Day: July 20, 2023

Landslide triggered by torrential rains kills 10, many others trapped under piles of debris in western India

11:09 am July 20, 2023

A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. A team of 60 rescuers and trained trekkers has been deployed to help save people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late Wednesday night, the state’s deputy chief minister […]

Biden under pressure to act on reparations as movement to make amends for slavery gains steam

11:00 am July 20, 2023

President Joe Biden is facing increased pressure to use his authority to either support legislation or unilaterally enact proposals that would advance efforts to give reparations to Black Americans as a way to make amends for slavery and racism. The campaign for cities and states to pay reparations at a more local level is gaining […]

Suspected Long Island serial killer’s duck hunting could have been perfect cover for hiding bodies

11:00 am July 20, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, suburban dad and duck hunter who Suffolk County police allege is the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, could have gone from the boat ramp near his Massapequa Park, New York, home to the marsh grass where investigators found the victims in minutes, virtually undetected, if he took […]

German authorities search for lion suspected of being on the loose around Berlin

11:00 am July 20, 2023

German authorities warned people in Berlin’s southern suburbs on Thursday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was on the loose. Police in Brandenburg state, which surrounds the capital, issued a warning in the early morning hours of an “escaped wild animal” and asked people in and around […]

‘I called them out’: Dad who tossed chicken feed during school board meeting explains activism against board

11:00 am July 20, 2023

South Carolina dad David Cook made headlines for tossing chicken feed during a recent Beaufort County School District board meeting in protest of its reluctance to act on library books he views as inappropriate for school. “I’ve appealed to you all repeatedly, and only a few of you have recognized we do not need to […]