Texans warned to ‘remain very vigilant’ with the return of fire weather conditions Critical fire weather conditions are expected to return tomorrow in the Texas Panhandle, according to the National Weather Service, and officials are warning residents to “remain very vigilant” to prevent new fires from starting. “Everybody needs to understand that we face enormous … Read more
A 90-year-old Pakistani man and an 89-year-old Indian man, who were childhood friends before the partition of the subcontinent, are building a renewed bond after meeting again in the U.S. A TikTok of their story and emotional reunion is going viral. Megan Kothari, 32, documented the experience of reuniting her grandfather Suresh Kothari with his … Read more
A civil employee serving an eviction notice and a police officer who responded to a call for help were killed Thursday in Independence, Missouri, authorities said. The shooting happened at a home in the area of Elsea Smith and Bundschu Road, the Independence Police Department said on Facebook. Police Chief Adam Dustman called the fallen … Read more
Two human arms and a human leg were found at a park on Long Island, New York, on Thursday morning, and police are investigating how they ended up there. A student was walking to school in the Long Island town of Babylon around 8:40 a.m. when she discovered a “severed left arm” at the eastern … Read more
One person was killed and two other people were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a dental office in El Cajon, California, on Thursday afternoon. The suspect, identified as Mohammed Abdulkareem, 29, was taken into custody late Thursday local time by San Diego police, El Cajon Police Capt. Rob Ransweiler said. Police responded to … Read more
Snow began falling in California’s Sierra Nevada on Thursday and was expected to continue through the weekend, forecasters said as the mountains faced up to 10 feet of snow from a winter storm. “Your safe travel window is over in the Sierra — best to hunker down where you are,” the National Weather Service in … Read more
Chemicals once commonly found in a range of products, including pizza boxes and microwave popcorn bags, are no longer being used in food packaging in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Eliminating the grease-proofing substances ends a yearslong campaign by the agency to phase out per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, toxic … Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams is ready to reverse decades of sanctuary city policy that prevents local law enforcement officials from collaborating with federal immigration authorities. “We can’t have the small number of migrants and asylum-seekers that have been identified as dangerous hide under the law,” he said at a news conference Tuesday. “There is … Read more
A Texas man was executed Wednesday despite his and his attorney’s claims that his 2001 conviction for killing his cousin and his cousin’s girlfriend was based on questionable evidence and false testimony. Ivan Cantu died Wednesday evening at the Huntsville State Penitentiary by lethal injection. His death was confirmed in a statement by Collin County Prosecutor … Read more
TOKYO — Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has stunningly revealed he’s married. Ohtani wrote on Thursday on Instagram in Japanese: “The season is approaching but I would like to announce to everyone that I have gotten married.” He said his new wife was a “Japanese woman” without identifying her. He said he would reveal more in an interview; … Read more