The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday, as the project faces questions over damage, cost and no-bid contracts. Burgum told CNN the administration will use the same contractor for the repairs, saying the company did a “fantastic job.” The pool was […]
Russia hits Kyiv overnight with another massive barrage just before NATO leaders meet. Plus, Iran is burying its longtime supreme leader, but one person is still missing from public view. And a call from President Donald Trump is turning into a World Cup firestorm. And now America’s leading scorer is back on the field after […]
More than two dozen people are suspected to have died in New Jersey as a result of last week’s record-breaking heat wave. Gov. Mikie Sherrill says at least 25 people are believed to have died from the extreme heat, with most of the deaths reported in the central and northern parts of the state. The first deaths were reported Thursday, but thunderstorms Friday night and through the […]
Search and rescue crews are working across Kyiv Monday morning after Russia launched another massive air assault. This comes just as NATO leaders prepare to gather for this week’s summit. More than 10 people are confirmed dead, and dozens more were injured after Russia fired 68 missiles and 351 drones overnight, according to Ukraine’s Air […]
The controversy surrounding U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s reinstatement for tonight’s World Cup match against Belgium intensified Monday after Belgium reportedly was granted the right to appeal FIFA’s decision. The move comes less than a day after FIFA reinstated Balogun, who had received a red card and an automatic one-match suspension after a foul during the […]
China test-fired a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, drawing sharp concern from Australia, New Zealand and Japan. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said the missile carried a dummy warhead, launched at 12:01 p.m. Beijing time and landed in designated waters. The Chinese navy said the launch was […]
In 2017, a group of scientists warned a warming planet would result in the re-emergence of ailments once considered eradicated. “Accumulating evidence has begun to show that climate change is altering the spread and distribution of parasitic diseases,” researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Liverpool concluded in a paper published […]
Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected in a Utah courtroom this week as prosecutors begin laying out their case against the man accused of assassinating the conservative activist. A judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for the case to move forward. The five-day preliminary hearing is expected to resemble a mini trial, […]
The Trump administration plans to open a temporary holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children on a former Air Force base in Louisiana. But officials say it’s not a detention center. The 528-bed facility, next to an airport hub in Alexandria, Louisiana, at what formerly was England Air Force Base, will hold unaccompanied children, […]
FIFA cleared U.S. forward Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium in the World Cup round of 16, suspending his automatic one-game ban after President Donald Trump reportedly asked the governing body to review the red card. Balogun, the Americans’ leading scorer at the tournament with three goals, had been sent off in the 64th minute […]
