A traveler who allegedly abandoned her 2-year-old goldendoodle at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Airport is now facing possible jail time after a judge issued a warrant for her arrest. The woman, identified as 26-year-old Germiran Bryson, reportedly left the dog at a JetBlue ticket counter last month because she hadn’t registered it as a service dog and was in a hurry to board her flight.

According to Bryson’s brother, Gerrayl, the dog was essential for her due to an injury she sustained during her time in the Army, suggesting she is a disabled veteran. Despite this claim, when the case was presented to Judge Diana Sullivan, a family member stated that Bryson was currently in a hospital out of state. However, no documentation was provided to substantiate these claims, leading the judge to issue a warrant for Bryson’s arrest. This action allows any law enforcement officer to detain her, as reported by KLAS.

Bryson, who hails from Virginia, allegedly left the dog behind after being told she couldn’t board without proper registration for the animal. She even threatened to call “animal control” before departing. The abandoned dog has since been named JetBlue.

But, no proof was provided, prompting the judge to issue the warrant, which means the traveler can be arrested by any cop, KLAS reported.

Unruly Bryson, of Virginia, abandoned the dog, later named JetBlue, and threatened to call “animal control” after being blocked.

The dog was found tied to a metal carry-on baggage sizer.

“I’m not going to miss my flight,” Bryson said as she trooped over toward her gate.

She was blocked from boarding her flight and was uncooperative when confronted by police.

“What we’re gonna do is walk you back to where your dog’s at and give you a citation, because you left your dog at the ticket counter,” one Las Vegas cop said in bodycam footage released.

She claimed she was trying to rebook her flight – but officers weren’t convinced by her narrative.

Bryson even tried to pin blame on airport staffers and wildly claimed it was “acceptable to leave her dog behind.”

The canine was taken in by the Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas after it sat in Animal Protective Services’ holding for 10 days.

The owner made no attempts to reclaim her pup, police said.

The dog was renamed Jet Blue in honor of its tumultuous journey to the animal rescue, where it “will soon be placed in a new, loving home,” the police department assured.

Danielle Roth, who founded the organization, said the pup “licked our faces, wagged his tail and jumped on us,” after being rescued, as reported by USA Today.

He was taken in by the Las Vegas cops who saved him. 

A federal judge has mandated that the University of Pennsylvania supply records concerning its Jewish employees to a federal body, which is investigating claims of antisemitic discrimination. However, the judge clarified that the university is not required to disclose any employee’s specific group affiliations.

Judge Gerald Pappert of the U.S. District Court ruled that employees may opt out of participating in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s probe, yet emphasized the necessity for the agency to contact them directly. This step is crucial to assess any evidence of discriminatory practices.

In largely supporting the administrative subpoena, Judge Pappert stipulated that the university isn’t obliged to reveal any employee’s links with Jewish-related organizations, nor to supply details about three specific Jewish-affiliated groups. The compliance deadline is set for May 1.

A university representative, responding via email, asserted that the institution is dedicated to combating antisemitism and all discrimination forms. The spokesperson highlighted that Penn has implemented several measures to prevent and address such incidents. The university intends to challenge the ruling.

“While we recognize the EEOC’s essential role in probing discrimination, we also must safeguard our employees’ rights,” the statement declared. “We remain concerned about the privacy and First Amendment implications of creating lists of Jewish faculty and staff and sharing their contact information. The University does not categorize employees by religion.”

It is not unusual for federal investigators looking into employment discrimination to request identities of employees of a particular religion, to facilitate outreach to people who may have been victims, according to a former federal official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.

Pappert wrote that the university and others who joined the litigation “significantly raised the dispute’s temperature by impliedly and even expressly comparing the EEOC’s efforts to protect Jewish employees from antisemitism to the Holocaust and the Nazis’ compilation of ‘lists of Jews.’” The judge called that “unfortunate and inappropriate.”

Pappert wrote that Penn and the others who opposed the subpoena were primarily concerned about linking employees to Jewish groups, saying “the EEOC no longer seeks any employee’s specific affiliation with a particular Jewish-related organization on campus.”

The judge exempted information about three Jewish organizations from the subpoena — MEOR, Penn Hillel and Chabad Lubavitch House. Executive directors with all three groups had declared in court filings they were legally and financially separate from the university.

“The privacy of persons making use of Chabad at Penn’s services and facilities is vital to Chabad at Penn’s operations,” Rabbi Menachem Schmidt said in a January declaration. “Chabad at Penn is accordingly concerned about the impact that non-consensual disclosure of personal information could have on its mission and activities.”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation was prompted in part by a series of incidents, including that someone had shouted antisemitic obscenities and destroyed property at a Jewish student life center, a Nazi swastika was painted on an academic building and “hateful graffiti” was left outside a fraternity.

The investigation has also focused on actions related to protests over the war in Gaza, and Penn’s response to that and other incidents.

