The tree branch “unexpectedly” broke and fell on guests Wednesday afternoon. March 15, 2023, 6:07 PM Seven people were sent to the hospital after a tree branch fell on them at a zoo in Texas, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The tree branch “unexpectedly” broke and fell on […]
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FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Bannon ally, was arrested
Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire with business ties to Steve Bannon, faces federal fraud charges out of New York, as authorities investigate a fire that broke out at his apartment hours following his arrest on Wednesday. Guo owned the 152-foot-long yacht Lady May on which Bannon was arrested in […]
‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ singer Bobby Caldwell dies
Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won’t Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by generations of his fellow artists, has died, his wife said Wednesday. Mary Caldwell told The Associated Press that he died […]
VA social worker sentenced to lying about military service, collecting benefits
A Rhode Island woman who pleaded guilty to carrying out what prosecutors said was a massive fraud — pretending to be a Purple Heart recipient and Bronze Star-decorated U.S Marine — was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison Tuesday. Sarah Cavanaugh told people she defrauded she was injured […]
Man defaced NYC’s Charging Bull statue with antisemitic symbols: Prosecutor
The Colorado man is accused of drawing swastikas and writing racial slurs. March 15, 2023, 1:43 PM A Colorado man was indicted on hate crime charges Wednesday for allegedly defacing public spaces in New York City — including the iconic Charging Bull statue — with Nazi symbols and racial slurs […]
WATCH: Magpies annoy panda by plucking her hair to warm their nests
Magpies annoy panda by plucking her hair to warm their nests Female giant panda Zheng Zheng was enjoying a relaxing day in the sun at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in China — until magpies teamed up to pluck her hair for nesting. March 15, 2023 Free America Network […]
What to know about the Trump-era rollback of bank rules and SVB’s demise
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is putting deregulatory reforms implemented under former President Donald Trump back in the spotlight. The abrupt implosion of the country’s 16th-largest bank last week resulted in swift finger-pointing in Washington. President Joe Biden and many progressive Democrats have blamed, in part, a 2018 law […]
Suspect crashes helicopter after trying to steal it from airport: Police
The incident happened in the early morning hours Wednesday. March 15, 2023, 3:40 PM Authorities are looking for a suspect who crashed a helicopter after trying to steal it from Sacramento Executive Airport in California early Wednesday. No one was injured in the crash and no one is in custody, […]
2 dead in shooting at airport hotel: Police
The incident occurred at a hotel near the Portland airport. March 15, 2023, 12:42 PM Two people are dead after a shooting at a hotel in Portland, Oregon, police said. Port of Portland responded to a shooting at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport Hotel around 2 a.m. local time Wednesday. […]
Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight
WASHINGTON — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed Wednesday by a divided Senate as the nation’s next ambassador to India, 20 months after he was first nominated by President Joe Biden and after weathering doubts about his truthfulness in a sexual harassment scandal involving a top adviser during […]