Day: October 2, 2023

Huge fireball spotted in England night sky after lighting strike

10:59 pm October 2, 2023

A lightning strike caused a large gas explosion in England on Monday followed by a huge fireball visible in the night sky from miles away. The fire erupted after lighting hit a gas tank at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire. The Severn Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, north of Oxford, told Fox […]

White House ignores reporter pointing out there is ‘no seat’ for a disabled journalist as Biden celebrates ADA

10:58 pm October 2, 2023

A reporter’s question about having no seat for disabled journalists in the press briefing room was ignored by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday. During the latest press conference, a reporter asked Jean-Pierre about the lack of accommodations for journalists with disabilities. This came on the same day President Biden celebrated the Americans […]

North Carolina Gov. Cooper vetoes 2 more bills, but budget still on track to become law Tuesday

10:34 pm October 2, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Monday both an energy bill and the legislature’s annual regulatory reform measure, while allowing legislation directing more state government oversight of high school athletics to become law. The measures were among those the General Assembly approved last month before it left Raleigh for a […]

New poll reveals huge gap in concern over Biden’s age vs. Trump’s in hypothetical 2024 matchup

10:12 pm October 2, 2023

A new Monmouth University poll released Thursday revealed a huge gap in the level of concern from voters over President Biden’s advanced age versus former President Donald Trump’s. According to the poll, 76% of voters agreed Biden, 80, was “too old” to serve another term, compared to just 48% who said the same about Trump, […]

California conveniance store clerk doused with kerosene and set on fire by shoplifter, authorities say

10:07 pm October 2, 2023

A convenience store clerk in California was severely burned when a suspected shoplifter poured kerosene on him and set him on fire, authorities said. Deputies with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office responded on Sept. 22 to the Appian Food and Liquor in El Sobrante, a San Francisco suburb, after receiving a call about a […]