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Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the US Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship’s guns could return fire on Japanese planes bombing Pearl Harbor, a Navy base in Hawaii. “When those …

A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high school choir and stands 15 rows tall, belted out 19 holiday tunes at a Muskegon theater this week and was set to perform two more shows on Saturday. The 67-foot-tall tree is adorned with 25,000 …

The US government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and …

The ex-wife of NHL star Evander Kane has publically revealed herself as one of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs earliest sexual assault accusers on Friday. Anna Kane, who was married to the Edmonton Oilers forward from 2018 to 2021, was the fourth woman to step forward and accuse the disgraced rapper of sexually assaulting her at his NYC recording studio when she …

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that he’s been hearing rave reviews from senators about Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth and is confident he will be confirmed.  “It looks like Pete is doing well now,” Trump told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, in a clip from her interview with the president-elect that will air Sunday.  “I mean, people were a little …

The FBI had joined the investigation into the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a luxury Manhattan hotel, the bureau confirmed Friday. The manhunt for the assassin who killed Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown has expanded beyond the five boroughs and perhaps the tri-state area as the NYPD announced that they believe the suspect has …

The notorious leader of New York’s BLM chapter caused outrage outside the Daniel Penny trial by slurring the former Marine, saying “the KKK got another victory,” after the judge in the case dropped the top charge of manslaughter. Hawk Newsome, after the jury deadlocked Friday, told reporters anyone who thinks Penny is innocent has “racism in their heart”, and suggested …

A racially charged brawl broke out between a band and bar patrons at a watering hole in Atlanta — leaving several people injured, including a woman who was hospitalized. Customers at Ideal Sports Bar in southeast Atlanta became agitated with a performing band after the members made politically charged, derogatory comments about white people, according to WSB-TV Atlanta. Patrons turned …

The killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could be a “disgruntled” employee or client of the health insurance giant, the NYPD’s top detective said Friday. Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny revealed investigators’ thinking on the still-unidentified gunman’s motive during a huddle with reporters. “Our thought on it is obviously it could possibly be a disgruntled employee or disgruntled client,” he …

Former President Obama declared that if “one side” attempts to cement “a permanent grip on power” through “suppressing votes,” “politicizing” the military or weaponizing the judiciary and criminal justice system to target opponents, “a line has been crossed.” His comments came even as many Americans believe that President-elect Trump has been unfairly targeted in unwarranted politically motivated cases.  Obama made the comments …