General news

• Iran reneges on previous concessions in nuclear talks, U.S. official says

  04-12-2021 23:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iran has walked back all concessions it made in previous negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal but is insisting on pocketing compromises from other
  
  Read more

• Former Netflix engineer and accomplice sentenced to prison for insider trading

  04-12-2021 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  A former Netflix software engineer and his best friend were sentenced Friday for securities fraud, the US Attorney's Office in the Western District of Washington announced.
  
  Read more

• Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow

  04-12-2021 23:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin plan to speak in a video call Tuesday as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border
  
  Read more

• Seattle has reached a $3.5 million settlement in the fatal police shooting of pregnant mother of four

  04-12-2021 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of four who was shot and killed in her home by police in 2017.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Police reveal new information about the arrest of the parents of the teen accused in the Michigan school shooting

  04-12-2021 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  • Students and teachers face pyschological toll after Oxford High School shooting
  • A timeline of a school shooting tragedy
  • Exclusive video shows arrest of Crumbley parents
  
  Read more

• Parents of school shooting suspect held on $500,000 bond each

  04-12-2021 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  The parents of the Ethan Crumbley, the suspect in the Oxford High School shooting, were arrested early Saturday in Detroit, officials said.
  
  Read more

• The last remaining member of World War II's 'Band of Brothers' dies at 99

  04-12-2021 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of99.
  
  Read more

• Parents of suspected Michigan school shooter plead not guilty to manslaughter charges

  04-12-2021 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the teenager accused of killing four people in a Michigan high school shooting, pleaded not guilty to charges against them.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Justice Department charges 2 men alleged to have marched with Proud Boys on January 6 and led charge at US Capitol

  04-12-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Federal prosecutors have accused two men of having ties to a Proud Boys leader and being among the first to breach the police line near the US Capitol on January 6.
  
  Read more

• 'Happy Days' star is auctioning off his Fonz jacket

  04-12-2021 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  Aaay! Who wants the Fonz's leather jacket?
  
  Read more

• Hawaii braces for foot of snow amid blizzard warning

  04-12-2021 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A blizzard warning is in effect for Hawaii's Big Island mountain summits.
  
  Read more

• Goldman Sachs cuts US GDP growth forecast for 2022 over Omicron fears

  04-12-2021 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  Goldman Sachs on Saturday cut its outlook for U.S. economic growth to 3.8% for 2022, citing risks and uncertainty around the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
  
  Read more

• Passenger exits Southwest Airlines plane while aircraft is taxiing to gate in Phoenix, officials say

  04-12-2021 21:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  A passenger exited a Southwest Airlines plane through a rear door while the aircraft was taxiing to a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
  
  Read more

• Anti-lockdown protesters march through Dutch city of Utrecht

  04-12-2021 21:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  They held balloons and banners, including ones that said: "It's not right."
  
  Read more

• Dina Lohan sentenced to 18 days in jail over drunk driving crash on Long Island

  04-12-2021 21:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dina Lohan, Lindsay Lohan's mother, was sentenced to 18 days in jail and five years' probation for rear-ending a car during a drunk driving incident last year.
  
  Read more

• Italian dentist presents fake arm for vaccine to get pass

  04-12-2021 20:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  He tried to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a fake arm made of silicone.
  
  Read more

• Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts, spews huge ash cloud

  04-12-2021 20:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Indonesia's highest volcano on Java island has spewed thick columns of ash, searing gas and lava down its slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains
  
  Read more

• Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey dies as age 77

  04-12-2021 20:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  One of the NFL's most fearsome pass rushers died at the age of 77.
  
  Read more

• Biden administration still seeking return to compliance with original Iran nuclear deal while preparing for world without it

  04-12-2021 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is still seeking a return to mutual compliance to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but is "preparing for a world in which there is no return" to the landmark agreement, a senior State Department official said Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Blinken doubles down on China warning over Taiwan: 'Terrible consequences' if Beijing strikes

  04-12-2021 20:12 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken fired a warning shot at China, saying any move to invade Taiwan would bring "terrible consequences."
  
  Read more

• A rare sea turtle and seal pups have washed up on UK beaches after a storm

  04-12-2021 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  A rare sea turtle and dozens of seal pups have been washed onto the UK's beaches after the country was hit by Storm Arwen last week that brought strong winds and the deaths of three people.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin prices plunge dramatically overnight

  04-12-2021 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bitcoin prices dropped dramatically early Saturday morning. The price of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency was down 12 percent at about 4:20 a.m.
  
  Read more

• See Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupt

  04-12-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano in East Java Province has erupted. Authorities say thousands have been displaced due to the smoke and ash.
  
  Read more

• Omicron cases confirmed in 6 more U.S. states as delta still biggest Covid threat

  04-12-2021 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Six more U.S. states confirmed their first cases of the Covid-19 omicron variant, as experts warned the delta variant will likely be a bigger threat in winter.
  
  Read more

• Putin masses soldiers at Ukraine border and sets out 'red lines' as U.S. warns against invasion

  04-12-2021 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian troops massing near the Ukrainian border are triggering jitters across Europe and in the United States that war might be imminent.
  
  Read more

• This city is now the world's most expensive

  04-12-2021 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tel Aviv, Israel, is now the most expensive city in the world, according to this year’s "Worldwide Cost of Living" report, released Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages

  04-12-2021 18:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The push for shots is expected to grow more intense.
  
