Day: November 27, 2023

WWII gunner identified nearly 80 years after being shot down in France

10:12 pm November 27, 2023

A U.S. Army Air Force gunner’s remains have been accounted for nearly eight decades after the heavy bomber he was flying in was shot down over France during World War II, military officials said Monday. Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, 21, of Leesburg, Florida, was identified in July by scientists who used anthropological and DNA […]

New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democrat-drawn congressional map

10:11 pm November 27, 2023

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday. All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state […]

At least 76 dead, thousands marooned as floods sweep Kenya

9:08 pm November 27, 2023

The Kenyan government on Monday urged people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East Africa. At least 76 people have died and 40,000 displaced from their homes since the rains began pounding the country in October. President William Ruto convened an […]

Israel-Hamas war: Identities of 11 recently-released Israeli hostages revealed

8:53 pm November 27, 2023

The identities of 11 additional hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 and returned Monday have been released. The Israeli military said Monday evening that 11 hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza and were on their way to Israeli territory, marking the start of the fourth swap under the […]

Prison system tied up in guard sex scandal hit with sickening new claims

8:47 pm November 27, 2023

Seven South Carolina prison employees were indicted amid a handful of investigations to weed out those who allegedly smuggled contraband into state prisons, had sexual affairs with inmates or participated in other illegal activity, the state’s attorney general announced last week. “We’ve continued to focus on the problems contraband cellphones within prisons cause with corruption, […]