Day: January 16, 2025

Grandma who went viral after Los Angeles wildfire engulfed her home optimistic about starting over at 90

5:29 am January 16, 2025

A nearly 90-year-old grandmother of four in Altadena, California garnered millions of social media views after her granddaughter shared her words of wisdom after she lost everything following the devastating California wildfires. For Ruth Judkins, who turns 90-years-old next month, the devastation from the Southern California wildfires has been a time to recalibrate and simplify […]

Mozambique’s Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election

5:13 am January 16, 2025

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique’s long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed election victory. A local civil society monitoring group says more than 300 people have been killed in clashes with security forces since the Oct. 9 vote, which the opposition […]

Top 5 moments from Rubio’s Senate confirmation hearing: ‘I get bilingual protesters’

5:10 am January 16, 2025

Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sailed through his confirmation hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, all but assuring he will assume the role of top diplomat under the new Trump administration later this month. Rubio’s confirmation hearing — a process usually full of verbal diatribes, strong political agendas and illusive answers — […]

Secretary Austin’s secret hospitalizations ‘unnecessarily’ increased US national security risks, report finds

4:39 am January 16, 2025

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalizations “unnecessarily” increased America’s national security risk, according to a new report from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Pentagon watchdog’s scathing 188-page review scrutinizes the secretary’s hospitalizations in December 2023, January 2024 and February 2024 and puts the blame on Austin’s team for communication lapses […]

Southwest Airlines pilot arrested at Georgia airport for allegedly showing up to work intoxicated: police

4:31 am January 16, 2025

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested shortly before takeoff on Wednesday in Georgia after he allegedly showed up to work intoxicated, police say. New Hampshire resident David Allsop, 52, was arrested at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with driving under […]