CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya gave no details of Israel’s […]
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian marine infantryman endured nine months of physical and psychological torture as a Russian prisoner of war, but was allotted only three months of rest and rehabilitation before being ordered back to his unit. The infantryman, who asked to be identified only by his call sign, Smiley, returned to duty willingly. […]
Some people believe that a decline in health is simply part of getting older; it’s something that naturally happens to the body and there’s nothing you can do to change it. Lesley Maxwell is not one of those people. A 65-year-old fitness trainer and bodybuilder, Maxwell regularly helps people 40 and older start their fitness […]
HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. They climb hundreds of stairs or clamber over rocks to reach the summit, tossing coconuts and rose petals into the shallow crater while seeking divine permission to visit Hinglaj Mata, an ancient cave temple […]
In bodycam footage of the exchange, District Attorney Sandra Doorley admitted to going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and said, “I don’t really care” USATNSYNDICATION Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley A New York district attorney was caught speeding and subsequently failed to stop for authorities before having a heated interaction with […]
Weather officials urged residents in eastern Nebraska to seek shelter “immediately” as tornadoes moved through the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas on Friday, April 26. On Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the Lincoln area. Footage filmed by Clint Hendricks shows the massive tornado swirl as he drove on […]
How big is St. Louis County’s largest city? Almost triple the size of 100 others ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – There are nearly 100 municipalities in St. Louis County. The largest one, in terms of land covered, is nearly triple the size of all of the county’s counterparts individually. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, […]
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship. Astor was one of around 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 after […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed Saturday while walking along a San Diego street. According to the San Diego Police Department, the incident took place around 1:41 a.m. when a 42-year-old man was walking in the 4000 block of Euclid Avenue in the Teralta East […]
The Florida high-school student with autism accused of violently attacking a teacher’s aide over a Nintendo game has filed a stunning lawsuit against the school district, accusing it of failing to make interventions to address his bad behavior even though he was said to be a “ticking time bomb.” Brendan Depa, 18, has filed a lawsuit against […]
Postmasters have called for the immediate suspension of all Post Office executives involved in the Horizon Scandal. In a letter to Kemi Badenoch, the Voice of the Postmaster Committee, a group representing current sub-postmasters, accuse “individuals within Post Office Ltd” of having “engaged in a pattern of deceit, actively misleading Parliament, Members of Parliament, the […]
Artisanal fishers on the coast of Chile were on the hunt for bony fishes when they dropped their gillnets into the water. Pulling the nets through the water, something much bigger — and important — landed in the hands of the fishers. It was a missing species. In 1887, a researcher published the description of […]