On Sunday, severe thunderstorms that dumped up to five inches of rain caused a rare Flash Flood Emergency as flooding swamped roadways and penetrated houses, contributing to three fatalities in central New York. Oneida County’s emergency manager reported three fatalities when heavy storms on Sunday knocked down multiple trees onto at least two separate structures…
Voice of America’s parent agency announced on Friday that it had sent termination letters to over 639 additional employees. This marks the completion of an 85 percent reduction in workers since March, thus signalling the end of a broadcasting network that was established to combat Nazi propaganda. According to Kari Lake, a senior advisor to…
Forecasters said Friday that a “very sweaty” heatwave is predicted to break records next week, with sweltering temperatures reaching a swampy high of 102 degrees. Sadly, in addition to the heat, it’s going to be extremely humid. It’s the kind of air that makes you feel as though you’re strolling through a pool. It sticks…
According to an announcement made by the grocery behemoth Kroger on Friday, June 20, it would close over sixty sites across the country over the course of the next eighteen months. The sales report for the first quarter of 2025 from Kroger indicates that the business anticipates a “modest financial benefit” as a result of…
Prepared chicken fettuccine that is ready to eat FreshRealm, a food manufacturer, has decided to voluntarily recall Alfredo meals in response to a nationwide listeria outbreak that has been linked to 17 illnesses and three fatalities. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that FreshRealm…
According to the authorities, a teenager sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Central Park on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the New York Police Department confirmed that officers responded to reports of an individual who had been injured by lightning in the park. This information was provided shortly after the strike. The…
Next week, millions of people in the United States will be bracing themselves for an extreme heat wave that will cause the heat index, also known as the temperature that feels like it is in the triple digits, to reach triple digits across the Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. According to Bryan Howell, a meteorologist…
The Little Remedies brand of Honey Cough Syrup is being recalled by Medtech Products Inc. due to concerns regarding the stability of the product’s shelf life as well as fears that the product may be contaminated with the Bacillus cereus bacterium. There have been a number of product recalls initiated in the year 2025 due…
At the same time that one seafood restaurant in Ohio is going out of business, another is getting ready to make a comeback. According to Sav McKee of 614Now, the Columbus, Ohio establishment known as Marino’s Seafood Fish & Chips is going out of business after 32 years of operation. Harry Kougendakis and Rosemarie Kougendakis,…
Critics fear that the Justice Department’s 4,000 layoffs as part of the Trump administration’s contentious government downsizing program will affect community safety in the United States. According to a department budget summary, the so-called “fork in the road” deferred resignation program, which offered incentives to certain employees to leave federal government service, decreased the agency’s…
