Illinois State

Carl Junction, MO

Fox Business

The Peoria County Coroner's Office has revealed the cause of death for Sydney Weston, an 8-year-old girl who suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Joplin to Chicago.

Officials disclose cause of death for 8-year-old girl who died mid-flight

Social Security recipients will receive two checks this month, but it doesn't mean retirees are receiving extra money – it's due to a quirk in the system.

Some Americans to receive rare second Social Security payment in August

Charlotte, NC

Tampa, FL

A new report published by Realtor.com found that the share of available home listings that saw a price cut in July rose to the highest level in two years.

Home prices are finally starting to fall – and they dropped the most in these 3 cities

New York Post

Turbulence has become more frequent. It’s a trend American Airlines Captain Dennis Tajer has experienced firsthand. 

For the safety of his passengers, Tajer, a pilot for over 30 years, said it’s vital that they wear seat belts at all times while seated, even if it’s not mandated by law.

It is for their protection, and the safety of those around them, Tajer told FOX Business. 

According to a 2023 study by researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, clear-air turbulence has increased in regions around the world.

Over the North Atlantic, which is one of the busiest flight routes, the total annual duration of severe turbulence increased by 55% between...

Turbulence is getting worse on flights — but one pilot says mandatory seat belts won’t help keep people safe

You’re flying 34,000 feet over the Atlantic, finally taking that dream trip to Europe. You’re relaxed, considering reading the book you brought or watching that movie you never got around to seeing. Then you hear a commotion and realize there is an issue with the flight. Your flight...

Proposal to Remove Pilots from the Flight Deck is Dangerous

The US Sun

AMERICAN gymnast Jordan Chiles is on the verge of being STRIPPED of her Olympic bronze five days after the medal ceremony in Paris. Third place will be returned to Ana Barbosu, who broke down in tears after Team USA’s inquiry during the final, after Romania launched an appeal. Chiles inquired about her own 13.666 score after […]

Team USA to be stripped of Olympics gymnastics medal due to protocol breach five days after rival was left in tears

A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

Dad-of-five with dementia died after accidentally pouring washing detergent on his cornflakes instead of milk

Oklahoma State

A Southwest Airlines passenger believed she was about to die when she witnessed her flight flying dangerously close to Old Tampa Bay waters, miles away from the airport. 

Nancy Allen was aboard Southwest Flight 425 from Columbus, Ohio to Tampa, Florida on July 14 when the plane dropped to below 200 feet over the water near the Courtney Campell Causeway. 

“I think the thing that I first saw that really concerned me was how close to the water we were. I didn’t know at the time that we were flying necessarily east, but I knew that Tampa Bay was way...

Southwest passenger describes flying 150 feet over Florida waters after pilot calmly blames ‘gusty winds’

The victims of the fiery plane crash in Brazil that killed all 62 passengers on board Friday included a pilot with 10 years of experience and a father traveling with his young daughter.

Captain Danilo Santos Romano, 35, was the first victim identified in the wake of the fiery crash, which left no survivors when it went down in the Sao Paolo state, Brazilian outlet Globo TV News reported.



Romano worked as a pilot for over a decade, and had been with the Voepass airline since 2022, according to his LinkedIn.

The pilot, who lived in São Paulo, had logged over 4,500 total flight hours, his profile...

Experienced pilot at the controls of Brazil plane that plummeted from the sky ID’d as death toll climbs to 62

Wisconsin State

Detroit, MI

The Independent

 Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back against pro-Palestine protesters in Detroit, her first major hurdle amid an otherwise positive rollout of her presidential campaign. Harris was visiting Detroit as part of a tour with her newly-minted running mate Tim Walz. The two had held a large and raucous outdoor rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin earlier in the day.But Michigan, which has a large Arab-American population located in Dearborn outside of Detroit, has long been a hotbed of criticism for the Biden administration’s support for Israel in its war against Gaza.  Earlier this year, roughly 13 percent of the...

Kamala Harris slams protesters disrupting Detroit rally: ‘If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that’

Axios

Former President Trump has been in a foul mood the past few weeks and has repeatedly called Vice President Harris a "bitch" in private, the N.Y. Times' Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan report. Why it matters: Axios has written extensively about this as the girls vs. boys election, with Democrats...

Report: Trump calls Harris a "bitch"

NewsNation

"The plane is falling, rolling, spinning. It's disorienting. … You physically feel it on your body," Rosenberg said.

What may have caused Brazil plane to crash?

California State

A California woman is suing JetBlue, claiming the airline’s refusal to allow her emotional support dog to accompany her last year led to a resurgence in her Stage 4 cancer. According to the lawsuit, the woman and her husband claim JetBlue also violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when a crew member kicked them off the flight, forcing them to scramble to find a new way home, the Independent reports.

Passenger Sues JetBlue Claiming Her Stage 4 Cancer Returned After She Wasn't Allowed To Fly With Her French Bulldog

Chicago, IL

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded that a 57-year-old who was found entangled in baggage belt machinery at Chicago O’Hare Airport on Thursday morning died by suicide. Firefighters were called to an off-limits part of the airport at around 7:45 am on August 8 to reports...

Woman Died By Suicide in Horrendous Baggage Belt Entanglement Death at Chicago O’Hare Airport, Coroner Concludes

South Carolina State

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Business Insider

"I actually started off supporting Donald, and then I got to know him better," Cuban told Vivek Ramaswamy in an interview.

Mark Cuban says he once supported Trump. Then he got to know him: 'He was unethical then, and he's still unethical.'

Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines are said to be ‘outraged’ over the Atlanta-based carrier’s recent decision to bow to public pressure and allegations of antisemitism and ban them from wearing country flag pins apart from the US flag. The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) says that...

Delta Air Flight Attendants ‘Outraged’ By Carrier’s Decision to Ban Them From Wearing Country Flag Pins On Their Uniforms

A group of four men who beat a man up in Newham in east London so badly that he endured a brain injury have been jailed.The 35-year-old victim was taken to a critical care unit straight after the brutal attack, where it was discovered he had suffered several bleeds to the brain that led to him being put in a medically induced coma.He was also left with a fractured rib, a fracture to a part of his spine, a collapsed lung and a fractured jaw bone.Police said the man is still recovering from his injuries and is slowly adjusting to...

Gang beat man up so badly in street attack he was left with bleeds on brain and had to be put in a coma

Commercial airline pilot Captain Laura Einsetler says the data "shows how the pilots were fighting until the very end, trying to recover the aircraft."

Brazil crash pilots ‘fighting until the very end’: Captain

Indy100

The kitchen can be a messy place in any home – some more than others, as anyone who’s lived in a student flat can attest to – but it turns out the humble microwave is home to far more microbes than you could possibly imagine. 
And, not only that, but the bacteria these devices are hoarding is resistant to radiation and multiplying by the second. 
A new study from a team from Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence SL in Paterna, Spain, published in journal Frontiers in Microbiology has found that hardy microbes able to adapt to extreme conditions and thrive in microwaves.
Daniel...

Scientists discover microwaves are home to swarms of radiation-resistant bacteria

NewsBreak

Turbulence is up. Mandating a seatbelt might not be the answer, pilot says

Turbulence has increased over the past few decades, according to industry experts. It has made some people question whether seat belt rules need to...

Turbulence is up. Mandating a seatbelt might not be the answer, pilot says

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