Low-lying Pacific islands pin hopes on UN meeting as sea rise threatens survival | Climate crisis
TThe Pacific nation of Kiribati may be surrounded by water, but on land, its residents are running out of water as the surrounding sea steadily encroaches, contaminating underground wells and leaching salt into the soil. “Our oceans are being polluted,” says climate activist and law student Christine Tekanene. “Affected people cannot survive on the changed […]
Bird flu is spreading rapidly in California; infected herds double over weekend
Enlarge / Cows being milked in Wisconsin on May 8, 2024. The H5N1 bird flu appears to be stampeding through dairy farms in California, the country’s largest milk producer. Over the weekend, the total number of confirmed infected cow herds stunningly doubled, going from 17 last Thursday to 34 Monday morning, according to state and […]
US stock futures tick lower with more Fed cues in focus – Investing.com
Investing.com — U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower in evening trading on Monday as Wall Street stabilized near record highs and attention focused on further signals from the Federal Reserve on upcoming interest rates. Wall Street is off to a sluggish start this week, recovering slightly from Friday's declines but still has its sights […]
Damar Hamlin records his first career interception in Bills-Jaguars
In Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season, Damar Hamlin Buffalo Bills Attempted tackle Cincinnati Bengals Wide receiver Tee Higgins during the game Monday Night FootballAfter both riders collapsed to the turf, Hamlin managed to get up but quickly returned to the field and collapsed, suffering a heart attack and requiring immediate medical intervention. Hamlin's […]
Fmr Reagan Economist Blasts Unemployment Spike As ‘Bad Policies’ Result, Argues Trump’s Econ Plan Could Revive Growth
Former Reagan administration economist Art Laffer said on Fox Business on Monday that rising unemployment is the result of “bad policy” and touted the potential for former President Donald Trump's economic plan to restore economic growth. After announcing a 50-point cut in the federal funds rate last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said one […]
Pennsylvania mom who allegedly hanged her two children disowned by surviving son
A Pennsylvania mother accused of hanging her two children with a dog collar in 2019 cried throughout her trial as her surviving adult son denied her guilt. Lisa Snyder, 41, began her trial last week on charges of first- and third-degree murder in the deaths of her two young children, Connor, 8, and Brynley, 4. […]
Hundreds of millions of US research dollars may have aided Chinese military technology, GOP-led report says
House Republicans argue in a new congressional report that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding over the past decade have contributed to China's military technological advances. Collaboration between U.S. and Chinese scholars has resulted in research papers on advanced research into topics such as hypersonics, directed energy, nuclear and high-energy physics, artificial […]
Illegal immigrant reportedly accused in fatal Pennsylvania hit-and-run that claimed life of young musician
Authorities in Pennsylvania have reportedly identified a suspect who fled the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash as an illegal immigrant. Allegheny County Police said 25-year-old Saul Rivera Ramirez was arrested and taken into custody in connection with the hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of 23-year-old Christian Sulka. The accident happened just before 11pm […]
Judge Orders Suspect In Second Trump Assassination Attempt To Remain In Custody Prior To Trial
In this photo taken on June 23, 2022, at Independence Square in Kyiv, American Ryan Wesley Rouse is seen holding up the flags of countries that support Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffMonday, September 23, 2024 6:14 p.m. Federal Judge Ryan McCabe has ordered that Ryan Routh, the […]
Iran’s IRGC Bans All Communications Devices After Hezbollah Pager and Radio Blasts
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly ordered all its personnel to stop using any communications devices, at least until inspections of all such equipment have been completed. The order stipulates that pagers and walkie-talkies used by the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah Exploded39 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured. Two […]