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NYC to finally start thawing out as warmer temps finally in the forecast
New Yorkers will have to endure just one more night of unbearably bone-chilling temperatures before the thermometer starts ticking upwards from Tuesday, forecasters said.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:31:32 -0500
New Yorkers will have to endure just one more night of unbearably bone-chilling temperatures before the thermometer starts ticking upwards from Tuesday, forecasters said.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:31:32 -0500

Unhinged San Diego teacher fired after saying Israelis ‘steal livers and kidneys and eyeballs’
Nasreen Atassi, a former employee of the San Diego Unified School District, was let go after US-based watchdog group StopAntisemitism shared the video online.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:20:50 -0500
Nasreen Atassi, a former employee of the San Diego Unified School District, was let go after US-based watchdog group StopAntisemitism shared the video online.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:20:50 -0500

Homebody state employees push for permanent WFH – claim four days in the office is too many
The work from home bill — which would require "detailed, written justification" for coming into the office — is authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Milpitas Democrat, and backed by roughly 15,000 members of the Professional Engineers in California Government union, representing state-employed engineers and related professionals.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:15:34 -0500
The work from home bill — which would require "detailed, written justification" for coming into the office — is authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Milpitas Democrat, and backed by roughly 15,000 members of the Professional Engineers in California Government union, representing state-employed engineers and related professionals.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:15:34 -0500

One teen dead, another injured in freak upstate NY snowmobile wreck: state police
A snowmobile outing ended in tragedy for a pair of upstate teens, with a freak wreck killing one and injuring his pal, police said.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:08:21 -0500
A snowmobile outing ended in tragedy for a pair of upstate teens, with a freak wreck killing one and injuring his pal, police said.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:08:21 -0500

Plane crashes into multiple cars during emergency street landing in Georgia
A small plane hit multiple vehicles while making an emergency landing in the middle of a Georgia street on Monday afternoon, cops said. The single-engine plane made the dramatic landing on Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville — striking at least two cars as it came to a halt. A small plane made a crash-landing in...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:25 -0500
A small plane hit multiple vehicles while making an emergency landing in the middle of a Georgia street on Monday afternoon, cops said. The single-engine plane made the dramatic landing on Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville — striking at least two cars as it came to a halt. A small plane made a crash-landing in...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:25 -0500

SF teachers strike for first time in 50 years over 9% pay raise demand — leaving working parents in the lurch
All of the city's 120 public schools are closed Monday.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:07 -0500
All of the city's 120 public schools are closed Monday.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:07 -0500

Nancy Guthrie’s $6M bitcoin ransom demand still unpaid with deadline just hours away
A bitcoin account allegedly set up to receive the $6 million ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie is still empty, just hours before the kidnappers’ reported deadline for the dough. Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, was reported missing from her Arizona home on February 1, and alleged kidnappers have demanded a staggering $6 million ransom. Savannah Guthrie...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:54:10 -0500
A bitcoin account allegedly set up to receive the $6 million ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie is still empty, just hours before the kidnappers’ reported deadline for the dough. Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, was reported missing from her Arizona home on February 1, and alleged kidnappers have demanded a staggering $6 million ransom. Savannah Guthrie...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:54:10 -0500

Teen claims popular acne drug made him shoot his friends, killing one
While being interrogated by the police, Coonnor Hilton claimed a popular prescription drug for acne was to blame for shooting two of his friends.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:44:55 -0500
While being interrogated by the police, Coonnor Hilton claimed a popular prescription drug for acne was to blame for shooting two of his friends.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:44:55 -0500

Harvard limiting the number of A grades is a good thing — even if students are melting down over it
The Ivy League institution needs to address its grade inflation problem.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:43:14 -0500
The Ivy League institution needs to address its grade inflation problem.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:43:14 -0500

Amazon delivery drone smashes into apartment building, goes up in smoke weeks after collisions halted program: ‘Man down’
An Amazon delivery drone crashed and went up in smoke after hitting a Texas apartment building --- just two weeks after the program was temporarily halted following other collisions, according to multiple reports.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:40:27 -0500
An Amazon delivery drone crashed and went up in smoke after hitting a Texas apartment building --- just two weeks after the program was temporarily halted following other collisions, according to multiple reports.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:40:27 -0500