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Lidya Elfa Sari via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday. New World screwworm (NWS) is a species of parasitic flies that feed on live tissue. The name refers to the way in […]
Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — An FBI investigation has prompted the closure of several roads, trails and campgrounds in Leavenworth, Washington — including the site where Travis Decker allegedly murdered his three daughters — as the search for the fugitive father nearly reaches the three-month mark, according to the U.S. Forest Service. In […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly sparked panic by opening fire near a high school football game in Kentucky, causing players to run off the field to seek cover, according to police. The shooting in Mayfield, Kentucky, erupted during the fourth quarter of the annual “Battle of […]
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite more than 2,000 National Guard troops authorized by President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said students in the nation’s capital will not be aided by their presence as children return to school this week. “We don’t need federal agencies to help get kids to […]
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into immigration custody after checking in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at its office in Baltimore on Monday morning, his attorney announced. Abrego Garcia was detained as soon as he entered ICE’s office, attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said. “We asked the ICE officer what the reason […]
Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Four journalists were among at least 14 people killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday morning, officials at the Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office and Health Ministry said. Hossam Al-Masry, Mohammed Salama, Mariam Dagga […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — SpaceX announced it was canceling the 10th launch of the Starship moments before the flight was set to begin. “Standing down from today’s tenth flight of Starship to allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems,” SpaceX said in a statement. Starship’s 10th flight test was scheduled to […]
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the second time in less than a week, Villanova University was the scene of an active shooter hoax report on Sunday, prompting police to clear buildings at the Pennsylvania campus before investigators determined the incident was not legitimate, officials said. The false call came in at around 11 […]
Patrick Little Jr/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A fire at plant in Louisiana continues to burn and an evacuation order within a 1-mile radius of the facility remains in place following an explosion Friday, officials said at a press conference. As of Saturday, 42 people are at a shelter, according to officials. About […]
WABC (NEW YORK) — A man was killed and four other people were injured when gunfire broke out on Saturday night at a New York City park where a large crowd had gathered for a basketball tournament, according to police. The gunfire erupted around 7:27 p.m. as multiple shooters opened fire inside Haffen Park in […]
