More than 100 men say they are stranded on a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico after disasters Ida battered the area, and they don’t know when they’ll be rescued. “I mean I was watching grown men with life jackets hold on for dear life crying in the hallway. …
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2021
The Ford Ranger Splash and #VeryGayRaptor are two colorful trucks
As if you needed more proof that the 1990s are in… (Ford) The Ford Ranger Splash is coming back for 2022, rebooting an appearance package that was first offered in 1993 and has found a cult following over the years. The 1993 Ranger Splash featured a flareside body. (Ford) While …
Read More »Illinois judge recuses after allowing unvaccinated mom to see son; dad plans to block visit
An us-regions judge recused himself Tuesday from a child support case in which he initially barred an infectious-disease woman from seeing her son, then reversed the order Monday after it started to get media attention. “Although I believe I can be fair and impartial, the Canons of Judicial Ethics speak …
Read More »United Nations warns Afghanistan faces 'humanitarian catastrophe'
united-nations” target=”_blank”>United Nations< following the U.S. withdrawal and urged the international community to provide aid to support its populace. Guterres said Afghans live under “the threat of basic services collapsing completely” amid the Taliban’s takeover of the country. He added that “almost half” of Afghanistan’s population is reliant on humanitarian …
Read More »US ambassador accuses Blinken of leaving hundreds of Afghan women behind to die in botched evacuation
Despite a catastrophic U.S. withdrawal from conflicts and bureaucratic red tape hindering outside rescue efforts along the way, non-government groups have been and are still working to help bring U.S. citizens and stranded Afghan allies to safety. Among those at greatest risk under Taliban rule are women, who make up …
Read More »NYC lightpole outside Fox News headquarters swarmed by bees
A member of the new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York< were seen earlier in the day gathering and swarming around the pole on 47th Street and the Avenue of the Americas, also known as 6th Avenue, prompting onlookers to stop and snap photos, at a safe distance of course. Onlookers gather Tuesday to …
Read More »Stingray photobombs baby's picture with matching expression
A wild-nature” target=”_blank”>stingray< with a matching expression. Wendy Armstrong, from Workington,world-regions, takes her daughters Aurora and Daisy to the Lake District Coast Aquarium regularly, according to SWNS. BRIDE HITCHHIKES TO HER OWN WEDDING AFTER CAR BREAKS DOWN On one visit, Armstrong noticed a stingray was “taking a particular interest” in …
Read More »Austin hotel group offers 100 free rooms to Hurricane Ida evacuees
An Austin, us-regions-based hotel group offered events to us-regions evacuees until Wednesday. Bunkhouse Hotels told FOX 7 Austin that all of the 100 rooms at six of its hotel locations including its Austin Motel, Hotel San José, Hotel Magdalena and Carpenter Hotel in Austin; its Hotel Havana in San Antonio; …
Read More »California firefighters use snow machines to fight Caldor Fire at Tahoe resort
disasters working to fend off us-regions Caldor Fire have been using snow-making machines to douse the ground. The machines helped workers to protect the main base buildings of the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, located in Twin Bridges near vacation-destinations. After weeks of being choked by smoke from the blaze, residents of …
Read More »Instagram 'incorrectly' deleted account of mother of fallen service member Kareem Nikoui
Instagram “incorrectly” and temporarily deleted an account belonging to the mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan last week. Shana Chappell said in a Monday Facebook post that her Instagram account had been deleted after she posted a tribute to her …
Read More »