US Navy, Marine Corps joined by Ike, a ‘facility dog,’ aboard USS Wasp for mental health boost
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel who serve on the USS Wasp will welcome aboard a furry, four-legged friend soon. Ike, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, has been assigned as the ship’s facility dog to boost morale and mental health. The USS Wasp (LHD…
First baby ever born at Virginia hospital welcomes daughter 28 years later at same facility
The first baby born at HCA Virginia Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond nearly 30 years ago had her own baby recently at the same facility on Thursday, March 16. Victoria Matthews, 28, was the first baby born at Johnston-Willis on July 2, 1993, shortly after the…
Kentucky grandmas in assisted living facility go viral on TikTok for recreating Rihanna’s Super Bowl number
Super Bowl LVII may have taken place on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona — with the Kansas City Chiefs winning the championship against the Philadelphia Eagles — but a group of older ladies are keeping it alive in their very own way. Rihanna performed…
Iran reports drone attack on defense facility
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran’s Defense Ministry said that one of its factories was attacked by drones in the central city of Isfahan. A statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency says the attack…
Starting Tuesday, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free care at any VA or private facility
Beginning Tuesday, U.S. military veterans who find themselves in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free emergency medical care at any Department of Veterans Affairs facility or any private facility. Unlike for most other medical benefits, veterans do not have to be enrolled in the…
Texas Border Patrol temporary processing facility nearly doubles capacity at El Paso
Just days after President Biden visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, announced the opening of a new soft-sided processing facility that nearly doubles the number of immigrants it can house at a time. The primary…
Kentucky revokes license and orders children removed from foster care facility where 7-year-old boy died
The Kentucky agency that oversees youth care facilities said it will permanently remove children from the Louisville youth residential treatment facility where a 7-year-old boy suffocated to death in July and will also revoke its license to operate. The action against Brooklawn, a psychiatric residential…
Human heart is found by workers making brine at a Tennessee salt facility, officials say
A human heart was found in Tennessee by workers making brine, prompting a law enforcement investigation to determine the organ’s origins, state officials said. Workers found the heart Thursday at a state Department of Transportation salt facility in McEwen, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said….
Texas Border Patrol facility overwhelmed with illegal immigrants as Title 42 expiration looms
Video footage obtained by Fox News shows a Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, overwhelmed with migrant arrivals. State Rep. Tony Gonzales shot the video at the Border Patrol Central Processing Center on Friday. At that time, around 4,600 migrants were in federal custody…
Officer is fatally shot outside the suburban Atlanta correctional facility where he worked
Authorities are searching for a gunman who fatally shot an officer outside the suburban Atlanta correctional facility where he worked early Tuesday morning, officials said. Police received a call shortly after 6:20 a.m. about a shooting at the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Corrections Complex. Officers found…
