Unbiased headline news – Two U.S. Navy pilots safely ejected over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter jet was mistakenly shot down.
Military officials have described the incident as “an apparent case of friendly fire.” According to a statement from U.S. Central Command, one of the pilots sustained minor injuries. The aircraft, which was operating from the USS Harry S. Truman, was struck by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, a ship that is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group.
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The largest police department in the United States is undergoing a leadership upheaval amid mounting scandals surrounding Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey submitted his retirement papers as the *New York Post* prepared to report on allegations made by a female subordinate. She claimed Maddrey coerced her into providing sexual favors at police headquarters in lower Manhattan in exchange for approving her overtime requests.
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A small plane crashed in Brazil on Sunday, claiming the lives of 10 people.
Police identified Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, a businessman, as the pilot of the aircraft. He was traveling with nine family members, including his children, all of whom perished in the crash. The plane went down in a popular shopping area in Gramado, where 17 others who had been Christmas shopping nearby were hospitalized after the accident.
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Five individuals sustained injuries when a man fleeing troopers drove a truck several hundred yards into a mall entrance.
The driver, who was “actively running people over,” injured four individuals, while a fifth person later sought medical attention independently, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko. During the Saturday incident, the driver was fatally shot by multiple law enforcement officers, including three off-duty personnel, Washko reported during a news conference.
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A child was hospitalized after being struck by a drone during an Orlando holiday show, where several drones collided and fell.
The mishap occurred at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday during a holiday drone display at Orlando’s Eloa Lake, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Thousands of spectators watched as multiple small drones malfunctioned, collided mid-air, and plummeted into the crowd, the FAA stated.
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President Joe Biden’s administration has announced an additional $4.28 billion in student loan forgiveness for nearly 55,000 public service workers.
This latest relief effort brings the administration’s total student loan forgiveness to “approximately $180 billion for nearly 5 million Americans,” according to a Department of Education fact sheet. The new round of debt cancellation targets participants in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which provides relief for workers in fields such as nursing, teaching, and firefighting.
