California man grabs deputy's gun, shoots him in the face, detectives say
Sacramento County sheriffs have identified Nicory Marquis Spann as the man who shot a deputy at a Sacramento light rail station Tuesday evening. The 27-year-old shot the deputy in the face with his own gun around 6 p.m. on the light rail station platform near Watt Avenue and Interstate 80. Spann was able to get hold of the deputy’s gun during an altercation between the two. The sheriff’s department says the deputy was alert and talking when he was transported to the hospital after the shooting. Ladwig is a four-year veteran of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department and had been assigned to light rail duty for about a year.
Source:Fox News
June 28, 2017 20:48 UTC
Why You Should Help Your Millennial Employees Pay Off Their Student Loan Debt
Image courtesy of Student Loan HeroFor a business to reach its potential, it needs to attract the right talent. More than 50% of the 1,736 respondents considered student loan repayment assistance to be an important workplace perk. Further, more than 45% of respondents said they would choose student loan repayment assistance over a 401(k) match if given the choice. Here are a few of the ways helping employees pay down debt can pay off:Why You Should Help Employees Pay Down Student LoansYou’ll build trustAn employee who feels their boss is blind to their needs may never feel “safe.” On the flip side, offering your employees a solution to their biggest problem – student loan debt – is the easiest way to build trust over time. For each dollar you contribute towards your employee’s student debt, you improve their financial well-being.
Source:Forbes
June 28, 2017 20:46 UTC
The director of ICE just declined to support a central argument of Trump’s candidacy
“Aren’t you concerned, though, about exacerbating fears about undocumented immigrants?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked. He would bring parents of children killed by undocumented immigrants onto the stage during his rallies and appeared with them at news conferences. 3004, Kate’s Law — legislation named after Steinle that would increase penalties on those arrested in the United States after being deported. Shortly after taking office, Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of an ICE department called VOICE — Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement. In it, the president introduced a number of people who had lost family members to undocumented immigrants, including some who had been regulars on the campaign trail.
Source:Washington Post
June 28, 2017 20:44 UTC
Strange ‘sea pickles’ keep washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest — and scientists are baffled
Pyrosomes aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon in May. (Hilarie Sorensen/NOAA Fisheries via Reuters)There are strange sea creatures known as “sea pickles” invading the Pacific Northwest. Experts say pyrosomes are found all over the world, typically in warmer tropical waters far offshore. Pyrosomes aboard a NOAA research vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon in May. This impossibly cute sea creature looks like a googly-eyed cartoon octopusThis deep sea creature looks just like the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Source:Washington Post
June 28, 2017 20:44 UTC
NBA free agency 2017: Grading the Rockets’ trade for Chris Paul
Chris Paul is on the move from Los Angeles to Houston in a rare win-win deal for both teams. (Getty Images)Washington Post national NBA writer Tim Bontemps hands out his grades for some of the bigger signings and trades that are happening during NBA free agency. The Rockets obviously are the headliners here, as General Manager Daryl Morey gets one of the NBA’s best players in Chris Paul, but also maintains enough flexibility to acquire another star — maybe Paul George? There will be some questions about fit in Houston alongside James Harden, and playing in Coach Mike D’Antoni’s system. News and analysis from around the NBAJune 27:The Rockets likely aren’t doneHouston has James Harden, got Chris Paul and you can bet General Manager Daryl Morey wants more.
Source:Washington Post
June 28, 2017 20:38 UTC
'Fixer Upper,' 'Chopped' added to JetBlue's on-demand entertainment
JetBlue passengers already have plenty of in-flight entertainment options to choose from, but that list just got bigger. Scripps Networks Interactive announced on Wednesday that JetBlue will soon be offering on-demand programming from Scripps’ most popular channels. Beginning July 1, Scripps reports that JetBlue will beef up “The Hub” — i.e., JetBlue’s in-flight entertainment system — with content from HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel. Scripps also notes that JetBlue has already offered HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel as live-streaming options on their flights for over a decade, free of charge. But now, passengers will also have the option of streaming content on-demand, meaning that passengers can watch nothing but hours of “Fixer Upper,” “Chopped” or “Expedition Unknown” if they so choose.
Source:Fox News
June 28, 2017 20:38 UTC
For One Manufacturer, Dropping Health Insurance Worked -- But Only For A While
Not more than half his employees took up the offer of coverage. It would also be the only year: last December, Susquehanna Glass returned to the group market. Fewer employees took insurance. Rowen dreaded returning to the group insurance market, where he feared he'd have to spend between $150,000 and $200,000 to insure his group. Many critics of the law argue that those market reforms have made small group coverage more expensive.
