The Federal Aviation Administration said that a Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was hit by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic. The FAA said in a statement that two other flights bound for Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport were diverted …
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Trump selects Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump has selected House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is Trump’s first Cabinet pick for his second term in the White House. Trump said in a statement: “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my …
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Chris Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger welcome their third child together
Chris Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt have welcomed their third child together, son Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt, who was born on Friday, Nov. 8. The couple captioned a joint Instagram announcement Monday: “We are overjoyed to announce the birth of our son, Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt. Mama and baby are doing well and Ford’s …
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Megan Fox and fiancé Machine Gun Kelly expecting first child together
Megan Fox and her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly are expecting their first child together. Fox previously revealed in November 2023 that she suffered a miscarriage with Kelly. Fox, 38, shared the news in a series of photos on Instagram, tagging Kelly, 34. The first photo showed a naked Fox covered in what appeared to be …
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18-year-old volunteer parks employee dies while battling wildfire in upstate NY
An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger and state employee was killed on Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County’s Sterling Forest, near the New York-New Jersey border. According to state police, Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department, was helping mitigate …
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Arrest made in shooting at Tuskegee University that left 1 dead and 16 injured
An arrest has been made in the shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday that left one dead and 16 injured. The shooting happened as the historically Black university’s 100th Homecoming Week was coming to an end. The 25-year-old male suspect was found with a weapon while leaving the shooting scene at the university …
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Apple TV+ shares trailer for ‘Silo’ Season 2
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Season 2 of “Silo”, based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian sci-fi novels. “Silo” is produced for Apple TV+ by Apple Studios. According to an official logline, “‘Silo’ is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and …
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2025 Grammy Awards nominations: Beyoncé leads nominees, becomes most-nominated artist in history
The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2025 Grammys Awards, revealed by Mark Ronson, Kylie Minogue, Victoria Monet, Brandy Clark and Kirk Franklin on Friday, November 8. Beyoncé received 11 nominations (including for Record, Song, and Album of the Year) for her 2024 country album, Cowboy Carter, officially breaking the record to become the …
President Biden addresses the nation from the White House vowing a ‘peaceful transfer of power’
President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday, after former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election. Biden urged Americans to “accept the choice the country made” and encouraged Democratic supporters to “get back up.” The president’s speech came exactly four years to the day he was declared …
FDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) said on Thursday that they will seek to pull the common ingredient phenylephrine off the market. Phenylephrine in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications, however per the FDA, the ingredient fails to actually relieve nasal congestion. The agency said an extensive review of available data determined that that oral …