Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces plan to build border wall and arrest migrants
Texas will begin building its own border wall and next week will start arresting migrants who trespass on private property, Republican Gov. Greg…
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The chipmaking factory of the world is battling Covid and the climate crisis
Taiwanese officials are fretting about whether a severe outbreak of Covid-19 could jeopardize the island’s critical role in the global…
Continue ReadingLouisville officer charged with allegedly hitting a person in the head who was surrendering for arrest
A Louisville, Kentucky, police officer faces a federal charge after allegedly hitting a kneeling person in the head during an arrest in May 2020,…
Continue ReadingFBI Director Chris Wray says he’s ‘not aware of any investigation’ against Trump related to the insurrection
FBI Director Chris Wray said Thursday that he is “not aware of any investigation” against former President Donald Trump in connection…
Continue ReadingCDC says fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks in open-air areas of public transit or at outdoor sections of hubs
Fully vaccinated people who travel by public transportation no longer need to wear masks in places like outdoor waiting areas or open-air seating,…
Continue ReadingSinema faces Arizona blowback over becoming the Senate’s new unmovable roadblock
Alejandra Gomez worked tirelessly to get Democrats, including Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, elected in 2018. But now she feels betrayed. The 39-year-old…
Continue ReadingFDA’s vaccine advisers debate urgency of vaccinating kids against coronavirus
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration debated what kind of detailed information the agency would need to consider authorizing the…
Continue ReadingNew infrastructure deal faces Democratic resistance as liberals call for an end to bipartisan talks
Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that the effort to win GOP…
Continue ReadingFlorida bans teaching critical race theory in schools
Florida has become the latest state to ban critical race theory, continuing the growing charge by Republican lawmakers against schools teaching about…
Continue ReadingAndrew Brown Jr. died of gunshot wound to the back of the head, the state autopsy confirms
Andrew Brown Jr. died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to the state autopsy report, confirming the results of an autopsy…
Continue ReadingNun admits to stealing over $835,000 from her school to help finance gambling habit, feds say
A now-retired nun will plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges for stealing more than $835,000 for gambling and other personal…
Continue Reading‘Time to pull the plug’: Democratic criticism grows of bipartisan infrastructure talks
Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that any pared-back measure to…
Continue ReadingJewish House Democrats condemn Omar for comparing US and Israel with Hamas and Taliban
A group of a dozen Jewish House Democratic members is calling on fellow Rep. Ilhan Omar to “clarify her words,” after accusing her of…
Continue ReadingCops may have gun used to slay mom as she was cooking dinner
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was killed during a drive-by shooting in…
Continue ReadingCaught on video: Migrant teen in Texas shelter tased by cop
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas officials are investigating after newly released body camera footage obtained by the non-profit news outlet Reveal…
Continue ReadingBiden moves closer to filling critical cyber roles as administration is tested by attacks
Two of the senior officials expected to round out President Joe Biden’s cyber team faced lawmakers on Thursday for their confirmation hearing…
Continue ReadingShortage wrecks havoc in city known for wings
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — Greg Syposs got sticker shock last month…
Continue ReadingBiden says US to buy and donate half-billion doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine: ‘We know the tragedy. We also know the path to recovery’
President Joe Biden announced Thursday evening that the United States plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally as part of…
Continue ReadingCDC warns about spike in RSV cases across South
A common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US…
Continue Reading2 dead after shooting at a Publix in Florida. The shooter is also dead
Two people were shot and killed inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. The shooter…
Continue ReadingCourier says he was racially profiled by homeowner
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A bike courier delivering medication says he was racially…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Toobin is back at CNN eight months after exposing himself on Zoom
Jeffrey Toobin returned to CNN as the network’s chief legal analyst on Thursday, eight months after he exposed himself during a Zoom call with…
Continue ReadingHackers breach Electronic Arts, stealing game source code and tools
Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Covid-19 Delta variant first found in India
A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain…
Continue ReadingUncovering the origins of the virus that sparked a pandemic
Unlocking the mysteries of the exact origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 and launched a global pandemic in March 2020, has become…
Continue ReadingCalifornia appeals judge’s ruling that overturned state’s ban on assault-style weapons
California is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on assault-style weapons, California…
Continue ReadingThis online marketplace wants New Yorkers to ditch Amazon and shop local
New York’s local businesses were hit hard by the pandemic, so one Israeli immigrant, now a Brooklyn resident, created an online marketplace to…
Continue ReadingUS surgeon general warns unvaccinated people are at risk from a potentially more dangerous Covid-19 variant
As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those…
Continue ReadingHomeowners want something done about dangerous curve
Click here for updates on this story ROWLETT, Texas (KTVT) — Some North Texas homeowners are demanding action over a…
Continue ReadingHow US cities are preparing for a potentially bloody summer of gun violence
An unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from…
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