Author: Karen Jacqueline
Amber alerts have been issued for the south of the country as Storm Goretti approaches Ireland An amber weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Wales as councils prepare for Storm Goretti. Met Eireann have said yellow snow and rain warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford are expected to be in place from Thursday afternoon. They have said there could be heavy rain which will turn to sleet and snow in some places, particularly on high ground. The alert was issued on Wednesday morning and will be in place from midday…
John Harbaugh is no longer the Ravens’ head coach after 18 seasons, a Super Bowl win, and 12 playoff berths. The Baltimore Ravens have ended John Harbaugh’s 18-year spell as head coach after the team failed to reach the NFL playoffs. The 63-year-old was the second-longest serving head coach in the NFL, and he led the team to playoff wins in each of his first five seasons before going all the way in 2013, when the Ravens won the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. “Well, I was hoping for a different kind of message on my last day…
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died at the age of 80. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on social media Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy. “Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s ideals,” according to his foundation. Michael Reagan was born to Irene Flaugher in 1945 and adopted just hours after his birth by Ronald Reagan and his then-wife, actor Jane Wyman. The young Reagan followed in his parents’ footsteps,…
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented a Northern California district, has died at the age of 65. LaMalfa has represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, having previously served in the California State Assembly and Senate. He sat on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. Doug LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer and lifelong resident of Northern California. His largely rural district included Chico and Redding. His death was confirmed in a statement by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee. LaMalfa’s death was called “sudden” in a post on the social media platform…
The new variant of Influenza A, or H3N2, successfully dubbed ‘super flu,’ has caused hospitalizations to nearly double in a week, the CDC reported. Flu is surging across the U.S., sending thousands more people to the hospital and hitting young children especially hard, as doctors warn the season still has a long way to go. According to the CDC, hospitalizations nearly doubled in a single week, rising to 19,053, up from 9,944 the week prior, and about 3,100 people have died from the flu this season. The number of pediatric deaths rose to five, up from…