Day: March 21, 2024

Historic USS New Jersey crosses the Delaware, en route to Philadelphia for repairs

7:17 pm March 21, 2024

A famed battleship was floating down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work. The vessel, guided by tugboats, was first headed to the Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where it will be balanced to prepare […]

19 plunge into frigid Long Island Sound after Connecticut rowing club mishap

7:05 pm March 21, 2024

Rowing club boats capsized during a fast change in weather off Connecticut on Wednesday, sending 18 teenagers and one adult coach into the cold waters of Long Island Sound, police and fire officials said. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. First responders said they came upon a chaotic scene off the […]

US pledges over $47M in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan

7:03 pm March 21, 2024

The U.S. announced more than $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan and two neighboring countries, to where at least a million people have fled in the nearly 1-year-old conflict. The aid package is expected to help alleviate the suffering of nearly 25 million people, including refugees who have fled the country into Chad […]

Judge tosses suit against New Hampshire for removing historical marker dedicated to Communist Party leader

7:01 pm March 21, 2024

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of New Hampshire after government officials removed a historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist who also led the U.S. Communist Party. The sponsors of the marker honoring Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who filed the lawsuit last year, lack the legal right or interest […]

Timothée Chalamet is newest actor to break box-office record set by John Travolta nearly 50 years ago

7:00 pm March 21, 2024

Timothée Chalamet’s newest movies have helped him reach record-breaking status. In the late ’70s, John Travolta had two top-grossing films come out within eight months of each other. “Saturday Night Fever” came out in December 1977 and “Greece” came out in June 1978. The 28-year-old Chalamet, who was in the recently released movies “Wonka” and […]