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  • 45 dead after bus plunges off bridge in South Africa, leaving 8-year-old as only survivor45 dead after bus plunges off bridge in South Africa, leaving 8-year-old as only survivor
    A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious injuries.The Limpopo provincial government said the bus veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge in northern South Africa and plunged 164 feet into a ravine before busting into flames.Search operations were ongoing, the provincial government said, but many bodies were burned beyond recognition and trapped inside the vehicle, while others had been thrown from the bus.TEXAS SCHOOL BUS RETURNING FROM FIELD TRIP CRASHES, KILLING MAN AND BOYThe crash happened near the town of Mokopane, which is about 125 miles north of the South African capital, Pretoria.Hours after the crash, smoke seeped from the mangled, burned wreck underneath the concrete bridge. Authorities said it appeared that the driver lost control and the bus ploughed into the barriers along the side of the bridge and then over the edge. The driver was one of the dead.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the victims appeared to be all from Botswana and had been on their way to the town of Moria in Limpopo for a popular Easter weekend pilgrimage that attracts hundreds of thousands of worshipers from South Africa and neighboring countries who follow the Zion Christian Church.Ramaphosa had phoned Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi to offer his condolences and said the South African government would do all it can to help, according to a statement from Ramaphosa's office.Provincial authorities said the bus had a Botswana license plate.South African Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga was in Limpopo province for a road safety campaign and changed plans to visit the crash scene after hearing the "devastating news," the national Department of Transport said. She said there was an investigation underway into the cause of the crash and offered her condolences to the families of the victims.The South African government often warns motorists to be cautious during the Easter holidays, which is a particularly busy and dangerous time for road travel. More than 200 people died in road crashes during the Easter weekend last year.Just a day before the bus crash, the South African government called on people to be extra careful on Thursday and Friday because of the expected high volumes traveling by road to Moria.The Zion Christian Church has its headquarters in Moria and this year is the first time its Easter pilgrimage is set to go ahead since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Avoid asking these questions when conducting an interview; they could get you into troubleAvoid asking these questions when conducting an interview; they could get you into trouble
    As an interviewer, you’ll want to think through and handle with care the questions you plan to ask job applicants to avoid running into potential conflict down the line.As a general rule, when conducting an interview for an open position, focus on questions that relate specifically to the job at hand — and stay away from questions about the candidate's personal life. JOB CHALLENGE: SO YOU'RE OVERWHELMED AT WORK. HERE ARE STEPS TO TAKEIf the applicant doesn’t get the job, and you asked something that could have been perceived as discriminatory, you may find yourself in legal trouble.Here are a few topics to avoid in an interview with a potential candidate.During a job interview, you cannot ask a candidate about a disability or questions to guide them to reveal whether they have a disability, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. If the disability is visible or the applicant has disclosed he or she is disabled, then you can ask the applicant if he needs assistance with the application process or will need some change to the work environment or adjustments to how the job is typically carried out, according to the federal agency.As an employer, ensure your company is well-equipped to make adjustments and provide assistance to those with disabilities throughout the application process.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERYou may not ask about genetic information relating to an applicant, such as family medical history, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from asking disability-related questions of an applicant before a job offer is made, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.Questions relating to religion should be avoided during the interview process, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Avoid questions directly or indirectly about religion in a job interview, such as asking an applicant where she attends church or about the holidays she celebrates.Religion-based questions are viewed as unrelated to a job. Religion falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in the hiring process based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Therefore, all interview questions relating to any of these specific topics should be avoided. The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects people 40 and older from age-based discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recommends avoiding questions about an individual's age in a job interview to avoid potential legal trouble. If you are hiring for a job such as a bartender, which has an age requirement, you can ask the applicant if he or she is at least the minimum age. Asking an applicant if she is pregnant or plans on having children are questions that should be avoided during a job interview, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Someone's decision to have children cannot legally factor into a hiring decision.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
  • News Quiz: March 29, 2024News Quiz: March 29, 2024
    Ronna McDaniel's turmoil at NBC and the disgraced crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried star in this week's News Quiz. Have you stayed on top of the biggest stories from the last seven days? Try to get a perfect score!Check out our quiz below. App users: click here.More fun at your fingertips! Check out last week's News Quiz.Test your knowledge of America's biggest celebrities and brands in our American Culture Quiz.And, to see all of our quizzes, click here.Check back next Friday for the latest News Quiz from Fox News Digital!
  • Country music singer offers sneak peek at married life, new album and enduring gratitude to Blake SheltonCountry music singer offers sneak peek at married life, new album and enduring gratitude to Blake Shelton
    A country musician is peeling back the layers of his personal life as he releases new music for fans amid a fresh start in life that includes his recent elopement in the snow-covered mountains of Colorado to his lady love. Ian Flanigan, best known for his third-place finish on Season 19 of "The Voice," talked to Fox News Digital this week ahead of his new single's release on Friday, which touches on life, personal milestones and more. The native of Saugerties, New York, met his now-wife Kelsey Charles at a country music festival in Beaver Creek, Colorado, a year-and-a-half ago, he said, and the pair recently went back to that exact spot to get married. COUNTRY SINGER IAN FLANIGAN ON BLAKE SHELTON AND LIFE LESSONS LEARNED: ‘BE YOURSELF, MAN’"We eloped, so I just had my dad, brother, her parents and a really close friend of mine," he said.Flanigan described the Feb. 29 ceremony as a "really small, beautiful wedding out in the mountains."When asked if he was expecting to meet his future wife at a music festival, Flanigan simply said he stopped expecting things years ago. "Every time I start making plans, they just don’t happen, so I just try not to expect anything," he said with a smile. N.C.-BASED SINGER CHAMPIONS COUNTRY MUSIC AND AMERICAN AGRICULTUREThe musician, who has been open about his sobriety, told Fox News Digital that he hopes to destigmatize "any kind of depression, isolation [and] addiction.""Everybody’s [just] one person away from somebody [who's] struggling right now," he noted. Flanigan will be nine years sober this April, he said."I started off playing dive bars when I was 18 [and] 19, playing for tips and booze … So by the time I was 25, I just had a really unhealthy relationship with alcohol," he said.NASHVILLE'S GLORY DAYS ARE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW: 10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE MUSIC CITYBy sharing his personal journey with others, Flanigan said he’s seen a common thread of people wanting to build a community of discussion around the topic. "A lot of people get more isolated the further down they go," he said. "And I think a lot of it’s about talking and destigmatizing."Flanigan’s new single, "Broken Heart," is available for download as of today, March 29 — heard here first on Fox News Digital. The musician said that surprisingly — judging by its title, at least — it's not a sad song. "You'd think by [the title] it might be a sad song — but it’s really about celebrating this beautiful woman that you’re with. And a lot of guys are going to be leaving with a broken heart because they’re not leaving with her," he said. The song was produced by Jon Stone, a friend of his and a fellow artist — and someone with whom he feels very aligned, he said. As for what the future looks like, Flanigan said he’s looking forward to releasing his new album, "The Man My Momma Raised," soon.He also said he hopes to be seeing his "The Voice" coach Blake Shelton again before too long."Blake has changed my life in so many ways, [and] he’s just been an amazing friend and mentor to me," he said. "He’s just such a down-to-earth person [and] he’s given me a lot of great advice to kind of navigate this industry." foFlanigan said his new album will be a compilation of stories from his journey with his mother — whom he lost this past year. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"This album is very, very close to my heart," he said.This summer he'll continue to release more singles and videos from his new album. Flanigan's single "Grow Up" from 2022 reached No. 5 on the U.S. iTunes sales chart with well over 3 million streams. He has toured extensively with Trace Adkins, Chris Janson and many others. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
  • Democratic leader has 2 words for Republicans looking to impeach Homeland Security Secretary MayorkasDemocratic leader has 2 words for Republicans looking to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
    Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shared a brief post on social media Thursday evening, criticizing Republicans who are pushing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas."Extreme MAGA Republicans are demanding a full impeachment trial in the Senate," Jeffries wrote in a post on X. "They want to continue the phony political stunt targeting the Homeland Security Secretary."He added: "My response? Get lost."The post comes as the U.S. Senate is going to receive House-passed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas next month.JOHNSON TO FORMALLY HAND MAYORKAS IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES TO SENATE, URGES TRIAL 'EXPEDITIOUSLY'On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., notified Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that the House of Representatives would formally send over the impeachment articles to his chamber on April 10.In his letter to Schumer, Johnson urged him to hold an impeachment trial "expeditiously.""As Speaker and impeachment managers of the U.S. House of Representatives, we write to inform you that we will present to you upon the Senate’s return, on April 10, 2024, the duly passed articles of impeachment regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. We urge you to schedule a trial of the matter expeditiously," Johnson wrote.HOUSE VOTES TO IMPEACH DHS SECRETARY MAYORKAS OVER BORDER CRISISIn February, all but three House Republicans voted to impeach Mayorkas over his handling, or mishandling as Republican content, of the U.S. southern border. It was the first time since 1876 that a cabinet secretary had been impeached.Schumer‘s office told Fox News Digital that the Senate would initiate the impeachment trial once it receives the impeachment articles."As we have said previously, after the House impeachment managers present the articles of impeachment to the Senate, senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside."The trial is highly unlikely to result in a conviction.Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
  • NYC's mayor giving debit cards to migrants a ‘clear incentive’: council memberNYC's mayor giving debit cards to migrants a ‘clear incentive’: council member
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new program to give prepaid debit cards to migrants in the city risks incentivizing more people to settle in the city despite the mayor’s claim the city is full, a New York council member argued."Regardless of our rhetoric about how ‘full’ the city has become, if we’re handing out free money it’s a clear incentive," Council Member Vickie Paladino told Fox News Digital. "We hear it from many of the migrants themselves — they’re coming here because they know New York will give them welfare. It's as simple as that. And that is absolutely the opposite message we should be sending now."Paladino’s comments come after Adams unveiled the new program Tuesday, a $53 million plan that will see migrants in the city receive prepaid debit cards for items such as food and baby supplies.NEW YORK CITY BEGINS GIVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS PREPAID DEBIT CARDS AS PART OF $53 MILLION PILOT PROGRAMAccording to a report from the New York Post, a family with two parents and kids under five can receive $350 per week with the debit cards, which will be replenished weekly.The city will first run a pilot version of the program, giving the cards to about 460 of the over 64,000 migrants in the city’s care, according to the report.The program comes despite Adams' own admission that the city cannot take on any more migrants, arguing as early as July of last year that there was "no more room in this city" for continued migrant settlement, according to a report from Bloomberg.But the new program flies in the face of that claim, Paladino argued, noting that even migrants already in the city will face the negative consequences of the continued flow.ADAMS DEFENDS PREPAID MIGRANT CARDS, PART OF $53M NYC PILOT PROGRAM: 'NOT GIVING PEOPLE AMERICAN EXPRESS'Paladino also pointed to rising crime the city’s residents have seen as migrants have flooded the city, declaring that her constituents "are sick of the invasion.""In districts like mine, which spans both low-income working-class neighborhoods to some of the wealthiest communities in NYC, migrant crime is a top concern for everyone," Paladino said. "Whether it’s scooter bandits snatching purses in front of a deli or an upscale home getting broken into, we’re seeing a massive increase in crimes attributable to migrants. It’s becoming absolutely third-world."Nevertheless, Adams has defended the plan, with a spokesperson for the mayor’s office telling Fox News Digital Tuesday that the administration is working to "find new ways to better serve the hundreds of individuals and families arriving every single day, as well as the longtime New Yorkers experiencing homelessness who are already in our care."Adams also touted the program as a potential "cost-saving measure," arguing that the cost of feeding migrants in the city will be roughly $600,000 a month under the new system.RAPPER 50 CENT SAYS ‘MAYBE TRUMP IS THE ANSWER’ AFTER SEEING NYC GIVE PREPAID CREDIT CARDS TO MIGRANTSCouncil member Joseph Borelli told Fox News Digital that he doesn’t doubt that the program will be cheaper for the city, but argued that the debit cards are still "fundamentally unfair" to the city’s working poor, who don’t receive similar benefits."New Yorkers get frustrated when they see migrants getting free debit cards at the same time we’re all going to be charged $15 to go into Manhattan," Borelli said, referring to the borough's new congestion pricing toll.Like Borelli, Paladino acknowledged the cost-savings of the plan but echoed a similar sentiment when it comes to the fairness of offering illegal migrants free services."It assumes that we’re somehow obligated to provide illegals with welfare to begin with. We are not," Paladino said. "We all know they were throwing away the food being provided at the shelters. OK, so what? It really puts the lie to the ‘desperate refugees’ narrative — people hungry and desperate don’t throw food away. Clearly, they found a way to eat and fend for themselves for months without our free meals. But suddenly we have to give them millions of taxpayer dollars for food?"Instead, Paladino argued in favor of deporting the migrants, arguing there are a host of unforeseen consequences that could arise from the debit cards."Frankly, the whole program is a mess, from the completely inexperienced nonprofit issuing and distributing the debit cards, to the total lack of transparency in its implementation, to the nonexistent accountability for the users," Paladino said. "This is untraceable free money being handed out to people who don’t belong here in the first place. It’s madness. It’s going to create a…
  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal raids on homes, sexual misconduct lawsuits: what to knowSean 'Diddy' Combs' federal raids on homes, sexual misconduct lawsuits: what to know
    Sean "Diddy" Combs faced multiple allegations and lawsuits in the last few months, culminating in the raids on his residences by Homeland Securities Investigations (HSI) earlier this week.A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the raids on Combs' homes Monday were connected to a federal human trafficking investigation. It is unclear if the rapper is the target of the federal agents' investigation."Can we talk about sex crimes under one umbrella? Sure," criminal defense lawyer Donna Rotunna, who was part of Harvey Weinstein's legal counsel throughout his New York trial, said. "I think you can make an Epstein-Diddy comparison based on what we know, but I think Weinstein is a bridge too far." SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RAID IS ‘JUST THE BEGINNING’ OF LEGAL HURDLES: EXPERT"There was never, ever, ever a conversation that involved Harvey Weinstein with a minor, not one time," she said. "I think we have to be careful to make that distinction."The entertainment industry was hit with numerous sexual abuse claims in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which began with the dozens of allegations waged against Weinstein in 2017.RAPPER SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS' HOMES RAIDED BY HOMELAND SECURITYWeinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted in February 2020 of forcing oral sex on TV and film production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006 and third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013.Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019, one month after his arrest on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He had previously pleaded guilty to prostitution charges as part of a plea deal, and served 13 months in a Palm Beach jail.JAMIE FOXX, AXL ROSE, SEAN COMBS AMONG VIPS NAMED IN SEX ABUSE SUITS BEFORE NEW YORK LAW EXPIREDCriminal defense attorney Elmira Yousufi told Fox News Digital, "Even if the investigation does not lead to an arrest or criminal charges, the damage to his [Diddy's] reputation may be irreparable. Even worse, if the investigation produces incriminating evidence in support of sex trafficking, then he is looking at not just the loss of his reputation, but the likely loss of his freedom." In November, Cassie, legally known as Casandra Ventura, accused Combs of raping her in her own home, enduring "over a decade" of his "violent behavior and disturbed demands" and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he watched and filmed. Combs "vehemently" denied Cassie's claims in a statement provided to Fox News Digital at the time, and alleged that he was the victim of her "persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail."WATCH: DID SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS CROSS SOMEONE?One day after she filed the claim, Combs and Cassie came to an amicable resolution, and she dropped the lawsuit. "I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support," Cassie wrote. Combs said in his own statement that the decision was agreed upon by both parties, and he had no ill will toward the singer.Three more women came forward with claims just before New York's Adult Survivors Act expired in December.SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS' ACCUSER ADDS CUBA GOODING JR. TO SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUITJoi Dickerson-Neal alleged that Diddy drugged, sexually assaulted and abused her while she was attending Syracuse University, according to the lawsuit filed on Nov. 23 and obtained by Fox News Digital. Dickerson-Neal claimed Combs intentionally drugged her while on a date. After dinner, Diddy allegedly took her to his recording studio and then to a place he was staying and sexually assaulted Dickerson-Neal.She claimed Diddy recorded their non-consensual sexual encounter and "distributed" it, making her a victim of "revenge porn."On the same day her suit was filed, Liza Gardner filed a lawsuit against Diddy for battery and sexual assault. After attending an event hosted by MCA Records, Gardner and a friend joined Diddy and his friend, Aaron Hall, for an after party. While there, Gardner alleged she was "coerced" into having sex with Diddy and then was raped by Hall after.Days later, Combs allegedly violently assaulted Gardner at a home she was staying at with a friend, court docs stated.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERJane Doe alleged she was sexually assaulted by Combs and the president of his entertainment company, Harve Pierre, along with a third individual when she was 17 years old,…
