Officials said a large fire that sent smoke plumes towering over a northern Illinois chemical plant has been contained and no injuries have been reported. After the fire began Wednesday morning at Carus Chemical in La Salle, local officials sent an emergency alert advising people who live in the city’s… Read More
George Santos to resign amid bipartisan push?! GOP allies say…
Last year, controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., flipped a Democrat-controlled House seat, in one of the GOP’s highlights of the November election. But before long, Santos was facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and his shameless lies about his resume and family heritage. Now, Santos… Read More
Southern California dries out… despite more rain farther north
Storm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although thunderstorms led a new atmospheric river into the northern half of the state. The plume of moisture lurking off the coast stretched all the way over the Pacific to… Read More
Tatjana Patitz, supermodel of ’80s and ’90s, dies at 56
Tatjana Patitz, one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the 1980s and ’90s and appeared in George Michael’s “Freedom! ’90” music video, has died at age 56. Patitz’s death in the Santa Barbara, California, area was confirmed by her New York agent, Corinne Nicolas,… Read More
Forest lizard genetically morphs to survive life in the city
Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with a bright orange throat fan, has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls… Read More
Biden admin blamed for massive airline screw-up
The Federal Aviation Administration experienced a computer outage early Wednesday morning and ordered all departing flights to remain grounded. The result was hundreds of cancelations and thousands of delays for passengers across the country. The agency lifted the grounding order just before 9 a.m. EST. Critis say the FAA acted… Read More
Court considers canceling Boston marathon bomber’s death sentence
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorney urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to throw out the 29-year-old’s death sentence because of juror misconduct claims just months after it was revived by the nation’s highest court. Tsarnaev is making a renewed push to avoid execution after the Supreme Court last year… Read More
Spielberg triumphs at Tuesday’s rehabbed Golden Globes
The Golden Globes returned to the air Tuesday with a red carpet flush with celebrities, comedian Jerrod Carmichael as a hesitant emcee and top awards for Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the beleaguered award show sought to rekindle its pre-pandemic and pre-scandal glamour…. Read More
Dead endangered whale washes up on Gulf coast [Pic]
Scientists are examining the corpse of an endangered whale that washed up on a Mississippi Gulf Coast beach. The rare discovery Saturday marks the first time a fin whale stranding has been reported in Mississippi and just the fourth time since 2002 a fin whale stranding has been reported in… Read More
Will the rain impact California’s drought?
California has experienced a devastating, multi-year drought that’s depleted reservoirs, forced officials to plead with residents to conserve water and constrained supplies to vital farmland. Suddenly, the state has been hit by a severe series of storms, with more expected in the coming days. The rain is soaking a state… Read More
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