary series of events that ousted the world’s oldest head of state. Mnangagwa, fired earlier this month as vice president, will lead after the resignation of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, who succumbed to pressure to […]
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Texas trooper shot and killed during routine traffic stop
A Texas Department of Public Safety police officer was killed in the line of duty on Thanksgiving while conducting a routine traffic stop in Freestone County, authorities said. Freestone County is about 90 miles southeast of Dallas. According to Texas DPS officials, trooper Damon Allen was returning to his patrol […]
Pistorius’ prison sentence increased to 13 years, 5 months
Oscar Pistorius‘ prison sentence was increased to 13 years and five months by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday, a decision that more than doubled the Olympic runner’s jail term for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In an announcement that took a matter of minutes, Supreme Court […]
Texas trooper killed during traffic stop; suspect in custody
A Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop in East Texas on Thanksgiving. The Texas Department of Public Safety released a statement on its Twitter account Thursday night identifying the trooper as Damon Allen, 41. DPS said Allen joined the department in 2002 and was married […]
US Navy calls off search for 3 missing sailors 2 days after crash
The U.S. Navy has called off search and rescue efforts for three missing sailors who were on board a C-2A “Greyhound” transport aircraft two days after it crashed into the Philippine Sea. During the two-day search for the missing crew members, eight U.S. Navy and JMSDF ships, three helicopter squadrons, […]
Flynn legal team no longer discussing special counsel Russia probe with Trump lawyers
Lawyers for former national security adviser Michael Flynn have told President Trump‘s legal team that they will no longer share information regarding special counsel Robert Mueller‘s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, ABC News has confirmed. The New York Times first broke the news, calling it an indication […]
8 thought to be North Korean fishermen wash ashore in Japan
Japanese police are investigating eight men found on Japan’s northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down. Akita prefectural police said Friday they found the men late Thursday after receiving a call that a group of suspicious men were standing around […]
WATCH: Alleged bombmaker arrested
Transcript for Alleged bombmaker arrested alleged bomb maker. A Texas woman accused of mafling explosive devices to president Obama and the head of the social security administration. Among the clues the FBI used to find her? A damaged shipping label police say was from an Ebay package she received, and […]
Dreamers stage protest during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Four Dreamers momentarily halted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in a demonstration they say is aimed at calling for action from Congress to replace an expiring Obama-era program that protects them from deportation. The four protesters sat down in the parade route on Central Park West […]
What’s on the menu for Trump’s Thanksgiving dinner
President Trump will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner this evening with “friends and family at the winter White House,” the first lady’s spokesperson said. Here is what is on the first family’s table at Mar-a-Lago this holiday, according to Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s press secretary. -Turkey -Stuffing -Mashed potatoes and […]