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A Delta flight from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped over while landing and all 80 people on board were evacuated. Toronto Pearson Airport confirmed on X it was aware of an incident that happened upon landing and that emergency crews were responding. All inbound flights to the airport were being held at their point of origin…
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Alabama lawmakers debated Wednesday whether to require schools to start their day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a Judeo-Christian prayer. If a school refuses, it could lose a quarter of its annual state funding. The measure, HB231, is a state constitutional amendment that would appear on ballots in a future election. But the legislation could…
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A suspected Ebola exposure at a Manhattan urgent-care facility had two patients rushed to the hospital by emergency workers in hazmat suits Sunday – but the infection may be norovirus, sources said. The patients were transported from a City MD on East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue by first responders wearing hazmat suits, law enforcement sources…
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Unemployed man admits to killing girl, 11, because he was angry about ‘Fortnite’ loss A 23-year-old unemployed Frenchman said he murdered an 11-year-old girl earlier this month because he was in a rage over losing a game of Fortnite, according to media reports in France. A man identified as Owen L. told police that he…
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New York could see the “snowiest” storm of the season this week as biting-cold temperatures sweep across the nation, ushering in a frigid polar vortex that will leave parts of the US suffering through wind chills as cold as -50 degrees. A powerful winter storm is set to plow through the southeast and Central Plains on Wednesday…
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Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University have developed a blood test called PAC-MANN that is said to be less invasive, cheaper and more robust than traditional screening methods for pancreatic cancer, potentially leading to more treatment options and better outcomes. “The problem with pancreatic cancer is that we often catch it too late,” said Jared Fischer,…
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person. Trump’s administration has already taken steps to end coronavirus vaccine requirements at the federal level, including for green card applicants, and reinstated service members who were discharged for refusing the…
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President Donald Trump emerged as the biggest winner Thursday as the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a suite of measures aimed at strengthening enforcement of illegal immigration. Part of the plan would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement made up of the governor, agriculture commissioner, attorney general and state chief financial…
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(AFP) — The British Government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship. Under new guidance migrants arriving by sea, or hidden in the back of vehicles will normally be refused citizenship. “This guidance further strengthens measures to…
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“These decisions will come back to haunt the United States:” Congressman Castro Slams Trump Administration’s Dismantling of USAID Today, during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) emphasized the dire consequences of shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), slamming the Trump administration’s attacks on the agency as a…