Was the shooting an act of hate?
Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is YOAT (youngest of all time). A pro golfer nicknamed "Two Gloves" was arrested in a prostitution sting. And everyone has an opinion on the impeachment.
It's Ashley with the news to know Wednesday.
But first, they're just birds trying to make it in the big city: Las Vegas pigeons have been spotted wearing tiny cowboy hats. We have questions. Where did the hats come from? Think the pigeons are pen pals with NYC's "coffee rat"? Perhaps trying to impress one rare Mandarin duck? 🐦
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Jersey City shooting: One victim owned the kosher supermarket
A shooting spree that killed a police officer and three others in New Jersey targeted a kosher bodega, officials said Wednesday. Those who died include a police officer, the owner of the bodega, a bodega employee and a shopper. The two suspects died in a shootout with police. Police said the attack could have been far more deadly had officers on patrol nearby not quickly intervened. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said the incident should be considered an act of hate, but state officials cautioned the public Wednesday against speculating on the motive.
What we know about Jersey City shooting: Victim includes owner of targeted bodega, suspects identified.
Greta Thunberg's the MVP(erson)
Our intrepid Swedish climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, was named Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year on Wednesday. This is the first time the magazine has honored a teenager, making the 16-year-old the youngest person to be named. Thunberg, who spoke before the United Nations Climate Action Summit this year and led potentially the largest climate rally ever, has become a symbol for youths across the world protesting climate change. Time said it named Thunberg for "sounding the alarm about humanity's predatory relationship with the only home we have" and "for showing us all what it might look like when a new generation leads."
9 things to know about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
What everyone’s talking about
Pro golfer Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey was arrested as part of a prostitution sting.
Be gone, debt: The University of Phoenix cancels $141 million in student loan debt. Here's why.
Gerrit Cole's $324 million deal with the Yankees rocks baseball. Here's who will feel biggest tremors.
Kevin Bacon joins Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei in an "All in the Family" special.
En route to New Zealand: 186,000 inches of skin
New Zealand ordered 186,000 square inches of skin grafts from the USA to aid burn victims from the recent volcano eruption. Twenty-nine victims of the White Island eruption Monday are in intensive care throughout New Zealand – 22 of whom are in critical condition. Some patients' burns covered 90% to 95% of their bodies. Forty-seven people were on the island at the time of the eruption, some walking along the rim of the crater. The official death toll stands at eight, according to New Zealand police.
It was so silent, she didn't hear it: Rescuer describes horror of New Zealand's eruption.
How are y'all feeling about the impeachment thing right now?
A majority of Americans feel skeptical: Many say President Donald Trump did not cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry, and a majority say he did not give Congress everything it wanted because he wished to hinder the investigation, according to a poll released by Monmouth University on Wednesday. Here is what else the poll found:
About six in 10 Americans say they do not think Trump cooperated in the House inquiry, compared with 31% who say he did.
Half of Americans oppose Trump's removal from office, the poll found, and 45% say he should be impeached and convicted in the Senate.
Americans do not express an abundance of faith in the congressional investigation: 44% say they do not trust the inquiry at all.
Real quick
Nestlé is selling its U.S. ice cream business in a deal valued at $4 billion that would create the world's largest ice cream market.
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani reached a settlement in one of the two legal issues facing him – his divorce.
Savannah Guthrie missed the "Today" show for eye surgery after an accident left her with a torn retina.
A review of the FBI's surveillance of a Trump campaign aide doesn't "vindicate anybody," the inspector general said.
Did Harvey Weinstein tamper with his ankle monitor?
Harvey Weinstein’s bail was hiked from $1 million to $5 million Wednesday after allegations after allegations that he mishandled his electronic ankle monitor. A prosecutor argued that Weinstein has repeatedly, purposely left a piece of the monitoring technology that keeps his ankle bracelet activated at home, leaving his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time. Weinstein’s lawyer denied it was anything deliberate, blaming “technical glitches” such as dead batteries. Weinstein has been charged with five sex crimes, including raping a woman in a hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting a woman in 2006. Weinstein denied all charges of nonconsensual sex.
A break from the news
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