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Over the last 10 days, four different unidentified aerial objects hovering over Canada and the United States have been shot down, with one landing out in Yukon, while a second one likely landed in Canadian waters in Lake Huron. The first object to cross into Canadian airspace did so on Feb. 11, which led to […]
A reporter was filmed being arrested on Wednesday while covering the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. ABC 6 writes that the incident took place inside an elementary school gymnasium, where Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, conducted a press conference. The briefing was reportedly scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. local time, but DeWine didn’t […]
Kyle Busch says he “made a mistake” after being arrested by Mexican authorities over his possession of a handgun last month. As first reported by Yahoo Sports earlier this week, the NASCAR champion was detained in Mexico in January after authorities discovered a handgun in his luggage. In a press release, the Public Ministry of the […]
More than 1,500 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake was just over 14 miles east of Nurdağı in the Gaziantep province of Turkey. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of buildings had been destroyed by the […]
Kansas authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting that left one person dead. The Associated Press reports the incident took place Friday night on the 5400 block of Haskell Avenue in Kansas City. Police say they were dispatched to the area shortly before 6 p.m. after receiving a report of an opioid overdose. When they arrived at the scene, they found […]
A doctor has been sentenced to more than 16 years behind bars in connection with a drug scam involving the illegal distribution of millions of doses of “medically unnecessary” opioids. Francisco Patino of Michigan, more commonly referred to as Frank Patino, has also been ordered (per a local report from WDIV-TV) to pay $30 million in […]
The Biden administration informed Congress on Monday of its plan to begin winding down the COVID-19 national and public health emergency declarations with an end date set for May 11. The announcement comes in response to two House Republican measures pushing to end the emergencies immediately, according to CNN. “The wind-down would align with the Administration’s previous […]
The U.S. Surgeon General is cautioning against the use of social media by those 13 years of age and younger. During an appearance on CNN over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlined what he said were his two main concerns about social media usage. “I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the […]
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) “routinely confines people in its custody” beyond their legally entitled release dates, the Justice Department said this week when announcing the findings of their investigation. Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said Wednesday that the agency’s investigation had found evidence of “systematic […]
A Florida woman has been arrested and indicted in connection with the alleged scamming of a Holocaust survivor out of millions of dollars in savings. “Today we allege the defendant callously preyed on a senior citizen simply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said in a news […]
