Day: February 28, 2024

JD Vance makes choice in critical Senate race as GOP control hangs in the balance

1:58 am February 28, 2024

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, is weighing in on what is expected to be one of the most closely watched Senate races this year, making a not-so-surprising endorsement of who he’d like to see join him and his colleagues in winning control of Congress’ upper chamber for Republicans. “Kari Lake is a battle-tested warrior who will […]

Sneaky rat scurries onboard commercial plane, disrupting travel for days

1:05 am February 28, 2024

Sri Lanka’s national airline said a plane was grounded for three days after a rat was spotted onboard during a flight. SriLankan Airlines officials confirmed with Fox News Digital that a rat was spotted onboard an Airbus A330-300 during a flight from Lahore, Pakistan to Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday, Feb. […]

Washington man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of over 3,000 birds, illegal sale of feathers

12:57 am February 28, 2024

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. Federal prosecutors say Travis John Branson and others killed about 3,600 birds during a […]

Virginia ‘tech tax’ bill sparks backlash from business community

12:55 am February 28, 2024

Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislation. Both chambers of the legislature included the new sales tax on purchases like streaming […]

Dozens of African migrants found living packed inside store basement, sleeping in shifts

12:46 am February 28, 2024

Dozens of illegal migrants from western Africa have been found living in cramped conditions inside the basement and first floor of a furniture in New York City, with the owner charging them $300 to live in the confined spaces where they had to sleep in shifts, according to reports. About 74 migrants had been holed […]