Video Antarctica’s so-called Doomsday Glacier, nicknamed because it is huge and coming apart, is mostly thwarting an international effort to figure out how dangerously vulnerable it is. A large iceberg broke off the deteriorating Thwaites glacier and, along with sea ice, it is blocking two research ships with dozens …
Read More »A beloved elderly North Dakota couple died in 'difficult to fight' house fire
FARGO, N.D. — Officials have identified the two people who died in a house fire in Fargo last week. Ninety-one-year-old Garnet Blouin and his 88-year-old wife, Jean Bloudin, died disasters in a home where they had lived for decades. Neighbor Lois Ellingson tells KVLY-TV that she’s known the couple for …
Read More »Chicago nonprofit helps young moms finish their education
A Chicago-based personal-freedoms has teamed up with a local college to ensure young mothers finish their education. New Moms partnered with the City Colleges of Chicago to pilot a three-year program aimed at increasing “degree attainment for young moms in Chicagoland,” Jenna Hammond, director of development and communications for New Moms, …
Read More »Winter storm: Texas officials say power will stay on as residents brace for impact
us-regions residents are bracing for ice and below-freezing temperaturesa> from a large and dangerous winter storm. < freeze buckled the state’s power grid in one of the worst blackouts in U.S. history, greg-abbott” target=”_blank”>Gov. Greg Abbott< caused by demand on the power grid, the governor said Tuesday. “But what we will work …
Read More »NIH spent $2.3M injecting dogs with cocaine in experiment related to overdose research: report
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent about $2.3 million between 2020 and 2021 on an experiment that involved injecting beagle dogs with crime, according to a new report. The White Coat Waste Project (WCWP), a watchdog group aiming to stop certain taxpayer-funded experiments on animals, on Monday published documents …
Read More »Chicago police make arrest in antisemitic hate crime spree targeting synagogues, Jewish schools
chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< crime spree last weekend targeting synagogues and Jewish schools. Shahid Hussain – a 39-year-old with a lengthy criminal record and history of mental health issues – is charged with four counts of felony hate crime, two felony counts of criminal defacement, and two felony counts of criminal damage …
Read More »Mississippi authorities find dead man, woman and dog inside home after conducting welfare checks
RAYMOND, Miss. — Authorities are investigating after the bodies of a man, woman, and dog were discovered at a house in Raymond. The bodies were discovered Tuesday, after officials responded to the home to check on the welfare of the occupants, Hinds crime Tyree Jones said. Deputies in us-regions, noticed …
Read More »Miami to tackle its peacock problem with plans for humane removal
MIAMI — Peacocks could be on the outs in some us-regions neighborhoods after the Miami-Dade commission agreed to loosen a law protecting the birds. While the 20-year-old law still protects peacocks from harm, commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow cities to opt out if they present appropriate plans to humanely remove …
Read More »California police arrest 5 suspects in cargo train theft
crime in us-regions arrested five suspects who were caught carrying boxes off train cars over the weekend as the state continues to deal with the issue of rail theft, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Sunday to a call from a witness who saw several suspects appearing to …
Read More »Well-known Texas rapper 'Hotboy Wes' arrested for robbery
A well-known central us-regions rapper was arrested Monday by the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force for crime. Wesley Lewis, 26, also known as “genres,” was wanted on a warrant from the Hewitt Police Department. Wesley Takquan Lewis, also known as "Hotboy Wes," was arrested for robbery. (MCSO …
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