President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested twice that the United States was unable to recover his uncle Ambrose Finnegan’s remains after Finnegan’s plane crashed near New Guinea during World War II, “because there used to be a lot of cannibals” in the region. Biden’s accounting of his uncle’s death — and possible cannibalization — differs […]
A statewide lockdown of New York prison facilities will prevent inmates from watching the upcoming solar eclipse, according to a new federal lawsuit, which argues the measure violates inmates’ constitutional rights to practice religion. Six inmates — an atheist, a Baptist, a Muslim, a Seventh Day Adventist and two men who practice Santeria — are […]
It feels like a schadenfreude moment. But maybe not. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he hasn’t the money to post bond on roughly half a billion dollars he now owes under his New York fraud judgment. By Monday, Trump must arrange a $454 million bond to comply with a court ruling. But his […]
McDonald’s has suffered a reported IT system outage in some of its restaurants, which has left customers unable to order food. On Friday morning, customers in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan complained about issues trying to buy from the fast food giant on social media. In Japan, the company apologised to customers on […]
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off in the Indian Wells semi-finals after dominant wins and an unlikely delay. Alcaraz, the number two ranked player in the world, beat sixth-seeded German Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-3 6-1 despite a swarm of bees on the court. The bees caused a two-hour delay with Alcaraz […]
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has not received any information from its Polish counterparts about a complete blockade of the Polish border that will supposedly commence on February 20. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service, on air during the 24/7 national joint newscast Quote: “We have not received any […]
A resident on Sutton Trail installed yellow barriers in the middle of the road earlier this month, leaving neighbors feeling helpless. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The dispute began about two years ago, right after Hurricane Ian flooded the road, and a neighbor came out to grade and fix the road. Emma Alderman, the […]
An avalanche in the Anthracite Range buried and killed a backcountry skier despite efforts by his companions to rescue him, Colorado officials reported. The avalanche took place around 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in an area known as the Playground east of Ohio Peak, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. It caught and buried the […]
‘It’s scary’: American families left homeless and unable to repay mega bills after Social Security benefits blunder — here’s what to do if you get a repayment notice Denise Woods drives to and from Georgia strip malls, truck stops and parking lots looking for a safe place to sleep each night — with everything she […]
Feb. 7—JUNEAU — Executives from Southcentral Alaska’s natural gas utility told lawmakers on Tuesday that a critical gas storage facility was “extremely close” to being unable to deliver gas during last week’s cold snap, and a looming Cook Inlet gas shortfall is projected to impact the utility as soon as next year. Record low temperatures […]
A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak. The incident occurred about 8 p.m. Tuesday at a Save […]
The prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, initially set for Jan. 24, the day the IL-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast, would have been one of the largest over the full-scale war, said Ukrainian HUR military intelligence service spokesperson, Andriy Yusov, on national television on Jan. 26. Yusov did not specify how many […]