Day: May 13, 2024

Lindsey Graham erupts on NBC anchor over officials questioning Israeli military response: ‘Full of crap’

1:15 pm May 13, 2024

Tempers flared on NBC Sunday when South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham debated anchor Kristen Welker over the Biden administration possibly withholding weapons to Israel. After Welker cited “military officials” who agreed with stopping weapons shipments to Israel as it wages war in Gaza, Graham lambasted the anchor and the officials she cited. “These military officials […]

Vatican Museums staff launch legal bid to demand better treatment, challenging Pope Francis’ administration

1:14 pm May 13, 2024

Forty-nine employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave and overtime benefits in an unusual, public challenge to Pope Francis’ governance. The complaint, dated April 23 and made public this weekend in Italian newspapers, also alleged that staff faced health and security risks due to […]

Rescue efforts for workers trapped in South Africa building collapse continues, 1 more survivor found

12:54 pm May 13, 2024

Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead Monday with efforts to find any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed. Their hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the construction workers was found alive after six days without food and water. Authorities said 24 […]

Chiefs, Ravens to kick off 2024 NFL season as Kansas City looks to 3-peat

12:49 pm May 13, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their quest for a third consecutive championship against the Baltimore Ravens as the NFL announced its opener to the 2024 season on Monday. The Chiefs and Ravens will battle on Thursday, Sept. 5. It will be a rematch of the 2023 AFC Championship that saw Kansas City oust Baltimore […]

Ex-pharmacy exec sentenced for role in deadly meningitis outbreak caused by mold-tainted drugs

12:44 pm May 13, 2024

A former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Friday to at least 10 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents. Barry Cadden, the former president of New England Compounding Center (NECC), was sentenced by […]