An arrest warrant for a man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was lifted on Wednesday by a German court in an ongoing trial over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. However, the 47-year-old German, who has been […]
Oil prices rose on Monday, helped by expected peak summer consumption and OPEC+ production cuts, though gains were capped by rising output from other producers and the potential for economic volatility resulting from a changing political landscape. Brent crude (BZ=F) futures rose 54 cents, or 0.64%, to $85.55 a barrel by 1105 GMT. U.S. West […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale, days after they were forced from their homes by a wildfire, authorities said Sunday. The Boulder View Fire was 19% contained Sunday after charring nearly 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights […]
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – All evacuation orders have been lifted for the Fresno June Lightning Complex fire, but some evacuation warnings remain in place, Cal Fire says. As well, all road closures have been lifted but residents might experience traffic flow interruptions due to utility workers and fire crews still working in the area. […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It was the fire that came back from the dead. A puff of wind and a simple ember ignited the beloved Del Mar Heights hiking trails a few hours after a fire was already knocked down. A wind-driven brush fire reignited in Del Mar Heights Tuesday afternoon, prompting nearby residents […]
Nearly $200 billion in emergency school funding spent during and after the pandemic succeeded in lifting students’ achievement in math and reading, according to two papers released Wednesday. Test score increases in both studies, which were conducted independently of one another, indicate that states and school districts used the money to effectively support children, even […]
The judge who presided over Donald Trump‘s hush money trial on Tuesday lifted some of the restrictions from his gag order. The ruling by Judge Juan Merchan comes two days before Trump is set to debate President Joe Biden for the first time in the 2024 campaign. Merchan’s ruling lifted restrictions on Trump’s ability to […]
Authorities have lifted all road closures and evacuations warnings related to the 1,078-acre Hesperia Fire as firefighters managed to build containment lines around 86% of the perimeter. All road closures and evacuation orders were lifted at 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to CAL FIRE and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials. Smoke was expected to remain […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A dump truck with a lifted bed caused approximately $100,000 in damage to a Vancouver intersection on Monday when the driver plowed into overhanging traffic signals at 192nd Ave. and 1st Street near the Camas Costco, causing a traffic pole to crash onto the street below. Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Kim […]
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a New York judge to lift the gag order which barred the former US president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal. In a letter sent on Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers […]
By Sabine Siebold, Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday dismissed warnings by Russian President Vladimir Putin that allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike inside Russian territory might lead to an escalation. Speaking on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague, Stoltenberg said the […]
Violent incidents against teachers and other school personnel jumped after schools reopened after the pandemic, according to a new study. The findings from the American Psychological Association included two surveys: one conducted during the height of the pandemic (August 2020-June 2021) and a second one conducted after many schools lifted COVID restrictions in 2022. The […]