Day: March 12, 2024

North Carolina Republicans ‘frustrated’ over ‘lack of transparency’ at new migrant facility

3:51 pm March 12, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: The North Carolina Republican congressional delegation says it is “frustrated” by what it describes as a lack of transparency regarding the opening of a migrant facility in the state, arguing that they have been unable to get information about its operations. The lawmakers say in a letter to Health and Human Services […]

Kentucky House votes to decrease emergency safety measures in small coal mines

3:07 pm March 12, 2024

The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training assigned for each underground shift. In a state once known as a coal producing powerhouse, supporters said the measure is needed to help keep the smallest mining operations in business amid the […]

New Zealand to seize LATAM Boeing’s black boxes as image reveals damage to plane after ‘strong movement’

3:03 pm March 12, 2024

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is seizing the black boxes of a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to learn more about the sudden drop that witnesses say “bounced” passengers off the ceiling of the plane, leaving at least 50 people injured. The flight was traveling from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday […]

8 in 10 teens aren’t getting enough sleep, says National Sleep Foundation: ‘Deeply concerning’

3:02 pm March 12, 2024

Teens should be getting between eight and 10 hours of sleep every night, experts say — yet a vast majority of them are falling short. The 2024 Sleep in America Poll from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., found that 80% of teens don’t get enough sleep — and the […]

San Francisco crime problems leave Asian Americans frustrated, angry with Mayor Breed: Report

3:00 pm March 12, 2024

An increasing number of Asian American political leaders are denouncing San Francisco Mayor London Breed as locals continue to signal alarm over rising crime rates and drug use. “I personally believe we need new leadership — someone who is not in City Hall politics,” Chinese-American political organizer Kit Lam told the San Francisco Chronicle in […]