Fox News Director Jack Hanick Indicted for Helping Russia
Daily Beast - Thu Mar 3, 2022
As the United States increasingly goes after some of the Kremlin’s business tentacles, the latest person arrested for violating US sanctions against Russia is a former Fox News director who left to launch a Russian propaganda network. More»
FDA Removes 1,100 Dead Rodents From Arkansas Family Dollar Facility
Associated Press - Sat Feb 19, 2022
WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas - More than 1,000 rodents were found inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday as the chain issued a voluntary recall on items purchased from hundreds of stores across the US south. More»
Stop Using These Baby Formulas, the FDA Says, After 4 Infants Are Hospitalized, 1 Died
NPR - Sat Feb 19, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to use some powdered baby formulas after identifying four bacterial infections linked to the products. More»
Oklahoma ICU Locks Down, Files Restraining Order Against Evangelical Church Leader
Daily Kos - Fri Feb 18, 2022
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has had to increase security, lock down their intensive care unit, and file a restraining order, all because of an Oklahoma church group that had been protesting the care and treatment of one of their members for COVID-19. More»
Alabama Student Reprimanded by School for Complaining about Students Doing Nazi Salute in Class
WIAT-TV - Thu Feb 10, 2022
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama - After a picture and video surfaced online of a Mountain Brook history teacher and students appearing to do a Nazi salute in class, CBS 42 sat down with a Jewish student who witnessed it all happen. More»
'How to torture a Jew': Chattanooga mother raises concerns with Bible class taught in public school
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Sun Feb 6, 2022
The mother of a Hamilton County middle-schooler is raising concerns about the century-old Bible in the Schools program, which teaches the Bible in Chattanooga-area public schools as literature, as being antisemitic after a local teacher allegedly taught her daughter "how to torture a Jew. More»
Golden Corral Buffet Riot in Bensalem PA - "ran out of steak"
Heavy - Tue Feb 1, 2022
BENSALEM, Pennsylvania - A fight broke out at the Golden Corral buffet restaurant in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and it was caught on a video that has gone viral. More»
6,000 urged to evacuate as North Carolina fertilizer plant fire threatens an ammonium nitrate explosion
CNN - Tue Feb 1, 2022
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - A fire burning at a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, fertilizer plant Tuesday has forced emergency responders to urge the evacuation of about 6,000 people, including Wake Forest University students and more than 200 inmates from a nearby prison. More»
One Student Dead, Another Injured in Richfield, Minnesota School Shooting
CNN - Tue Feb 1, 2022
RICHFIELD, Minnesota - One student is dead and one injured after a shooting at a school in Richfield, Minnesota, officials announced Tuesday. More»
Nazi Rally Has Taken Place in the Suburban Streets of Orlando
Daily Kos - Sun Jan 30, 2022
On a Saturday, a group of Nazis, affiliated with the far-right, white supremacist group National Socialist Movement (NSM), have gathered on a busy intersection within the Alafaya/Waterford Lakes area of metro Orlando, about 5-10 minutes south of the University of Central Florida. More»
Bridge in Pittsburgh collapses hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure
CNN - Fri Jan 28, 2022
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Ten people were injured when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President Joe Biden to discuss infrastructure. More»
Google to Invest up to $1 Billion in Indian Telecom Operator Airtel
Tech Crunch - Fri Jan 28, 2022
Google will invest as much as $1 billion in the Indian telecom operator Airtel, the latest in a series of bets the search giant has made in the world's second largest internet market as part of a $10 billion commitment to the country. More»
Six injured in explosion at Westlake Chemical
KPLC-TV - Wed Jan 26, 2022
Westlake, LA - An explosion at Westlake Chemical’s south plant Wednesday morning was felt throughout the area and caused a plume of smoke that stretched across the sky. More»
90 Tons of US Military Aid Arrives in Ukraine as Border Tensions with Russia Rise
NPR - Sat Jan 22, 2022
