Day: April 3, 2023

Texas girl rescued from storm drain after falling in head first on elementary school campus

10:58 pm April 3, 2023

A Texas girl had to be rescued after she fell inside head first into a storm drain on her school campus last week. The Swift Elementary School student fell into the drain on the Swift Elementary School campus in Arlington around 3:30 p.m., Friday, Fox Dallas reported. She became stuck from the waist up inside […]

U.S. Department of Defense announces four new military sites in the Philippines

10:57 pm April 3, 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to open four new military sites in the Philippines for “regional readiness,” as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, which went into effect on Feb. 1. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a press conference on Monday that the new sites would be located […]

University of Vermont, feds reach settlement in antisemitism case

10:47 pm April 3, 2023

The University of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday a settlement of a complaint the school failed to respond adequately to antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at the Burlington school. In a news release announcing the settlement, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said the university’s Affirmative Action and Equal […]

Carson Briere, son of Flyers’ Danny Briere, kicked off Mercyhurst hockey team as he faces criminal charges

10:14 pm April 3, 2023

Carson Briere, the son of interim Philadelphia Flyers GM Danny Briere, has been dismissed from Mercyhurst University’s men’s hockey team as he faces criminal charges for pushing a wheelchair down a flight of stairs last month. The school announced the move on Monday, saying “Mercyhurst cannot comment further on this matter.” Briere appeared to push […]

Trump’s new lawyer a ‘great pick’ for former president’s defense team, legal experts say: ‘Smart’ move

10:01 pm April 3, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has tapped a prominent white-collar criminal defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor as his lead counsel one day before his expected arraignment, raising questions about the timing of move and his legal strategy overseeing the former president’s criminal indictment. New York City attorney Todd Blanche announced Monday that he had joined […]