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Police search for missing woman, child

Arrest warrant issued for woman

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Logan County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to find a woman and her small child. Amanda Otero did not show for an emergency custody hearing with her child, Amya Grace Otero, according to a release from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. The child’s father told deputies that he believed Amanda had possibly fled…

Apple: no more iTunes

(NBC News) Apple announced the end of an era Monday at its yearly developers conference. The long running iTunes app will soon be no more. Apple is replacing iTunes with separate apps for music, podcasts and television. All three new apps will be part of the new Catalina operating system for desktops. All music originally purchased by users in iTunes…

Queen Elizabeth welcomes Trump

(NBC News) President Trump and the first family joined Britain’s royal family Monday for a formal state dinner at Buckingham Palace. The lavish dinner followed a busy scheduley on Mr. Trump’s first day in London that started with a parade of the palace honor guard and tea with Prince Charles. Widespread protests are expected outside of the palace gates on…

Fake cake: Walmart sells styrofoam graduation cake

(KPRC) A Texas family is upset because they said they received a graduation cake made of Styrofoam. Marsy Flores says she wanted to make sure that her daughter’s high school graduation party was perfect. “This is my baby, and she was graduating, so it was very important to me,” Flores said. Flores said that when she went to pick up…

Funding fertility: expanding benefits for expanding families

(NBC News) Karolina Simmons and her husband are fighting to pay for fertility treatments. “To this day, we’ve spent $76,000…almost $77,000 out of pocket,” Karolina says. They’re paying out of pocket for services like in-vitro fertilization because insurance won’t. “IVF is typically not covered by insurance, most insurance does not cover that. And almost none of the insurance companies cover…

Jackpot! – winning powerball ticket sold

(WRAL/NBC News) Someone who purchased a Powerball ticket from a Hope Mills, North Carolina grocery store over the weekend is about to get a lot richer. The winning ticket from Saturday’s almost-$350 million jackpot drawing was sold at Carlie C’s grocery store according to the N.C. Education Lottery. The jackpot amount is $344.6 million, which has a cash value of…

Cougar attacks 4-year-old

(KING/NBC News) A 4-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when a cougar attacked him in Leavenworth, Washington Saturday evening. The Washington State Patrol says the attack occurred in the Enchantment Park area around dusk. Officials said the cougar came out of the brush near a playground and knocked the young boy over. The cougar, which was tracked down and euthanized, was…

Police: driver intentionally targeted girl on scooter

(KSL) A Utah man has been booked into jail after police said initial investigation suggested he intentionally struck an 11-year-old girl on a scooter with his vehicle. The 11 year old went to a nearby hospital in serious condition. The driver, 19-year-old Steven Becky, was also transported to a hospital before being booked into jail on charges of attempted criminal…

Virginia shooting reignites gun debate

(NBC News) Friday’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach is reigniting debate over gun laws. Twelve people were killed when a city employee opened fire in a government building. The gunman, 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was later killed in a gun battle with police. Investigators say he purchased the handguns he’d used in the attack legally. Acting White House Chief of Staff…