Day: February 5, 2024

France’s new foreign minister visits Israel, calls for cease-fire and hostage release

7:05 pm February 5, 2024

France’s new foreign minister on Monday used his first visit to Israel to urge the government to allow an “immediate cease-fire” and a “massive influx” of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, who became France’s top diplomat last month, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during his trip. Speaking later […]

DOJ orders First National Bank to pay $13.5 million to settle redlining charges

7:04 pm February 5, 2024

First National Bank of Pennsylvania discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in North Carolina for a period of at least four years, the Justice Department said Monday, the latest in a long list of banks who have been caught redlining. The Justice Department said FNB will pay $13.5 million to settle the redlining charges, of […]

Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend fires 4-emoji response to WNBA legend’s prediction on Iowa star’s pro career

6:13 pm February 5, 2024

Connor McCaffrey, a former Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball player and boyfriend of sharpshooter Caitlin Clark, fired off four emojis in reaction to criticism from WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes. Swoopes appeared on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast last week and predicted that Clark and LSU star Angel Reese would not have immediate success in the WNBA. Swoopes said […]

Another dead whale beaches in Maryland amid rapid offshore wind development

6:07 pm February 5, 2024

Maryland state officials discovered a deceased whale off the state’s Atlantic coast last week, marking the second beached whale carcass discovered in the area in three weeks. Officers with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Natural Resources Police discovered the carcass of an adult male humpback whale on the north end of Assateague Island […]

Marilyn Manson finishes New Hampshire community service sentence for blowing nose on concert videographer

6:06 pm February 5, 2024

Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, according to court paperwork. The shock rocker, 55, spent 20 hours last month at the Windsor Club […]