  Read more

• Man accused of trying to intimidate judge in Potter trial

  04-12-2021 18:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The judge is presiding over the manslaughter trial in Daunte Wright’s death.
  
  Read more

• Parents of school shooting suspect held on $500k bond each

  04-12-2021 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  The parents of the Ethan Crumbley, the suspect in the Oxford High School shooting, were arrested early Saturday in Detroit, officials said.
  
  Read more

• Indonesian Semeru volcano spews huge ash cloud – video

  04-12-2021 17:45
  
  A sudden eruption from the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java left several villages blanketed with falling ash.
  The eruption was accompanied by a thunderstorm that spread lava and smouldering debris, which formed thick mud. The event triggered panic among locals and caused one deathIndonesia: one dead as Semeru volcano spews huge ash cloud Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• US intelligence estimates Russian troop levels on Ukraine border could reach 175,000

  04-12-2021 17:25 via cnn.com
  
  New US intelligence findings estimate Russia could begin a military offensive in Ukraine in a matter of months as it amasses up to 175,000 troops along the border, a startling escalation that President Joe Biden has warned could lead to severe consequences.
  
  Read more

• 'Smash-and-grab' robberies are on the rise: Here's why

  04-12-2021 17:01 via cnn.com
  
  Retail stores across the country are dealing with a wave of robberies conducted by large groups of people. Here is what you need to know.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin plunges overnight

  04-12-2021 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Bitcoin prices plunged overnight to a low of $45,111. As of 10:30 am EST Saturday, the cryptocurrency had dropped more than 13% in the previous 24 hours, from $56, 294 to $48,309 -- a loss of almost $8,000.
  
  Read more

• Alabama inmate who survived execution bid buried with family

  04-12-2021 16:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An Alabama inmate who survived an execution attempt and died years later of natural causes was laid to rest in a grave dug by family and friends
  
  Read more

• Tom Holland and Zendaya joke about doing 'Spider-Man' stunts with their height difference

  04-12-2021 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  Tom Holland may play a big-time superhero, but it seems his co-star Zendaya is doing all the heavy lifting.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United's former wonderkid on life after leaving the Premier League

  04-12-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  On October 5, 2013, Adnan Januzaj made his mark in a big way.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United's former wonderkid Adnan Januzaj on life after leaving the Premier League

  04-12-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  On October 5, 2013, Adnan Januzaj made his mark in a big way.
  
  Read more

• Anger simmers over Omicron travel bans in southern Africa

  04-12-2021 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  African leaders are hitting back against travel bans imposed over the Omicron variant, accusing wealthy countries of being hypocrites for delivering new restrictions instead of the vaccine doses the continent desperately needs.
  
  Read more

• China's communists bash US democracy before Biden summit

  04-12-2021 15:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  China’s Communist Party has taken American democracy to task, sharply criticizing a global democracy summit being hosted by President Joe Biden next week and extolling the virtues of its governing system
  
  Read more

• WATCH: Cyclist in Christmas tree costume caught on camera

  04-12-2021 15:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  One driver in New Jersey spotted a strange sight that looks like a Christmas tree on two wheels.
  
  Read more

• A white man shot his Black neighbor in Missouri, claiming self-defense. Neighbors tell a different story.

  04-12-2021 15:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tensions are building in a small, rural community in Missouri over the death of a Black man shot by his neighbor in a trailer park.
  
  Read more

• How eBay's new CEO turned it into a pandemic winner

  04-12-2021 15:12 via cnn.com
  
  When PayPal split off from eBay a few years ago, eBay was considered to be the less exciting company. But that's certainly not the case on Wall Street this year.
  
  Read more

• Omicron Covid variant: too soon to say illness severity – video

  04-12-2021 14:54
  
  The variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in at least 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the World Health Organization's technical lead for Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, has said. The WHO has said it could take weeks to determine how infectious Omicron is, whether it causes more severe illness and how effective treatments and vaccines are against itWHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as Covid variant spreadsSee all our coronavirus coverage Continue r
  
  Read more

• Columbia University student stabbed to death near campus

  04-12-2021 14:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Columbia University student has been stabbed to death near the Ivy League school's New York City campus.
  
  Read more

• Merkel: Virus death toll 'so bitter because it is avoidable'

  04-12-2021 14:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has made what is likely her final appeal before leaving office next week for Germans to get vaccinated against COVID-19
  
  Read more

• Thousands flee as Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts

  04-12-2021 14:00 via cnn.com
  
  Mount Semeru, a volcano on Indonesia's East Java Province, erupted on Saturday, spewing a column of smoke and ash while displacing thousands from the area, authorities said.
  
  Read more

• WATCH: Santas ride scooters to Christmas celebration

  04-12-2021 13:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Santas in the U.K. skipped the sleigh and opted for scooters instead on their way to a Christmas lighting celebration.
  
  Read more

• US sees signs Russia plans Ukraine invasion in early 2022

  04-12-2021 12:59 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. officials believe Russia is planning a multi-front invasion of Ukraine, involving as many as 175,000 troops, as soon as early 2022, Fox News has confirmed.
  
  Read more

• Indonesia volcano: Residents flee as Mt Semeru spews huge ash cloud

  04-12-2021 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airlines have been warned about a plume of ash rising 15,000m from Mt Semeru in Java.
  
  Read more

• ICYMI: Jumping into an active volcano, and other ways to spend the festive season

  04-12-2021 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jumping into an active volcano is just one way to spend the festive season, in news you may have missed this week.
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_news on Twitter!