Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday, as cities including Chicago broke records earlier this year. a week of sweltering weather. Midwest States I started baking on Monday in what the National Weather Service called a dangerous, long-lasting heat wave expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to grant to workers on holidays and other workplaces. accommodations for abortions. Judge David Joseph granted the preliminary injunction … Read more
RIVERSIDE, California. (AP) — A couple hiking in the desert south of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California were rescued after running out of water, authorities said. On Sunday, the man called 911 and reported that his girlfriend was dehydrated and weak, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office posted Monday … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is seeking a third term with the support from someone who tried to stop him from getting a second one – former President Donald Trump. Trump approved after calling her crazy and terrible in 2022 is just one of many ways Mace has … Read more
Hunter Biden’s criminal trial will begin with jury selection Monday morning in Delaware. The lawsuit stems from federal gun charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges in U.S. District Court in Delaware after Weiss accused him of making a false statement when purchasing a … Read more
TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) — A lobster-themed monster truck performing in front of a crowd clipped an overhead power line, toppling several utility poles and sending two people to the hospital, police said. Others were slightly injured. Topsham Showgrounds was hosting the Monster Truck event on Saturday when a vehicle nicknamed Crushstation bounced off a ramp, … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California firefighters aided by planes fought a forest fire caused by wind Not only did the fires continue, they spread early Sunday to an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. The Corral Fire started Saturday afternoon near the town of Tracy, 60 miles (96 kilometers) … Read more
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday presented a mixed ruling combining several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges on others and offering the possibility that at least one be suspended before this year’s general elections. . But it was the majority opinion of the ballot signature … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis’ police chief told grieving officers Friday that he was angry and hurt by the ambush death of one of their own as the city and state mourned the loss. Chief Brian O’Hara joined other officers outside the station where Officer Jamal Mitchell Before work, he was shot Thursday while responding to a … Read more
A Democratic Texas lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide, who then campaigned for his opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry’s defeat follows four terms in which the Houston congresswoman … Read more