Tag: attempts

House Republicans’ Attempts to Attack Fauci Go Wildly Off Rails

Dr. Anthony Fauci visited Capitol Hill on Monday to testify on the origins of Covid-19, but some Republican members on the House Oversight Committee had no intention of asking anything even remotely relevant to scientific inquiry. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was repeatedly grilled by GOP lawmakers who […]

Watch Live as Boeing Attempts a Tense First Crewed Launch to the ISS

Despite several delays and technical hiccups, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its agreement with NASA. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set for launch on Saturday, June 1 at 12:25 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The crew […]

Driver rams into food truck, attempts to strike two people

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing attempted second degree murder charges after police say he struck a food truck and attempted to hit two people with his vehicle. Alton Turner, 42, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted second degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault following the incident on Friday […]

Fresno man attempts to meet with child for sexual purposes, arrested, deputies say

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 32-year-old has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet with a child for sexual purposes, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies say on Thursday, members of the Central Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force contacted the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Brock Sanders of Fresno, who had an […]

Hawaii woman scrubs $1 bill, attempts to pass it off as $100

‘It’s scary what people are doing now’: Hawaii woman scrubs $1 bill, attempts to pass it off as $100 Maelyn Ramos, a cashier at Ohana Foods in Hilo, Hawaii, had an inkling something was wrong when a customer handed her a $100 bill for a $15 purchase. “I did our protocols and procedures which is […]

Department of Education attempts to boost FAFSA completion

May 11—The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it is launching a multi-million-dollar program to boost completion of the , or FAFSA. College students and prospective college students fill out the FAFSA to see if they qualify for federal and some types of state and institutional financial aid. But an overhaul of FAFSA […]

Zelenskiy Says Russia Attempts a New Offensive Near Kharkiv

(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia started a new offensive around his country’s second-biggest city as Kremlin forces moved to breach the border in the northeast. Most Read from Bloomberg Artillery has so far been able to repel the assault in the Kharkiv region, Zelenskiy said during a meeting with Slovak President Zuzana […]

Disney stock falls as company attempts to make streaming business profitable

Disney (DIS) said Tuesday that an important part of its streaming business turned a profit for the first time but that it expects weaker results in that segment in the current quarter, sending its stock down as much as 8% pre-market. The forecast highlights Disney’s challenges in achieving sustained profitability in streaming, a key priority […]