Day: September 20, 2023

Father and son sentenced to probation in fatal New York assisted living facility fire

10:11 pm September 20, 2023

A father and son were sentenced Wednesday to probation after reaching a plea deal for starting a fire that killed a firefighter and a resident at an assisted living facility in suburban New York. Rabbi Nathaniel Sommer, 71, and his 29-year-old son Aaron Sommer will avoid prison after they admitted to acting recklessly in causing […]

Indiana man dies after workplace injury at Evansville plant, probe underway

10:04 pm September 20, 2023

Workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a southwestern Indiana man this week after he was injured at an Evansville plant. Christopher L. Payton, 59, died Monday after he suffered injuries “while working on a machine” at Silgan Closures America on Evansville’s west side, the Vanderburgh County Coroner said. No additional details have been […]

Aspartame could cause memory and learning deficits in future generations, a new study suggests

9:17 pm September 20, 2023

The non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener aspartame has been linked to potential problems with memory and learning, according to a study from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. In the study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, male mice that consumed aspartame — even at levels deemed safe by the FDA — had […]

GOP senators raise national security concerns over release of Chinese nationals into US at southern border

9:12 pm September 20, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: Republican senators, led by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, are raising concerns about a “significant threat” to national security posed by an increase in Chinese nationals at the southern border — who the lawmakers say are being almost entirely released into the U.S. and could have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The […]

Tim Scott slams Trump, other GOP presidential candidates for being ‘wrong’ on abortion

9:01 pm September 20, 2023

EXCLUSIVE – Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina appears to be turning up the heat when it comes to taking on his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Scott told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday that former President Donald Trump is “wrong” on abortion and charged that Trump and two other rivals — […]