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Investigators to announce 'significant' break in decades-old cold case murder

Middlesex District Attorney's Office(BOSTON) -- Investigators may finally have a break in a cold case murder that has haunted the Boston area for almost 50 years.The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is slated to hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce a "significant development" in the unsolved 1969 killing of Jane Britton due to DNA testing."Over the past year our office has been in the process of conducting DNA testing on the evidence taken from a 1969 Cambridge homicide," Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said ...

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North Korea detonates DMZ guard posts at southern border

ak_phuong/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea blew up 10 of its front-line guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Tuesday in accordance with agreements made with South Korea earlier this year.The explosions were carried out simultaneously within a four-minute time frame after the North notified the South of the project, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry.North Korean soldiers have been destroying the brick structures over the past couple of weeks. Analysts said they most likely decided to demolish the guard ...

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Dow falls nearly 500 points, dragged down by Target and tech shares

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Dow Jones plunged nearly 500 points in early trade on Tuesday, dragged down by disappointing Target news and a continuing slump in tech companies.The Dow rebounded slightly after 10 a.m. but was still down 414.13 points -- or 1.7 percent -- in late morning trade.Target stock fell 9.5 percent after reporting weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter.The retailer had recently said it would be hiring 120,000 seasonal workers for the holiday shopping season.The tech-heavy NASDAQ was trading 46 points -- ...

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London's latest skyscraper is shaped like a giant tulip and is 1,000 feet tall

DBOX(LONDON) -- London already has a number of strangely named skyscrapers: the Gherkhin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie. Now another may soon soar above the city's skyline.Architects Foster + Partners want to construct “a new public cultural and tourist attraction,” with a design based on, of all things, a tulip. The project is a joint venture, with financial backing from the J. Safra Group.The Tulip skyscraper would not include office space. Instead, there will be bars, restaurants and viewing platforms that give a ...

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Military could shift more troops to California as migrants gather in Tijuana

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Army might shift some of its troops along the border to California where caravans of migrants seeking asylum have gathered in Tijuana, Mexico across the border from San Diego, but clarified that no timelines have been determined for the possibility that some troops could leave the border ahead of the mission's scheduled end on Dec. 15."We are continually assessing our resources and refining requirements in close coordination with the Department of Homeland Security," according to a U.S. Army North statement.The Army ...

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At least 40 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials

iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- A large explosion at a wedding hall in Afghanistan's capital has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 60 others, the country's health ministry said. The people had gathered to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, authorities said, and preliminary information shows the explosion may have been a suicide attack.The number of people injured or killed in the blast could rise, authorities added.Story developing...Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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UFC plans to open world's largest MMA training facility in Shanghai

Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images(LAS VEGAS) -- The UFC announced on Tuesday it plans to open the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) training facility in Shanghai next year.UFC Performance Institute Shanghai will measure more than 93,000 square feet, making it approximately three times bigger than UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, which opened in 2017.The Shanghai facility “will serve as a training hub to develop and support MMA athletes from mainland China and the greater Asia-Pacific region,” according to the UFC. The ...

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