  • Meet the American who mapped the US-Mexico border, Gen. William Emory, shaped nation in war and in peaceMeet the American who mapped the US-Mexico border, Gen. William Emory, shaped nation in war and in peace
    William H. Emory shaped the United States like few Americans before or since. The U.S. Army officer fought to expand the physical shape of the nation in the Mexican-American War.Emory later defied local and family sentiment in his home state of Maryland, rejecting offers from the Confederacy. Instead, he fought for the Union in the Civil War. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO WAS THE ‘WORKING MAN’ FOUNDING FATHER, IRISH IRONSMITH GEORGE TAYLORHe helped shape the future of the U.S. as a nation without human bondage – long before Europe and Asia, which were still consumed by slavery and genocide, and still clinging to colonial fiefdoms, nearly a century later.Emory is best known for his work in between the wars with the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. Emory gave the map of the United States the shape we know today. He led expeditions that surveyed the U.S.-Canada border and then, following the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, plotted some 2,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in the south."William Emory was a fascinating man," Matthew Walter, retired curator of the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas, told Fox News Digital. "He didn’t just map the border, he brought scientists. He brought artists. He did an amazing job."Emory himself named a sweeping loop in the Rio Grande the Big Bend. Today it's the home of a namesake national park and is dubbed "Texas' Gift to the Nation" for its natural beauty.Emory brought back images that shape our own view, and the world’s view, of the United States today. Among them: the vast expanses of the Rio Grande, the frontier outpost of Fort Davis, and the Plaza and Church of El Paso, now on the Mexican side of the border. Each location has been recast in pop culture and in the popular history of the American Southwest for generations. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO FOUGHT AND BLED AT THE ALAMO BUT LIVED TO TELL ITS HEROIC TALE: SLAVE JOEEmory also brought back, Walter noted, "the first image ever of a Lipan Apache Indian."The Army officer even shaped the struggles the nation faces today. The U.S.-Mexico border is currently the scene of a humanitarian and national security disaster. More than 2 million people illegally crashed over the border last year — and millions more keep coming.It's the same border Emory plotted in painstaking detail, with primitive equipment and methods by today's standards, and recorded every foot in scientific detail to share with the world."The mid-19th century survey of the 2,000-mile border was a story of heroism, skill and endurance of epic proportions," University of Southern California geography professor Michael Dear wrote in 2005 for Prologue Magazine, published by the National Archives."Though lacking the glamour of war or the grandeur of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the boundary survey is one of the greatest events in U.S. political history and remains deeply present in our contemporary lives."William Hemsley Emory was born on Sept. 7, 1811, to a prominent family in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland."His father Thomas Emory was a prominent politician and businessman, who groomed William for the military from a young age," according to a report in the Maryland State Archives.Future Confederate president Jefferson Davis was among his childhood friends, and possibly even his cousin, the state archives notes. Emory made his way to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1831, two years after fellow cadet Robert E. Lee. The scion of Maryland elite apparently displayed a streak of daring and bravado. He was dubbed "Bold Emory" by his classmates.He also proved a gifted student."He so impressed his professor [Alexander Dallas Basche] at West Point that he got to marry the professor’s sister," said Walter.Professor Bache and his sister, Matilda Wilkins Bache, were Ben Franklin’s great-grandchildren.Their uncle, George M. Dallas, served as vice president of the U.S. under President James K. Polk (1845-49) and is considered, in a disputed account, the namesake of the city of Dallas. It was under the Polk-Dallas administration that the United States underwent its greatest period of expansion, pursuing its "Manifest Dynasty."Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, which ignited a chain of dramatic events in the history of North America.Texas joined the Union in 1845, which led to an invasion by Mexico to reclaim the territory that rejected it. The U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War that followed ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848). It expanded United States territory all the way to California. The Gadsden Purchase of 1854 secured a strip of what’s now southern New Mexico and Arizona and completed the expansion of what’s now the lower…
  • Bus carrying Easter worshippers veers off bridge and plunges nearly 200 feet, killing at least 45Bus carrying Easter worshippers veers off bridge and plunges nearly 200 feet, killing at least 45
    A bus heading to an Easter festival veered off a bridge and fell nearly 200 feet in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 passengers, authorities said.The Limpopo provincial government said a bus traveling from the neighboring country of Botswana to the town of Moria for a popular Easter pilgrimage, rode off the side of the Mmamatlakala bridge, plunging approximately 164 feet into a ravine and bursting into flames.Miraculously, not everyone on board the bus at the time of the crash perished.The sole survivor of the crash, an 8-year-old child, was seriously injured but was transported from the wreck to receive medical attention, according to authorities in the northern province of Limpopo.RESCUERS SURVIVE HELICOPTER CRASH ON MOUNTAIN IN ITALY, CONTINUE ON TO SAVE MOUNTAINEER TRAPPED IN CREVASSEAn investigation into the crash is ongoing, the government said, and first responders were still retrieving bodies, many burned beyond recognition, from inside the vehicle.Authorities said they believe the driver lost control moments before it veered off the bridge. The driver was confirmed to be among the dead.5 KILLED AFTER BUS VEERS OFF HIGHWAY, CRASHES IN EASTERN GERMANYMinister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga offered her condolences to the families of the victims. She plans to visit the crash scene, the national Department of Transport said.The Easter holidays is a particularly busy time for road travel and the South African government often warns of the increased danger of road accidents this time of the year.More than 200 people died in road crashes during the Easter weekend last year.The Zionist Christian Church has its headquarters in Moria. Its Easter pilgrimage attracts hundreds of thousands of people from across South Africa and neighboring countries.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
  • On Good Friday, behold the manOn Good Friday, behold the man
    Throughout Jesus’ ministry on Earth, he told people he was the Son of God. He demonstrated it with his words and his actions. He forgave sins and healed disease. He taught with authority and drove out demons. And yet, many didn’t believe. Ironically, one of the most profound declarations of who Jesus was didn’t come from Jesus. It came from Pontius Pilate – the Roman governor of Judea who would preside over Jesus’ trial and hand him over to be crucified. The moment comes in John 19:5 when Pilate presents Jesus to the raging crowd with the words, "Behold the man." This statement may seem insignificant, but it reflects a paradox at the heart of Christianity – a paradox that is both deeply human and divinely transcendent. GOOD FRIDAY: GOD TURNED ‘MORAL EVIL' OF CHRIST'S CRUCIFIXION INTO A GIFT TO HUMANITY, SAYS CATHOLIC MISSIONARYWith these words, Pilate unwittingly points to the essence of Christ's mission and the central mystery of the Christian faith. For in Jesus we behold not just a man, but the incarnate Son of God, who willingly embraced suffering and death for the redemption of humanity.For centuries, this moment has captured the imaginations of artists all over the world, resulting in thousands of works that give us unique insight into the suffering of Jesus during his trial and crucifixion. Each is a testament to the enduring power of art to capture the profound truths of the Gospel narrative, challenging us to engage the heart together with the mind. This is the inspiration behind the Museum of the Bible’s exhibit "Ecce Homo: Behold the Man." The exhibit’s 21 pieces – including a piece by Salvador Dalí – offer a different artist’s interpretation of the concept of suffering. WHAT IS GOOD FRIDAY? EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOWSome elegant and beautiful, others surreal and haunting, each painting causes us to imagine the deeper spiritual realities behind what Christ went through on Good Friday. Or, in the words of hymn writer Stuart Townsend, to "Behold the man upon the cross, my sin upon his shoulders."The crucifixion story confronts us with the humanity of Christ – his vulnerability, his anguish, his willingness to endure suffering for the sake of love. These are profoundly human experiences and emotions, things all of us are familiar with. That’s why Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." Good Friday, however, isn’t only about Jesus. We have a part to play. WHY GOOD FRIDAY OFFERS ‘THE BEST NEWS EVER’ FOR EASTER AND ALWAYSIsaiah goes on to say why Jesus suffered: "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows." Like our exhibit’s 21 artists who paint to find a reflection of ourselves in Jesus, Isaiah leads us to see ourselves in the story. He is reminding us that Christ didn’t go to the cross for himself – he went for us. That is Paul’s message to believers in the book of Romans when he writes, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Jesus knew we couldn’t come to him, so in the incarnation, he came down to us even though he knew it would cost him his life. On Good Friday, we behold the man – we relate to Jesus’ humanness.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONBut if that was the whole story, we’d have no reason to call Good Friday good. If Jesus was only human, we’d have no cause to hope because he would just be another of death’s victims. But it isn’t the whole story. Three days later, Christ did something else for us:  He rose from the grave. On Easter, we behold the risen man – we stand in awe of Christ’s divinity. Christ’s divine nature accomplished that which human nature by itself cannot; it defied death. That’s why Easter is the day of triumph. The resurrection demonstrated beyond any doubt that Jesus was who he said he was: the Son of God. But it did something else as well. It fulfilled God’s promise of redemption. It is the contrast between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that helps us grasp the weight and wonder of Christ’s passion. We will truly understand the triumph and glory of the resurrection when we have also walked with Christ through the depths of His suffering, only when we "behold the man."CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HARRY HARGRAVE

