Day: December 19, 2023

Georgia worker rescued from rock quarry after hours of partial burial

10:51 pm December 19, 2023

A worker at a Georgia rock quarry was rescued Tuesday after spending hours trapped and partially buried in a funnel-shaped hopper filled with gravel. “He conscious and alert,” Lt. Steve Mapes of Paulding County Fire and Rescue told reporters Tuesday afternoon after the worker was pulled free. “He knows what happened. He’s talked to the […]

Union Pacific warns border crossing closing due to migrant crisis hurts cross-border trade as Christmas nears

10:03 pm December 19, 2023

Union Pacific is calling for the re-opening of two key border crossings in Texas that have been shut due to the ongoing migrant crisis, warning that the continued closures will severely impact cross-border trade just as Christmas and New Years are just days away. The railroad company is demanding that the crossings in El Paso […]

LeBron James welcomes back Ja Morant after serving suspension: ‘Go be GREAT again!!’

9:58 pm December 19, 2023

With Memphis Grizzlies polarizing point guard Ja Morant returning to play on Tuesday, “The King” welcomed him back into the fold. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James posted to X showing support for Morant’s return after serving a 25-game suspension stemming from his display of handguns on his social media. “Welcome back!!” James tweeted with […]

Miss France defends short haircut after online backlash: ‘Every woman is different’

9:54 pm December 19, 2023

A haircut sparked international online backlash after Eve Gilles was crowned Miss France on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Nord-pas-de-Calais sported a pixie cut hairstyle as she was crowned, making her the first contestant in the pageant’s 103-year history to not have long hair. Social media users called out Gilles’ win, accusing the judges of supporting […]

Suspect in recent Philadelphia knife attacks believed to be behind infamous cold case rapes, murder

9:53 pm December 19, 2023

A man accused in a series of knife attacks on a Philadelphia park trail is also believed to be behind some of the city’s most infamous cold case rapes and a murder. Elias Diaz, 46, was arrested Sunday after police reported three people were attacked by a knife-wielding cyclist on Pennypack Trail. Two victims were […]