Florida public health policy took a blow recently when Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation aimed at reducing public risk from beach waters and public bathing places contaminated with fecal bacteria. House Bill 165, the Safe Waterways Act, was passed unanimously by the Florida legislature. The governor’s reason behind his veto was that the bill gave […]
Reports of the demise of electric vehicle (EV) sales appear to have been exaggerated. At least that’s the conclusion that investors are drawing after Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported its second-quarter EV delivery numbers today. After the EV leader reported stronger-than-anticipated vehicle deliveries, Tesla shares led the S&P 500 gainers for the second straight day. As […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained about ongoing Russian bombing and once again appealed to the West for more help with air defence. In the past week alone, Russia has dropped 800 glide bombs over Ukraine, Zelensky announced in Kiev on Sunday. He also published a video of the heavy destruction and fires in the […]
Nvidia’s (NVDA) stock slump — down by 9% over the last five trading days — dragging down tech-heavy indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) along with it. Yahoo Finance’s The Morning Brief welcomes Commonwealth Financial Network CIO Brad McMillan to talk about recent trends in the tech sector and major chip players. “When you look at the […]
By Jeff Mason, Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish OMAHA BEACH, France (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday, urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukraine and not surrender to Russian tyranny. […]
Mexico’s electoral body, the National Electoral Institute, announced preliminary results and quick count of the 2024 elections on 3 June 2024. According to the preliminary results, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party’s candidate Claudia Sheinbaum won more than 58% of the votes, with the opposition candidates Xochitl Galvez Ruiz winning between 26.6-28.6% of the votes, […]
Abilene police made an arrest Tuesday in connection with an alleged road rage incident that turned violent when a man was shot in Scarborough Park on Sunday. Andre Maurice Lamar Sanders, 26, of Abilene, was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a police press […]
A man was shot in the back in of the head while driving home from a Chinese restaurant in the Loris area, according to Horry County Police. The man was driving home from the restaurant Saturday when he saw a black Honda following him, the police report said. The person driving the Honda then shot […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Dozens of potential firefighters looking to ignite their careers with Huntsville Fire and Rescue (HFR) got a dose of what it would be like on the job. HFR is ringing the alarm for more candidates. Officials with the department spent Wednesday evening hosting a meet and greet in an effort to […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of close cooperation during his visit to Beijing. A steady development of Sino-Russian relations contributes to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world, Xi said in talks with Putin on Thursday, according to state media. China is Russia’s most important ally, which […]
May 9—WILKES-BARRE — A motions hearing for homicide suspect Alan Jay Meyers was continued Thursday as a recently retained attorney added to the defense team claimed there is “outstanding evidence” that needs to be reviewed. Attorney Theron Solomon joined Attorney Matthew T. Muckler in defending Meyers, 18, for the fatal shooting of Kassadey Matulevich, 17, […]
A state agency overseeing licensing for health care and occupational professionals is under scrutiny from lawmakers after missing a deadline in its quest to cutdown on delays and modernize services. Under legislation signed into by Gov. JB Pritzker in December, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation had 90 days, or until March 7 […]