Day: March 4, 2024

Four new astronauts visit International Space Station where they will stay for 6 months

9:20 am March 4, 2024

Four astronauts blasted off in SpaceX’s Falcon rocket on Sunday as they headed to the International Space Station, where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their six-month stint. The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin on […]

In patients with depression, familiar scents could help trigger happy memories, study finds: ‘Break the cycle’

9:15 am March 4, 2024

A familiar scent could help individuals with depression recall memories more easily than verbal cues, a recent study published in JAMA Network Open noted. For people with major depressive disorder (MDD), a familiar smell might help them recall autobiographical memories and potentially help with mental health treatment, according to a group of researchers and social […]

Which cities, counties and states in the US are ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions?

9:00 am March 4, 2024

“Sanctuary” jurisdictions, which do not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers as a policy, are once again under the spotlight after a slew of violent crimes were committed by illegal immigrants, who were released despite having a detainer lodged against them. When ICE believes a removable illegal immigrant has been arrested on criminal […]

Cruz targets UNRWA, introduces bill allowing international organizations to be held accountable in US courts

9:00 am March 4, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz will introduce a bill this week to clarify that international organizations (IOs) like UNRWA – a United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians that recently came under scrutiny for its alleged ties to Hamas – are not immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in certain terrorism-related cases. […]

Oregon dad allegedly drugged daughter’s 12-year-old friends at sleepover with laced smoothies

8:16 am March 4, 2024

An Oregon father allegedly drugged his daughter’s 12-year-old friends with laced smoothies and subsequently watched as they drifted off to sleep during a sleepover, according to police. Michael Meyden, 57, surrendered at the Clackamas County Jail on Wednesday after he was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges in connection with the sleepover on […]