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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A boat crash involving the Clearwater Ferry has been declared a "mass casualty incident," public safety officials said Sunday night. They say the ferry was struck by another boat near the Memorial Causeway bridge, and that the other boat fled the scene. Police say the ferry had more than 40 people on board at the time of the crash. Six people were declared as trauma alerts, with two of those being taken by helicopter. Officials say the boat came to a rest on a sandbar and all passengers were removed. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida...

The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich admitted to a prank call made to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft and apologized in an Instagram post Sunday. The NFL is looking into the situation, specifically how Sanders' private number leaked, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Falcons said in a statement Sunday that 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich wrote down the number from his father's open iPad while visiting his parents' home "to later conduct a prank call." As Sanders continued to wait for his name to be called on Day 2 of the draft Friday, a video surfaced on...

In a highly physical Game 4 between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons, in which seemingly so many contact-filled plays weren't resulting in fouls, officials acknowledged after the fact that one huge one was missed on the final play. With the Knicks leading by one, Detroit's Tim Hardaway Jr. drew contact from New York's Josh Hart as Hardaway went up for the potential winning shot with 0.3 seconds remaining. The 3-point attempt misfired, and the sold-out crowd awaited a foul call. It never came, incensing the Pistons bench and fans. The Knicks, meanwhile, escaped with a 94-93 victory...

The National Museum of Denmark has confirmed that two 18th-century shipwrecks in Cahuita National Park, long thought to be pirate ships, are the Danish slave ships Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, which sank in 1710. The identification was announced on Sunday, resolving decades of speculation about the wrecks off Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. The ships were identified through underwater excavations in 2023, which analyzed ship timbers, cargo blocks, clay pipes, and other artifacts. In 2015, U.S. archaeologists from East Carolina University discovered yellow bricks, specific to Danish manufacturing in Flensburg, among the wreckage, prompting renewed investigation. The wrecks, located on...

A drug candidate, previously successful at treating severe fatty liver disease, reduces atherosclerosis—a primary driver of cardiovascular death worldwide—in large mammals, a study suggests. DT-109 limited the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in both the aorta and coronary arteries of nonhuman primates. This glycine-based tripeptide also stopped critical processes that lead to vascular calcification, a significant catalyst of arterial stiffening and plaque instability. Said Eugene Chen, M.D., Ph.D., "DT-109 has demonstrated a remarkable ability to counteract the progression of atherosclerosis, an achievement that holds immense therapeutic potential." Chen's team developed DT-109 in 2019 after it was discovered that impaired glycine metabolism...

US president noted that "he's been saying that for three years"NEW YORK, April 28. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky asked US President Donald Trump to supply more weapons to Ukraine at their April 26 meeting in Rome, the US leader said. "He told me that he needs more weapons, but he's been saying that for three years," Trump told reporters at Morristown Airport in New Jersey.

Refrigeration just got a sustainable upgrade, and it didn’t come from a Silicon Valley startup or a government lab — it came from the brilliant minds of three teenagers. These young innovators recently won the 2025 Earth Prize for creating a refrigerator that runs on just salt and water. That’s right — no electricity, no fossil fuels, just simple science and groundbreaking ingenuity. Their invention isn’t just a clever science fair project — it’s already being deployed in hospitals to safely store medicine and even organs. The potential applications in developing nations, disaster zones, and remote areas are enormous. This...

China has “enforced maritime management and exercised sovereign jurisdiction” over an uninhabited reef in the disputed South China Sea, planting the country’s flag on the tiny sand bank just kilometers from a key Philippine military outpost. Photographs released by Chinese state-run media on Saturday showed China Coast Guard officers unfurling the flag as part of an effort to effectively seize Sandy Cay reef, which Beijing calls Tiexian Jiao, earlier this month. The reef, located in the flash point Spratly Island chain, is also claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Sandy Cay also sits just over 3 kilometers from Thitu...

A St. Louis woman was killed on Saturday night after she slid off the roof of a Cadillac Escalade while twerking and was run over by a St. Louis fire truck heading to an emergency. The woman, identified as Nyla Simmons, was killed at the intersection of South Compton and Chouteau around 11:30 PM. Nila slid off the roof when the Escalade turned left. She hit the cement and was then run over by the fire truck. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police released this statement on Sunday morning.

