General news

• USAF Pilot Dies After F-15 Crashes Into the North Sea

  15-06-2020 21:59 via popularmechanics.com
  
  It's remains unclear what caused the fatal crash.
  
  Read more

• Nor'easter floods the coast, leaving 1 man dead and thousands without power

  27-09-2026 17:04 via yahoo.com
  A slow-moving nor'easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, bringing more rain, strong winds and another round of coastal flooding after a weekend that killed at least one person.A New York City Housing Authority employee died Saturday afternoon after a tree fell on him in East New York, Brooklyn, CBS News reported. State police were also searching for a man who disappeared while swimming off Fire Island on Saturday.About 136,000 homes and businesses were without power across New Jerse
  
  Read more

• Attorney General Blanche says White House press access is a privilege, not a right

  27-09-2026 16:45 via abcnews.com
  
  Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday addressed the Trump administration's decision to ban three mainstream news outlets from accessing the White House, saying that President Donald Trump had not "denied access" to the organizations and asserting that it is a "privilege ... not a right" to be at the White House."The president hasn't denied access. That's not the right way to describe it. This is -- what the president has said is that he is sick and tired of certain media outlets just refusing
  
  Read more

• Pope Leo urges Catholic Church to face failings before meeting French abuse survivors

  27-09-2026 16:01 via yahoo.com
  By Joshua McElweeLOURDES, France, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday urged the Catholic Church to admit its own failings and heal "deep wounds" inflicted within its ranks, hours before he was set to meet victims of child abuse by priests in France.Leo, addressing crowds stretching out over ‌a large field near the famed Catholic shrine in Lourdes, said the Church must have the courage to face its past but did not directly ‌reference abuse scandals in France that sparked nationwide s
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two giant pandas sent by China arrive in Atlanta on 10-year loan

  27-09-2026 13:16 via yahoo.com
  A panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where the pair sent to Atlanta departed from (Hector RETAMAL)Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing's state media said, after a leaders' summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs.The pandas' transfer had already been agreed but the departure was announced Thursday during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.The black-and-white mammals are immensely popular
  
  Read more

• At least 1 dead as Nor'easter causes flooding, outages in New York and New Jersey

  27-09-2026 12:22 via cbsnews.com
  
  A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places.Tens of millions of people were in the path of the nor'easter, which was forecast to affect the mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend. Around 100,000 customers in the region were without electricity Saturday.In Brooklyn, New York, a 56-ye
  
  Read more

• Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

  27-09-2026 12:00 via bbc.com
  
  Gunmen torched vehicles as they fled the scene of a mass shooting at bar near Johannesburg[Getty Images]
  Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country.Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured.In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape T
  
  Read more

• U.K. police make several arrests under Explosives Act in 'major incident' near U.S. air base

  27-09-2026 10:21 via abcnews.com
  
  British police announced on Sunday morning that several people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major U.S. air base in the southwest of England."A number of properties are currently being evacuated in the Whelford area following the declaration of a major incident," Gloucestershire Police said in a statement. "It follows the arrest of several men on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act."Toby Shepheard/Reuters - PHOTO: A police officer blocks
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• U.K. police arrest 5 men near U.S.-operated air base in terrorism probe

  27-09-2026 09:52 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — U.K. police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act that appeared to involve three trucks.London’s Metropolitan Police, which takes the lead on potential terrorism activities, said local police received a call at 12:45 a.m. related to the three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling toward RAF Fairford, a U.K.-o
  
  Read more

• Major incident declared at U.K. air base used by U.S. forces for Iran strikes

  27-09-2026 09:52 via yahoo.com
  LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the ‌army was examining a number of vehicles after security was stepped up ‌at a British air base used by US air forces in southwest England.The British government gave authorisation ​to the US to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.A Reuters eyewitness said armed p
  
  Read more

• 5 arrested near air base used by U.S. in Iran war on suspicion of terrorism

  27-09-2026 09:52 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — U.K. police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act that appeared to involve three trucks.London’s Metropolitan Police, which takes the lead on potential terrorist activities, said police received a call at 12:45 a.m. related to the three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling toward RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned b
  
  Read more

• Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after U.S. rejection

  27-09-2026 06:54 via yahoo.com
  Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi proposed a "seven-day plan" to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's rejection of the proposal that had created some optimism for breaking the Mideast war stalemate.The waterway is key to the world's energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with dead
  