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  • Parents warned social media is breeding ground for sex abuse among minors: expertParents warned social media is breeding ground for sex abuse among minors: expert
    As children have more and more unfettered access to the internet in the digital age, predators – which increasingly include other children – have more opportunities to groom and exploit unsuspecting kids, experts told Fox News Digital.One in five children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, according to advocacy group Saprea.Sixteen percent of young adults in the United States experience some type of sexual abuse online before they turn 18, according to a University of New Hampshire study. But although the internet has changed much of the landscape of child sex abuse, some constants remain – 53% of children abused online report that people they knew were the perpetrators. WOMAN REJECTS 'WORST NAME EVER' FOR HER CHILD, PLEADS WITH OTHERS FOR A 'SANITY CHECK'Of all sex abuse against kids, 52% is perpetrated by other children, according to the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence. "The porn that’s being consumed nowadays is significantly more violent in nature. It’s also largely driven by video, which just by nature of the medium is more graphic and more intense," Chris Yadon, managing director of Saprea, told Fox News Digital. "It’s hard to draw casual inferences, but our common sense tells us… it’s absolutely having an effect."Mike Nugent, who was a sex crimes investigator for 20 years, told Fox News Digital that the changing landscape has made it more difficult to pinpoint the reasons why children might victimize other children: "With the advent of the internet, these kids are learning this behavior not because they were abused but because they're actually watching sexual assaults on social media sites and in the pornography world," Nugent said. NXIVM SEX CULT SURVIVOR SHARES WHAT MADE HER SUSCEPTIBLE TO 'BRAINWASHING,' TRAFFICKINGMoreover, the growing prevalence of sextortion – where a victim is blackmailed with sexually compromising content for money, more explicit content or sexual favors – has ballooned in the past five years, Yadon said, with boys increasingly becoming targets. Yadon said sextortion is the fastest-growing type of sexual abuse among children and in general – FBI data indicates that the practice grew by over 20% between 2021 and 2023. It is the only type of sexual abuse where boys fall victim more frequently than girls, he said. "There is one aspect of sextortion that’s new – there’s a moneymaking component that criminals didn’t have before," Yadon said. "[Through social media] the criminals now have better access to the children – previously, criminals didn’t have access to those children."Children being exposed to broad networks of people through social media, gaming platform, speaking through the web – it’s opened up channels for access."Callahan Walsh, who hosts the reboot of "America's Most Wanted" along with his father and heads up the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Florida branch office, identified another disturbing trend occurring online: predators compelling children to abuse one another for their own benefit. "What we see sometimes is a child will abuse another child or younger sibling at the request of an adult they met online," Walsh said of the disturbing trend. "So while that abuse was technically committed by a child, they were in fact coerced by an older individual."CALIFORNIA TEACHER'S SEXTING TURNED INTO YEARSLONG SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENT: POLICEBut preventing children from stumbling upon pornographic material or interacting with someone who may take advantage of them sexually is more complex than just setting parental controls, Yadon said. "Putting a control on a device is a tactic based on a principle. It’s really important that parents learn the principles that reduce risk," Yadon said. "I think parents are already responding. We’re seeing a shift in how parents introduce technology to their kids, at what age parents introduce technology to their kids. However, there’s still a significant number of parents that have not received that education or understand what they can do to reduce the risk ." It is important for parents to have honest conversations with their children about their online "footprint," and to explain to them that everything they post and share leaves behind a trail of digital information about them, Yadon said."I always tell my kids, digital is forever. A Polaroid, you can rip it up, [but] when you go digital, it's forever," Nugent told Fox News Digital. "With Snapchat they told you that if you delete that image, it's gone forever. If you believe that, you might as well believe the moon is made of cheese."It's also crucial to keep lines of communication open, and to make sure you're someone your child can trust, Yadon said."The critical thing, though, the…
  • NYC's mayor giving debit cards to migrants a ‘clear incentive’: council memberNYC's mayor giving debit cards to migrants a ‘clear incentive’: council member
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new program to give prepaid debit cards to migrants in the city risks incentivizing more people to settle in the city despite the mayor’s claim the city is full, a New York council member argued."Regardless of our rhetoric about how ‘full’ the city has become, if we’re handing out free money it’s a clear incentive," Council Member Vickie Paladino told Fox News Digital. "We hear it from many of the migrants themselves — they’re coming here because they know New York will give them welfare. It's as simple as that. And that is absolutely the opposite message we should be sending now."Paladino’s comments come after Adams unveiled the new program Tuesday, a $53 million plan that will see migrants in the city receive prepaid debit cards for items such as food and baby supplies.NEW YORK CITY BEGINS GIVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS PREPAID DEBIT CARDS AS PART OF $53 MILLION PILOT PROGRAMAccording to a report from the New York Post, a family with two parents and kids under five can receive $350 per week with the debit cards, which will be replenished weekly.The city will first run a pilot version of the program, giving the cards to about 460 of the over 64,000 migrants in the city’s care, according to the report.The program comes despite Adams' own admission that the city cannot take on any more migrants, arguing as early as July of last year that there was "no more room in this city" for continued migrant settlement, according to a report from Bloomberg.But the new program flies in the face of that claim, Paladino argued, noting that even migrants already in the city will face the negative consequences of the continued flow.ADAMS DEFENDS PREPAID MIGRANT CARDS, PART OF $53M NYC PILOT PROGRAM: 'NOT GIVING PEOPLE AMERICAN EXPRESS'Paladino also pointed to rising crime the city’s residents have seen as migrants have flooded the city, declaring that her constituents "are sick of the invasion.""In districts like mine, which spans both low-income working-class neighborhoods to some of the wealthiest communities in NYC, migrant crime is a top concern for everyone," Paladino said. "Whether it’s scooter bandits snatching purses in front of a deli or an upscale home getting broken into, we’re seeing a massive increase in crimes attributable to migrants. It’s becoming absolutely third-world."Nevertheless, Adams has defended the plan, with a spokesperson for the mayor’s office telling Fox News Digital Tuesday that the administration is working to "find new ways to better serve the hundreds of individuals and families arriving every single day, as well as the longtime New Yorkers experiencing homelessness who are already in our care."Adams also touted the program as a potential "cost-saving measure," arguing that the cost of feeding migrants in the city will be roughly $600,000 a month under the new system.RAPPER 50 CENT SAYS ‘MAYBE TRUMP IS THE ANSWER’ AFTER SEEING NYC GIVE PREPAID CREDIT CARDS TO MIGRANTSCouncil member Joseph Borelli told Fox News Digital that he doesn’t doubt that the program will be cheaper for the city, but argued that the debit cards are still "fundamentally unfair" to the city’s working poor, who don’t receive similar benefits."New Yorkers get frustrated when they see migrants getting free debit cards at the same time we’re all going to be charged $15 to go into Manhattan," Borelli said, referring to the borough's new congestion pricing toll.Like Borelli, Paladino acknowledged the cost-savings of the plan but echoed a similar sentiment when it comes to the fairness of offering illegal migrants free services."It assumes that we’re somehow obligated to provide illegals with welfare to begin with. We are not," Paladino said. "We all know they were throwing away the food being provided at the shelters. OK, so what? It really puts the lie to the ‘desperate refugees’ narrative — people hungry and desperate don’t throw food away. Clearly, they found a way to eat and fend for themselves for months without our free meals. But suddenly we have to give them millions of taxpayer dollars for food?"Instead, Paladino argued in favor of deporting the migrants, arguing there are a host of unforeseen consequences that could arise from the debit cards."Frankly, the whole program is a mess, from the completely inexperienced nonprofit issuing and distributing the debit cards, to the total lack of transparency in its implementation, to the nonexistent accountability for the users," Paladino said. "This is untraceable free money being handed out to people who don’t belong here in the first place. It’s madness. It’s going to create a…
