Rob Parker, a Fox Sports Radio broadcaster and contributor to the sports news website Deadspin, isn’t convinced that the Los Angeles Dodgers are favorites in the National League. The Dodgers finished the regular season with Major League Baseball‘s best record. But Parker, now half of the popular “The Odd Couple” with former National Basketball Association […]
DC Educator Fights Teacher Burnout
School districts are having an increasingly hard time keeping their talented young teachers in the profession because of burnout at an early age. Teresa Lasley, a Washington, D.C. high school teacher, was facing that crisis prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school year for the second time in 15 years. “The crisis of turnover […]
VIDEO: Police Dodge Bullets to Make Arrest
TAMPA, Fla.—Police responding to a shooting at a Tampa nightclub found themselves under fire by a drive-by shooter. The altercation, which was captured on video, took place outside a nightclub in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Tampa in the early hours of Sept. 13. The Tampa Police Department arrested Michah Omari Dozier, 22, in connection […]
VIDEO: Wildfires Plague Northern Spain
The American West isn’t the only region in the world fighting major forest fires. Northern Spain, for instance, is currently home to nearly a dozen blazes that burned more than 9,800 acres of land last weekend. The fires, which were fed by strong winds and high temperatures, were reported in three provinces — Lugo, Ponteveedra […]
Motorcyclist Speeds Down Highway Oblivious to Police Chase
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, England—A motorcyclist faces a court appearance after being clocked at 120 mph without realizing police officers were in hot pursuit. Footage shared by the Northamptonshire Police Department on Oct. 20 shows the biker, who appears to be completely oblivious that authorities are following, plowing down a busy highway at speeds higher than 100 mph. […]
VIDEO: Utah Police Order Dog To Attack 14-Year-Old Surrendering Suspect
Police have released footage “in the interest of being transparent” showing an officer ordering a K-9 unit to bite a schoolboy suspect. Officers from the Salt Lake City Police Department captured the moment they detained an unnamed juvenile suspect in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 5. The video, however, has just been released by […]
VIDEO: Spanish Police Dog Nabs 5 Illegal Migrants Hiding In Clothes Pile
Five men were caught trying to cross a Spanish border illegally after a police dog found them hiding among clothes. Members of the Spanish Civil Guard made the discovery during a routine stop at a port in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city on the northwest coast of Africa, around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 8. The […]
VIDEO: U.S. Firefighters Battle Blaze Threatening Trucks
California is engulfed by fire on various fronts. Southern California firefighters battled a huge blaze at a pallet yard, where the flames threatened nearby parked trucks and containers. The fire took place in San Bernardino. Footage was supplied by the San Bernardino County Fire Department on Oct. 4. “As firefighters arrived they found a large […]
VIDEO: Gunman Shoots Shopper in U.S. Convenience Store
A chance encounter in the checkout line of a convenience store in Albany, Georgia, quickly turned violent. A man was shot multiple times, yet still managing to fight off his attacker. The shooting, which was caught on a closed-circuit TV camera, took place at about 6 p.m. Tuesday at the A&S Foods on Mobile Avenue. […]
Trump Supporters March on Washington, DC
Zenger News was live with coverage of Donald Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. for a “Stop the Steal” march and a prayer event on the National Mall. (Video by Ford Fischer.) The post Trump Supporters March on Washington, DC appeared first on Zenger News.
