ISLAMABAD — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods that have left half a million people living in tents under the open sky. His trip comes less than two weeks […]
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N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday. Kim made the comments during […]
Sanders leads progressive revolt over Manchin-backed add to government funding bill
Democratic congressional leaders are facing a progressive revolt — that could potentially risk a government shutdown — in the wake of the closed-door deal between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin that won the latter’s crucial support for the Inflation Reduction Act. After repeatedly slamming […]
2 hospitalized following shooting at Uvalde park, police say
Two victims have been air-lifted to San Antonio Memorial Hospital following a shooting Thursday in Uvalde, Texas, police said. The Uvalde Police Department said it responded to a shooting “with injured victims” at Uvalde Memorial Park around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. This was a suspected gang-related shooting, the Texas Department of […]
2 sheriff’s deputies killed while serving warrant, suspect barricaded: Police
Two Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies have been killed while serving a warrant, and a suspect is barricaded, officials said Thursday night. “Two @CobbSheriff deputies died tonight in the line of duty while serving a warrant,” the sheriff’s office tweeted. “SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene. The suspect is […]
Los Angeles County investigates death of person with monkeypox
Los Angeles County is investigating the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox, county officials said during a press conference Thursday. “This is one of two deaths in the United States that are currently under investigation to determine whether monkeypox was a contributing cause of death,” Dr. […]
Obamacare cannot order employers to cover HIV drugs, judge rules
On the same day that former President Barack Obama returned to the White House to witness the unveiling of the new presidential portraits, a federal judge in Texas ruled against the provisions of his Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled on Wednesday on […]
Michigan will vote on adding abortion right to state constitution, court rules
Michigan voters will decide in November whether to codify abortion rights in the state’s constitution after the Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of adding a proposed amendment to the ballot. The initiative, if passed, would amend Michigan’s constitution to establish “a fundamental individual right to reproductive freedom” […]
Mom calls for school district accountability after monkey sounds made at athletes
Lakeesha Adams anticipated an intense volleyball match between her daughter’s junior varsity team, the Paetow High Panthers, and their rivals, the Jordan High Warriors — but she didn’t think it would resort to alleged racist taunts. “It was clearly audible that it was monkey sounds,” Adams told ABC News, also […]
What is a ‘triple dip’ La Niña? Meteorologists predict one is coming
Changing temperatures around the world have led to several climate emergencies so far in 2022, from historic flooding in Pakistan that’s displaced millions of people to the rapid melting of a major glacier in Antarctica. Parts of the world are expected to experience severe weather for the rest of the […]