A bright fireball was seen dropping from the night sky over New Jersey early Wednesday, capping an eventful week of natural phenomena in the area following Monday’s solar eclipse and last week’s earthquake. The fireball, which many say was a meteor or a falling star, was captured on video lighting up the dark sky in several New Jersey towns. The …
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Los Angeles woman allegedly stabs partner before throwing children out of moving vehicle onto freeway
A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier. Los Angeles police believe Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson, 34, posted …
Read More »Eye injuries after solar eclipse surge following phenomenon
Immediately after Monday’s solar eclipse, the number of people searching Google for eye-related injuries jumped while one doctor in New York City says she treated a surge of patients with eye pain. “I had several patients come in panicking saying ‘I don’t want to go blind,’” Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York City-based double board-certified doctor tells Fox News Digital. …
Read More »Rep. Jackson Lee ripped after defending her moon gaffe and blaming it on GOP: ‘Vote better people’
Social media users trashed Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, after she turned her gaffe about the moon being “made of gases” into a slam of Republicans on social media Tuesday. Reacting to the backlash she received for telling school children that the moon is made of gases ahead of Monday’s eclipse, the lawmaker said that her Republican critics are hounding …
Read More »New York pediatrician's daughter says Airstream trailer had 'safety oversight' in fatal mishap: report
The daughter of a Long Island pediatrician who was fatally flung from an Airstream over the weekend said a “significant oversight” in the trailer’s design contributed to the tragic accident. Horrified motorists saw Dr. Monika Woroniecka, 58, cling for dear life to the door handle of the family’s trailer before she lost her grip and struck her head on the …
Read More »Texas couple says 'I do' in 100% totality during solar eclipse: 'Just magical'
A Central Texas couple exchanged vows under the fading afternoon light of the Great American Solar Eclipse on April 8, just as it approached 100% totality. “It was powerful,” the groom, Kelby Noack of Waco, Texas, told Fox News Digital. “It was awesome.” When Noack, 35, a medical sales representative, and Giselle Vento, 33, a music teacher, got engaged three …
Read More »Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee mocked for saying Moon is ‘made up mostly of gases:’ ‘Dumb as dirt’
Conservatives mocked Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, for a Monday speech she gave to students at a solar eclipse event where she claimed the moon is a planet largely made of gases. The former top Democrat on the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee could be seen on video telling Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, “You’ve heard the word …
Read More »If you missed the fun, look out for these upcoming total solar eclipses
Whether you saw the moon completely block the sun, were foiled by cloudy weather or weren’t along the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse, there are still more chances to catch a glimpse. Here’s what to know about upcoming solar spectacles: When is the next total solar eclipse? Total solar eclipses happen about every year or two or three, due …
Read More »Spaced out: Sheila Jackson Lee tells Texas students 'planet' moon is 'made up of mostly of gases'
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, misinformed a group of high school students in Houston that the moon is a “planet” that is “made up mostly of gases.” Jackson Lee, who once led the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee, made several false statements that stunned a crowd of teenagers at Booker T. Washington High School during Monday’s solar eclipse. “You’ve heard …
Read More »Charles Barkley mocks 'losers' watching total solar eclipse: 'We've all seen darkness before'
A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle wasn’t enough to draw in the interest of NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. The basketball legend tore into the millions of spectators that stared up at the sky on Monday to witness the total solar eclipse whose path of totality included several U.S. states. People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total …
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