At least ten killed in India landslide
A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. (July 20)
Biden pushes strong union role in green & tech jobs
Flanked by cranes and shipyard workers, President Joe Biden says unions will be building America’s renewable energy future — courting organized labor just as some unions weigh strikes that could…
George Floyd protesters sued NYPD over brutal tactics. A settlement awards them each $10K.
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought on behalf of hundreds of people who were arrested or subjected to the…
Ex-Venezuelan spy chief faces US drug charges
A former Venezuelan spy chief and longtime adviser to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York courtroom to decade-old drug trafficking charges after…
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Here’s the latest for Thursday, July 20: Los Angeles store get $1 million for selling winning Powerball ticket; Russia pounds Ukraine port cities; RFK Jr. testifies before House panel; Cricket…
71-year-old man dies of possible heat exposure at Golden Canyon trailhead, officials say
A 71-year-old man died at a trailhead in Death Valley National Park on Tuesday afternoon as temperatures soared to 121°F, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a statement. The…
Striking writers and actors rally in Philadelphia
Striking screenwriters and actors rallied in Philadelphia as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. Sheryl Lee Ralph of the hit TV show “Abbott Elementary” and…
New millipede species with 486 legs discovered near Los Angeles
The creature is so small and so thin, that if you didn’t give it much notice, you may dismiss it as a bit of thread. But examined under a microscope,…
Jan. 6 investigation closes in on former President Trump
Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, former President Donald Trump is in increasing legal peril as investigations into his efforts to cling to power after his election…
Ukraine has started using U.S. provided cluster munitions
The Ukrainian military has begun deploying cluster munitions, bombs that open in the air and release scores of smaller bomblets, that it recently received from the U.S., U.S. National Security…