NYC non-citizen voting law struck down as unconstitutional
A controversial New York City law allowing 800,000 non-citizens but legal residents to vote in city elections was struck down as unconstitutional by a state appellate court on Wednesday. “We hold that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and the Municipal Government Code and, therefore, should be declared […]
Man struck by lightning in strong Georgia storms | FOX 5 News
Troup County received the brunt of the damage from a line of storms Wednesday. There are reports of someone struck by … source
Crew Abandons ‘Sinking’ Ship Struck by Houthi Missile
The crew of a bulk carrier that was part of an operation to export Ukrainian grain and was attacked by Houthi missiles over the weekend has now been evacuated from the ship by military officials from the region. Houthis on Sunday night attacked a large cargo ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the narrowest and […]
Hawaii’s Big Island struck by 5.7 magnitude earthquake | Hawaii
The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just south of Hawaii Island. The quake, which the USGS initially reported as magnitude 6.3 before downgrading, had an epicenter 11 miles (18 km) to the south. Naalehu, Hawaii, 6 miles (10 km) deep. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center announced that there is […]
Tetiana Martynova, refugee mom who fled war in Ukraine with teen son, dies after being struck by car in Wales
A Ukrainian mother who fled the war with her teenage son two years ago has tragically died in a car crash in Wales, it was revealed on Tuesday. Tetiana Martinova, 40, was walking on a road in Morriston at around 6:20pm local time on Wednesday when she was struck and killed by a Chevrolet Captiva. […]
8-year-old girl struck and killed while boarding school bus
An 8-year-old Georgia girl was struck and killed by a car in front of her horrified mother as she crossed the road to catch a school bus. Incredibly, she says, her mother forgave her driver. Adalynn Pierce tried to walk across a two-lane road in Henry County to catch a bus on Thursday, but the […]
Border Deal Struck, Text Remains Hidden
Senate Democrats’ chief negotiator has announced that a border deal is in place, but the cabal that engineered the deal will keep the details hidden until the last moment. “We have an agreement,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced X on Friday morning predicted the Senate would continue to withhold details even as it rushed […]
Diamond ring that was accidentally thrown away is found by recycling plant employees: ‘Struck gold’
A South Carolina woman is happy after a recycling plant recovered the diamond ring she accidentally threw away over the weekend. Melanie Harp of Greenville, South Carolina, was dumping recyclables into a trash can at the city’s Rutherford Road Recycling Center on Sunday, January 28, when disaster struck. Harper’s diamond wedding ring came off and […]
Boy, 8, struck and killed by school bus in front of New York yeshiva
An 8-year-old New York boy died Monday night when he was struck by a school bus while walking home from a yeshiva in Rockland County, police said. According to the Ramapo Police Department, the boy, identified in local reports as Mordechai Pinchos Spitzer, stepped in front of a school bus that was patrolling the Village […]
Five women killed after being struck by tractor-trailer on Pennsylvania interstate
Scott Township, Pennsylvania (WBRE/Waioh) — Five women believed to be from the same family were struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in northeastern Pennsylvania Tuesday night, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police said in a press release Wednesday that the crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near Scott Township on Interstate 81 when a minivan carrying four […]