Day: April 2, 2024

American teen among 3 killed in avalanche near popular Swiss resort

1:01 pm April 2, 2024

An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak. Rescuers […]

Minor league baseball team faces discrimination lawsuit for holding ladies night promotion

12:58 pm April 2, 2024

The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, faced a discrimination lawsuit over a “Ladies Night” promotion from last season. The lawsuit was filed against the team last week, according to YourCentralValley.com. It hinges on the promotion from May 25, 2023, in which female fans were allowed into the ballpark for free […]

Ask a doc: ‘Why do I keep coughing at night?’

12:41 pm April 2, 2024

When it comes to sleep disruptions, it doesn’t get much worse than the dreaded night cough. If coughing is keeping you up at night, you’re probably frustrated, fatigued and wondering how to put a stop to it. Dr. Daniel Landau, a board-certified physician in South Carolina and contributor to The Mesothelioma Center, suffers from a […]

New York judge says FDNY booing of Letitia James, pro-Trump chants not about politics, ‘has to do with race’

12:09 pm April 2, 2024

Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis reportedly cited the incident involving members of the New York City Fire Department booing state Attorney General Letitia James and chanting in favor of former President Trump last month in suggesting that a racist culture persists at the FDNY. Garaufis recently ordered FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and the city’s […]

World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza operations after 7 aid workers killed by ‘unforgivable’ Israeli airstrike

11:58 am April 2, 2024

The World Central Kitchen nonprofit founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres announced Tuesday that it is pausing all its operations in Gaza after seven of its food aid workers were killed by an “unforgivable” Israeli airstrike. The group said its team was “traveling in a deconflicted zone in two armored cars branded with the WCK logo […]