The US Capitol police say demonstrators blocked traffic on a nearby road and were given three warnings before officers made the arrests. At least 17 Democratic lawmakers, including Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have been arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the United States Supreme Court, amid increasing anger over the controversial … Read more
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — No one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said. “There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated,” according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional director for the Lower Colorado Region. The fire ignited around … Read more
EXPLAINER As cases are reported in Ghana, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and way of preventing the illness. Health authorities in Ghana have officially confirmed two cases of the highly infectious Marburg virus in the country, after two people after two people who later died, tested positive for the virus on July … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Two people were killed and three wounded in shootings before dawn Monday at four 7-Eleven stores in Southern California and authorities said they were seeking a lone gunman in at least three of the shootings. The shootings appear to have occurred after robberies or attempted robberies at the four convenience stores on … Read more
UK’s Rishi Sunak Announces Candidacy for Prime Minister Source link
Oil prices nosedived alongside the broader market on Tuesday, with U.S. crude dipping to the psychologically important level of $100/bbl as growing recession fears coupled with concerns over weakening demand outweigh a fundamentally tight supply market. WTI crude tumbled 8.2% to $99.50/bbl, the lowest since April 25 and the first close below the $100/bbl level … Read more
The ‘Halo’ That Saved F1’s Zhou Guanyu Was Once Reviled Source link
In the last few minutes of today’s January 6 committee hearing, Representative Liz Cheney presented evidence of possible witness intimidation. Several witnesses, she reported, had received messages from shadowy persons purportedly close to former President Donald Trump that implicitly warned of consequences to follow if those witnesses told the truth about his conduct. That is … Read more
This Monday, Americans should recognize their newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, as more than just another three-day weekend. Also known as Emancipation Day, the name blends “June” and “nineteenth” — the date in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, declaring freedom for those in bondage in the last … Read more
Herschel Walker, US Republican Senate candidate for Georgia, speaks during a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee from Georgia for the U.S. Senate, confirmed that he has two more previously unknown children, adding another “secret” child that the … Read more