Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead

The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. The president announced the move after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health…

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged closer ties with US, has died at 84

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, daughter Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X. Mulroney’s family…

Missing woman held against her will since 2017 found alive in Inkster motel

A woman who has been missing since 2017 has been found alive by Michigan State Police. The woman was found on Monday (Feb. 26) by the Second District SIS detectives, who said they received a tip about her. The caller said that her stepdaughter called her, and she was being held against her will at…

Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source

A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington imposed a fine of $800 per day…

Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns

A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. An 83-year-old grandmother from the tiny town of Stinnett was the lone…

Married couple charged in fatal dog mauling of father on Detroit’s west side

A married couple has been charged in the fatal dog mauling of a Detroit man on the city’s west side. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Roy Eric Goodman, 40, and Trevina Quiche Goodman, 38, of Detroit, with the death of Harold Phillips, 35. The incident occurred on Monday (Jan. 29) at 9:20 p.m. when Phillips…

Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters reach labor agreement that avoids US strike

Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike at its U.S. plants. The union had threatened a strike at the brewer’s 12 U.S. plants if an agreement on a new five-year contract wasn’t reached by 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. The Teamsters union represents 5,000 Anheuser-Busch workers who…

State Dept. screens AP-PBS Ukraine war film days after 2-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday hosted a screening of the award-winning Associated Press-PBS “Frontline” Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” days after Ukraine marked the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Elizabeth Allen, under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, said the film not only documented the reality of the…

Michigan takeaways: Presidential primaries show warning signs for Trump and Biden

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in their bid to to win the swing state in November. An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan’s Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden’s handling of the…

Fire department under scrutiny for neglected truck repairs in Metro Detroit

In a city like Detroit, you would assume we have the necessary fire trucks to make rescues in highrise buildings. But what the Local 4 investigators discovered Tuesday (Feb. 27) afternoon might leave you nervous. I got this tip that Ladder 7, which serves the Midtown and downtown area, has been broken since October. It…

Barrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteen’s megachurch, newly released video shows

The gunfire that shattered the calm at pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston only lasted about four minutes. But surveillance video and police body camera footage released Monday, more than two weeks after the Feb. 11 shooting at Lakewood Church, showed the terror of the brief attack: Parishioners scattering, searching for safety in rooms and…

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

Financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild, of the renowned Rothschild banking dynasty, has died at 87, his family said Monday. Rothschild began his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963, before breaking away to start businesses and charitable organizations. His family paid tribute to him in a statement. “Our father Jacob was…

Republicans say Georgia student’s killing shows Biden’s migration policies have failed

Students at two Georgia colleges grappled Monday with the killing of a nursing student killed in a violent act that Republicans including former President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp blamed on the immigration policies of President Joe Biden. The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley revived a theme — migrants committing violent crimes — that…

Feleti Teo is named Tuvalu’s new prime minister after elections that ousted Taiwan supporter

Tuvalu’s former attorney general Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday after elections a month ago ousted the last government leader. Teo was the only candidate nominated by his 15 lawmaker colleagues and Governor General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani declared him elected without a vote, government secretary Tufoua Panapa said…

Air Force member in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in DC

An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured Sunday after setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, walked up to the…

Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a huge rally jamming a main avenue in Brazil’s biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The far-right leader said in a speech that he seeks “pacification to erase the past,” taking a more conciliatory tone than when he was…

Warren Buffett uses his annual letter to warn about Wall Street and recount Berkshire’s successes

Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the architect of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate he has received the credit for leading and warned shareholders in his annual letter Saturday not to listen to Wall Street pundits or financial advisers who urge them to trade often. Buffett said he…

Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins at the SAG Awards, streaming on Netflix

Da’Vine Joy Randolph has won best supporting female actor at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, solidifying her status as Oscar favorite. Randolph’s performance in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” has been a breakthrough role for the 37-year-old actor. Now, she appears poised to win the Academy Award. “To every actor out there still waiting in…

Biden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics

President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. “Politics has gotten too personally bitter,” said Biden, who has practiced politics since he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972. “It’s just not like it was.”…

Colombia will send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure

Colombia’s government announced plans Friday for a deep-water expedition to explore the mythical galleon San José, sunk in the 18th century in the country’s northern Caribbean and believed to contain cargo valued at billions of dollars. The first phase of the scientific research into the deep waters around the shipwreck will collect information to determine…

Police arrest man in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday in the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus, and police said he apparently did not know the victim, he acted alone and there was no further threat to the university community. The suspect, identified as Athens resident Jose Antonio Ibarra,…

Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group’s money, owes more than $4M, jury finds

The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday. The jury found LaPierre, 74, must repay almost $4.4 million to…

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