Year: 2018

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DoubleTree Portland Hotel fires 2 workers for calling police on black hotel guest

ABC News(PORTLAND, Oregon) -- The DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon, fired two workers who were involved in calling police on a black man who was a guest in the hotel.Jermaine Massey was talking to his mother on his cell phone in the hotel's lobby on Dec. 22 when he was approached by a security guard, Earl Meyers, according to the police report. Massey recorded the interaction on a video he […]

todayDecember 31, 2018

State News

Cyclones eye 2019 after loss in Alamo Bowl

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell expects to see continued growth with the Cyclone program. ISU posted its second straight eight win season after a 28-26 loss to 13th ranked Washington State in the Alamo Bowl and a large number of starters return. “There are a lot of guys who have played a lot of football […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayDecember 30, 2018

State News

Iowa defense faces familiar challenge

Iowa will face a familiar offense in Tuesday’s Outback Bowl against 18th ranked Mississippi State. Bulldog coach Joe Moorhead was the offensive coordinator at Penn State when the Nittany Lions beat the Hawkeyes in 2016 and 2017. “It is always a challenge when they have got a running quarterback”, said Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker. […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayDecember 30, 2018

National

Security failures in Parkland school shooting included unlocked doors, no PA system

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) -- In an investigative report on the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, earlier this year, a state commission pointed to several security failures at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left students and staff vulnerable.In the draft report, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission highlighted failures such as routinely unlocked doors and gates, which allowed 19-year-old suspect Nikolas Cruz to access the school's campus, as […]

todayDecember 30, 2018

National

Man goes undercover as homeless to teach his neighbors a lesson about charity

iStock(PLANTATION, Fla.) -- A Florida man claiming to be homeless scammed shoppers outside a Target department store into giving him money -- and then rewarded their generosity with $100 bills.The heartwarming holiday campaign was an experiment launched by Plantation resident Brian Breach, as he explained in a Facebook video he posted on Christmas."Hi, my name is Brian Breach. And today, I’m going to be homeless. I woke up this morning […]

todayDecember 30, 2018

State News

Arctic air enters Iowa, stay safe while trying to stay warm

The coldest conditions yet this season are arriving in the state and Iowans are being reminded to play it safe as they seek ways to stay warm. Sioux City Fire Rescue Lieutenant Joe Rodriquez says space heaters are popular at this time of year, but they should be used with plenty of caution. “The important […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayDecember 29, 2018

State News

Lawton firefighter witnessed fiery scene of Sioux Falls plane crash

A volunteer firefighter from Lawton was the first person on the scene after a small plane crashed in a Sioux Falls, South Dakota neighborhood Thursday. Amy Niewohner was visiting relatives two houses away when the small plane hit the ground and burst into flames. “It was like very movie show plane crash you’ve ever seen […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayDecember 29, 2018

Entertainment

Forest Whitaker files for divorce after 22 years of marriage

Forest and Keisha Whitaker; Kevin Mazur/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Forest Whitaker is reportedly divorcing his wife, Keisha, after 22 years of marriage. The Black Panther star filed court documents Thursday in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The couple has two daughters together: Sonnet, 22, and True, 20. Their other two children, son Ocean, 28, and daughter Autumn, 27, are from previous relationships. Forest and Keisha met on the set of the 1994 film […]

todayDecember 29, 2018

Entertainment

‘Sesame Street’ scandal: Did Grover drop the F-bomb?

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It's the new yanny vs. laurel...except this debate is sponsored by the letter R -- as in "R-rated." Earlier this year, the Internet was fiercely divided over whether a certain audio clip of a male voice sounded as if it was saying "yanny" or "laurel."  Now, the Internet is divided over a clip from an old episode of Sesame Street, in which Grover, the blue […]

todayDecember 29, 2018

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