The fallout continues from Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas shoving her fist into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s throat, and now one of the league’s greatest players, Lisa Leslie, is giving her two cents. Leslie was on CBS Sports’ “We Need To Talk” when the subject of officiating consistency came up following a statement made […]
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Where are they now? Officials race to find 40 passengers who disembarked cruise ship stricken with hantavirus
Nearly 40 passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak are believed to have walked off a cruise ship without contact tracing and scattered across multiple countries, leaving authorities scrambling to find them. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, said Thursday that 29 passengers disembarked on April 24, nearly two weeks after […]
Florida officials warned to avoid reparations-style effort as state gears up to restrict DEI even further
Leon County, Florida, wants to address “historical harms” like many other local municipalities, cities and states, but was warned against it. The Leon County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday in Tallahassee to revive a measure that would address historical harms by conducting a study of the past and providing some sort of compensation. However, county leaders […]
US officials indict high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel narcoterrorists, offer up to $10M in rewards for their arrests
Authorities recently announced a superseding indictment against Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana Plaza leader Rene “La Rana” Arzate-Garcia, and his brother, Alfonso “Aquiles” Arzate-Garcia, for trafficking massive amounts of drugs into America — with the U.S. State Department offering a reward of up to $5 million each for information leading to their arrests. La Rana, who took […]
China pledges aid to Ukraine as US officials warn Beijing is quietly fueling Russia’s war
China offered new humanitarian energy assistance to Ukraine — even as a senior U.S. official said Beijing has the power to stop Russia’s invasion and has chosen not to. “China could call Vladimir Putin and end this war tomorrow and cut off his dual-purpose technologies that they’re selling,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said […]
West Virginia worked with ICE — 650 arrests later, officials say Minnesota-style ‘chaos’ is a choice
A relatively brief, but lucrative ICE surge into West Virginia netted roughly 650 illegal immigrant arrests earlier this month — a two-week, statewide operation officials say unfolded with little disruption and now stands as a counterpoint to the turmoil surrounding similar enforcement efforts in Minnesota. From Jan. 5 through Jan. 19, federal agents fanned out […]
Hollywood airport favored by celebrities could be site of next plane disaster: officials
Air transportation safety officials are sounding alarms about potential safety issues at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) in the Los Angeles area. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a meeting last week related to the collision in January 2025 of an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter in the Potomac River. At the hearing, […]
Escaped kangaroo blocks Virginia highway after being chased by hunting dogs, officials say
Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic. […]
Federal officials demand New York school district bring back ‘Thunderbirds’ mascot after civil rights probe
Federal officials are pressing a Long Island school district to readopt its Native-American-inspired team name that the school previously changed to comply with a state ban. The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that the Connetquot Central School District violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it changed its mascot from […]
Iran shuts down airspace, foreign officials warn against travel to Israel
Iran issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) alert late Wednesday, closing airspace to all flights except international flights with prior permission from the country. The NOTAM will be in effect for just over two hours. Flight tracking data showed multiple planes were either denied entry to Iran or rerouted around the country, according to the […]
Putin residence attack video slammed; US officials say Ukraine did not target leader
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday released nighttime video footage it claimed shows the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone intercepted during an attempted attack on a residence used by President Vladimir Putin. The video, filmed in a snow-covered, forested area in Russia, shows a Russian serviceman standing over debris that Moscow said belongs to a Ukrainian-made […]
Officials hail ‘difficult but productive’ meeting, stress ‘more work’ ahead as Ukraine, US conclude peace deal talks in Florida
Ukrainian delegates began their meeting with U.S. officials in Florida on Nov. 30 to continue negotiations on the latest Washington-backed peace plan on ending the Russia-Ukraine war. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be […]