Day: February 7, 2024

Netanyahu rejects Hamas cease-fire deal, says ‘complete victory’ is within a ‘matter of months’

7:04 pm February 7, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ offer for a full release of hostages in exchange for a 135-day cease-fire, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of well over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. After U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli officials, Netanyahu dismissed any possibility of agreeing to the terrorist […]

Fetterman blasts pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Why aren’t you demanding that Hamas surrenders?’

7:02 pm February 7, 2024

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., blasted pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire during a press conference with the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas on Wednesday. He made the comments alongside a bipartisan group of both House and Senate lawmakers, as well as the speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana. “I think I’ve met […]

Maine sheriff deemed ‘unworthy’ of the job asked to step down in letter to the governor

6:58 pm February 7, 2024

Oxford County commissioners on Wednesday agreed to ask Maine Gov. Janet Mills to remove a sheriff accused of improprieties including the sale of guns from an evidence locker without proper notifications or documentation. Describing Sheriff Christopher Wainwright as “unworthy” of the job, the commissioners said in a 10-page complaint that there’s no room for a […]

6 simple health tips, plus royal cancer history and an Alzheimer’s discovery

6:57 pm February 7, 2024

ROYAL CANCERS – Before King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer, these other British royals battled the disease. Continue reading… PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY – A California county has declared loneliness a public health crisis. A psychologist weighs in. Continue reading… DEMENTIA DISCOVERY – Researchers found that a medical procedure transmitted Alzheimer’s disease to several patients. […]

North Carolina denies appeal for man who killed officers as a teenager

6:04 pm February 7, 2024

A North Carolina judge wasn’t careless while sentencing a man to life in prison without parole for the murders of two law enforcement officers during a traffic stop, crimes he participated in as a juvenile, the state Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld the latest sentence for Kevin Salvador Golphin. […]