One of UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal cabinet allies has said Labour is likely to win “the largest majority any party has ever achieved”. UK work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said it is “highly unlikely” that polls suggesting a victory for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in the upcoming UK General Election are […]
A judge is considering the “extraordinary” removal of Hays County District Clerk Avrey Anderson, who was accused in court Tuesday of professional incompetence, negligence of official duties and fostering a hostile work environment. Considering whether to temporarily suspend Anderson as proceedings for his permanent removal from office continue, Hays County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum did […]
Erik Grams saw he was at a point of no return. Then, in an instant, he was swept past it. His canoe pulled into the mouth of a 30-foot waterfall, he was tossed into boulders and cascading current, on a knife’s edge between life and death. In seconds, Grams was thrown underwater at the base […]
A newly-deciphered manuscript dating back more than 1,600 years has been identified as the earliest known account of Jesus Christ’s childhood. The manuscript, written on papyrus in either the 4th or 5th century, had been stored at a library in Hamburg, Germany, for decades and was long believed to be an insignificant document. However, two […]
From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in April 2013. The most impressive natural feature in the Coachella Valley is the northeast face of San Jacinto Peak. In slightly less than 7 horizontal miles the peak rises from 800 to 10,834 feet above sea level, creating the steepest escarpment in the […]
National forecasters issued their most severe hurricane predictions ever on Thursday and warned of an “extraordinary” and active season even as they pleaded that residents prepare — not panic. The numbers are stark: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts an “above average” season with 17 to 25 named storms in the Atlantic, agency leaders […]
The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged 33% in 2022, only to soar by nearly 54% in 2023. This year, it has already delivered a gain of more than 10%. Those gyrations prove that it’s nearly impossible to predict the direction of the market in the short term. However, if we zoom out to observe the past […]
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing the executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state TV said. “We will follow the path of President Raisi in fulfilling assigned duties without any interruption,” Mokhber said. […]
This year already saw two new companies’ market caps surpass $2 trillion, and a third is poised to hit that milestone. The current members of the $2 trillion club are some of the most well-respected names in their fields, and all of their businesses revolve around technology. Microsoft ($3 trillion) established itself as an AI […]
The Amon G. Carter Foundation is committing $10.75 million to support the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus under construction in downtown. The foundation announced Tuesday that the gift includes $5 million and four parcels near the 3.5-acre campus. The land, which totals nearly an acre, is a parking lot along Jones Street across from the […]
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into a monolith — crushing political […]
At 550 hectares, Majuli is the world’s largest river island. If that phrase conjures the image of a jungly outcrop garlanded with sandy banks, it should — that’s how this island in in extreme eastern India used to look. But decades of population growth and erosion along the mighty Brahmaputra River wreaked havoc on the […]