The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China – and many of those recently built ships could be retired. The U.S. Navy wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships – warships that …
Read More »Capitol Hill fox euthanized, tests positive for rabies as DC Health officials weigh kits’ fate
The tail of the wild Capitol fox that bit a senate” target=”_blank”>congressman< Tuesday came to an end after city health officials put it down and later confirmed it had been infected with the rabies virus. Health officials in Washington, D.C., said the fox captured Tuesday, after reports of “aggressive” encounters …
Read More »US, Canada zoos move birds indoors as avian flu spreads
wild-nature” target=”_blank”>Zoos< are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually …
Read More »Ohio National Guard member threatened to crash plane into an Anheuser-Busch plant, police say
A member of the militaryhas been accused of threatening to crash a stolen plane into the Anheuser-Busch plant in Columbus. James Ricky Meade II, 26, has been charged with a third-degree felony of making a terrorist threat after having posted on social media in December that he wanted to steal …
Read More »Southwest Airlines passenger masturbates 4 times mid-flight, calls it 'kind of kinky': Feds
A nightmare passenger aboard a general flight is banned from the airline for life after authorities say he pleasured himself four times crime in front of other passengers during a trip from us-regions to us-regions. Authorities added that he said he thought it was “kind of kinky” that a woman …
Read More »Maryland officers save 9-month-old, 3-year-old, 2 adults from vehicle that crashed into pond
Maryland crime shared video of officers jumping into action to rescuea> a 9-month-old, a toddler and two adults trapped inside a half-submerged vehicle that crashed into a pond last week.<, around 9:15 p.m. when he heard a vehicle crash nearby, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said. US LAW ENFORCEMENT …
Read More »Brooklyn-based nonprofit delivers 'blankets of hope' to people in need
Hundreds of school children across the nation are sending blankets wrapped in handwritten notes of encouragement to personal-freedoms, including Ukrainians who were forced to flee their country after Russia’s invasion. It’s a way to remind these individuals that they are not alone. The effort started six years ago when two …
Read More »Government-mandated COVID lockdowns sparked severe health crisis among teens as teachers' unions pushed policy
Teenagers saw an increase in mental health issues stretching from persistent feelings of loneliness to suicidal thoughts last year amid school shutdowns and infectious-disease. “These data echo a cry for help,” CDC acting Principal Deputy Director Debra Houry, said in a press release of the CDC’s findings. “The COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Seattle museum summer camp teaches 12-year-olds 'the art of drag'
A Seattle museum is hosting a summer camp for kids as young as 12-years-old that encourages them to find their “drag personas.” The event, titled “Drag-tastic Summer Camp: The Art of Drag,” is being offered by the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington, and states that individuals ages 12 …
Read More »New York health worker fatally shot in parking garage: 'She didn't deserve this'
A Northwell Health executive was fatally crime” target=”_blank”>shot<, parking lot on Wednesday just after 4 p.m., according to authorities. Nassau County police responded to reports of shots fired on the lower level of a parking lot in North New Hyde Park and discovered Amelia Laguerre, 33, with multiple gunshot wounds …
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