Israeli History Teacher Arrested & Jailed for Facebook Posts Opposing Killing of Palestinians
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2 people charged with murder after missing 4-year-old Kentucky girl’s body believed to be found, authorities say
Two people in Kentucky have been arrested in connection with an alleged murder after authorities said they believed they found the body of a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing this week but has not been seen since September. A body believed to be Chloe Darnel was discovered and sent to the medical examiner’s office…
Ex-Fox News reporter sues network, saying he was fired for challenging lies about 2020 election
A former Fox News Capitol Hill reporter and producer has sued the network, claiming he was fired for challenging its on-air lies about the 2020 election. Jason Donner alleges in the lawsuit that Fox News knew President Donald Trump’s claims that voter fraud was behind his 2020 loss were false but that following backlash from…
Israel-Hamas information war challenges media, public
Trust Security Israel-Hamas information war challenges media, public | View caption Hide caption All wars are also information wars. False and misleading online images from Israel and Gaza have lit up social media. In the instant-news era, verification presents a dilemma for journalists. The Oct. 17 explosion at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City was…
Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reach tentative deal after strike
Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reached a tentative deal Friday morning, a little more than a week after workers at the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization went on strike. The three-day walkout was the largest work stoppage of health care workers in U.S. history, according to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. “The frontline…
Suspended Oklahoma judge faces removal from bench after probe into her texts during murder trial
A suspended judge in Oklahoma could be permanently removed from the bench after an investigation uncovered more than 500 texts between her and a bailiff in which she allegedly mocked the appearance of a district attorney, called a witness a liar and expressed bias in favor of a defendant in a murder trial and against state prosecutors. Lincoln County District Judge…
Man moving bag of potting soil dies after being stung by swarm of yellow jackets and bees
A Kentucky man died in the emergency room Monday after being stung 15 to 20 times by a swarm of yellow jackets and bees, local authorities said. The insects attacked while he was moving a bag of potting soil on his porch. Authorities have determined the cause of death to be respiratory failure due to…
Did government overstep on COVID ‘misinfo’? Courts weigh in.
Did government overstep on COVID ‘misinfo’? Courts weigh in. | View caption Hide caption Twitter followed up a week or two later. They would not be removing Mr. Berenson. Government officials’ frustration with Twitter and other social media platforms intensified, boiling over in mid-July 2021 when President Joe Biden said “they’re killing people” – though he later…
American Mark Dickey rescued after more than week in Turkish cave
American cave explorer Mark Dickey has been rescued from a deep cave in Turkey after he became ill during an expedition more than nine days ago and was unable to reach the surface. The dayslong rescue operation was completed successfully after a stretcher-bound Dickey, 40, was lifted from his position at a camp about 3,400…
Why shopping app Temu could be cause for consumer concern
If you hadn’t yet heard of Temu, chances are you would have soon. Consider it a wannabe Amazon, another morally questionable online retailer with prices so low you can understand why an inflation-plagued consumer would want to take advantage. And it’s only getting more popular — unique visitors in the U.S. catapulted from 5.1 million…