Day: May 15, 2024

Biden highlights police funding, gun control efforts at National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

6:53 pm May 15, 2024

President Biden addressed the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the Capitol on Wednesday, paying tribute to police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. In remarks at the annual event, which is sponsored by the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Biden highlighted the trip he took to North Carolina just […]

Red state university accused of giving more financial aid to Black students

6:47 pm May 15, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: Students at the University of Oklahoma filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday alleging the school violated their equal protection clause rights by awarding students financial aid on the basis of race. Plaintiffs Brayden Johnson, Logan Rhines and Kayla Savage – all undergraduate students – claimed in a lawsuit that the university “places […]

Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials

6:05 pm May 15, 2024

A large barge crashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Texas on Wednesday, causing a section of the bridge, including railroad tracks, to smash down onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports. Officials say there were no reports of injuries in the collision that occurred around 10 a.m. However, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry says […]

Nevada wildlife mystery solved, suspected wolves were actually coyotes

6:05 pm May 15, 2024

The verdict is in. The latest wildlife mystery in Nevada has been solved. Scientists who set out on a trail through the snow near the Idaho line to gather evidence like detectives in search of a suspect relied on the scat and fur samples they collected to determine a trio of animals spotted during a […]

Michigan county plagued by ‘burglary tourism’ as foreign crime gangs abuse US visa waiver program

6:03 pm May 15, 2024

A Michigan sheriff is sounding the alarm on “burglary tourism” – a recent trend where international organized crime groups enter the U.S. to skillfully rob wealthy suburban homes. “We believe that there has to be some kind of training camp because they come so well-trained, so equipped, and so knowledgeable about how to move and […]