  Read more

• Taiwan says U.S. 'very much' understands its defense needs after Trump-Xi talks

  27-09-2026 04:43 via yahoo.com
  TAIPEI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States "very much" understands Taiwan's defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, a senior ‌Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday, following a Washington summit between the US ‌and Chinese leaders.Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been waiting for months ​for US President Donald Trump to approve a new arms sales package worth some $14 billion, following up on a record $11 billion
  
  Read more

• Israeli UN envoy's Starlink video reaches millions, with nearly 40% of Instagram viewers in Iran

  27-09-2026 04:04 via foxnews.com
  
  A viral video of Israel’s U.N. ambassador offering an Iranian representative a Starlink device has reached around 9 million views across social media — and nearly 40% of its Instagram viewers are in Iran, according to analytics shared with Fox News Digital.A representative for Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told Fox News Digital that the office was surprised by the video’s reach inside Iran, saying such an audience is unusual for Israeli diplomatic accounts."We coul
  
  Read more

• FBI ousts 2 agents who investigated alleged harassing calls to Stephen Miller's wife

  27-09-2026 03:42 via cnn.com
  
  Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and his wife, Katie Miller, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025. - Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa USA
  Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nation’s capital have been removed from their jobs and reassigned over the handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, the conservative podcaster and wife of senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, according to two people familiar
  
  Read more

• 4 American tourists among 6 dead after explosion destroys building in Athens

  27-09-2026 03:28 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, ‌the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, following an explosion ‌that the mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure.The explosion killed four Americans, US ​officials said.Emergency crews in heavy gear and red helmets assisted by rescue dogs, cameras and sensors found the bodies of six people, fire brigade spokesman Vassilis V
  
  Read more

• Pope Leo draws staggering 800,000 faithful to heart of Paris for massive outdoor Mass

  27-09-2026 01:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people into the heart of Paris on Saturday for a massive open-air Mass, filling one of the French republic’s most storied public squares as he urged Catholics to openly share their faith in an "increasingly secularized society."Flag-waving crowds packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde as the American pope traveled roughly 1.2 miles through central Paris in the popemobile before celebrating Mass.The Vatican estimated attendanc
  
  Read more

• Texas city council candidate charged with riot participation after ICE shooting protest

  26-09-2026 23:33 via yahoo.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas city council candidate was arrested Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge for “riot participation," a week after he was part of a protest against the shooting of a Venezuelan man by a federal immigration officer.Public jail records do not specify the date of Misael Ramos' alleged rioting, but Ramos' attorney said that his client was accused of “engaging in a riot on the 20th of September," the day of the protests over the shooting of Wilber Rafae
  
  Read more

• Trump's 'pocket rescission' could cancel $810 million before Congress can act

  26-09-2026 23:14 via time.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump goes to speak to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26, 2026. —Samuel Corum—Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump announced Friday that he is seeking to cancel almost $1 billion in federal funding, sidestepping congressional approval and earning criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.Using a controversial move known as a “pocket rescission,&rd
  
  Read more

• Trump slashes Biden-era fuel economy standards for cars

  26-09-2026 22:44 via politico.com
  President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has approved new fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles, in another move meant to take aim at Biden-era policies supporting electric vehicles.
  Trump said in a Truth Social post that he "just approved new Fuel Economy Standards that TERMINATE Sleepy Joe Biden and Pete Boot-EDGE-EDGE's ridiculous EV Mandate. The Dumocrats cost our Great Auto Manufacturers $Billions, forced Americans into cars they never wanted, and wasted Billions on Charger
  
  Read more

• Over 80,000 homes and businesses lose power across 5 states amid powerful nor’easter

  26-09-2026 21:29 via yahoo.com
  A powerful nor'easter is battering the East Coast this weekend, bringing major coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rain from the Carolinas to southern New England.About 84,600 homes and businesses were without power across five Northeast states by midday Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us, with New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island hit hardest. Wind gusts topped 60 mph on Long Island, Cape Cod and the islands, according to the National Weather Service, and more than 400 flights were
  
  Read more

• Sharon Stone tells Sydney Sweeney to 'take responsibility' for provocative sports ad

