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As Northern California and the Pacific Northwest began to experience the effects of a strong atmospheric river event, officials reported that a woman was killed by a fallen tree and that tens of thousands of residences in Washington state lost power on Tuesday. According to experts, the storm may deliver significant snowfall in the mountains and up to 15 inches of rain. According to the tracking website poweroutage.us, by approximately 7 p.m. local time, nearly 100,000 households and businesses in Washington and over 14,000 in Oregon were without power. Around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bellevue, Washington, fire department posted on Xat that "trees are falling on houses and all over the city." Go to the lowest floor and avoid windows if at all possible. If at all possible, stay indoors. Arou...

The son of Norway's crown princess was detained on suspicion of rape on Tuesday, drawing the country's royal family into an ever-deepening crisis. Marius Borg H iby, 27, was taken into custody on Monday on a preliminary charge of engaging in "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons is unable to resist the act," according to a statement released by Oslo police early on Tuesday. According to police on Tuesday, he was also accused of driving without a valid driver's license, breaking a restraining order, and one count of "abuse in close relationships." Prior to filing a formal charge, a preliminary charge enables law enforcement to hold a person while they conduct additional investigation. Borg H. Iby, an Oslo socialite and the eldest child of Norwegian Crown P...

More than 4 million qualified veterans and their caregivers can now access military bases more easily thanks to new processes put in place by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs as of November 1, 2024. These people can now sign up for recurring access, which makes future visits easier. Previously, they had trouble accessing installations to use services like commissaries, exchanges, and some Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) facilities. Who Is Involved? Purple Heart recipients, former POWs, eligible caregivers, and veterans with VA-documented service-connected disability ratings between 0% and 90% are the main beneficiaries of the policy. Although base access was already available to veterans with 100% service-connected disability, this extension, which was started in 2020,...

Tega Cay, SC Mr. Gary Paul Babinec, July 18, 1946 ~ November 17, 2024 (age 78), died unexpectantly on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Piedmont Medical Center, Fort Mill surrounded by his family. Born in Utica, New York, Mr. Babinec was the son of Genevieve Hadzjak Babinec and the late Paul John Babinec. Gary will always be known as a man who cherished fishing and his family. He taught Anthony and Mike, his grandkids, everything there is to know about fishing because he loved it so much. He loved spending time at Kring Point and on the St. Lawrence River when he resided in New York. He loved assisting all of his friends with their construction projects because he was a handyman. He liked having Lizzy, his cat, around. He also cherished every buddy he had in Tega Cay, South Carolina....

SCA's Newberry County Because of the veracity of the witness, a local police officer, the latest Bigfoot sighting in Newberry County has attracted a lot of attention. The cop went hunting deer on his family's property at Pomaria, which is roughly 25 miles northwest of Columbia, on November 2, 2024, at around 6:30 a.m. He was hiding in a ground blind along a power line path when he heard a stomp and a deep groan. As he turned to look, he saw a human-like figure with lengthy limbs and an ape-like face that was 7 to 7.5 feet tall and amber in color. Before the monster left, the two observed one another for roughly thirty seconds. "As a police officer, I had no idea what to make of it," said the officer, who has hunted in this area since he was a young boy. Despite my reluctance to acknowledge...

As Northern California and the Pacific Northwest began to feel the effects of a strong atmospheric river event, officials reported that tens of thousands of residences in Washington state lost power Tuesday and that several roadways were blocked by fallen trees or cables. According to experts, the storm may deliver significant snowfall in the mountains and up to 15 inches of rain. According to the tracking website poweroutage.us, by approximately 7 p.m. local time, nearly 100,000 households and businesses in Washington and over 14,000 in Oregon were without power. Around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bellevue, Washington, fire department posted on Xat that "trees are falling on houses and all over the city." Go to the lowest floor and avoid windows if at all possible. If at all possible, stay in...

Linda McMahon, a longtime CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment who worked under the first Trump administration, was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to head the Education Department. McMahon would be in charge of a department that Trump claimed he intended to eliminate as it presently stands and let each state manage education on its own, if the Senate confirms her. In a statement, Trump characterized McMahon as a strong supporter of parents' rights and stated, "As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand 'Choice' to every State in America and empower parents to make the best education decisions for their families." On X, McMahon repeated Trump's announcement that his campaign had shared. She attended the SpaceX Starship launch in Texas earlier in t...

Hong Kong Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher, started testifying on Wednesday in his historic national security trial, which is regarded as a test of judicial independence and press freedom in China. Lai, who will turn 77 next month, wore a gray blazer and glasses as he entered the courtroom, smiling and waving at his relatives who were seated close to Cardinal Joseph Zen, the city's Roman Catholic. The Catholic affirmed that his testimony will be truthful in court while holding up the Bible. During a crackdown on large-scale pro-democracy rallies that shook Hong Kong beginning in 2019, Lai, the creator of the now-defunct Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper, was detained in 2020. He is battling accusations of plotting to publish seditious material and collaborating with foreign enti...