Collapsed Baltimore Key Bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
BALTIMORE — Workers detonated a carefully placed chain of explosives Monday to destroy the largest remaining span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed in Baltimore. With a thud, the torn steel truss crashed into the river below. The explosive flashed orange and released a plume of black smoke when it detonated. The longest […]
Tim Scott set to appear at event with major GOP donors
Sen. Tim Scott (R.S.C.) is expected to attend a political event in June with several large political donors, amid speculation over whether he will be nominated as former President Trump’s running mate. It is being Scott is a featured speaker at a June 19 event in Washington, D.C., to raise money for policy advocacy group […]
Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial involving gold-bar ‘bribes’ set to kick off
The latest corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to begin with jury selection on Monday as the New Jersey Paul fights allegations that he accepted bribes including gold bars and a Mercedes convertible. This is the Garden State Democrat’s second federal criminal trial. He was tried in 2017 on other corruption and bribery […]
Lithuania set for presidential election run-off with incumbent Nausėda clear favourite | Lithuania
Lithuania’s President Hytanas Nausėda appears on track for a second term in office after an election largely dominated by concerns about the war in Ukraine and neighboring Russia. After nearly all the votes in Sunday’s election were counted, Nauseda led with 46%, while Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite had 16%. Since no candidate won more than […]
Former Nickelodeon star recalls stalker who set himself on fire and fatally shot himself in her front yard
Former Nickelodeon star Miranda Cosgrove has recalled her terrifying experience with a traumatic stalker eight years later. In 2016, a man who had been stalking the 30-year-old iCarly alum committed suicide by setting himself on fire in the front yard of her Los Angeles home. Before dying by suicide, the man opened fire on a […]
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault | Israel-Gaza war
Tens of thousands of Palestinians evacuated from Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday after Israel warned them to do so ahead of an imminent military offensive that would usher in a bloody new phase in the seven-month conflict. Was. The roads leading out of Rafah were clogged with long lines of people, young and old, […]
Biden administration set to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles from China
The White House is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week, with a levy on electric vehicles and other clean energy goods. The full announcement is expected on Tuesday and will target solar goods, critical minerals, and batteries from China, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. The Biden administration […]
The Stage Is Set For Alvin Bragg’s Star Witness—An Admitted Liar—To Take The Stand Against Trump
new york-Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team called five witnesses on Friday to conclude the bulk of the case, paving the way for Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who has admitted to lying, to take the stand. I opened it. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass told a judge he could wrap up the case against former […]
CNN Legal Analysts Set Correspondent Straight When She Tries To Defend Trump Judge For Mistrial Ruling
Two CNN legal analysts informed a network correspondent that Judge Juan Merchan’s mistrial denial ruling was not fair to former President Donald Trump’s defense. Merchan denied Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche’s motion for a mistrial Tuesday after porn star Stormy Daniels’ testimony, which he claimed was “unduly prejudicial,” with the judge questioning why the defense did not […]
Biden Admin Reportedly Set To Significantly Strengthen Tariffs On Chinese EVs, Critical Minerals
The Biden administration is reportedly set to significantly enhance tariffs targeting Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and other green energy-related products as early as next week, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The administration will approximately quadruple tariffs against Chinese EVs, and U.S. officials will also increase levies against critical minerals, solar products and batteries that […]