  • Mommy blogger Ruby Franke's husband says 'some crazy s--t' went on in abuse accomplice's $5.3M fortressMommy blogger Ruby Franke's husband says 'some crazy s--t' went on in abuse accomplice's $5.3M fortress
    In a 2023 audio interview with Utah police conducted after Ruby Franke's arrest for child abuse, her estranged husband, Kevin Franke, detailed his wife's "bats--t crazy" relationship with her accomplice, Jodi Hildebrandt.Ruby, a 41-year-old mother of six, and Hildebrandt, a 54-year-old mother of two, ran a joint parenting and lifestyle YouTube channel called ConneXions Classrooms. In December, both pleaded guilty to four of six counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse inflicted upon two of the Frankes' children in a St. George courtroom. In February, Ruby and Hildebrandt were each sentenced to serve four consecutive terms between one and 15 years in prison.The interview began with Kevin telling Santa Clara-Ivins police officers about a journal that he and his wife gifted to Hildebrandt in 2022 called "The Pen Papers," where "Ruby wrote detailed notes of everything — all interactions with Jodi… from August 2021 until I don't know when." UTAH POLICE DISCOVER ‘PANIC ROOM’ INSIDE ABUSIVE MOMMY BLOGGER ACCOMPLICE'S $5.3M DESERT HOME"The stuff she wrote in The Pen Papers is not stuff she would write in her journals. The stuff she wrote in The Pen Papers was not intended to be read by anybody until God would decree them to be written in scripture for the whole world," Kevin told police. "It described all of the visions and trances and everything that Jodi and Ruby went into. … There were hundreds of pages of written documents that Ruby had.""It's something Jodi would not want found, but she wouldn't want to destroy it," he added.The interview goes on to highlight Kevin's account of his wife's bizarre relationship with Hildebrandt, a formerly licensed therapist, before and after the pair decided to start their ConneXions Classrooms vlog on YouTube and host conferences throughout the country.YOUTUBE MOMMY BLOGGER RUBY FRANKE, CO-HOST JODI HILDEBRANDT SENTENCED FOR CHILD ABUSE: ‘DARK DELUSION’In 2023, the two pals and business partners were arrested for abusing Ruby's two youngest children, a 9-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy. Some of the abuse occurred in Hildebrandt's home. The allegations against Ruby and Hildebrandt only came to light after Ruby's son fled Hildebrandt's Ivins home and ran to a neighbor, who called 911 after seeing the malnourished boy with duct tape on his wrists and ankles.Ruby and Hildebrandt initially became close around 2019 due to their similar lifestyle and parenting views, Kevin said in the police interview. Hildebrandt also encouraged Kevin to attend her men's group in which men talked about their struggles with different addictions. YOUTUBE MOMMY BLOGGERS ARRESTED ON ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE: ‘FINALLY’"There were probably 10 men in there. It was on Zoom. All of them were working through various stages of sex addiction, porn addiction, drug addiction. It was like a 12-step group for general addiction recovery," he told police.Between 2020 and about 2022, Ruby, who was already a successful blogger at the time with a YouTube channel called 8Passengers, yearned for a closer relationship with Hildebrandt, Kevin told police in the video. So when Hildebrandt apparently found herself in a cult-like situation with other women and escaped, Ruby jumped at the chance to help her, Kevin said. UTAH CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR SENT DAMNING TEXT TO LOVER BEFORE HUBBY POISON PLOT: DOCSRuby and Kevin both traveled to Hildebrandt's $5.3 million modern mountain fortress in Ivins."It blew my mind," Kevin told police of her home, adding that he thought, "How does a therapist live like this?"He went on to describe strange happenings that occurred inside Hildebrandt's home while they were all there together."I'm a smart guy. I'm an engineer. I've designed, I've helped build some really big stuff. I'm a college professor. I can't explain some of the stuff that happened while we were there, like crashes in the basement while we were talking upstairs, and plates in the kitchen just flying off by themselves, like, full-speed smashing off the wall and falling to the floor by themselves," he told police. "I can't explain it, but I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't have any way to explain it other than there was some crazy s--t going on."Ruby felt she could help Hildebrandt, and eventually invited the therapist to stay in her family's Springville home. "The moment she showed up at my house, the weirdest crap started happening. Lights turning on and off, sounds of people walking in walls, like sounds of footprints going up walls and across the ceiling, and stuff floating around. It was weird, and I hated it," Kevin said. "They started sleeping in the same bed, and then she started…
  • Federal judge rules in favor of Oregon church in key First Amendment lawsuit against cityFederal judge rules in favor of Oregon church in key First Amendment lawsuit against city
    A federal judge has stopped a southern Oregon city’s attempt to shut down a church's homeless meal service, ultimately ruling against the city government in a key First Amendment case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed by the small city of Brookings, on the southern Oregon coast, violated the religious freedom rights of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, which regularly serves meals to the homeless, KGW reported. The ordinance, initially approved by the city in 2021, required a permit to serve free food in residential areas and further limited the church’s homeless meal services to two days a week.The church, which has served the free meals since 2009, then took legal action and sued the city, saying the ordinance violated its right to freely practice religion. On Wednesday, the federal judge agreed with the church.ATTACKS AGAINST CHURCHES DOUBLED IN 2023, REPORT WARNS: 'GROWING DISDAIN FOR CHRISTIANITY'In his ruling, Clarke said the city failed to provide a sufficient reason for restricting the number of days the church can serve free meals.Rev. Bernie Lindley from St. Timothy's Episcopal Church said his church fed people as an expression of religious belief."That’s the way we express our faith: by caring for people who are on the margins, especially people who are hungry," Lindley said, KGW reported."We knew that we weren't going to be able to comply with their ordinance," Lindley added. "We knew that it was unconstitutional, so we reluctantly filed a lawsuit."PASTORS RESPOND TO SKYROCKETING HOSTILITY AGAINST CHURCHES: 'NOT GOING TO STOP ME FROM TAKING A STAND'In 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government order forcing the closures of various businesses, the church saw a greater need among its community to provide the meals and decided to extend its program.To meet the increased demand, they increased meal services to six per week, which drew some complaints from residents. The city responded with the ordinance, which would have reeled in the additional services.While the judge’s ruling helps keep the meal service in place, the city and the church are fighting other legal battles. The city has also asked the church to stop shower and advocacy services, KGW reported. The church has appealed these directives.Brookings is located in southwest Oregon, less than 6 miles from California's northern border.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
  • UC Berkeley parents hire private security over lack of security on campus amid continue area crimeUC Berkeley parents hire private security over lack of security on campus amid continue area crime
    A group of frustrated parents at UC Berkley have raised $40,000 to hire unarmed security guards to monitor city streets around the California campus after continued concerns of rising crime.Parents and community members of SafeBears, a nonprofit organization started in 2022, raised $40,000 at the end of 2023 to launch a pilot program to implement security guards in the surrounding area of the California college. SafeBears' pilot program was launched on March 6, the organization said in a release.Six security guards from Streetplus, a private contractor, are patrolling five routes around the campus on foot and by bicycle from 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily. UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN PRESIDENT PROPOSES NEARLY 4% TUITION HIKEAccording to SafeBears website, organization leadership said that they worked with a private contractor on the final steps of the programs.The organization said that the private contractor worked on providing security service to crime-ridden areas like Oakland and San Francisco.SafeBears said that the security guards will not be armed during their patrol, but will have radios to call the Berkeley Police Department if needed."Our Streetplus ambassadors will not carry pepper spray, batons, handcuffs, or any other defensive equipment," the website said. PRINCETON GRAD, LGBTQ ACTIVIST WHO LED QUEER ALUMNI CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN"Their role is to provide a physical deterrence to any threats against students. If they encounter a situation they feel is escalating, they are equipped with radios and can call for other ambassadors to assist," the website said. "They also have a contact at Berkeley Police Department in the event the situation turns more serious."The security guards will also be available to escort students to other areas if requested, SafeBears said.A spokesperson from UC Berkeley raised concerns about the effort to Fox News Digital and noted the campus' own efforts to keep people safe."Hiring private security raises a number of concerns including the training and experience of individuals hired by such firms," the spokesperson warned. "Further, any security effort on the campus must be coordinated with UCPD, independent of the funding source."The spokesperson contested that funding can best be used in other ways."We believe that university funds are better spent hiring more sworn or non-sworn UCPD officers for standard daily response efforts. Parents who want to donate funds toward additional campus security can do so via a university fund that has been established," the spokesperson wrote, "We do not believe that private security should take precedence over hiring sworn officers. In addition, a holistic approach to campus safety is required and is the most effective approach."Fox News' Alexander Hall contributed to this report.
