A record amount of rain has poured down on the St. Louis area overnight as the area has recorded 7.02 inches of rainfall since midnight, which surpassed the old record of 6.85 inches set almost 107 years ago on August 20, 1915. The historic rainfall event is causing widespread flash […]
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Woman who fired handgun inside Dallas airport is identified
A 37-year-old woman was shot by police after allegedly firing a handgun inside Dallas Love Field Airport Monday morning, police said. The shooting took place near a ticket counter and the woman was apparently aiming her gun at the ceiling when she fired, authorities said. Police said the woman, identified […]
28 people dead, 60 sick in India from drinking spiked liquor
AHMEDABAD, India — At least 28 people have died and 60 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, officials said Tuesday. Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. […]
EU nears deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears
BRUSSELS — European Union governments on Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. EU energy ministers deliberated over a draft European law that would require member states to cut demand for […]
EU nears deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears
BRUSSELS — European Union governments on Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. EU energy ministers deliberated over a draft European law that would require member states to cut demand for […]
Asian stocks higher ahead of possible US rate hike
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors braced for another sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Tokyo edged lower. Oil rose more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street ended up 0.1% on Monday ahead of […]
Asian stocks higher ahead of possible US rate hike
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors braced for another sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Tokyo edged lower. Oil rose more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street ended up 0.1% on Monday ahead of […]
Brittney Griner’s team to present evidence ahead of her testimony
Brittney Griner’s legal team is set to present evidence at the WNBA star’s trial in Russia on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the Biden administration to secure her release. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was visiting Russia to play basketball in the offseason when she was detained at Sheremetyevo […]
Brittney Griner’s team to present evidence ahead of her testimony
Brittney Griner’s legal team is set to present evidence at the WNBA star’s trial in Russia on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the Biden administration to secure her release. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was visiting Russia to play basketball in the offseason when she was detained at Sheremetyevo […]
Uvalde school district suspends Robb Elementary School principal
Mandy Gutierrez, principal of Robb Elementary School in Texas, was suspended with pay Monday, her attorney, Ricardo Cedillo, confirmed to ABC News. A special legislative investigation into the May 24 massacre at the school found that Gutierrez was aware of security problems prior to a shooter accessing the school — […]