Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — The public utilities engineer who allegedly gunned down 12 people, including 11 colleagues, at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center sent an email that he was resigning just hours before the massacre, writing that “it has been a pleasure to serve the city,” according to a copy of letter released …
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Jun 03
Apple Watch OS 6 will feature a menstrual period tracker
Apple(NEW YORK) — New updates to the Apple Watch will include a menstrual cycle tracking feature, meeting a need users have long called for. The Cycle Tracking feature is not only coming to the Apple Watch — it will also be available in the Health app on iPhones when the newest operating system, iOS 13, …
Jun 03
Jay-Z’s net worth makes him the first billionaire rapper
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jay-Z is officially the first rapper to amass a billion-dollar fortune. For their latest cover story, Forbes magazine details how the Brooklyn-born mogul cinched the title through investments in art, liquor, real estate and shares in tech companies like Uber. According to Forbes, Jay-Z’s net worth “conservatively totals $1 billion,” …
Jun 03
First look at the US aircraft carrier rushed to the Middle East to deter Iran
Brian M. Wilbur/U.S. Naval Forces(WASHINGTON) — The USS Abraham Lincoln is currently the most-watched aircraft carrier in the world. Since its expedited deployment to the Middle East last month, the ship has become the focal point of tense U.S.-Iran relations. The Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force of B-52s were deployed to …
Jun 03
Nearly 12 million customers affected by data breach, Quest Diagnostics says
PredragImages/iStock (FILE photo)(NEW YORK) — Nearly 12 million customers of one of the nation’s biggest blood testing providers may have had their personal information compromised in a cyberattack, Quest Diagnostics officials said Monday in a regulatory filing. A billing collections vendor notified Quest Diagnostics of the discovery of “unauthorized activity” on its online payment page. …
Jun 03
More charges expected in case of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos
New Canaan Police Department (NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — More charges are likely in the case of a missing Connecticut mother, prosecutors said Monday, as her estranged husband appeared in court in connection with her disappearance. Jennifer Farber Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan, was last seen on May 24, according to police. Days …
Jun 03
American couple dies in Dominican Republic hotel of respiratory failure: Officials
valio84sl/iStock(SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic) — An American couple vacationing in the Dominican Republic died of respiratory failure and pulmonary edema, according to officials. Edward Nathael Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Ann Day, 49, were found dead Thursday in their hotel room in San Pedro de Macorís, on the southeast coast of the country, according …
Jun 03
Perdue Foods recalls ready-to-eat chicken that may be contaminated with pieces of bone: USDA
bhofack2/iStock (FILE photo)(WASHINGTON) — Perdue Foods has recalled nearly 32,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may have been contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The chicken products, which are fully cooked, were produced on March 21 and could contain bone material, the USDA announced in a press release on …
Jun 03
8 van passengers killed in head-on crash on Mississippi highway: Officials
Keikona/iStock(SCUBA, Miss.) — Eight passengers in a van were killed when it collided head-on with a truck on a Mississippi highway early Monday, state officials said. The passenger van was heading east on Highway 16 when it crashed with a westbound Penske truck near Scuba, Miss., at about 4:23 a.m. local time, said Mississippi Highway …
Jun 03
Remains found in Arkansas confirmed to be missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis: Officials
vmargineanu/iStock(HOUSTON) — Remains found in Arkansas are confirmed to belong to 4-year-old Maleah Davis, a Houston girl who had been missing for one month, officials with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Scientists said Monday. The cause and manner of her death are pending. Community activist Quanell X said Maleah’s mother’s ex-fiance, Derion Vence, confessed …
