Gilgo Beach murders police search Amityville storage unit
Officers probing cold-case murders in Long Island search a storage unit after last week’s arrest.
‘Massive’ search on for children swept away by Pennsylvania floods
A nine-month-old boy and his two-year-old sister were swept away as their family drove to a barbecue.
Iowa judge temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban
Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin said by granting the temporary injunction, “it recognises that there are good, honourable and intelligent people – morally, politically and legally – on…
The Dark, Shady Past of Spain’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Alberto Núñez Feijóo | naked capitalism
Spain’s general elections this Sunday (July 22) could be a milestone event — of the bad rather than good kind. If the latest polls are right — and, of course,…
A New Interest in Unions
To celebrate his first Thanksgiving as president, Franklin Roosevelt traveled to his vacation home in Warm Springs, Ga., in 1933, and he invited a guest to join him: Eddie Cantor,…
How the Mayo Clinic and Uber Killed Efforts to Help Workers in Minnesota | naked capitalism
Democrats, controlling the governor’s office, the state house and senate passed a wave of legislation that has some describing Minnesota as a shining example of progressivism and led The Guardian…
As China Bakes in Record Heat, Kerry Presses Beijing on Climate Change
In the sandstone desert of China’s far west, a local meteorological station recorded an all-time high temperature of 126 degrees. In central China, heat-induced mechanical problems trapped tourists riding on…
Spanish Vote Threatens Efforts to Recover Franco’s Victims
When she first heard of a project to exhume and identify the remains of hundreds of Civil War victims — her grandfather possibly among them — Ángela Raya Fernández said…
In Phoenix, 18 Days of Extreme Heat With No End in Sight
On Monday, Phoenix reached a miserable milestone: It was the first time since 1974 that it had 18 days in a row of 110-degree or more temperatures. On Tuesday, it…
A Yiddish Haven Thrives in Australia
“Mir kumen on, mir kumen on! Un fest un zikher undzer trot!” Late on a recent Friday night, dozens of voices joined in this Yiddish anthem — “We are coming,…