Category: NEWS
Opinion: Heat waves are a wake-up call. Low-income families need government help
Last week more than 125 million people in the US were living under heat warning and advisories and this week a second major heat wave is projected with more than 100 high temperatures records expected to be broken. And it’s only June.
Sound off! Trumpet is 1st bloodhound to win Westminster Dog Show
A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night. …read more
Live: EU set to grant Ukraine candidate status as battle for Donbas reaches ‘fearsome climax’
European leaders are set to accept Ukraine as an official candidate to join the EU on Thursday as the fight for two cities in the Luhansk region enters a “fearsome climax”, according to Ukrainian officials, who have urged an acceleration of Western arms deliveries. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times Paris time (GMT+2). …read more
As new details of Trump team’s fake electors scheme emerge, here’s what we know
The Trump campaign’s plan relied on key states to find pro-Trump electors and on Pence to toss the real electors, the Jan. 6 hearings have revealed.
NJ ‘Torso Killer’ charged in 1968 killing of 23-year-old woman at New York mall
The 1968 murder of Diane Cusick, 23, at the Green Acres Mall in Nassau County, New York, has been linked to convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham, the “Torso Killer.” …read more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nj-torso-killer-charged-killing-woman-new-york-mall
Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people. …read more
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/afghanistan-quake-kills-1000-survivors-dig-out-by-hand/
Former NBA star Vince Carter’s Atlanta home burglarized, nearly $100K stolen
Armed burglars broke into the Atlanta home of retired NBA player Vince Carter while his wife and kids were inside and stole nearly $100,000 in cash over the weekend, according to police. …read more
Man slit wife’s throat, played her favorite song and held her hand as she died: cops
Xichen Yang has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly slashing his wife Nhu Quynh Pham’s throat, placing her in a bathtub and holding her hand for 10 minutes as she bled to death. …read more
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/man-accused-of-slitting-wifes-throat-then-playing-her-favorite-song/
Austria scraps COVID vaccine mandate
The mandate had divided the country, with many citizens protesting against it. Austria has one of the EU’s lowest vaccination rates. …read more
https://www.dw.com/en/austria-scraps-covid-vaccine-mandate/a-62236080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
American churches closing faster than new ones can open
American churches are closing faster than new churches open, despite four out of five saying they believe in God and nine in 10 that believe in a higher power. …read more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/american-churches-closing-faster-new-ones-open