Day: February 19, 2025

NY Gov. Hochul orders National Guard to staff correction facilities amid unsanctioned strikes, staff shortages

3:38 am February 19, 2025

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday preparations to use the New York National Guard to protect correction officers who are currently on the job, inmates, and the communities surrounding the correctional facilities. The move comes after inmates took over three dorms and attacked three guards at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, amid […]

Minnesota declares state of emergency as diseases cripple Midwestern farms

3:30 am February 19, 2025

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency as multiple strains of bird flu have ravaged farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) stated in a press release that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board established the emergency following three outbreaks. Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and […]

Top NFL Draft prospect Cam Ward offers blunt warning to teams that pass over him: ‘I’ll remember that’

3:30 am February 19, 2025

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward has a message for any NFL teams that pass over him in this year’s draft: “I’ll remember that.” Ward, who has been the subject of harsh criticism for his decision not to play in the second half of Miami’s loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in December, offered a […]

Trump admin reveals list of cartels and gangs to be designated terrorist organizations

3:26 am February 19, 2025

The Trump administration sent a list of over half a dozen drug cartels to Congress last week that it plans to designate as foreign terrorist organizations, Fox News confirmed on Tuesday. The list sent to Congress includes the international Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua – Spanish for “Train from Aragua” – that has ties to […]

Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal

3:24 am February 19, 2025

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.” The Chinese helicopter was attempting to force a Cessna Caravan turboprop plane […]