Fri, 09 Jun 2023

Area evacuated as wildfire burns thru Michigan

LANSING, Michigan: Michigan's Department of Natural Resources said by a wildfire in the state has burned through more than 3 ...

Official: airlines industry acting to prevent cancellations

ISTANBUL, Turkey: In an interview with Reuters, Willie Walsh, director-general of the International Air Transport Association, (IATA), said airlines are ...

Industry watching as new Spider-Man movie takes in $120.5 million

HOLLYWOOD, California: More than tripling the debut of its 2018 animated original predecessor, Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" opened ...

Protesting Texans send migrants to California

SACRAMENTO, California: Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia, who had entered the United States through Texas, were transported to California ...

Louisiana park reopens 2 years after being flattened by hurricane

GRAND ISLE STATE PARK, Louisiana: Almost two years after Hurricane Ida struck the barrier island and destroyed most of its ...

US companies to pay $1.18 billion for chemicals in water

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have reached an agreement to pay $1.18 billion to resolve complaints of causing ...

Connecticut governor to sign strict gun measure

HARTFORD, Connecticut: Following a state Senate debate and vote to approve Connecticut's most comprehensive gun legislation since the laws put ...

160-year-old Mass. church called 'total loss" after lightning strike

SPENCER, Massachusetts: Spencer, Massachusetts Fire Chief Robert Parsons has said that a June 2 fire that burned down a 160-year-old ...

After Canadian threats, Facebook, Instagram block some news

MENLO PARK, California: Facebook parent Meta has said that under a trial that could last through the end of June, ...

In first, White House OKs GE assembling military jet engines in India

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Biden administration is expected to approve a deal allowing General Electric to assemble jet engines in India ...

Experts teach California owners how to burn fields to stop wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Landowners in California participated this week in a class organized by the El Dorado Amador Prescribed Burn ...

U.S.-Taiwan to sign off on agreements based on Initiative on Trade

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan and the United States are set to sign the first deal under a new trade framework, marking ...

Former governor Chris Christie to join those seeking presidency

NEWARK, New Jersey: Six years after his 2016 presidential campaign failed to succeed, Chris Christie, former New Jersey Governor, will ...

US Pentagon to pay SpaceX Starlink to provide internet for Ukraine

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Pentagon said this week that the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX's Starlink, has ...

Boeing CEO says not worried about new China passenger aircraft

CHARLESTON, South Carolina: During a media tour this week at Boeing's facilities in Charleston, South Carolina, company CEO Dave Calhoun ...

Pence, former VP, to announce candidacy for president

WASHINGTON D.C.: Reuters has reported that on 7th June, former Vice President Mike Pence will enter the race for the ...

Facebook threatens to remove news content from Calif. over payments

MENLO PARK, California: Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has said it would remove news content in California if the state ...

"There are other continents on planet": Hasina tells people not to worry if can't go to America

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina has vowed to build a self-sufficient Bangladesh and has urged citizens not to be concerned ...

Dalvin Cook Next Team Odds: AFC East battle?

One of the NFL's elite running backs is set to be on the free agent market with the Minnesota Vikings ...

Pat Robertson's lasting influence on American politics: 3 essential reads

Televangelist Pat Robertson, who died at the age of 93 on May 8, 2023, was a familiar face on television ...

Azerbaijan Asks for Postponement of US-Hosted Talks with Armenia

State Department - The timing of new U.S.-sponsored peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which had been expected to start ...

Messi effect jolts US Major League Soccer

The World Cup star's decision to join a fledgling team in Florida has boosted ticket demand and fan interestArgentinian soccer ...

China Reportedly to Build Spy Station in Cuba

China and Cuba have reached a secret pact allowing Beijing to build an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island that ...

Report: Joe Girardi turns down UCF job

Three-time Major League Baseball manager and World Series winner Joe Girardi has turned down an offer to become the next ...

Reports: Joe Girardi offered UCF job

Three-time Major League Baseball manager and World Series winner Joe Girardi has been offered the head coaching post at UCF, ...

Robert De Niro's series 'Zero Day' shuts down production amid writers' strike

Los Angeles [US], June 8 (ANI): Robert De Niro's series 'Zero Day' is the latest project to be hit by ...

Giants cancel practices due to poor air quality

The New York Giants canceled their remaining organized team activities for Thursday and Friday in East Rutherford, N.J., due to ...

A survivor's vengeance: How Donald Trump could win again

Donald Trump is likely to win the Republican Party's nomination for president in 2024. Even under indictment, his popularity among ...

Lynx, Fever battle for boost out of the WNBA cellar

For the second time, the Minnesota Lynx will try to win their second straight game. After its game Wednesday night ...

New York currently world's most polluted city monitor

The largest US city has regained its leading position after nearly a week of thick wildfire smoke drifting southNew York ...

Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia media

Kiev has not officially commented on the fightingThe attack for which the West has spent months training and supplying Ukraine's ...

Bipartisan opposition to US government spying grows poll

The percentage of Americans who say they?re comfortable sacrificing liberty for security is at its lowest in a decadeFor the ...

Biden Hosting British Prime Minister Sunak for White House Talks

U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks at the White House Thursday that are ...

Belmont pauses live racing due to hazardous air quality

Two days before hosting the final leg of the Triple Crown, Belmont Park canceled live racing Thursday due to the ...

FAO issues alert over return of fall armyworm in eastern Africa

NAIVASHA, Kenya, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Thursday sounded an ...

Yankees place LHP Nestor Cortes (rotator cuff) on IL

The New York Yankees placed left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left rotator cuff strain. ...

Tighter lending standards deal blow to U.S. hotel developers

LONDON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Hotel developers in the United States have found it harder to get funding as regional ...

Iran says its missile activities "conventional"

TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday said Iran's missile activities are conventional and defensive, ...

Diamondbacks-Nationals postponed due to poor air quality

Poor air quality in the nation's capital forced the postponement of Thursday afternoon's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the ...

Dodgers place RHP Noah Syndergaard (finger) on IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Noah Syndergaard on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a blister on his ...

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After removing Columbus statue, Philadelphia sued for return

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city's historical commission have been sued by a group which ...

Area evacuated as wildfire burns thru Michigan

LANSING, Michigan: Michigan's Department of Natural Resources said by a wildfire in the state has burned through more than 3 ...

Official: airlines industry acting to prevent cancellations

ISTANBUL, Turkey: In an interview with Reuters, Willie Walsh, director-general of the International Air Transport Association, (IATA), said airlines are ...

Protesting Texans send migrants to California

SACRAMENTO, California: Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia, who had entered the United States through Texas, were transported to California ...

Louisiana park reopens 2 years after being flattened by hurricane

GRAND ISLE STATE PARK, Louisiana: Almost two years after Hurricane Ida struck the barrier island and destroyed most of its ...

Five receive death sentence for allegedly killing six police officers two years ago

YANGON, Myanmar - A regime court sentenced to death five people detained for their alleged involvement in a deadly August ...

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