Dr. Barb Petersen received her first calls in early March from dairy owners in Texas who were concerned about birds, such as crows, pigeons, and other species, dying on their farms. Then it was reported that some barn cats, half of them from one farm, had died suddenly. Shortly after, the veterinarian in Amarillo started receiving reports of sick cows displaying unusual symptoms, such as high fevers, loss of appetite, and reduced milk production. The results of the tests for common illnesses were negative. Petersen, who takes care of over 40,000 cows on twelve farms in the Texas Panhandle, gathered...

Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, announced on Wednesday that he intends to sever diplomatic ties with Israel due to the manner in which the Middle Eastern nation has conducted its war against Hamas in Gaza. Petro, when addressing a gathering held on May Day in the central Plaza de Bolívar of Bogotá, expressed his disapproval of Israel for the deaths of “the girls, the boys, and the babies who have died dismembered by the bombs.” It was he who made the announcement, “Here before you, the government of change, the president of the republic, informs you that tomorrow, diplomatic...

The Home Office of Britain announced on Wednesday that it has started the process of detaining migrants in order to relocate them to Rwanda. The aim is to transport flights to Rwanda within 9-11 weeks, as promised by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This is being done to discourage migrant boat crossings into Britain. The Home Office stated that its operational teams have been working quickly and safely to detain individuals who are eligible for relocation to Rwanda. They also mentioned that more work will be done in the upcoming weeks. The British government has increased the number of spaces available...

A further six billion dollars will be distributed to borrowers in advance of the 2024 election, according to the announcement made by the administration of Vice President Joe Biden, which is continuing its massive student loan freebies. “Today, my Administration is approving $6.1 billion in student debt cancellation for 317,000 borrowers who attended the Art Institutes,” Vice President Biden announced on Wednesday. The president and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona included a statement in which they referred to the Art Institutes as “predatory” and stated that the new handouts will be of assistance to pupils who had been victims of the...

A man from Pennsylvania, who has been using an alligator named Wally to help with his depression for almost ten years, is currently looking for the reptile. Wally went missing while the man was on vacation in Georgia. Joie Henney has many followers on social media who are interested in his pages dedicated to Wally, the alligator that he considers his emotional support animal. He has shared pictures and videos on the internet of people touching the 5 1/2-foot (1.7 meter) alligator as if it were a dog or hugging it like a teddy bear. Wally became extremely popular last...

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reportedly informed Antony Blinken that he would not agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal that included ending the war in Gaza. This conversation took place during a visit by the US secretary of state, who advocated for providing more aid to Gaza and an immediate truce. Mr. Blinken visited Jerusalem and met with Mr. Netanyahu. This was the last stop on his recent diplomatic tour of the Middle East. This is his seventh time visiting a region that has been severely affected by conflict for several months. Israel put a very strict blockade...

Less than 24 hours after a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, it seems like the authorities are getting ready to close down the camp by declaring it an unlawful assembly. The decision was made by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block on Tuesday and he announced the university’s intentions. The University of California usually handles protests in a less aggressive manner compared to USC, Columbia, and other campuses. These campuses have called in the police, resulting in the arrest of hundreds of students. In a statement earlier on Tuesday, University of California President Michael V. Drake expressed his complete...

During a campaign rally in New York on Wednesday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came up with the idea of taking a “no-spoiler” vow with Vice President Joe Biden. This comes at a time when Kennedy Jr. is engaged in a dispute with former President Donald Trump. The vow, as he outlined it, would require Kennedy and Biden to co-fund a survey that would be conducted in fifty states and would involve more than thirty thousand people in the middle of October. The poll would match each of them against Trump in a two-man contest, with the agreement...

Depending on whether or not people in the United States believe that the election in 2024 was fair, former President Trump has suggested that there may be political bloodshed because of the election. In an interview with Eric Cortellessa, a staff writer for TIME, Trump stated, “If we don’t win, you know, it depends.” The remarks were the result of an extensive interview that the former president conducted with the publication and which was published on Tuesday. During his speech, Trump highlighted his prospective, ambitious agenda for his second term in office, should he be elected again, as well as...

A 14-year-old suspect died after a confrontation with the police on Wednesday. The police were responding to a report of an active shooter outside a middle school in Wisconsin. According to sources, the teenager approached Mount Horeb Middle School carrying what looked like a long gun. According to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, the suspect was a male student in the Mount Horeb Area School District. Sources say that bomb technicians are searching a vehicle connected to the suspect for evidence. According to Kaul, the Mount Horeb Police Department received a report about someone with a weapon near the middle...