Blazing wildfires force evacuations in California
Authorities in northern California have ordered thousands of people to evacuate because of the Thompson and Toll fires, which have burned more than 3,000 acres. The Thompson fire, which began…
Fourth of July Will Be a Scorcher for Most of the U.S.
The Fourth of July is known for sweaty backyard barbecues, scorching Major League Baseball day games, and, if you’re lucky, cooler nighttime temperatures as fireworks finally pop after sunset. But…
Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents released by Florida judge
A judge in Florida has ordered the surprise release of graphic transcripts from the state’s 2006 prosecution of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – a probe that ended with the millionaire financier…
These Doctors Were Censured. Wisconsin’s Prisons Hired Them Anyway.
While serving time in a Wisconsin prison in 2021, Darnell Price watched a golf-ball-size lump on his thigh grow as large as a football. Mr. Price pressed for a thorough…
Confronting NATO’s War Summit in Washington | naked capitalism
Yves here. While NATO plans to further escalate Collective West conflicts that it is too overstretched to win, it’s not as if the hawks have not repeatedly tried to use…
Mulling Reparations, California Sets Aside $12 Million as a Start
Last year, a California task force issued a seminal report urging reparations for Black residents that could add up to hundreds of billions of dollars. But the state’s new $298…
Florida man in critical condition after shark attack
A “severe bite” from a shark in East Florida on Friday has left a man in critical condition from blood loss, authorities said. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit…
She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane.
Nicole Miller had gone to the emergency room in Boise, Idaho, after waking up with heavy bleeding in her 20th week of pregnancy. By afternoon, she was still leaking amniotic…
US abortion: Iowa’s top court upholds six-week abortion ban law
Iowa’s highest court has upheld a law saying the state can enforce a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The law bans abortions after early signs…
Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible
Oklahoma’s state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, in an extraordinary move that blurs the lines between religious instruction and public…