New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday. The Eurasian eagle-owl was found dead in a Manhattan courtyard on Feb. 23, a little over a year after he escaped a damaged enclosure …

Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden in the race for Texas’ 40 electoral votes by double his margin of victory in the Lone Star State four years ago, according to a new poll. And the survey released Tuesday by Marist College also indicates Republican Sen. Ted Cruz with a six-point advantage over his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred, in …

During a Senate Budget Committee hearing last week, Olympic skier Gus Schumacher faced a grilling by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., after being called to testify as one of the Democrats’ “expert witnesses” on climate change. On “Hannity,” Monday, Kennedy elaborated on his exchange with Schumacher, labeling his testimony as an example of the “‘Kardashian-ing’ of America.” GOP LEADERS CONFRONT BIDEN’S …

The Supreme Court appeared ready to dismiss a challenge on Tuesday from opponents of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) relaxed requirements for dispensing an abortion drug, used to terminate nearly two-thirds of pregnancies in the country. That would be a victory for the Biden administration and abortion rights supporters, by keeping current rules in place and allowing access in …

Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during what it says was a glitch in its system that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, president of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, told reporters Tuesday that around $14 million was withdrawn or digitally transferred during …

South Sudan’s government on Tuesday said schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country. The health and education ministries said temperatures were expected to steadily drop with the rainy season set to begin in the coming days. PORTLAND AREA RESIDENTS COMMEMORATE VICTIMS OF DEADLY 2021 HEAT WAVE BY PLANTING TREES South Sudan …

An illegal immigrant who was deported to his home country of Mexico in 2020 has been accused of the murder of a Michigan woman after he re-entered the country illegally. Brandon Ortiz-Vite, who is currently being held at the Kent County, Michigan, jail is being charged with felony murder, open murder, carjacking, carrying a concealed weapon and felony use of …

BEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a team member working for the World Health Organization, officials and reports said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq. UN APPEALS FOR …

Last week, the Detroit Lions decided to part ways with defensive back Cameron Sutton. At the time, police in Florida were searching for Sutton, who authorities said was wanted for possible domestic battery by strangulation. But, on Tuesday, a team official attempted to provide some clarity on Sutton’s whereabouts at the time the warrant surfaced. Lions President Rod Wood told …

A non-venomous, two-headed snake’s statewide journey has come to a halt after the reptile underwent major surgery this month. Tiger-Lily, the rare western rat snake with two heads, was set to leave the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center on March 18 until a team member discovered that Tiger-Lily had an “emerging health condition,” according to a …