  • Inmate who escaped Hawaii jail, got struck by a vehicle while fleeing police has diedInmate who escaped Hawaii jail, got struck by a vehicle while fleeing police has died
    An inmate in Hawaii who broke out of jail, jumped onto an interstate during his escape and was hit by a car while fleeing police last week has died, authorities said.Matthew J. Ornellas Jr., 33, escaped from Kauai Community Correctional Center last Friday but, just moments after escaping the facility, became the victim of a serious hit-and-run. On Thursday, the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died of injuries he suffered. Officials at the facility said Ornellas scaled a fence with razor wire, and correctional officers gave chase but lost sight of him. The correctional officers then heard a loud sound and ultimately found Ornellas on the interstate, about 100 yards from the jail. He was seriously injured and was subsequently hospitalized.INMATE BREAKS OUT OF HAWAII JAIL, BECOMES VICTIM OF HIT-AND-RUN JUST MOMENTS LATEROrenellas was running north on the southbound lane of Kuhio Highway when he was hit, Kauai police said.He was serving time for a drug conviction, according to the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.FAMILY OF 5, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, FOUND DEAD AFTER REPORTED MURDER-SUICIDE IN HAWAIIThe Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it is continuing to investigate the escape.Ornellas was a minimum-security inmate at the Kauai Community Correctional Center.Authorities are still searching for the driver of the vehicle, who fled before first responders arrived, Kauai police said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
  • Ritzy Biden fundraiser in NYC interrupted multiple times by Pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Blood on your hands’Ritzy Biden fundraiser in NYC interrupted multiple times by Pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Blood on your hands’
    A star-studded fundraiser hosted by President Biden in New York City was interrupted multiple times by protesters inside the event, as well as outside, as protesters clashed with New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers on Thursday evening.The protest, which migrated along Sixth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, took place outside of Radio City Music Hall.The fundraiser, which reportedly raised $25 million, also included an armchair discussion with Biden, former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. The Q&A was moderated by Stephen Colbert.The protesters interrupted the session, with one shouting, "You're out of your f---ing minds." Outside, many participants shouted, "Genocide Joe, it is time to go."PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLIES IN NYC AND DC INTERRUPT CROWDED HUBS DURING RUSH-HOUR COMMUTEOther protesters continued to interrupt all three presidents during their remarks on Gaza, with multiple yelling "blood on your hands."During Obama's comments on Gaza, protesters interrupted the former president."You can't just talk and not listen," Obama said. The audience gave him a standing ovation. Actor Sean Hayes posted an Instagram photo from the fundraiser. He was photographed with Biden, Obama and Clinton, along with fellows actors Jason Bateman and Will Arnett."A historical moment," Hayes captioned the photo.ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS DISRUPT BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING TO CALL FOR PALESTINIAN UPRISING: ‘INTIFADA REVOLUTION’Fox News Digital reached out to the NYPD for a statement.The president's conversation kicked off by remarks by First Lady Jill Biden and musical guests hosted by actress and comedian Mindy Kaling."We have an unbelievable evening ahead of you. This is the biggest fundraiser the DNC has ever held – the fundraiser to end all fundraisers – and we’ve raised a record amount. Thank you so much," she said."Tonight, you'll be treated to world-class performances, award-winning artists, side-splitting comedians and of course, three amazing presidents side by side in conversation. You are witnessing history because this has never been done before," Jill said. This will truly be a night to remember."Musical guests included, Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele. Fox News' Nick Rojas contributed to this report.
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge: US Army vet speculates on what went wrong before collapseFrancis Scott Key Bridge: US Army vet speculates on what went wrong before collapse
    A former U.S. Army and Marine veteran who spoke with Fox News Digital said Thursday that the Dali cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to its collapse, was likely suffering electrical issues soon after it left the port. "For a vessel to have some sort of power outage would imply that there was an electrical systems issue within the ship itself," Jason Nelson said. Nelson, who was stationed 10 yards from the bridge at Fort McHenry during his final two years in the Army, said the ship could clearly be seen moving in from the southwest and making a starboard, turning toward the bridge and then eventually drifting into the pylon. "When the vessel power goes out, you see things key things happening. One you see the vessel keep drifting," Nelson said. "When you have them moving, they don’t stop on a dime. When the power comes back on, you see them make an adjustment." MARYLAND GOV. WES MOORE SAYS ‘THERE IS NOTHING WE WILL NOT DO’ ON RECOVERY EFFORTSThe most likely scenario, Nelson argued, what that the crew had done an emergency maneuver and didn’t have time to correct. "They should have done a loop and then brought it in. If they’d noticed issues with it, it should have been stopped and come under the control of tugboats. So, none of that makes sense," Nelson said. ORIOLES HONOR MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S QUICK BRIDGE COLLAPSE RESPONSE BEFORE OPENING DAYTwo pilots were at the helm of the cargo ship Dali on Tuesday when it lost power and, minutes later, crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and killed six construction workers. The disaster has put this highly specialized role — in which a pilot temporarily takes control of a ship from its regular captain — under the spotlight. So far, there is no indication the lead pilot on the Dali did anything wrong. Maritime experts say there was likely nothing the pilots could have done to stop the 95,000-ton ship from plowing into the bridge.Harbor pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore's port must often maneuver with just 2 feet of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and every other possible maritime variable.The ship sent out a mayday call, which gave just enough time for authorities to close the bridge to traffic and likely prevented further deaths. The lead pilot also dropped an anchor, issued steering commands and called for help from nearby tugboats, according to a preliminary timeline outlined by the National Transportation Safety Board.But in the end, maritime experts say, there was likely nothing the pilots could have done to stop the 95,000-ton ship from plowing into the bridge.
  • Passengers suffer flight delays after Delta planes clip wings at Minneapolis airportPassengers suffer flight delays after Delta planes clip wings at Minneapolis airport
    A Delta airplane clipped wings with another aircraft on the runway of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday morning, causing delays.The two Delta planes clipped wings while taxiing on the airstrip late that morning. Delta Air Lines told Fox News Digital that no passengers or employees were injured.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital that the incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Delta Air Lines Flight 1460 was preparing to fly from Minneapolis to West Palm Beach, Florida, when the collision happened."Delta Air Lines Flight 1460 was taxiing when its wingtip struck Delta Air Lines Flight 1104, which was pushing back from its gate at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport around 10:45 a.m.local time Thursday, March 28," the FAA said. Delta Air Lines Flight 1104 was on its way to Tucson, Arizona.FLORIDA MAN CALLS AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGERS ‘BLUE-EYED WHITE DEVILS,’ THREATENS TO 'TAKE THIS PLANE DOWN'"Both Airbus A320s returned to their gates," the FAA added.Flight 1104 arrived in Tucson over four hours after it was planned to land. Flight 1460 arrived in West Palm Beach a little more than 3 hours later than planned.Delta told Fox News Digital that Flight 1460 had been traveling at a "low speed" when it clipped wings. "Delta teams worked to reaccommodate our customers to their final destinations after a low-speed wingtip contact of two aircraft at MSP," the Delta spokesperson said. WITH ALL THE RECENT HEADLINES ABOUT PANELS AND TIRES FALLING OFF PLANES, IS FLYING SAFE?"We apologize to our customers for the resulting delay in their travels."The Federal Aviation Administration and Delta are actively investigating the incident.Fox News Digital reached out to the Metropolitan Airports Commission for comment.

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    A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious injuries.The Limpopo provincial government said the bus veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge in northern South Africa and plunged 164 feet into a ravine before busting into flames.Search operations were ongoing, the provincial government said, but many bodies were burned beyond recognition and trapped inside the vehicle, while others had been thrown from the bus.TEXAS SCHOOL BUS RETURNING FROM FIELD TRIP CRASHES, KILLING MAN AND BOYThe crash happened near the town of Mokopane, which is about 125 miles north of the South African capital, Pretoria.Hours after the crash, smoke seeped from the mangled, burned wreck underneath the concrete bridge. Authorities said it appeared that the driver lost control and the bus ploughed into the barriers along the side of the bridge and then over the edge. The driver was one of the dead.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the victims appeared to be all from Botswana and had been on their way to the town of Moria in Limpopo for a popular Easter weekend pilgrimage that attracts hundreds of thousands of worshipers from South Africa and neighboring countries who follow the Zion Christian Church.Ramaphosa had phoned Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi to offer his condolences and said the South African government would do all it can to help, according to a statement from Ramaphosa's office.Provincial authorities said the bus had a Botswana license plate.South African Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga was in Limpopo province for a road safety campaign and changed plans to visit the crash scene after hearing the "devastating news," the national Department of Transport said. She said there was an investigation underway into the cause of the crash and offered her condolences to the families of the victims.The South African government often warns motorists to be cautious during the Easter holidays, which is a particularly busy and dangerous time for road travel. More than 200 people died in road crashes during the Easter weekend last year.Just a day before the bus crash, the South African government called on people to be extra careful on Thursday and Friday because of the expected high volumes traveling by road to Moria.The Zion Christian Church has its headquarters in Moria and this year is the first time its Easter pilgrimage is set to go ahead since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Bus carrying Easter worshippers veers off bridge and plunges nearly 200 feet, killing at least 45Bus carrying Easter worshippers veers off bridge and plunges nearly 200 feet, killing at least 45
    A bus heading to an Easter festival veered off a bridge and fell nearly 200 feet in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 passengers, authorities said.The Limpopo provincial government said a bus traveling from the neighboring country of Botswana to the town of Moria for a popular Easter pilgrimage, rode off the side of the Mmamatlakala bridge, plunging approximately 164 feet into a ravine and bursting into flames.Miraculously, not everyone on board the bus at the time of the crash perished.The sole survivor of the crash, an 8-year-old child, was seriously injured but was transported from the wreck to receive medical attention, according to authorities in the northern province of Limpopo.RESCUERS SURVIVE HELICOPTER CRASH ON MOUNTAIN IN ITALY, CONTINUE ON TO SAVE MOUNTAINEER TRAPPED IN CREVASSEAn investigation into the crash is ongoing, the government said, and first responders were still retrieving bodies, many burned beyond recognition, from inside the vehicle.Authorities said they believe the driver lost control moments before it veered off the bridge. The driver was confirmed to be among the dead.5 KILLED AFTER BUS VEERS OFF HIGHWAY, CRASHES IN EASTERN GERMANYMinister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga offered her condolences to the families of the victims. She plans to visit the crash scene, the national Department of Transport said.The Easter holidays is a particularly busy time for road travel and the South African government often warns of the increased danger of road accidents this time of the year.More than 200 people died in road crashes during the Easter weekend last year.The Zionist Christian Church has its headquarters in Moria. Its Easter pilgrimage attracts hundreds of thousands of people from across South Africa and neighboring countries.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
  • Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disasterGreece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.Four left-wing opposition parties accused the government of hindering an investigation into the rail crash that left 57 people dead, many of them university students returning from a spring break.BODIES FROM GREECE TRAIN COLLISION THAT KILLED 57 RETURNED TO FAMILIES IN CLOSED CASKETSParliament voted 159-141 against the motion following an acrimonious three-day debate. The government also rejected opposition calls to hold a snap election.The Feb. 28, 2023 crash occurred when a passenger train smashed into an oncoming freight train which had been mistakenly placed on the same track.Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed to respect the results of an ongoing judicial investigation into the crash, and denied any wrongdoing."There was no cover up," he told lawmakers ahead of the vote. "What exactly has all this debate (in parliament) contributed to the investigation?"CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOpinion polls suggest that a majority of the public believe the government had not honestly addressed its responsibilities regarding the crash.Despite its defeat, the no-confidence motion was the result of a rare collaboration between Greece’s center-left and left-wing parties ahead of European Parliament elections in June.
  • Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered NavalnySix Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny
    Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.Antonina Favorskaya was detained and accused by Russian authorities of taking part in an "extremist organization" by posting on the social media platforms of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, the Russian human rights group OVD-Info said. Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony in February.RUSSIAN JOURNALIST WHO CRITICIZED PUTIN'S ADMIN OF 'GIGANTIC CORRUPTION' FOUND DEADFavorskaya covered Navalny’s court hearings for years and filmed the last video of Navalny before he died in the penal colony. She is one of several Russian journalists targeted by authorities as part of a sweeping crackdown against dissent in Russia that is aimed at opposition figures, journalists, activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community.Two other journalists, Alexandra Astakhova and Anastasia Musatova, were also temporarily detained after they came to meet Favorskaya in the detention center where she was being held, Reporters Without Borders said, adding that their homes were searched and equipment seized.Ekaterina Anikievich, of the Russian news site SOTAvision, and Konstantin Yarov from RusNews, were also detained by police while covering the search of Favorskaya's home. Yarov was beaten by police, threatened with sexual violence and taken to a hospital, Reporters Without Borders said. Yarov is accused of "disobedience" towards police and risks 15 days of detention, the group said.In Ufa, 1,300 kilometers (around 800 miles) east of Moscow, Russian authorities detained Olga Komleva, a reporter for RusNews, on Wednesday. They also accused her of extremism and involvement with Navalny and his organization, Reporters Without Borders said.OVD-Info said that Favorskaya was initially detained on March 17 after laying flowers on Navalny’s grave. She spent 10 days in jail after being accused of disobedience towards the police, but when that period of detention ended, authorities charged her again and ordered her to appear Friday in Moscow's Basmanny District Court, OVD-Info said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPNavalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation has been designated an extremist organization by Russian authorities, which means that people associated with it potentially face prison sentences if they continue to be involved in its work.Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's spokeswoman, said that Favorskaya didn't publish anything on the Foundation's platforms and suggested that Russian authorities targeted her because she was doing her job as a journalist."What darkness," Yarmysh wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
  • Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in UkraineCentral and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
    VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Several central and Eastern European countries began marking on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc.Military aircraft roared over the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. At the main airbase hosting Spanish and Portuguese fighter jets tasked with NATO air policing missions in the Baltic region, officials gathered to commemorate the event.NATO WELCOMES 32ND MEMBER, EXPERT WARNS BIGGER BLOC 'EXACERBATES' PUTIN'S FEARS"Russia’s new bloody terror in Europe is contributing to the growth of instability and threats around the world. However, we in Lithuania are calm because we know that we will never be alone again," said President Gitanas Nauseda, standing near the runway where the first NATO jets landed back in 2004. "We will always have a strong, supportive Alliance family by our side, and we will face any challenges together."Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO on March 29 in 2004, bringing the total membership of the Alliance to 26. The seven nations started accession negotiations soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually were invited to join at the Prague Summit in November 2002. Another group of former Soviet satellites including Poland and the Czech Republic had been admitted several years earlier.Since joining the alliance, these countries often warned about the threat of Russia, using their national trauma of Soviet occupation as proof of credibility. While Western nations often dismissed their sometimes hawkish attitude, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is seen as a vindication of those fears. They have given some of the most robust responses, helping Ukraine with equipment and money, and pushing for even greater sanctions on Russia.Most of the former Soviet Republics that joined NATO at the turn of the millennium spend more than the required 2% of gross domestic product on defense. When Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis announced his bid earlier this month to become the next leader of the alliance, he emphasized the threat from Russia and said the alliance needs a "renewal of perspectives" that Eastern Europe could provide."Russia is proving to be a serious and long-term threat to our continent, to our Euro-Atlantic security," the 65-year-old said when he announced his bid. "NATO’s borders become of paramount importance, and the strengthening of the eastern flank ... will remain a long-term priority."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe seven countries are marking the anniversary with solemn events and shows of force, but also some levity, with open-air concerts and exhibitions."Twenty years ago the Bulgarian people made the right choice for our country to join NATO," the country’s defense chief Adm. Emil Eftimov said. "Given today’s security situation, this is the most appropriate decision we have made in our recent history."NATO was established in the aftermath of World War II.
  • UK could force oil, gas platform companies to convert rigs to green energy or face shut down: reportsUK could force oil, gas platform companies to convert rigs to green energy or face shut down: reports
    Oil and gas rigs in United Kingdom waters of the North Sea could be forced to convert over to green energy or low-carbon fuels, or either face closure or getting banned from opening new platforms, in an effort to reduce emissions, according to reports.The Telegraph reported there are currently over 280 oil and gas platforms in UK waters, which produce about 3% of the total CO2 emitted by the country per year.The same rigs, though, produce nearly half of the UK’s energy.The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has regulatory authority over the waters off the UK, and reportedly gave oil producers an ultimatum to either convert platforms to operate on low-carbon fuels or green electricity, or face closure.OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE ROWING TEAMS WARNED ABOUT POLLUTED WATERS AHEAD OF BOAT RACE: IT'S A ‘NATIONAL DISGRACE’The requirement is for all new rigs after 2030 to be electrified completely from the start, while new development ahead of that must be designed to run on electricity.Older platforms dating back to the 1970s and 1980s could cost a heap for electric conversion. Some platforms may have to connect with land power or build wind farms near each platform for an electricity connection.Documents posted to the NSTA’s website point towards the end of flaring or burning off methane by offshore platform operators.BIG OIL COMPANIES ASK SUPREME COURT TO INTERVENE IN HIGH-STAKES CLIMATE CASEMethane, which is a greenhouse gas like CO2, is nearly 80 times more harmful than CO2. Flaring releases both unburned methane and CO2 into the atmosphere.The NSTA regulates flaring and venting under the Energy Act of 1976, which was amended in 2016, and the Petroleum Act of 1998. The NSTA also aims to ultimately phase out flaring and venting by 2030."While progress has been made, with industry flaring volumes having decreased by around 50pc since 2018, and some flaring is unavoidable for safety and operational reasons, the NSTA has been clear that more must be done to prevent the wasteful flaring of gas and expects the reductions to continue," the NSTA wrote, adding that the new plan will aid those efforts. "This plan places electrification and low carbon power at the heart of emissions reductions."It makes it clear that where the NSTA considers electrification reasonable, but it has not been done, there should be no expectation that the NSTA will approve field development plans that give access to future hydrocarbon resources in that asset," it added.Still, the agency plans to avoid unintended consequences while also applying the plan reasonably.
  • Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on LebanonHezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
    BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel, saying it used the weapons against civilian targets for the first time Thursday in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes the night before that killed nine, including what the group said were several paramedics.There were no reports of Israelis hurt in the rocket attack, local media said. The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the rocket attack.ODDS OF ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH WAR 'INEVITABLE,' EXPERTS FEAR: 'TOTALLY PESSIMISTIC'Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Oct. 7, concerns have grown that near-daily clashes along the border between Israel and Lebanon could escalate into a full-scale war. Airstrikes and rocket fire Wednesday killed 16 Lebanese and one Israeli, making it the deadliest day of the current conflict.Israel’s chief military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israel had killed 30 Hezbollah militants in the past week and had destroyed dozens of Hezbollah military sites in an effort to push the Iran-backed group away from the border.The recent increase in violence has raised alarm in Washington and at the United Nations."Restoring calm along that border remains a top priority for President Biden and for the administration," White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters, saying the U.S. is closely monitoring developments. "We’ve also been very, very clear: We do not support a war in Lebanon."Kirby said the U.S. is working to halt the fighting through diplomatic efforts. This needs to be a top priority for Israel and Lebanon, he said, and would allow displaced civilians to return home. Tens of thousands of people on both sides have fled the fighting.At around sunset Thursday, a barrage of Katyusha and Burkan rockets was fired toward the Israeli village of Goren and Shlomi, a statement from Hezbollah said. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said the group had not previously fired Burkan rockets at civilian targets, but was now responding to the recent spate of Israeli airstrikes.Lebanon’s state media reported that 10 paramedics were among those killed Wednesday. The Israeli military said it struck targets for Hezbollah and an allied Sunni Muslim group.Hezbollah has frequently used Russian-made portable anti-tank Kornet missiles in recent months. More rarely, it has launched Burkan rockets which, according to the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, can carry a warhead that weighs between 300 kilograms (660 pounds) and 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds).Hezbollah says its attacks aim to keep some Israeli divisions busy and away from Gaza, and Nasrallah says attacks on the border will only stop when Israel halts its offensive in Gaza.The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon known as UNIFIL said it was imperative that "this escalation cease immediately."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We urge all sides to put down their weapons and begin the process toward a sustainable political and diplomatic solution," UNIFIL said. It added that the peacekeeping force remains ready to support that process in any way it can.The fighting has killed nine civilians and 11 soldiers in Israel. More than 240 Hezbollah fighters and about 50 civilians have died in Lebanon.
  • UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into GazaUN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave.The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Israel denies it is committing genocide. It says its military campaign is self defense and aimed at Hamas, not the Palestinian people.DOCTORS VISITING GAZA HOSPITAL REVEAL 'GUT-WRENCHING' DETAILS OF WAR'S IMPACT ON PALESTINIAN CHILDRENThursday’s order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders.In its legally binding order, the court told Israel to take measures "without delay" to ensure "the unhindered provision" of basic services and humanitarian assistance, including food, water, fuel and medical supplies.It also ordered Israel to immediately ensure that its military does not take action that could harm Palestinians' rights under the Genocide Convention, including by preventing the delivery of humanitarian assistance.The court told Israel to report back in a month on its implementation of the orders.Israel declared war in response to a bloody cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 others were taken hostage. Israel responded with a campaign of airstrikes and a ground offensive that have left over 32,000 Palestinians dead, according to local health authorities. The fighting also displaced over 80% of Gaza's population and caused widespread damage.The U.N. and international aid agencies say virtually the entire Gaza population is struggling to get enough food, with hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine, especially in hard-hit northern Gaza.South Africa welcomed Thursday's decision, calling it "significant.""The fact that Palestinian deaths are not solely caused by bombardment and ground attacks, but also by disease and starvation, indicates a need to protect the group’s right to exist," the South African president said in a statement.Israel’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the order.In a written response earlier this month to South Africa's request for more measures, Israel said the claims by South Africa were "wholly unfounded," "morally repugnant" and "an abuse both of the Genocide Convention and of the Court itself."After initially sealing Gaza’s borders in the early days of the war, Israel began to permit entry of humanitarian supplies. It says it places no restrictions on the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza and accuses the United Nations of failing to properly organize the deliveries.The U.N. and international aid groups say deliveries have been impeded by Israeli military restrictions, ongoing hostilities and the breakdown of public order.Israel has been working with international partners on a plan to soon begin deliveries of aid by sea.Israel has repeatedly feuded with the United Nations, particularly UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and main provider of aid in Gaza. Israel accuses the agency of tolerating and even cooperating with Hamas — a charge UNRWA denies.The court said in its order that "Palestinians in Gaza are no longer facing only a risk of famine ... but that famine is setting in." It cited a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that said at least 31 people, including 27 children, have already died of malnutrition and dehydration.The world court said earlier orders imposed on Israel after landmark hearings in South Africa’s case "do not fully address the consequences arising from the changes in the situation" in Gaza.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOn Tuesday, the army said it inspected 258 aid trucks, but only 116 were distributed within Gaza by the U.N.COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of Palestinian civilian affairs, has also run pilot programs to inspect the humanitarian aid at Israel’s main checkpoints in the south and then use land crossings in central Gaza to try to bring aid to the devastated northern part of the Strip. The agency had no immediate comment on the ICJ ruling.
  • Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctionsRussian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place.Russia’s vote sparked Western accusations that Moscow was acting to shield its weapons purchases from North Korea for use in its war against Ukraine, which violate U.N. sanctions.JAPAN'S PM REQUESTS MEETING WITH KIM JONG UN TO FIX 'VARIOUS BILATERAL PROBLEMS' WITH NORTH KOREATensions on the Korean Peninsula have heightened with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatening nuclear conflict and escalating tests of nuclear-capable missiles designed to target South Korea, the United States and Japan. The three countries have responded by strengthening their combined military exercises and updating their deterrence plans.The vote in the 15-member council was 13 in favor, Russia against, and China abstaining. The Security Council resolution would have extended the mandate of the panel of experts for a year, but Russia’s veto will halt its operation when its current mandate expires at the end of April.Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the council before the vote that Western nations are trying to "strangle" North Korea and that sanctions are losing their "relevance" and "detached from reality" in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the country.He accused the panel of experts of "increasingly being reduced to playing into the hands of Western approaches, reprinting biased information and analyzing newspaper headlines and poor quality photos." Therefore, he said, it is "essentially conceding its inability to come up with sober assessments of the status of the sanctions regime."But U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood called the panel’s work essential and accused Russia of attempting to silence its "independent objective investigations" because it "began reporting in the last year on Russia’s blatant violations of the U.N. Security Council resolutions."He warned that Russia’s veto will embolden North Korea to continue jeopardizing global security through development "of long-range ballistic missiles and sanctions evasion efforts."White House national security spokesman John Kirby condemned Russia’s veto as a "reckless action" that undermines sanctions imposed on North Korea, while warning against the deepening cooperation between North Korea and Russia, particularly as North Korea continues to supply Russia with weapons as it wages its war in Ukraine."The international community should resolutely uphold the global nonproliferation regime and support the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and independence against Russia’s brutal aggression," Kirby told reporters.Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said Russia’s veto follows arms deals between Russia and North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, including "the transfer of ballistic missiles, which Russia has then used in its illegal invasion of Ukraine since the early part of this year.""This veto does not demonstrate concern for the North Korean people or the efficacy of sanctions," she said. "It is about Russia gaining the freedom to evade and breach sanctions in pursuit of weapons to be used against Ukraine.""This panel, through its word to expose sanctions non-compliance, was an inconvenience for Russia," Woodward said.France’s U.N. Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere added that "North Korea has been providing Russia with military material in support of its aggression against Ukraine, in violation of many resolutions which Russia voted in favor of."The Security Council imposed sanctions after North Korea’s first nuclear test explosion in 2006 and tightened them over the years in a total of 10 resolutions seeking — so far unsuccessfully — to cut funds and curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.The last sanctions resolution was adopted by the council in December 2017. China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution in May 2022 that would have imposed new sanctions over a spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches.The Security Council established a committee to monitor sanctions and the mandate for its panel of experts to investigate violations had been renewed for 14 years until Thursday.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn its most recent report circulated last month, the panel of experts said it is investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction.The experts said North Korea continues to flout sanctions, including by further developing its nuclear weapons, and producing nuclear fissile materials — the weapons’ key ingredients. It also continues to import refined petroleum products in violation of council resolutions.
  • 4 dead in 3 separate incidents off Spanish coast4 dead in 3 separate incidents off Spanish coast
    Four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea, emergency services said Thursday.The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country.Spanish police said an underage male of Moroccan nationality and a German adult died on the Mediterranean coast near the eastern city of Tarragona. The German man went into the water trying to save the Moroccan youth and both perished, the Civil Guard said.MARINE GOES MISSING WHILE SWIMMING IN HIGH SURF OFF PUERTO RICO COASTA man and a woman died after falling into the Atlantic Ocean on Spain’s northern coast, emergency services for the region of Asturias said. Spain's EFE news agency quoted local authorities as saying that the man was of British nationality.Emergency services said that rescuers had recovered the bodies in two separate incidents that occurred around six miles apart along a stretch of coast west of the northern city of Gijón.The man’s body was pulled from the sea without life after emergency services said they were informed that a person had fallen into the sea. The woman, presumably Spanish, was recovered after she had fallen into the sea and been thrown against the rocks by the waves, authorities said.Spain’s national weather service issued warnings Thursday for heavy winds in several areas of the peninsula. Those included the Asturias’ coast, where waves reaching 23 feet in height were forecast.Spain’s Atlantic coastal area hasn't been hit by the drought affecting its northeast, including Tarragona, and southern regions.The rain caused some cities to cancel Easter Week processions scheduled for Thursday.

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