ST. LOUIS (AP) — A second person has been found dead after record rains swamped the St. Louis region earlier this week, police said. A man’s body was found Wednesday about a mile from his abandoned semi-trailer truck, which appeared to have been submerged in floodwaters that hit the area, the Hazelwood Police Department said
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Democrats have included $21 billion in possible appropriations funding to provide resources for the coronavirus pandemic, as well as funding that could be used for testing and vaccines related to the monkeypox virus. Led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, the proposal was released as part
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin’s stunning reversal on a clean energy package has suddenly put Democrats in a position to pass the largest climate investment in US history, and by far the biggest legislative win for the environmental movement since the Clean Air Act. Wednesday night’s surprise resurrection of a deal on $369
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Pocatello first responders have called for the resignation of a city council member following “racially insensitive comments.” The Pocatello Firefighters Union IAFF Local 187 is condemning comments made by City Councilman Roger Bray at two recent city council meetings. In the
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Proteger a los defensores del medio ambiente y garantizar el acceso a la información, participación y justicia ambiental: estos son los pilares del Acuerdo de Escazú, un pacto histórico del que ya forman parte 14 países de América Latina y el Caribe, una de las más peligrosas del mundo para
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ST-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ, Quebec (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canada’s national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples: to formally rescind the papal decrees underpinning the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery” that seemingly legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and resources.
Continue Reading By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s army says at least three civilians and 15 Malian soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in Mali’s central region, the latest round of attacks as insecurity worsens in the West African nation. Army spokesman Col. Souleymane Dembele said two attacks Wednesday targeted Mali army
Continue Reading By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley will protest intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The British diver will play a key role in the ceremony as the final bearer in the Queen’s Baton Relay. Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Katie
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini’s path to power. President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday was commemorating a 1922 attack by fascist thugs on a farm cooperative building in the northern
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says the death toll in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in northwestern Tehran has reached six, with 14 people believed missing. The report said that heavy rains in the early hours of Thursday caused flash floods and then landslides in a neighborhood at the foothills of the
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This morning dew points are relatively dry, making it feel more comfortable despite the persistent cloud cover. We expect stable dew points throughout the afternoon, but by tomorrow that changes. Today, flood watches persist throughout the 4-Corners States with the chance of storms higher to our East. We will see continued cloud cover much of
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held the fifth conversation of their presidencies on Thursday, speaking for more than two hours as they chart the future of their complicated relationship at a time of simmering economic and geopolitical tensions. The call began at
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held the fifth conversation of their presidencies on Thursday, speaking for more than two hours as they chart the future of their complicated relationship at a time of simmering economic and geopolitical tensions. The call began at
Continue ReadingCNN By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN On August 9, Kenyans head to the polls and with soaring food and fuel prices, high unemployment and post-pandemic stagnation, a change in leadership could not come at a more critical time for East Africa’s largest economy. Who are the candidates? Deputy President William Ruto, 55 and
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN Joyce Carol Oates claims White male authors are in trouble. In a tweet published Sunday morning, the author of more than 50 books shared a New York Times op-ed criticizing the publishing industry as too sympathetic to the political left. Along with the link, Oates wrote: “A friend who is a literary
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers’ names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, in a case that is deeply similar to the sales practices scandal uncovered
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said Thursday they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand but will stick to strict anti-COVID-19 tactics that disrupted manufacturing and trade. The announcement after a Communist Party
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is soaring. And yet restaurant-goers are having a love affair with a high-budget item: Steak. In the three months ending on May 29, sales at Longhorn Steakhouse locations open at least a year popped 10.6%. Texas Roadhouse reported that in the first three months of the year, sales at
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is zeroing in on former officials from Trump’s Cabinet for testimony and is particularly interested in learning more about conversations among officials about possibly invoking the 25th Amendment after the US Capitol attack. The panel has interviewed former President
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Junto con el Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles y la refinería de Dos Bocas (obras ya inauguradas, aunque sin funcionar en su máximo potencial), el Tren Maya es uno de los proyectos insignia del Gobierno mexicano de Andrés Manuel López Obrador. La obra (ubicada en los estados del Golfo de México, en
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