Month: March 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), just months after a January collision at the airport claimed 67 lives. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 headed to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP),…

More tornadoes in the Southeast put more population centers in the bullseye of what some researchers are calling a new Tornado Alley. A study posted on the American Meteorological Society’s website found that tornadic activity in the Great Plains decreased by 25% in the last 35 years compared to the 35 years prior. In the…

A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Friday that a Tufts University medical graduate student from Turkey who was detained this week cannot be deported without a court order. International student Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was detained by federal authorities near an off-campus apartment building in Somerville, university President Sunil Kumar confirmed. U.S. District Court Judge…

President Donald Trump announced Friday he had nominated former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to become the next U.S. ambassador to Serbia. “Mark is a proud Veteran of the Army National Guard, and previously served as Attorney General for the Great State of Arizona,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “As the son of…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Friday as the Republican governor signed the first letters of intent seeking waivers to allow the state to eliminate soda from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit eligibility. Kennedy, who is spearheading the Make America Healthy Again movement, praised Morrisey during…

Geno Auriemma took a swipe at the NCAA Tournament system as he prepped the UConn Huskies for their Sweet 16 game against the Oklahoma Sooners. The women’s basketball tournament moved to two regional sites in 2023, meaning this season the regional semifinals and finals will take place in either Birmingham, Alabama, or Spokane, Washington. Eight…

Israel on Friday launched an attack on Lebanon’s capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a loud boom and witnessed smoke rising from an area in the city’s southern suburbs that Israel’s military had vowed to strike. EXCLUSIVE: A LOOK AT…

Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong has stepped down amidst a clash with the Trump administration over federal funding. “Dr. Armstrong accepted the role of interim president at a time of great uncertainty for the University and worked tirelessly to promote the interests of our community,” said David J. Greenwald, chair of the board of…

Wisconsin superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for re-election on Tuesday, says she wants to see school choice eliminated in her state.  “So, school choice actually sounds like a pretty nice thing, doesn’t it?” Underly said at a school event in mid-March, according to PBS Wisconsin. “Like, who shouldn’t have a choice, right? But really, what it…