VIDEO: Elderly Man Fights Off Escaped Bull With a Broom
NANTONG CITY, China — — An escaped bull attacked an elderly man in China, who tried to beat it away with a broom before police killed it. The incident took place Dec. 3 on the streets of Nantong City, located on the bank of the Yangtze River in the east-central province of Jiangsu. Footage of […]
Thousands of Farmers Lay Siege to India’s Capital Protesting New Farm Laws
New Delhi, India — For the eighth day, tens of thousands of Indian farmers continued their protests against new agriculture laws, disrupting traffic and threatening to block all entry points to the nation’s capital of New Delhi. The protests began Nov. 26 against three farm laws introduced by the government in September 2020, which purportedly aim […]
VIDEO: Polar Bears Make Annual Trek Through Canadian Town
CHURCHILL, Canada—Hundreds of polar bears are enjoying a fresh blanket of snow as they pass through a small Canadian town on their way to spending the winter at Hudson Bay. A live hidden camera in Churchill, Canada, located in northern part of Manitoba province, captured the moment a snow-covered polar bear perfectly camouflages in the […]
VIDEO: Rescue Workers Comfort Turkish Man Trapped Under Earthquake Rubble
IZMIR, Turkey —Turkish rescue workers kept a man trapped under a collapsed building calm as they worked to clear the rubble surrounding him after an earthquake. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Samos Island, Greece, on Oct. 30, the result of movement along the Eurasia tectonic plate in the eastern Aegean Sea. The […]
Renewed Push To Resume Commercial International Flights In India
NEW DELHI — The Indian government is considering resuming international flights immediately to low-risk cities and countries where Covid-outbreaks are under control. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on transport, tourism, and culture suggested to re-start the scheduled international flights on Aug. 4. The committee is advocating for re-starting the scheduled international flights, T.G. Venkatesh, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee […]
Air Pollution Linked With Increased Risk Of Dementia: Study
NEW DELHI — Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with a substantially higher risk of dementia, an extensive study of data collected over several decades has found. Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia […]
World Health Organization Has Called For Covid-19 Booster Moratorium For Equitable Distribution
NEW DELHI — The World Health Organization has called on countries with sway on the global vaccine supply and high complete immunization levels to hold the thought of providing booster shots to their people until the end of September. “WHO is calling for a moratorium on boosters until at least the end of September to enable at least […]
Covid-19: UK To Move India, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE From Red Travel List To Amber
LONDON — The United Kingdom will move India, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the ‘red’ to ‘amber’ list on Aug. 8, as the Covid-19 situation in these countries has improved. The list was created for international travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Travel to a ‘red list’ country isn’t advised. As per […]
Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy For Power: Study
SHANGHAI – The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself, as per researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During the AIP Publishing Horizons-Energy Storage and Conversion virtual conference from Aug. 4 to 6, Yi Zhiran, from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, presented research on a way for a batteryless pacemaker to […]
Ugandan Parents Fear Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown Will Spur Teen Pregnancies
GULU, Uganda — Nighty Lapobo, 54, was horrified to learn that her daughter, who studied at the Pupwonya Primary School in Amuru District of northern Uganda, was pregnant. “She was to sit her Primary Leaving Examination in March 2021, but her future became uncertain when we discovered that she was three months pregnant before she could write […]
Pandemic Journey: Travelers Carry Office In Their Backpacks, Adventure In Their Hearts
While they wait to return to their offices, several Mexican employees have redefined remote work as they backpack through the country while doing their jobs. After several months of working from home, Itzel Padilla, a teacher and tutor from Mexico City, decided to travel despite the pandemic. “At first, I was scared to go out. […]
United Arab Emirates Lifts Ban For Transit Travelers From Six Countries
NEW DELHI — United Arab of Emirates (UAE) lifted the ban for transit travelers from six countries, traveling from and to UAE, which was banned due to the Covid-19 pandemic. T ban has been lifted for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Uganda. The National Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) and General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have announced that […]
VIDEO: Vets Treat Injured Seal with Antibiotics Fired from a Blowgun
ALTEA, Spain — Spanish veterinarians were able to treat an injured seal with antibiotics fired from a blowgun. The unusual injection method was needed as the seal was skittish and difficult to catch in the water. The gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) was first spotted at a marina in the city of Altea in the Spanish […]
VIDEO: French Authorities Seize 10 Circus Tigers Locked In Cage Truck
BEAUVAIS, France — Ten tigers trained for the circus and housed together in a small space have been rescued after a nearly two-year investigation. French law enforcement authorities seized the big cats near the northern city of Beauvais last week following months of petitioning by animal rights organization One Voice. The felines, owned by animal […]
VIDEO: Rapping Monk Seeks to Spread Spiritual Word
VIENNA — A Franciscan monk has taken to rapping to spread the word of God in Vienna, the Austrian capital that’s been home to musical greats such as Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss. In an exclusive interview with Zenger News, Father Sandesh Manuel, 40, who is originally from Bangalore, India, said music has always been part of […]
