(This story contains strong language in paragraph 5) By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – Musician and singer-songwriter Roger Waters says he hopes a now free Julian Assange might one day be able to resume his work at WikiLeaks if he wants to, and that he is prepared to help fund the whistleblower media organisation. The […]
An excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 2:12 a.m. valid for Friday between noon and 7 p.m. The warning is for Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Somervell, Johnson and Ellis counties. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to face a few different Donald Trumps on Thursday’s debate stage: the more bombastic and “unhinged” one known for his grievance-filled, stem-winding rallies, and a fairly disciplined version who largely refrains from tirades and sticks to policy. If Trump is more sedate than incensed, the goal for Biden […]
As we head into summer, coming up with meals that won’t heat up the kitchen can be a chore. Plus, the pull to spend more time outdoors and less time indoors and at the grocery store is real. One study showed that the average American spends about 37 minutes a day preparing, serving and cleaning […]
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 11:16 a.m. on Tuesday, warning residents of strong thunderstorms until noon. The alert is for Parker, Tarrant, Hood and Johnson counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. “At 11:16 a.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Western […]
Elon Musk could have $56 billion riding on the outcome of Tesla’s annual meeting this Thursday, when the automaker’s stockholders will vote on the CEO’s record-setting 2018 pay package. But there’s another group that stands to land a record windfall: The legal team that successfully argued against Musk’s payout in a Delaware court earlier this […]
NEWPORT – During his first semester at Maine Maritime Academy, last fall, Andrew Weaver II more than once thought to himself that the course instruction he was receiving sounded familiar. And even some of his Maine Maritime professors weren’t total strangers. A 2023 graduate of North Kingstown High School and a marine transportation and operations […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before the 2020 election, the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, based his warning on […]
Get ready to hit the brakes. Two huge construction projects at both ends of Interstate 5’s route through Pierce County will impact traffic this summer, according to the state Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Near the King County line, the state Route 167 Completion Project is building a toll road between I-5 and state Route 509. […]
Twenty-three years ago, F-16 fighter pilot Marc Sasseville was sent on a mission that he thought could be his last. Two hijacked planes had flown into the World Trade Center’s twin towers in New York City, and a third had struck the Pentagon. Sasseville received orders on Sept. 11, 2001 to prevent another hijacked airliner […]
A few months ago, a top prosecutor on former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case stood up in court and told Judge Aileen Cannon that he was concerned about the pace of the proceeding, gingerly expressing his desire to keep the matter “moving along.” Almost instantly, Cannon got defensive. “I can assure you that in […]
The cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida became a scene of panic and confusion Sunday when passengers were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem, a passenger told CNN. The Airbus plane, which was headed to Fort Lauderdale, […]