  26-09-2026 21:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Actress Sydney Sweeney is taking heat from one of her newest co-stars on HBO’s "Euphoria" over her latest ad for sports prediction platform Novig that leaves little to the imagination.Speaking with People at Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event on Wednesday, Sharon Stone, 68, critiqued Sweeney, 29, over her viral ad for the platform, suggesting the actress needs to "take responsibility" for her actions after the raunchy video sparked backlash from female athletes."I think
  
  Read more

• Georgia man, 18, charged with murder after dismembered human remains found in car trunk

  26-09-2026 21:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in Georgia charged 18-year-old Kingston Lammar Bradley with malice murder Friday after allegedly discovering trash bags filled with dismembered remains in the trunk of his car.Witnesses spotted Bradley walking in his apartment complex with a container, and when he realized he was seen, he dropped the container and ran into his apartment, Smyrna Police Lt. Meredith Holt said during a news conference Friday.Witnesses called the police after finding human remains inside the container, Holt s
  
  Read more

• China says it agrees to $30B tariff cut and a trade council with the U.S.

  26-09-2026 21:04 via yahoo.com
  SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on AI, both countries said following President Xi ‌Jinping's visit to Washington.The tariff reductions would apply to US exports such as agricultural goods, wood ‌and cosmetics, as well as US imports including small appliances, toys, decorations, a White House statement said on Friday."The two countries reached ​consensus on recommendations for mor
  
  Read more

• Lauren Sánchez Bezos sparks backlash with ‘inappropriate’ plunging dress at state dinner

  26-09-2026 20:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Lauren Sánchez Bezos sent the internet buzzing when she arrived to a state dinner at the White House.The 56-year-old former journalist attended the dinner with her husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a figure-hugging black off-the-shoulder dress with a plunging neckline.She paired the look with diamond drop earrings and a large statement diamond necklace.Many X users took issue with Lauren's choice, calling her out for showing too much cleavage
  
  Read more

• The Senate map is shifting toward Democrats, with new openings in red states

  26-09-2026 20:44 via washingtonpost.com
  Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate have grown in recent months as President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, as well as frustration with the economy, push voters away from Republicans. Democrats have been favored to seize control of the House, which has a narrow Republican majority. The math in the Senate is more daunting: Democrats control 47 seats to Republicans’ 53. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Po
  
  Read more

• Trump claims stunning casualty numbers in Russia-Ukraine war

  26-09-2026 20:43 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Saturday that 25,000 people were killed last month and another 32,000 the month before in the war between Ukraine and Russia"Last month, 25,000 people died in the Ukraine-Russia war, okay? 25,000," he told reporters on the White House lawn Saturday."The month before that, 32,000 people died … mostly soldiers, 97% soldiers. But whether they're soldiers or civilians, think of it: 32,000. Two months ago, 33,000 people; this month, 25,000 people died. What a shame,
  
  Read more

• Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair warns Europe ‘we don’t win’ in war without US support

  26-09-2026 20:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair warned that Europe could find itself unable to prevail in a conflict with Russia if it loses the backing of the United States, saying British leaders should preserve their alliance with President Donald Trump."If we get drawn into a conflict without the support of America, we don't win," Blair told "Saturday in America" host Kayleigh McEnany."This is an essential relationship," he continued. "And the reason why I thought we should have supported President Tr
  
  Read more

• Someone could have opened an account in your name. Check now

  26-09-2026 20:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Most people think identity theft means someone gets into a bank account or starts charging things to a credit card you already use. But there is another kind of identity theft that can be much harder to spot. A criminal can use your name, Social Security number, birthdate or other personal information to open a brand-new account in your name. And this problem is growing fast. Javelin Strategy & Research found that the number of new-account fraud victims jumped 31% in 2025, rising from 4.2 mi
  
  Read more

• The wildest things celebrity guest picker Johnny Knoxville said on College Gameday

  26-09-2026 20:28 via foxnews.com
  
  It's been quite the scene in Knoxville, Tennessee, Saturday. President Donald Trump is in attendance, the No. 1 team in the country is in town, Holly Rowe and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had their first interview since he abruptly ended their interview following their upset win over Ohio State, and Johnny Knoxville was ESPN College Gameday's celebrity guest picker. While dressed in a complete Tennessee Volunteers football uniform, Knoxville made some statements that were just as outrageous
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_news on Twitter!