March 29, 2024

New England winter storm could snarl Monday morning commute, knock out power as heavy, wet snow piles up

BANGOR, Maine – After a soggy end to the weekend across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, the same system will become a fairly impactful winter storm for northern New England through Monday. Where are snow and rain falling right now? A batch of rain showers is sweeping across parts of the Northeast from southwest to northeast. An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible over parts of Pennsylvania and southwestern […]

Austin’s annual political festival hopes to draw conservatives despite its heavy liberal presence

One of the country’s most prominent political conferences hopes to draw conservative attendees despite being Texas’s progressive haven of Austin and a roster filled with some of the biggest names in the liberal media. The Texas Tribune Festival is “designed to bring Texans closer to politics, policy and the day’s news from Texas and beyond,” […]

Tropical Storm Bret approaches eastern Caribbean, prompting preparations for heavy rains

Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as the region prepared itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving across the Atlantic Ocean at 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which warned […]

WATCH: ‘Tranq’ Drug Taking Heavy Toll in Philadelphia as Addictions Rise

The “tranq” drug is taking a costly toll in Philadelphia, and video footage posted Thursday shows those caught in its grip. The Kensington area is apparently filled with people slumped over and passed out, the New York Post reported Saturday, citing video footage shared by TikTok user urbanvisuals2.0. In the clip, individuals are being recorded

Lindsey Graham calls on Biden to supply ‘heavy modern tanks’ to Ukraine for war against Russia

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday called on President Biden to send tanks to Ukraine, as requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  The Republican lawmaker urged Biden to act following an announcement that France would send the first western tanks to Ukraine to aid the fight against Russia’s invasion. France will supply AMX-10 RC […]

Heavy rains, floods in China strand dozens on rooftops, triggering landslides

BEIJING – Authorities deployed helicopters in western China on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other rivers to dangerous levels, state media reported.Landslides backed up a river, trapping 48 people on rooftops in Longnan city in the southern part of Gansu province, according to The Paper, an…

Pro-Life Nation: New Poll Shows Heavy Majorities in Favor of Substantial Abortion Restrictions.

Every year around the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Marist releases the results of its latest scientific, nationwide survey measuring Americans’ views on abortion.  Polling often finds conflicting views on the question, with voters leaning slightly more “pro-choice” than “pro-life,” and relatively widespread anxiety about the prospect of overturning the […]

US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State

President Barack Obama pauses speaks at Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville You need to have the Adobe Flash Player to view this content. Please click here to continue. • West is losing the Twitter battle with fanatics, says general • Allison Pearson: We should demand military action against Islamic State “If the Americans and […]

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