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US pushes for more UN aid corridors to Syria in wake of devastating earthquakes

US pushes for more UN aid corridors to Syria in wake of devastating earthquakes

The United States is pushing for more safe passage for UN humanitarian aid across the Turkish border into northwestern Syria as the death toll from two devastating earthquakes rises to more than 20,000.Roads along the only United Nations-sanctioned border crossing known as the Bab al-Hawa were badly damaged in the immediate aftermath of Monday's earthquake and the first UN aid convoy did not arrive in Syria until Thursday afternoon. US officials are calling for a UN Security Council resolution that would immediately order the use of any and all access points for the delivery of urgent UN supplies to survivors,…
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Alex Murdaugh claimed he was broke and couldn’t pay a  million lawsuit, lawyer testifies

Alex Murdaugh claimed he was broke and couldn’t pay a $10 million lawsuit, lawyer testifies

The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial objected before testimony from one of the prosecution's witnesses Thursday after it was revealed that he had donated to a GoFundMe campaign set up by the children of the mother's caregiver. Murdaugh "for his bravery" after his testimony. Mark Tinsley, the attorney who filed the wrongful-death lawsuit against Alex Murdaugh and others in the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach in a 2019 boating accident involving Murdaugh's son, Paul, donated $1,000 to the campaign. Tinsley's name is no longer visible on the GoFundMe campaign created by the children of Mushell Smith.Circuit Court…
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Bills’ Damar Hamlin gives emotional speech at NFL Honors

Bills’ Damar Hamlin gives emotional speech at NFL Honors

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was onstage at the NFL Honors show in Phoenix and brought many members of the crowd to tears.Bills legend Jim Kelly and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph welcomed Bills and Cincinnati Bengals medical staff to the stage, as well as workers at the University of Cincinnati Health Center, where Hamlin stayed for more than one week.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills speaks in front of staff at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center during the NFL Honors awards ceremony prior to a Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday,…
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Florida won’t ask student-athletes for menstrual histories

Florida won’t ask student-athletes for menstrual histories

Florida schools will no longer ask student athletes to share their menstrual histories for high school sports, after months of opposition from parents, doctors and advocates.On Thursday, the board of directors of the Florida High School Athletic Association voted 14-2 in an emergency meeting to adopt a proposal That removes questions about a student-athlete's menstrual history from the state's preparticipation physical evaluation form. Until now, the form included five optional questions about a student-athlete's menstrual history.The issue became the subject of controversy after the athletic association's sports medicine committee last month recommends that questions be mandatoryaccording to The Palm Beach…
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