A Chicago woman is proving we are never too old to shoot for the stars. Or in her case, jump from a plane. The 104-year-old made a dream come true while hoping to be certified as the oldest person ever to skydive. “Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told […]
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Kosovo accuses Serbia of plotting recent terror attack, stoking fears of new Balkan conflict
Explosive new evidence from Kosovo alleging Serbia’s president knew about a premeditated attack that killed one police officer last week has inflamed tensions between the two Balkan countries. At least 30 armed gunmen opened fire on police in the ethnically Serb-dominated village of Banjska in northern Kosovo, and then stormed […]
Read MoreAirplane drama including ‘fierce argument’ between couple results in diverted flight, police presence
A woman apparently threw thousands of dollars in loose bills at a man on an airport runway after the couple were escorted off a plane following a “fierce argument” between them on board, passengers claimed and SWNS, the British news agency, reported. After the couple’s on-flight fight, the airplane had […]
Read MoreNew Mexico legal challenge examines gun-carry restrictions amid state gun control efforts
Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope Tuesday in New Mexico, where the Democratic governor is testing the boundaries of her authority and constitutional law in response to violent crime in the state’s largest metro area. […]
Read MoreSecurity force sent to Caribbean island ravaged by crime crisis as US pledges $100M in aid
The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a plan to send a multinational coalition security force of thousands to Haiti to help crack down on the country’s out-of-control crime crisis. “More than just a simple vote, this is in fact an expression of solidarity with a population in distress,” […]
Read MoreNevada Gov. Lombardo challenges ethics commission’s authority in lawsuit over campaign materials
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo filed a lawsuit challenging the state ethics commission’s authority to censure and fine the former Clark County sheriff for using his publicly issued sheriff’s uniform and badge during his 2022 gubernatorial campaign. In July, the Nevada Commission on Ethics found Lombardo guilty of violating ethics law […]
Read MoreRep. Henry Cueller shares first public comments since armed DC carjacking: ‘Support law enforcement’
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, spoke to reporters outside a meeting of Democratic Caucus members Tuesday after he was carjacked by three armed attackers near the U.S. Capitol Monday night. Cuellar told reporters that the robbery happened in Washington’s Navy Yard area, about a mile from the U.S. […]
Read MoreChiefs’ Travis Kelce reveals he owes 2 people ‘big time’ for Taylor Swift Hail Mary
Travis Kelce explained before the start of the season he essentially threw a Hail Mary when he tried to meet Taylor Swift at some point before or after her Eras Tour concert and was upset he was unable to give her one of the friendship bracelets he made. Months later, […]
Read MoreFlorida man set to be executed by lethal injection 25 years after bar murders
A man is scheduled to die by lethal injection over 25 years after he killed women he met in north Florida bars during a dayslong spate of crimes. Michael Zack III is set to die at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the murder of Ravonne Smith, a bar employee he befriended […]
Read MoreMcCarthy says only five GOP votes needed to fire him, doesn’t expect help from Dems
A defiant Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters on Tuesday morning that he is “confident” in keeping his job while also acknowledging that just five GOP lawmakers are needed for him to lose it. As of late Tuesday morning, at least five House GOP lawmakers – Reps. Gaetz, Bob Good, R-Va., […]
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