FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One person was killed and two others were hospitalized Thursday afternoon when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, officials said. Crews were in the process of “stepping the crane” during the construction of a high-rise building when a section being prepared to increase the crane’s […]
Something big is happening on Sunday, but as far as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is concerned, it’s not Easter. The Democrat-controlled board was accused of insulting Christianity by passing a proclamation 9-0 recognizing March 31 as ‘Transgender Day of Visibility,’ which happens to fall this year on the same day as the Christian holiday celebrating […]
LOS ANGELES — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell slightly this week, welcome news for home shoppers facing rising prices and a stubbornly low inventory of properties on the market this spring homebuying season. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage slipped to 6.79% from 6.87% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. […]
A Delta Air Lines flight over the weekend was cut short and the plane returned to Salt Lake City after a panel behind one of the two engines fell off during takeoff. The Airbus A330neo jetliner left for Amsterdam on Sunday but got only as far as the Montana-North Dakota boundary before turning back and […]
A 60-year-old woman was rescued from inside a garbage truck by firefighters in Manchester, New Hampshire, but not before being compacted. The garbage truck on Monday picked up a dumpster and emptied it into the truck’s trash compactor. The victim, who was not named by authorities, was buried within the pile of trash. The truck […]
Norfolk Southern‘s fourth-quarter profit fell 33% because of the ever growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments during the quarter and even without the costs related to that toxic crash its profits still would have been down 14%. The Atlanta-based railroad […]
A prominent U.S.-based technology executive has died in a freak accident. Sanjay Shah, who was CEO of Illinois-based revenue management company Vistex, fell to his death after a cable holding up an iron cage snapped. The incident took place at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India on Thursday during a two-day long company-wide celebration for […]
A man hoping to find a treasure trove of lost gold died after falling into the deep pit he dug while his assistant stood helplessly by watching the tragedy unfold. João Pimenta, 71, was so sure that there was a cache of gold hidden beneath his home in Minas Gerais, Brazil, that he had a […]
May–December relationships can be tough. In case you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s a term for a romantic relationship between two people with a considerable age difference. Many experts believe that these types of relationships can be especially difficult. Between societal pressures and different milestones, two individuals from differing decades might just have […]
Actor John Cleese is facing backlash in social media for his comparison of Donald Trump to Hitler. He claims it was all just a joke. He posted a controversial joke on X (formerly Twitter) on Boxing Day. Comparing an individual to Adolf Hitler usually never ends well. This one is no exception, as the joke […]
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