Day: April 9, 2023

Twitter removes NPR’s ‘state-affiliated’ designation, replaces it with ‘government funded’ label

9:42 am April 9, 2023

Twitter removed the “state-affiliated media” label it placed on National Public Radio’s account and replaced it with a label that reads, “government funded media.” NPR was initially slapped with the “state-affiliated media” designation on Tuesday before Twitter faced public pressure to pull the label. Other media outlets with the label include Russian state-owned TASS, Russian […]

Record-breaking twins born four months early defy odds: ‘God was in control’

8:00 am April 9, 2023

Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah were “in complete shock” after Shakina went into premature labor at just 21 weeks in March of last year and doctors said there was nothing that could be done to save their twin babies. The Toronto-area couple was recovering from losing another pregnancy when faced with the devastating news about […]

Two Wisconsin police officers killed during traffic stop

7:44 am April 9, 2023

Two Wisconsin police officers were killed Saturday during a traffic stop after exchanging gunfire with the driver. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, a Chetek Police officer conducted a traffic stop just before 3:40 p.m. local time in the village of Cameron, Wisconsin. During the traffic stop, gunfire was exchanged, striking the Chetek Police […]

Easter potatoes over Easter eggs? People in New Jersey say stick with tradition

6:00 am April 9, 2023

Grocery Shoppers in New Jersey weighed in on the push toward decorating potatoes instead of eggs this Easter and agreed Americans should “stick with eggs.” “Potatoes instead of eggs? It’s weird,” Mike told Fox News. “Just pay up.” One shopper, Maria, said, “Oh, buy a dozen eggs for the kids. Come on.” WATCH MORE FOX […]

DC man allegedly raped two 12-year-old girls he met online

5:18 am April 9, 2023

A Washington, D.C., man was arrested after he allegedly raped two 12-year-old girls he met on Instagram, according to police. Luis Quevedo, 19, was taken into custody in connection with two sexual assaults that occurred months apart, detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division, Physical and Sexual Abuse branch announced Friday, […]