Bird flu detected in nearly 1M chickens in Darke County, suspected in dead waterfowl in 9 other Ohio counties | 31 Dec 2024 | Two Ohio agencies are tracking the presence, or suspected presence, of avian influenza in several counties across the state. On Monday, the Ohio Department of Agriculture…

Dead waterfowl in Miami Valley 'presumed positive' for bird flu | 31 Dec 2024 | Dead wild birds across Ohio are "presumed positive" for avian flu, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Over the last few weeks, Canada geese, trumpeter swans and one mallard have been reported dead…

Watchdog sues State Department for records on censorship efforts, funding for ad 'blacklist' that included The Post | 31 dec 2024 | The State Department has been hit with a lawsuit demanding records pertaining to its now-defunct Global Engagement Center (GEC) subagency, which leaned on social media companies to suppress…

U.S. Attorney named in Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower testimony to resign | 30 Dec 2024 | Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia whose name surfaced in testimony by IRS whistleblowers about political interference in the Hunter Biden tax case, will resign in early January, the Department…

Jim Jordan announces House Judiciary subcommittee leadership for 119th Congress | 30 Dec 2024 | House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday announced who would be leading the subcommittees for the 119th Congress. Jordan will remain the committee's chairman in the next Congress, while Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin will…

Georgia AG urges state Supreme Court to reject DA Willis's appeal in Trump case | 30 Dec 2024 | Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the state Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, after she was removed from the election interference case…

FBI warns migrant crime gangs are behind spate of burglaries targeting NFL and NBA stars | 30 Dec 2024 | The FBI has issued a formal warning to US sports leagues after confirming that at least nine professional athletes have been victims of burglaries by organized theft groups. The sports…

Two more Donbass villages liberated - Russian MOD | 30 Dec 2024 | The Russian military has successfully liberated the Donbass village of Novoolenovka, the nation's defense ministry said in a statement on Telegram on Monday, which was accompanied with a short video from the site. Moscow's troops also captured…

Uproar as bird flu scientists call for Covid mask rules and mass vaccinations: 'We will not comply!' | 30 Dec 2024 | A former Baltimore health official has sparked backlash after she asked Joe Biden to authorize bird flu vaccines before leaving office. Dr. Leana Wen, the ex-Commissioner for Baltimore's…

Families 'must stay indoors for 48 hours' as highly contagious virus spreads - UK | 29 Dec 2024 | Norovirus is highly contagious, but there are ways to protect yourself and other family members if someone in your household falls ill. According to the NHS, norovirus can be transmitted through…

Elon Musk accused of censorship as H-1B migrant controversy deepens | 29 Dec 2024 | Elon Musk has been accused of censorship after his X social media platform allegedly removed premium features from accounts which criticized his stance in the fierce ongoing debate about immigration visas. Several prominent conservative accounts…

Bald eagle protects eggs as tornado-warned storm rages in Louisiana --Radar from Saturday afternoon confirmed a tornado passed through the area of Kisatchie National Forest | 29 Dec 2024 | As tornadoes tore through the South on Saturday, a bald eagle was caught on camera fiercely protecting its eggs. Video…

Telegram blocks Russian media in EU | 28 Dec 2024 | The Telegram channels of multiple major Russian news outlets were rendered inaccessible across the EU on Sunday. The affected channels now display a notification stating that access to their content has been restricted over alleged "violation of local laws,"…

NATO state seeking more cemetery space for potential war dead - AP | 29 Dec 2024 | Funeral associations in Sweden are looking to secure enough land to bury thousands of people in the event of a war, the Associated Press has reported. The Nordic country joined NATO earlier this…

Violent Venezuelan gang members expanding operations in Midwest | 28 Dec 2024 | Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations nationwide, including in the midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. In Illinois, Chicago has long been plagued with illegal border…

Healthcare workers fined $190,000 for challenging vaccine mandate, U. California case continues | 28 Dec 2024 | COVID-19 vaccine mandate litigation took opposite turns in American and Canadian courts this month, with class-action plaintiffs moving toward trial against the University of California System while fired Ontario healthcare workers were fined…

Guardian Angels resume NYC subway patrols for first time since 2020 after shocking arson murder | 29 Dec 2024 | The Guardian Angels are resuming their patrols of the Big Apple’s subways as if it were crime-riddled Gotham in 1979, after the horrifying arson murder of a sleeping straphanger on…

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, has died at 100 years old | 29 Dec 2024 | Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a former peanut farmer whose vision of a "competent and compassionate" government propelled him into the White House, died at his…

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in U.S., CDC says | 26 Dec 2024 | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not…

War of words over crashed South Korean jet as experts say bird strike would NOT have crippled landing gear --Also, emergency touch-down with longer runway may have saved some of the 179 killed | 29 Dec 2024 | Aviation experts say a bird strike should not have crippled the landing…