Source:Forbes
June 28, 2017 20:37 UTC
Airline apologizes for making wheelchair user climb up boarding ramp on his hands
A Japanese budget airline has apologized to a passenger in a wheelchair who was made to board a recent flight by crawling up a staircase using only his hands. The incident took place on June 5, as Hideto Kijima was preparing to return to Osaka from a trip to Amami Oshima island. Hideto Kijima speaks to the media in Osaka, Japan, June 28. Once they had arrived at Amami Airport, his five travel companions had helped carry him off the plane in his wheelchair. After he relayed his experience to officials in both Kogashima and Osaka prefectures, there are now plans underway to complete a boarding bridge at Amami Airport by November.
Source:Washington Post
June 28, 2017 20:37 UTC
Senate Republicans aim for new healthcare bill by Friday, but skeptics remain
Senate Republicans reconvened behind closed doors Wednesday trying to break the impasse on their healthcare overhaul but emerged with no apparent strategy for resolving differences by an end-of-week deadline. But senators remained skeptical after the lengthy lunchtime huddle that appeared to run long on ideas but short on consensus. A USA Today poll put approval of the Senate GOP bill at 12%. Trump dismissed Schumer's proposal – "he just doesn't seem like a serious person," the president said – and instead promised his own "big surprise" on healthcare. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.
Source:Los Angeles Times
June 28, 2017 20:37 UTC
In Preschool, He Told His Class He Would Marry Her. 20 Years Later, He Did.
Married couple Laura Scheel and Matt Grodsky go way, way back ― all the way to preschool . The pair first met as kiddos at a preschool in Phoenix where they would chase each other around the playground and stay up together during nap time. “We would just have a blast together.”Matt, on the other hand, recalls trying to impress Laura from an early age. “Lion King was what all the kids were into back then so we would spend most of our time reciting lines from the movie on the playground,” Matt told HuffPost. “I remember trying to impress her during a Cinco De Mayo celebration at the preschool where we were trying to break open a piñata.
Source:Huffington Post
June 28, 2017 20:31 UTC
Woman's Body Left In Walmart Bathroom For Three Days
An Oklahoma woman’s body is believed to have remained unnoticed for several days in a department store bathroom. Katherine Caraway’s body was discovered in a locked family bathroom at a Sand Springs’ Walmart on Monday. The discovery was made three days after security cameras recorded the 29-year-old enter the lockable restroom, police said. According to Sand Springs Police Captain Todd Enzbrenner, store employees over the weekend assumed the door to the bathroom was broken and hung an “out of order” sign on it. It was not until Monday, when maintenance workers went to inspect the locked door, that the discovery was made.
Source:Huffington Post
June 28, 2017 20:31 UTC
Note To Self: Never Pet Jennifer Lawrence's Dog
Whatever you do, don’t touch Jennifer Lawrence’s dog. A TMZ videographer learned this lesson the hard way when he approached Lawrence outside Los Angeles International Airport this week as her beloved pet, Pippi Lawrence-Stocking, trailed behind her. Lawerence powered on past the crowd until Pippi wandered over to the videographer, who reached out to pet the pooch. That is, until Lawrence scooped up the dog from the sidewalk and muttered, “Don’t touch my dog, you f**king loser.”A little harsh? But Lawerence has gone on record about being “nuts” for her dog.
Source:Huffington Post
June 28, 2017 20:31 UTC
‘Honor our contract’: Lawmakers press Trump not to deport foreign-born military recruits
(MAVNI Center)Three lawmakers are pressing President Trump and the Pentagon to intervene on a proposal to cancel enlistment contracts for 1,000 immigrant military recruits in a bid to shield them from deportation. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) demanded personal assurances from Trump to step into the fray and block any potential forced removals. “These recruits deserve the chance to defend our freedom instead of being put at risk for deportation. Trump is reportedly aware of the ongoing issues facing foreign-born veterans who served in the U.S. military but were deported for various crimes before they filed for naturalization through the military. In a not-so-subtle reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, Meng described the recruits in danger of deportation as “patriotic” examples in need of White House intervention.
Source:Washington Post
June 28, 2017 20:29 UTC
Staples Is Said to Agree to $6.5 Billion Buyout
PhotoStaples, the mainstay of office supplies, has agreed to sell itself to the private equity firm Sycamore Partners for more than $6.5 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. Sycamore, a specialist in retailers that already owns the likes of Belk, Talbots and Hot Topic, plans to pay a little over $10 a share, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the transaction. A deal could be announced later on Wednesday, the person added. A sale of Staples would come more than a year after the company was blocked from merging with a competitor, Office Depot, amid opposition by the Obama administration. News of the deal terms was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal.
Source:New York Times
June 28, 2017 20:26 UTC
Israel Leans Closer to Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Upsets U.S. Groups
JERUSALEM—Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shifted closer to his ultraorthodox coalition partners on a controversial religious issue, sparking fresh tension with more liberal American Jewish groups that accuse the leader of putting his political survival before their interests. Mr. Netanyahu earlier this week suspended a previously agreed plan to allow Reform and Conservative movements of Judaism to help...
Source:Wall Street Journal
June 28, 2017 20:26 UTC