Researchers have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease. IPF is rapidly progressive and causes scarring in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. Approximately 50% of patients die within three years of diagnosis. In a study, scientists found that an FDA-approved cancer drug may help the immune system clear out the damaged cells that cause the lung scarring, potentially restoring lung function in patients with the disease. In healthy lungs, specialized cells called fibroblasts help repair lung tissue. But in people with IPF, some fibroblasts and nearby epithelial...

Using pilocarpine eye drops following Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) goniotomy surgery may improve clinical outcomes for patients with glaucoma and reduce the need for future medications, according to research. "The KDB goniotomy is a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and there was some variability in the post-operative eye drop regimen among different providers," says Julia Xia, MD. "Some of our providers prescribe pilocarpine drops and some do not," she continues. The study analyzed 532 KDB goniotomy procedures between September 2015 and March 2020, with and without pilocarpine use, and measured surgical success, which the researchers defined as intraocular pressure less than...

India has a thriving community of Eastern Orthodox Christians. The Eastern Orthodox faith stems from the Apostolic Church, brought by Saint Thomas the Apostle to India. Orthodox Christians have confronted certain challenges from the Latin West. As per the book Acts of Thomas, written in Edessa sometime in the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, on his first mission, St. Thomas the Apostle reached the capital of the Indo-Parthian king, Gondophares. Gondophares ruled Afghanistan and Punjab—with Taxila as the capital—along with the trader Abbanes. On his second mission, he traveled to a kingdom in southern India ruled by a first-century dynasty....

In a nutshell * Rice malt could help the brewing industry adapt to climate change, yielding twice as much extract per hectare as barley while requiring 50-67% less land * While rice malt costs 20% more to produce than barley malt, it offers significant advantages for gluten-free brewing and can reduce costs when used as an adjunct * As climate change threatens barley production, rice provides a more resilient alternative that’s already grown abundantly in warmer regions worldwide ****************************************************************** FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Beer prices might soon rise as climate change threatens barley crops, but an unexpected savior is emerging from...

Research shows a significant proportion of patients who suffer a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can be treated with medication only. A risky carotid artery operation may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. People with carotid artery stenosis are operated on after they have had a stroke. Thirty years ago, large studies showed that an operation in which a narrowing in the carotid artery is removed reduced the risk of a new stroke. Since then, the medications these patients receive alongside their surgery—such as blood thinners, medication for cholesterol and high blood pressure—have improved significantly....

… The measure would allow the Maine Turnpike Authority, along with the Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety, to establish a “pilot program” to operate three work zone surveillance systems on Maine highways. The surveillance systems would be used to record images of license plates on motor vehicles traveling through the work zone at a rate of speed more than 11 miles per hour above the posted work zone speed limit. If you get caught speeding in the work zone, your first violation would result in a written warning. Upon second and subsequent violations, you’ll get a fine...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: ‘Mass casualty event’ after a ferry strikes sandbar in Clearwater, Florida. From AZ Intel 8:37 PM · Apr 27, 2025

She went excre-mental. A female passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight to Chicago allegedly stripped down naked and pooped on her seat as the plane landed, according to a report. Police officers were called to Chicago’s Midway Airport Saturday as flight 418 from Philadelphia arrived with one passenger shocking the cabin by taking off her clothes and emptying her bowels on a plane seat, NBC reported.

James O’Keefe of the O’Keefe Media Group said he is dropping a massive bombshell within the next month or so. O’Keefe said what he is releasing is bigger than his work exposing ACORN. “This is ACORN 2.0? Or is it bigger?” podcast host Benny Johnson asked O’Keefe. James O’Keefe said it’s much bigger.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that his tariff policy will substantially reduce, even completely eliminate, income taxes for some American workers. “When Tariffs cut in, many people’s Income Taxes will be substantially reduced, maybe even completely eliminated,” Trump wrote in a 6:06 a.m. post on Truth Social. “Focus will be on people making less than $200,000 a year.” Trump continued, “Also, massive numbers of jobs are already being created, with new plants and factories currently being built or planned. It will be a BONANZA FOR AMERICA!!! THE EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IS HAPPENING!!!

Swiss franc surge sparks bets on negative interest rates The Swiss franc has soared to a decade high against the dollar as investors rush for shelter from the global trade turmoil, sparking bets that the country’s central bank will have to lower interest rates to zero or below to curb the currency’s rise. The currency, historically a financial market haven because of the Alpine country’s political and economic stability, reached near-record strength against the dollar this week, with the greenback sinking close to CHF0.80 for the first time since the franc’s shock appreciation in 2015. Deflation risk Yields on short-term...