Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Trump’s sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and …
Read More »5 taken to North Carolina hospital after American Airlines flight hits turbulence
Five people were taken to a hospital Sunday night from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, where their American Airlines flight from Miami had landed safely after experiencing turbulence, officials said. American Airlines said in a statement that the plane’s seatbelt sign was turned on when it encountered the rough …
Read More »Satellite photos show before and after U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility
New satellite photos show the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that dropped multiple 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility. The stealth U.S. mission, dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” struck three nuclear facilities in Iran — Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan — in the early hours of Sunday local time. Gen. …
Read More »Hot air balloon catches fire and falls in Brazil, killing at least 8 people
A hot air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ‘s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, officials said, adding that three of the victims were found holding each other. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from …
Read More »How optical illusions are illuminating vital medical research
New York — At the Museum of Illusions in New York City, around every corner is a wonder for the eyes. There’s a vase that’s a face, art that moves with you, and a room that seems to go on forever. It’s a funhouse for our perceptions, built for the …
Read More »Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii erupts for 25th time since December, spewing lava 330 feet high: “Here we go again!”
One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ago. Lava fountains reached heights of more than 330 feet, feeding multiple lava streams. Scientists with the U.S. …
Read More »Hegseth says National Guard, Marines mobilized to L.A. because “we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations”
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the administration’s mobilization of the National Guard and members of the Marine Corps to Los Angeles amid ongoing immigration protests. “We believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations and we have deployed National Guard and …
Read More »Homan says Trump administration has “no intention to arrest” Newsom — after Trump says “I’d do it”
White House “border czar” Tom Homan told CBS News on Monday “there’s no intention to arrest” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after President Trump suggested he was open to the idea — escalating a war of words over the protests and law enforcement response in Los Angeles. “That whole thing’s been …
Read More »Seattle man charged with string of burglaries targeting pro athletes
A Seattle man was charged Friday with a string of burglaries that targeted prominent current and former football and baseball players. Earl Enderson Riley IV, 21, was charged with several counts of residential burglary in both occupied and unoccupied homes, along with first-degree robbery, according to the King County Prosecuting …
Read More »Cocaine smuggling ring used abandoned shipwreck to refuel high
Police forces from several countries have dismantled an international drug trafficking ring that used what authorities called high-speed “narco boats” to smuggle large quantities of cocaine from Brazil and Colombia to Spain’s Canary Islands, Spanish police said Friday. The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs …
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