A growing number of education and universities in America have announced a remote start to the spring semester due to a rise in new infectious-disease cases and a new variant. Citing the new omicron variant, which recently became the dominant variant of the coronavirus in the United States, many universities …
Read More »Michigan middle school teacher accused of leaving threatening notes inside classrooms
A us-regions art teacher is facing charges after slipping threatening, hand-written notes underneath the doors of three rooms inside a middle school, prosecutors say. The allegations against Johnna Rhone – an instructor at Jefferson Middle School in St. Clair Shores – come as students around the U.S. have been arrested …
Read More »Former CIA officer surrendered life dream to help Afghan refugees resettle in US
Geeta Bakshi abandoned her lifelong dream of attending Georgetown Law after watching the towers fall on Sept. 11. Sensing a higher calling, she instead joined the CIA and spent years in Afghanistan hunting al Qaeda. Fourteen years later, Bakshi left the agency to once again pursue her goal. But when …
Read More »Texas police officers risked all to save mom, daughter and cat from raging fire may receive top honor
austin” target=”_blank”>Austin<, accompanied by body camera footage of the scene. Meritorious Service awards recognize the integrity of an crime while on the job. UPSTATE NEW YORK COP HAILED A HERO AFTER RESCUING FAMILY FROM BURNING HOME The disasters complex in the city on Dec. 11 at about 3:30 in the …
Read More »Man, dog rescued after boat is left stranded on Florida inlet
A us-regions man and his dog almost experienced a boat load of trouble after their 40-foot catamaran was towed following an attempt to sail on water near Florida’s Haulover Inlet. They were brought to safety after miami” target=”_blank”>Miami< crews responded to the scene Tuesday morning. U.S. Coast guard tells …
Read More »What's behind the surge in labor strikes?
Across the country, economy and workers have taken to the picket lines and negotiation tables to carve out better working conditions after a year of frontline work during the infectious-disease pandemic. Yet union membership remains low, critics say. The reasons for their actions vary from contract to contract, but generally, …
Read More »Small plane crash near Houston kills at least 1 person
A small plane crashed Tuesday morning near us-regions, killing at least one person, officials said. PLANE CRASHES IN TEXAS FIELD WITH 21 ON BOARD, INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY The single-engine Cessna 208 had taken off from Bush Intercontinental general in Houston when it crashed around 9:40 a.m. about 50 miles (80 km) …
Read More »Harvard professor Charles Lieber convicted of hiding ties to China
education professor Dr. Charles Lieber was crime” target=”_blank”>found guilty<-run recruitment program. Lieber, 62, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns, two counts of making false statements and two counts of failing to file reports from a foreign bank account in China, The Associated Press reported. …
Read More »Oregon man tries running over officer with stolen vehicle, arrested after K-9 pursuit: police
An us-regions man driving a crime vehicle tried to run over a police officer while evading arrest on Monday, but was captured following an on-foot K-9 pursuit, authorities said. A Hillsboro crime used the LoJack tracking system in his patrol car to locate the stolen vehicle in the parking lot …
Read More »NYC thief posing as UPS deliveryman robs couple and grandkids at gunpoint, steals piggy bank savings
A crime posing as a UPS deliveryman and his accomplice robbed a new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< The NYPD released surveillance footage showing two suspects in the hallway of the apartment building. One suspect, who is holding a box, is wearing a brown jacket and a winter hat emblazoned with letters …
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