At least two people were killed and nine are missing after a massive explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory on Friday, officials said. A violent blast at the RM Palmer Company plant rocked the town of West Reading shortly before 5 p.m., local officials said. At least eight people were hospitalized for medical attention. A … Read more
Republican lawmakers ripped President Biden on Friday over his response to drone and rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militants in Syria that killed a US contractor and wounded six other Americans. The Pentagon said Thursday that the 80-year-old president ordered retaliatory airstrikes in response to the deadly drone attack on a coalition base in eastern Syria. … Read more
A deranged Minnesota man with a violent past stabbed his wife to death during a family bible study at a relative’s home earlier this week, officials said. Robert Castillo, 40, of St. Paul was charged with second-degree murder of his wife, 41-year-old Corinna Woodhull, after allegedly knifing her repeatedly at a St. Paul residence around … Read more
A massive painting of Donald Trump gifted to him while he was in office was discovered in one of his Miami hotels this week — just days after House Democrats featured the piece in a report on his administration’s mishandling of foreign gifts. The portrait, described in the House Oversight Committee report as “larger-than-life sized,” … Read more
The family of murdered fashion designer Katie Gallagher launched a fundraiser so the promising artist’s final collection can be completed. The death of Gallagher, who mysteriously overdosed on a deadly cocktail of fentanyl and other drugs in her Manhattan apartment last year, was ruled a homicide Friday by the medical examiner’s office. Gallagher’s family members … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders said Friday they reached a deal on pay raises for bus drivers, custodians and other support staff after a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. The deal includes a series of retroactive raises going back to 2021 as well as … Read more
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont — US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a plan to close a loophole to an immigration agreement that has allowed thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants to move between the two countries along a back road linking New York state to the Canadian province of Quebec. So many migrants … Read more
A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, fatally injuring a passenger, after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable, US transportation investigators reported Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board didn’t reach any conclusions in its preliminary report on the main cause … Read more
Twelve migrants, including two who were dead, were found inside a locked train car 20 miles east of Uvalde, Texas on Friday, authorities said. Five of the 10 survivors were transported to San Antonio hospitals, according to the mayor of Uvalde. Some needed to be airlifted, and others were treated at the scene. The discovery … Read more
A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioactive material was leaking from a pipe for the second time. While the utility and health officials say it is not dangerous, the issue has prompted concerns among nearby residents and raised questions about … Read more