At least two people were injured on Monday when parts of a Ukrainian drone destroyed by Russian air defenses fell on a house in the Moscow region, the regional governor said. Nearly 50 plane flights in and out of the capital were disrupted after Russia said it jammed a Ukrainian …
Read More »Follow the expected path of Hurricane Hilary
Tropical storm Hilary has arrived in California. As of Sunday evening, the storm is moving north past San Diego with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. TROPICAL STORM HILARY LIVE UPDATES A satellite image of Hurricane Hilary on Aug. 18, 2023.NOAA The storm has bought flooding and mudslides …
Read More »Mike Pence says he wasn’t aware of ‘any broad-based effort’ by Trump to declassify docs
Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate, said Sunday he did not know of any “broad-based effort” by former President Donald Trump to declassify documents before he left the White House. “There is a process that the White House goes through to declassify materials, I’m aware of that …
Read More »GOP candidate Doug Burgum reluctant to talk Trump indictments
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who’s running for the Republican presidential nomination, on Sunday dodged repeatedly when asked for his position on former President Donald Trump’s four indictments during an interview on “Meet the Press.” Asked by NBC News’ Chuck Todd to state whether he thinks Trump tried to overturn …
Read More »Spain takes on England in historic FIFA Women’s World Cup final
Game kicks off England kick off the games in Sydney. Teams take to the field The teams have taken to the field. Who will make history? American officials take the whistle for world’s biggest match While the U.S. women’s national team is nowhere to be found at Stadium Australia on …
Read More »Maryland reports first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years
Another case of rare “locally acquired” malaria, this one in the Washington, D.C. area, has been reported amid a string of such infections since May, officials said Friday. The unidentified patient had not traveled recently outside the United States, the Maryland Department of Health said in a statement. The person …
Read More »New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham taken into custody after experiencing a ‘medical episode’
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was taken into custody after experiencing a “medical episode,” on Friday night, according to a statement from the team. Graham, 36, was taken into custody by officers who believed he was under the influence of a controlled substance after receiving a call about …
Read More »Appeals court finds the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act does not apply to tribal nations
A federal law preventing parents from taking custody battles across state lines did not apply to tribal nations, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit on Tuesday ruled in a longstanding custody dispute involving a mother, who is a member of …
Read More »China launches military drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s U.S. trip
China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William Lai’s visit to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan’s president in elections in January, returned from the …
Read More »Lolita, popular Miami Seaquarium orca, dies ahead of planned release to her natural habitat
Lolita, a Miami Seaquarium whale with her own fan club, died Friday from an unspecified ailment related to her kidneys, a nonprofit group dedicated to her care announced. Also known as Tokitae and Toki, the orca captured in 1970 off the Washington state coast was to be returned to a …
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