NEW YORK — Defense attorneys spent all day Tuesday working to undermine one of federal prosecutors’ star witnesses in their corruption case again Sen. Bob Menendez. The witness, Jose Uribe, a New Jersey trucking and insurance industry figure who pleaded guilty earlier this year to bribing the senator and his wife, was repeatedly asked about […]
The planet just marked a “shocking” new milestone, enduring 12 consecutive months of unprecedented heat, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. Every single month from June 2023 to May 2024 was the world’s hottest such month on record, Copernicus data showed. The 12-month heat streak was “shocking but not […]
CANANDAIGUA, NY — The six-foot concolor fir planted last week on Holiday Lane in Canandaigua won’t resemble the Christmas tree placed annually at Rockefeller Center in New York City any time soon, as neighbor Bob Stolze put it. But the new tree will help the neighborhood continue a long-standing year-end tradition, one that was threatened […]
Scottie Scheffler’s troubles switched from off course to on as his bid for back-to-back major victories suffered significant early blows at Valhalla. Scheffler went into the third round of the 106th US PGA Championship three shots off the lead after remarkably carding a 66 on Friday, just hours after being charged with assaulting a police […]
NEW YORK — Face to face in court on Monday with his fixer-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen — the witness whose testimony is key to New York prosecutors’ criminal case against him — Donald Trump seemed determined to project that he was unworried, if not unbothered. After all, he was up in the polls. “The New York […]
Extraordinary global heat continues its streak. Last month, the world endured the hottest April on record, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. It marks 11 consecutive months of unprecedented global temperatures. With that new data point, some scientists warn there is a strong chance 2024 could beat 2023 as […]
An Army AH-64E Apache helicopter accident in Washington state on Monday night sent two crew members to the hospital, an official confirmed. The pair survived the aviation mishap and were taken to Madigan Army Medical Center, where they remain “in stable condition,” a spokesperson from 7th Infantry Division told Military Times Wednesday. The identities of […]
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv on Monday morning as a Russian attack hit the Ukrainian capital for the third time in five days. The attack came amid an apparent escalation of aerial bombardment of cities by the Kremlin’s forces as the war stretches into its third year with the front line largely stationary. City […]
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv on Monday morning as a Russian attack hit the Ukrainian capital for the third time in five days. The attack came amid an apparent escalation of aerial bombardment of cities by the Kremlin’s forces as the war stretches into its third year with the front line largely stationary. City […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv on Monday morning as a Russian attack hit the Ukrainian capital for the third time in five days, part of an apparent escalation of aerial bombardment of cities by the Kremlin’s forces as the war stretches into its third year with the front line largely […]
The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war. The countryside in eastern areas of […]
Only 14% of executive leadership positions are held by women. That number, which is up from just 6% in 2016, is trending in the right direction, but still disheartening. In a day and age where the importance of diversity and inclusivity is continually trumpeted, these statistics are further proof that there is still much work […]