A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which can cause health and respiratory problems. “This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, said in an interview. “Any option is on the table. … Continue reading Safety agency considers ban on gas stoves amid health fears

California was bracing on Sunday for more severe weather after a week of torrential downpours and damaging winds killed at least seven people and left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Forecasters warned on Sunday that northern and central California was still in the path of a “relentless parade of cyclones,” promising little relief for the region until the middle of the … Continue reading California Braces for ‘Parade of Cyclones’ After Storms Kill 7

A US ground crew worker has died after being “ingested into the engine” of an aircraft while they worked a shift at an airport in Montgomery, Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement to Insider that the tragic accident happened while an American Airlines Embraer 170 was parked at the gate with at least one engine on. “A preliminary report is expected … Continue reading Worker dies after being ‘ingested into engine’ at airport in Alabama

A Denver rabbi who promotes psychedelic use as part of spiritual practice will no longer face prosecution after Coloradans voted last month to legalize psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. Denver’s district attorney’s office announced last week that it was dropping charges against Ben Gorelick, the founder of  Sacred Tribe, a multifaith community that integrates psilocybin use and ideas rooted in Jewish tradition.  … Continue reading Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use

A Virginia-based conservative Christian advocacy group was turned away from a local restaurant just an hour before their reservation last week. A representative of the Family Foundation said he was frustrated after the group was turned away from Metzger Bar and Butchery last Wednesday. The group claims the refusal had to do with their religious beliefs. According to Todd Gathje, Director of Government Relations for … Continue reading Virginia restaurant refuses service to conservative advocacy group

A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.” The lawsuit, which appears to be the first to stem from the shooting, was filed Tuesday in Chesapeake Circuit Court … Continue reading A survivor of the Virginia mass shooting files a $50 million lawsuit against Walmart

On Tuesday, Eric Adams the mayor of New York City, issued a directive that would allow emergency responders to transport resumed mentally ill people to hospitals involuntarily. Continue reading Mayor Adams directs NYPD, first responders to involuntarily take mentally ill to hospitals

Newly unsealed court documents reveal that a single bullet was found near the bodies of two teenage girls who were killed in Delphi, Indiana, and the bullet has been linked to a .40 gun belonging to the suspect in their 2017 deaths. Continue reading Bullet found near bodies of 2 Indiana teens in Delphi killings linked to suspect’s gun, officials say 

Stewart Rhodes, the found of the Oath Keepers, was found guilty and convicted on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6 protest. Continue reading Oath Keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case

The suspect accused of killing 10 people and injuring three others in a mass shooting at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., in May pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges stemming from the attack. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to 15 state-level counts: 10 counts of first-degree murder; three counts of attempted murder motivated by hate; criminal weapons possession; and … Continue reading Buffalo gunman pleads guilty to 15 charges, including domestic terror motivated by hate

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario. The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately endangering towns, but the U.S. Geological Survey warned the roughly 200,000 people on the … Continue reading Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts, officials warn people to prepare

A Carnival cruise passenger who fell off a cruise ship late Wednesday night, was rescued on Thursday evening. The twenty-eight-year-old man was reported missing by the crew of the Carnival Valor around 2:30 p.m. on November 24th, according to a press release that was issued by the United States Coast Guard. The crew of another ship, a bulk carrier identified as Crinis, discovered the man … Continue reading Video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on Carnival cruise

A teenage boy has now died after he fell into an icy pond in Roxborough Park, Colorado earlier this week, authorities said. The teen boy was with three other children who all also fell through the ice and were rescued by neighbors. Continue reading Boy who fell through icy lake dies on Thanksgiving

Law enforcement officials said they have arrested a man on Thursday after TSA officers stopped him with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at the Newark Liberty International Airport. Continue reading Pennsylvania man arrested after TSA found a loaded gun in his bag at Newark Airport