This article was originally published in Arkansas Advocate. Nearly 3,000 Arkansas teachers can expect a boost to their paycheck by the end of the month, according to an announcement from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Tuesday afternoon. The bonuses are part of the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program, which was created through a major education overhaul […]
An undercover officer who discussed the alleged rape, kidnap and murder of Holly Willoughby with a security guard online engaged with him as he felt there was an “imminent threat” to the TV star, a court heard. The officer, who has been granted anonymity to protect his and his family’s safety and “his effectiveness as […]
A South Florida apartment building consumed by flames last week — leaving more than 40 residents without a home — is on the verge of “imminent” collapse, officials said. Taking precautionary action, the City of Miami will demolish the structure Tuesday. The city’s announcement Monday comes a week after Juan Francisco Figuero set ablaze Temple […]
Options trading desks saw heavy buying activity for BTC calls with June expiry. BTC “ready to squeeze higher” with some $1.5 billion worth of shorts concentrated around the $72,000 that can be liquidated, Matrixport noted. Bitcoin {{BTC}} options traders are increasingly positioning for the asset to hit fresh record prices this month, market data suggests. […]
SINGAPORE (AP) — United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding “miscalculations and misunderstandings.” Austin’s comments at […]
When people think about the risks of climate change, the idea of abrupt changes is pretty scary. Movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” feed that fear, with visions of unimaginable storms and populations fleeing to escape rapidly changing temperatures. While Hollywood clearly takes liberties with the speed and magnitude of disasters, several recent studies have […]
May 23—Kootenai County law enforcement asked for the public’s help locating a man they mistakenly released an inmate earlier this week. Daniel J. Billingsley, 46, of Bayview, Idaho, was mistakenly released from the Kootenai County Jail on Monday. Billingsley was an inmate of the Idaho Department of Corrections brought to Kootenai County to face local […]
(Changes “Treasuries” to “Treasury” in last paragraph) By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, the chief executive of investment management company DoubleLine Capital, expects a U.S. recession as soon as this year, he said on Thursday, as higher interest rates pressure U.S. consumers and companies. Signals of brewing trouble in the U.S. economy […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — An announcement by Hamas late Monday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation, as Palestinian evacuees in the jam-packed town felt their first glimmer of hope the war could end. For families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, the announcement raised the […]
The U.S. reportedly put a hold last week on a weapons shipment to Israel ― a stunning diplomatic shift as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to go against the Biden administration’s warnings and move forward with a military invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah. The alleged pause in large shipment of offensive weapons appears […]
Israel’s defence minister has threatened an imminent invasion of Rafah where 1.5 million Gazans are sheltering if a temporary ceasefire agreement is not reached. Amid faltering peace talks in Egypt, Yoav Gallant warned his government was preparing to launch “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of […]
South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over corruption charges after a court dismissed her bid to block police and prosecutors from arresting her. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is a senior member of the ruling African National Congress party, is accused of receiving bribes from a defence contractor while she was defence minister. According to prosecutors, […]