Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche scraps President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Will the two Republican senators who insisted on it now allow his nomination to move forward? Plus, Trump says U.S. strikes on Iran are on hold again Monday morning, following Tehran’s request for a pause. And Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno publicly […]
Monday brings another hard day for firefighters in Washington state, where more than 5,000 homes remain under evacuation orders due to rapidly spreading wildfires. The fast-moving flames have already destroyed about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings around Spokane, burning more than 8 square miles. Officials say fifteen major fires were burning across the state […]
After President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran would hold new talks Monday, Tehran is pushing back, saying there are no direct negotiations with Washington underway. In his weekly news conference early Monday morning, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said, “We are not negotiating with the United States at this time.” He said Iran is […]
Louisiana has joined Florida and Alabama in opening state-level inquiries into Dr. Anthony Fauci after he refused to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Saturday that her office would join the attorneys general of Florida and Alabama in reviewing Fauci’s actions and whether any alleged […]
A more than 15-year collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Zoo led to a breakthrough in the fight against one of the deadliest diseases in young Asian elephants. Two papers published in July are the first peer-reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine for elephants against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). The […]
Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens. According to Reuters, both crew members of one helicopter died and the other two are hospitalized. Greece’s Fire Service said the two Bell helicopters collided during a firefighting operation in the Psatha area of western Attica. The aircraft had been […]
Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio says he’s still going to run for re-election, despite allegations from his ex-wife that he abused her and his young daughter. Emily Moreno has said her ex-husband, Max Miller, has thrown hot water on her, put a gun to her head, and that their daughter’s collarbone was fractured while […]
A federal judge has ordered New York not to enforce parts of its new Medical Aid in Dying Act against four orders of Catholic nuns and several Catholic health care ministries while their lawsuit challenging the law proceeds, after the state agreed not to apply the disputed provisions to them for now. The Catholic plaintiffs […]
Five people are dead and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire on Sunday in Indonesia. Multiple sources say a total of 225 people were rescued. Passengers were seen jumping into the sea and picked up by rescue boats. However, larger rescue ships could not approach the wreck due to a fire risk by […]
President Donald Trump said he canceled planned U.S. strikes on Iran Saturday night after being asked to by Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries. While Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go,” he agreed to hold off on any attack under the “perimeters of a deal” he […]
