Day: February 29, 2024

Trump says he spoke to ‘devastated’ parents of Laken Riley, blasts Biden for border crisis ‘like a war’

9:53 pm February 29, 2024

Former President Trump said he spoke with the “devastated” parents of Laken Riley — the Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered, allegedly by an illegal migrant — saying he is “not going to forget her,” and blasting President Biden for “never” saying her name. The former president began his remarks from the border Thursday […]

Small tornado reported near Gary, Indiana amid Midwestern storm onslaught

9:14 pm February 29, 2024

This week’s tornado outbreak across parts of the Midwest produced a short-lived tornado that swept through northwest Indiana before moving onto Lake Michigan as a waterspout, the National Weather Service said. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph touched down about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday in Lake County, Indiana, about 1 mile east of […]

1 dead after tractor-trailer collision on Connecticut interstate

9:12 pm February 29, 2024

Two tractor-trailers crashed on a Connecticut highway early Thursday, landing in a pond and killing one person, officials said. Police said the crash happened around 2 a.m. on Interstate 84 near the Ashford-Union town line. The two trucks were driving in the eastbound lane. NEW NTSB REPORT QUESTIONS DRIVER’S STORY THAT STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN […]

Wisconsin Gov. Evers signs deer hunt license price hike into law

9:09 pm February 29, 2024

Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Thursday that raises the cost for bow and crossbow deer hunting licenses for out-of-state residents. WISCONSIN DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR ASKS REPUBLICANS TO RELEASE $125M TO COMBAT ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ POLLUTION The Republican-authored measure raises the cost of the licenses by an additional $35 to $200. The state Department of Natural Resources […]

Hair loss and prostate medication could also reduce heart disease risk, study finds

9:05 pm February 29, 2024

A drug that has long been used to treat two common men’s health conditions could have some unexpected benefits. Finasteride — more commonly known as Propecia or Proscar — has treated male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have also linked […]