Continued tensions between Ukraine and Russia have led to the US providing 90 tons of military aid that arrived in Ukraine, as roughly 100,000 Russian troops remain stationed along the border. More»
Metro Atlanta Doctors Paint a Bleak Picture of Omicron's Toll
Marietta Daily Journal - Sat Jan 22, 2022
As they did five months ago when the delta variant was ravaging Georgia, doctors from six of metro Atlanta's largest healthcare providers joined forces Thursday to pull back the curtain on the toll omicron is now taking on their hospitals. More»
Florida Health Official Put on Leave After Encouraging Staff to Get Covid Vaccine
The Guardian - Wed Jan 19, 2022
A health official who helped lead Florida’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated. More»
Desperate Hospitals Asking Covid Infected Staff to Return
Politico - Mon Jan 17, 2022
Hospitals and long-term care facilities are so short staffed that many are compelling Covid-positive doctors and nurses to return to work, arguing that bringing back asymptomatic or even symptomatic staff is the only way they can keep their doors open amid a spike in hospitalizations. More»
Biden’s Low Profile on Guantanamo Rankles as Prison Turns 20
Associated Press - Sun Jan 16, 2022
Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were optimistic when President Joe Biden took office. More»
Large chemical fire in New Jersey ‘worst I’ve ever seen’, mayor says
The Guardian - Sat Jan 15, 2022
A large chemical fire burned through the night and into Saturday morning in northern New Jersey, its smoke so heavy that it was detected on weather radar and seen and smelled in neighboring New York City. More»
US COVID Hospitalizations Hit New Record High, Raising Risks for Patients
NPR - Tue Jan 11, 2022
The omicron-driven surge has sent COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketing across the US, reaching a new pandemic high this week with 145,982 patients hospitalized. More»
The Justice Department Will Create a Domestic Terrorism Unit to Counter Rising Threats
NPR - Tue Jan 11, 2022
The Justice Department says it is setting up a new domestic terrorism unit to help tackle what officials say is an escalating threat posed by violent extremists. More»
Flights Briefly Grounded at Sacramento, San Francisco and Other Western Airports on Monday
KCRA-TV - Tue Jan 11, 2022
SACRAMENTO, California — Flights were briefly grounded at Sacramento International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and others in the western United States on Monday. More»
Study Finds Cannabis Compounds Prevent Infection By Covid-19 Virus
Forbes - Tue Jan 11, 2022
Compounds in cannabis can prevent infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according to a study published this week by researchers affiliated with Oregon State University. More»
Men Convicted of Ahmaud Arbery's Murder are Sentenced to Life in Prison
NPR - Fri Jan 7, 2022
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - Travis and Greg McMichael, who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More»
New Year's Eve Knoxville Planned Parenthood fire is Ruled as Arson
NPR - Fri Jan 7, 2022
The New Year's Eve fire that destroyed a Knoxville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood building was intentionally set, investigators and officials have ruled. More»
Tornadoes From Rare Supercell Caused Damage in Georgia
CNN - Sun Jan 2, 2022
CONYERS, Georgia - Rare "low precipitation" (LP) supercells spawned tornadoes across at least two Georgia counties on New Year's Eve. More»
Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted of Sex-Trafficking Girls for Jeffrey Epstein
New York Post - Thu Dec 30, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday evening of recruiting and grooming underage girls for years as Jeffrey Epstein’s madam — capping a stunning fall from grace for the British socialite, who could now spend the rest of her life behind bars. More»
Southern storms damage homes, buildings, power lines
Associated Press - Thu Dec 30, 2021
WINFIELD, Alabama — Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said. More»
Infamous anti-vaxxer Marjorie Taylor Greene owns stock in the three major vaccine companies
Daily Kos - Thu Dec 23, 2021
Perhaps it will come as no surprise to you that despite the fact that Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against the COVID-19 vaccine, she doesn’t mind making money from it. More»
Massive Salad Recall for Salmonella, Listeria
BGR - Wed Dec 22, 2021
If you’ve stocked up on salad ahead of the holidays, you should ensure that the products you’ve purchased have not been just recalled. More»