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Month: October 2024

Jewish Federation of Detroit’s offices vandalized on October 7 attack anniversary

WXYZ By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — Bloomfield Township police are investigating after anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian graffiti was discovered on the building housing the offices of the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Officials confirm the graffiti was discovered Monday morning on the building in the 6700 block

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America’s french fry king sounds an alarm

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are revolting against McDonald’s and fast-food chains. That’s hurting french fry suppliers like Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston, the largest producer of french fries in North America and a major supplier to fast-food chains, restaurants and grocery stores, is closing a production plant in Washington state. The

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Internal emails dispute Trump’s claims that FBI had ‘free rein’ to probe Kavanaugh allegations, new report says

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Then-President Donald Trump’s claims in 2018 that the FBI would have full leeway to investigate sexual assault allegations about his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to confuse the agency, according to internal communications cited in a Senate Democrat’s new report. The investigation into the allegations – which Kavanaugh has vehemently

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Restorers complete work on the canopy covering St. Peter’s main altar ahead of the 2025 Jubilee

Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Restorers have put the finishing touches on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, which has been covered in scaffolding for months during the first renovation of Baroque architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s masterpiece in more than 250 years. During the months of renovation,

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Disney World and Universal Orlando remain open ahead of Hurricane Milton

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major theme parks Walt Disney World and Universal remained open Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton ’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida even as other parts of Orlando’s tourism machine shut down. Disney said it was operating under normal conditions and planned, for now, only to close its campgrounds and rental cabins in

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Arizona lawmaker pushes for accountability after 15-year-old boy with diabetes died in foster care

By Jennifer Kovaleski Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, Arizona (KNXV) — An Arizona senate leader is once again demanding accountability and answers following an ABC15 Investigation into the preventable death of a 15-year-old boy with diabetes in the state’s foster care system. “You’d be hard-pressed to find an agency that is in

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Officials release more videos of hesitant police response to Uvalde school shooting

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) — Authorities have released footage from the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that police originally failed to make public. The videos released Tuesday show officers scrambling to treat victims and parents running near the building outside Robb Elementary School. Police have said the additional videos were discovered

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