Police say seven people injured in Philadelphia shooting June 19, 2024, 8:26 p.m. ET • 1 minute reading PHILADELPHIA — Seven people were injured Wednesday night in a shooting in Philadelphia, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia. The victims include a 19-year-old man shot in the leg, a 31-year-old … Read more
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP) – Louisiana has become the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, the latest move by a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under leadership of a new governor. The legislation passed by the Republican governor. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday requiring … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, the first named storm of what is expected to be a busy hurricane season. Alberto, which brings strong winds, heavy rain and flooding along the coasts of Texas and Mexico, is expected to make landfall in northern Mexico on … Read more
Louisiana becomes first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classroomsABC News Ten commandments will be displayed in Louisiana public school classroomsThe American goalkeeper Jeff Landry commits to signing the bill establishing the Ten Commandments in schools: “I can’t wait to be sued”NOLA.com Louisiana becomes first state to require the … Read more
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — A bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Congress met with Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in Dharamshala, India, angering China which considers the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism to be a dangerous separatist. This comes as Washington and Beijing recently Negotiations resumed after several years of turmoil It started after … Read more
HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly ambitious plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. side. Claudia Zúniga, 35, got married in 2017, 10 years after her husband arrived in the United States. He … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the far-eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday sentenced a U.S. soldier arrested earlier this year to three years and nine months in prison for robbery and threats of murder, reports said. Russian media reported. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, traveled to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two U.S. Department of Agriculture employees were assaulted and temporarily detained by an attacker in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipmentsthe U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Tuesday. Ambassador Ken Salazar said in a statement that the assault occurred while the … Read more
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountain village as a wind-driven wildfire ravaged homes and other buildings and killed at least one person . The authorities warned that the danger was not over. The governor of New Mexico. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency covering Ruidoso … Read more
McLEAN, Virginia. (AP) — President Joe Biden Donald Trump was once again called a “convicted felon” at a high-profile fundraiser on Tuesday, saying his likely opponent in the November election was leading an “all-out attack” on the US justice system. Tuesday’s event with former President Bill Clinton raised $8 million for Biden’s re-election campaign. It’s … Read more