The EEOC claimed in a November filing that Penn’s “workplace is replete with antisemitism,” and it told the judge that investigators think “identification of those who have witnessed and/or been subjected to the environment is essential for determining whether the work environment was both objectively and subjectively hostile.”

In a recent development, a Florida hospital has decided to withdraw its lawsuit to evict a patient who had been refusing to leave for several months. The woman has now vacated the premises, putting an end to the legal dispute.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) initially pursued legal action to obtain a court order to remove the patient from the hospital room she continued to occupy after being officially discharged in early October. They even authorized the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to assist with her removal if it became necessary.

However, the situation took a turn as the hospital filed a voluntary dismissal, leading to the cancellation of a scheduled court hearing on Monday.

According to a statement from hospital spokesperson Sarah Cannon, the matter has been resolved as the patient “is no longer at TMH,” as reported by The Associated Press.

The issue had drawn attention to the hospital, as evidenced by an image of a sign outside Tallahassee Memorial Hospital taken earlier this year, on February 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Anthony Izaguirre, File)

The hospital argued in its complaint that the woman’s continued stay diverted staff and resources from other patients and tied up a needed hospital bed.

A general view of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on April 18, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)

“TMH has limited inpatient beds,” the complaint stated. “The defendant’s continued occupancy prevents use of the bed for patients needing acute care.”

According to the filing, she no longer required acute care after a formal discharge order was issued Oct. 6, and staff made repeated efforts to coordinate her departure, including offering transportation and contacting family members.

The woman had refused to leave the hospital room despite being discharged in October, the hospital argued in a lawsuit. (iStock)

It is unclear how often hospitals resort to legal action to remove patients who refuse to leave after discharge.

Fox News Digital has reached out to TMH for comment.

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Scientists are suggesting a novel strategy for restaurants: include images of animals on menus to nudge diners toward choosing vegetarian options over meat dishes. This recommendation stems from research conducted by experts at the University of East Anglia.

In their study, the researchers experimented by adding pictures of animals next to corresponding meat-based dishes on a university cafeteria menu in the UK. For instance, a cow was pictured alongside beef bolognese, a pig accompanied the pork gyros, and a chicken was shown with the sweet and sour chicken option.

Remarkably, the study found that these images had a ‘significant’ influence on the diners’ selections. There was a noticeable increase in the likelihood of choosing a vegetarian meal, with a 22 percent rise, showing a consistent effect regardless of the type of meat.

The results showed that adding these images had a ‘significant’ impact on diners’ choices. 

The odds of choosing a vegetarian meal rose by 22 per cent – with the effects consistent across meat types. 

‘Visual reminders of meat’s animal origins can influence actual food choices in a natural setting,’ the researchers said. 

‘By displaying images of live animals alongside meat–based dishes on university cafeteria menus, we observed a significant increase in the proportion of vegetarian meals sold. 

‘These findings demonstrate that linking meat to its animal source can produce measurable behavioral changes, and highlight the practical potential of simple, low–cost animal–meat reminders in everyday dining contexts.’

In a new study, experts from the University of East Anglia added images of living animals alongside meat–based dishes on a cafeteria menu at a British university

For the study, the researchers set out to understand whether reminding people of meat’s animal origins would impact their willingness to eat it. 

‘Many people who eat meat experience unease about the idea of causing suffering to animals,’ the researchers explained in their study, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. 

‘This tension – known as the “meat paradox” – reflects a form of cognitive dissonance arising from the conflict between valuing animal welfare and consuming meat. 

‘To lessen this tension, it is argued that humans have developed strategies to increase the psychological and physical separation between meat production and meat consumption.’

The team set up in a British university canteen, where they displayed menus over two periods. 

During the first period, diners saw menus with only the dish descriptions on them, while during the second, they also saw images of animals next to the corresponding meat dishes. 

An analysis of sales revealed that the odds of ordering a vegetarian meal were 22 per cent higher when the animal images were displayed. 

‘The intervention effect appeared to be generally consistent across different types of meat suggesting that the psychological mechanisms underlying the meat paradox –  such as empathy for animals and heightened moral or disgust responses – are presumably activated by the recognition of any animal source, rather than being restricted to certain meats that are culturally or emotionally more salient,’ the researchers explained. 

For the study, the researchers set out to understand whether reminding people of meat’s animal origins would impact their willingness to eat it (stock image)

The experts do note several limitations to the study. 

The study only looked at immediate choice, and it remains unclear if people who opted for vegetarian meals in the canteen went on to avoid meat later. 

What’s more, the study took place in a university canteen with mostly young diners, who may be more emotionally engaged with environmental issues than older age groups. 

However, the researchers hope the findings highlight the impact of animal images on diner choices. 

‘Unlike interventions that seek to change behavior through information, monetary incentives, or restrictive policies, animal-image interventions are low-cost, scalable, and easy to implement,’ they added.