Rhasidat Adeleke won the women’s 100 metres at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Santry. In doing so, she smashed the Irish record in a time of 11.13 seconds. Sarah Lavin finished second, who last summer had taken that Irish 100 metres record down to 11.27 seconds. Adeleke has repeatedly claimed senior records […]
French voters have propelled the far-right National Rally to a strong lead in first-round legislative elections and plunged the country into political uncertainty. That is according to polling projections. French President Emmanuel Macron, who called the surprise elections just three weeks ago, urged voters to rally against the far right. Projections by polling agencies suggest […]
France is holding the first round of early parliamentary elections on Sunday that could bring the country’s first far-right government since Nazi occupation during World War II. The second round is on July 7. The outcome of the vote is highly uncertain. Turnout is unusually high. Three major political blocs are competing: The far-right National […]
The Biden administration celebrated June’s Pride Month with rainbow flags and a gathering on the South Lawn. But its National Park Service spent the month trying to tamp down an employee and public relations debacle of its own making. Weeks before the festivities began, park service leaders issued an edict that took many of their […]
A temporary partial closure to Sierra National Forest is in place until at least tomorrow because of the Basin Fire that was sparked by lightning this week. Forest rangers said the Basin Fire “has grown significantly in the past few days.” Rangers said the closure “is necessary due to the heightened risks associated with the […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical depression is likely to form on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. NHC meteorologists said a low pressure system is becoming better defined and organized about 1,400 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands. Saharan dust heading for Florida: Here’s what to know Hurricane or tropical storm watches could […]
A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service Saturday afternoon. A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Dearborn County in Indiana, northern Boone County in Kentucky and western Hamilton County in Ohio Saturday afternoon, the statement read. The National Weather Service has not issued any storm watches or warnings. At […]
The Minnesota National Guard were deployed to assist with flood-relief efforts in Waterville, Minnesota, after several inches of rainfall brought catastrophic flooding to parts of the state. The Minnesota National Guard said 44 soldiers assisted city workers in manning water pumps after floodwaters rose and filled the sewer system. “Service members worked in shifts, ensuring […]
PARIS (Reuters) – An opinion poll published in newspaper Les Echos on Friday said French far-right party National Rally (NR) further rose in its forecast and may reach as much as 37% of the popular vote, two days before the first voting round in parliamentary elections. NR was up by 2% from the last publication […]
The National Weather services confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in the in Ixora Park neighborhood in Melbourne. 10:30 p.m. Update: MWSMelbourne said the tornado was on the ground for approximately three minutes. Other areas of Melbourne reported damage from heavy winds. Original Story: Expect scattered afternoon storms each day this week as the […]
Four Central Florida residents are among 193 people charged in a $2.7 billion nationwide crackdown on health care fraud announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Nurse practitioner Erin Kim, 54, of Orlando, is accused of prescribing 1.5 million Adderall pills and other stimulants to those who failed to meet criteria or higher doses […]
Jun. 27—The National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) will welcome Col. Marcus D. Starks as its new commander Friday in the center’s first change of command ceremony. The ceremony will be 10 a.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, with Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, presiding. […]