Day: September 1, 2024

Fiberglass cows? Some state fairs aren’t taking any chances with bird flu concerns

4:30 pm September 1, 2024

While the distinct “moo” of a cow and its potent odor may be synonymous and even cherished at state fairs across the country, some places are trading out Bessie for faux bovines this year. The decision comes as the avian flu has infected nearly 200 cattle herds for the first time this year, forcing fair […]

Michigan State Fair shooting leaves 1 teenager dead, another wounded

3:10 pm September 1, 2024

One teenager was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the Michigan State Fair Saturday night, according to police. The two 14-year-old boys were shot in the parking lot of the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, shortly before 10 p.m., according to the Novi Police Department. The boys were transported to a […]

3 Labor Day cookout side dishes to add pizzazz to your party

2:30 pm September 1, 2024

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, so the holiday weekend is usually a time for families and friends to gather for one last warm-weather hurrah. For anyone throwing an end-of-summer party, it’s fun to mix things up with some variations on classic side dishes. These three dishes will go great with hamburgers, hot […]

Top general in fight against the Taliban says Afghanistan has once again become a ‘crucible of terrorism’

1:30 pm September 1, 2024

Friday marked the third anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the first U.S. campaign in what has been dubbed the Global War on Terror. But the conclusion to the 20-year-long war, which saw the death of more than 6,200 American soldiers and contractors, over 1,100 allied troops, 70,000 Afghan military […]

Cigarette butt helps Washington police hunt 1980 murder suspect across country: ‘I was hooked in this case’

1:30 pm September 1, 2024

An Arkansas man has been arrested and charged with a decades-old rape and murder of a young woman in Washington after DNA from his cigarette linked him to the victim. “I was just so relieved,” Kent Police Det. Sgt. Tim Ford, the lead investigator on the case, told Fox News Digital. Kent detectives and Van […]