Judge Phyllis Chu was treated at a hospital and released, court said. August 31, 2020, 8:39 PM • 3 min read A New York City judge was allegedly punched while she was walking to work…
Company behind Timberland, the North Face to boycott…
The U.S company behind such brands as Timberland, the North Face, Vans and JanSport has announced it will no longer source leather from Brazil due to environmental concerns. Massive fires in the Amazon have brought…
5 things that make Dorian a dangerous hurricane
Doyle Rice USA TODAY Published 5:16 PM EDT Aug 30, 2019 After walloping the Caribbean as a tropical storm, Hurricane Dorian is forecast to hit somewhere along the east coast of Florida early next week…
More than half of Floridas nursing homes not…
With the threat of Hurricane Dorian bearing down on Florida and Southern Georgia, nursing homes and the elderly are at an elevated risk of vulnerability. Interested in Hurricane Dorian? Add Hurricane Dorian as an interest…
Wary Florida residents hit the gas pumps and…
Doug Stanglin USA TODAY Published 11:08 AM EDT Aug 30, 2019 Krista Anderson, of West Palm Beach, is not taking any chances with Hurricane Dorian. But she's also not going all out to prepare for the…
Deputies rescue bear cub trapped in dumpster
Sheriff's deputies near Lake Tahoe arrived ready to help on Tuesday morning after receiving a call from a motel that a bear cub was trapped in a nearby dumpster. Interested in Animals? Add Animals as…
Storm Area 51 event forces second Nevada county…
Ed Komenda Reno Gazette Journal Published 8:10 AM EDT Aug 30, 2019 LAS VEGAS — For the second time this month, commissioners in a rural Nevada county have pre-signed an emergency declaration ahead of the "Storm Area…
Body of sick man deported to Iraq returned…
The body of a 41-year old man who was deported to Iraq and died was returned to the U.S. on Friday, according to his family and a local congressman. Jimmy Aldaoud had lived nearly all…
Rays prospect Blake Bivens poignant Instagram post: My…
Steve Gardner USA TODAY Published 11:16 PM EDT Aug 29, 2019 The Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect whose wife, 14-month-old son and mother-in-law and were killed two days ago in southern Virginia made his first…