Explosions heard in Saudi capital as Riyadh airport reportedly closed
P.A. — Several explosions were heard Thursday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, including a large explosion at the city’s international airport, a witness told The Associated Press, a day after the kingdom said an attack killed one person and injured…
The Russian plague didn’t escape from a test tube – and it wasn’t an accident: mum of deceased scientist
The mother of the Russian scientist who died during a suspected plague outbreak in Siberia denies reports that her daughter was infected after breaking a test tube – and instead suggested Russian authorities “just let my daughter die”. Daria Shipilova,…
Hurricane Isaias threatens the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and flooding. See maps, planned route.
Hurricane Isaiah was intensifying early Thursday and expected to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, threatening parts of Mississippi, Alabama and the western part of the Florida Panhandle. It became the first hurricane…
Cornell gang rape accuser was ‘misled’ about criminal investigation, lawyer says
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she testified to police, her lawyer said Wednesday.…
Senate candidates run in favor of raising Social Security taxes on higher incomes to avoid benefit cuts – NBC News
Senate candidates are running in favor of raising Social Security taxes on higher incomes to avoid a cut in benefits NBC News Who would pay if Congress eliminated the Social Security payroll tax cap? Cato Institute Should social security be phased out?…
Live updates: Judge hears request from CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Trump press ban
This case is much bigger than a battle for access to the White House involving three plaintiffs: it is about the president trying to choose who can ask him questions, document his presidency and hold him accountable. Judging from his posts on Truth…
US suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green card work program
The US Department of Labor announced it would suspend Microsoft And Adobe of its permanent labor certification program on Thursday, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said, as the Trump administration continues to take aim at immigration and overseas…
‘I don’t care if I go to jail’: Newly released video shows defiant 6-year-old after Virginia school shooting
A 6-year-old boy who shot his Virginia elementary school teacher in 2023 was seen cursing at police officers in a newly released body camera video. “Where is the gun?” asks an officer. “It’s over there,” said the child, insulting the policeman. “If you…
Sheryl Sandberg on Love Again After Loss: ‘There’s Room in My Heart for Both’
I’m so sorry. Losing a parent shatters so many things: the family you knew, the vacations you thought would last for years, the feeling of always having someone to call. Grief is a demanding – and unwanted – companion. It hits in the big,…
“The system is rigged”: Democrat Sherrod Brown places data center danger at the heart of his populist Senate bid | Ohio
SHerrod Brown, the former Democratic senator from Ohio who hopes to return to power in November’s midterm elections, has spent the last year traveling around his home state telling voters all the ways the “system is rigged” against…