BEIJING (Reuters) – China is strongly opposed to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and urges Washington to withdraw them immediately, the defence ministry said on Friday. The ministry said it had lodged a complaint to the United States over the matter. “(China’s military) will continue to strengthen its military training and exercises, and resolutely defend […]
PARIS — President Joe Biden apologized to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on Friday for the monthslong delay in approving military aid, blaming it on conservative Republican opposition. But he vowed to stand by Ukraine against Russian aggression. “I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what was going to pass, in terms of funding, […]
Jun. 6—Recently, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle announced her selected community projects that were submitted to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee as candidates to receive funding for Fiscal Year 2025. “These 15 projects reflect the priorities of local communities who know their needs best,” said Rep. Hoyle. “If funded, these projects will support the construction of […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Records tumbled across the U.S. Southwest on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in some areas, and the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day. Although the official start of summer was still two weeks […]
Jun. 6—GRAND FORKS — North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerod Tufte filed an opinion Thursday, June 6, affirming the criminal judgment against U.S. House candidate Roland Riemers. Riemers was found guilty of Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Oct. 10, after a one-day jury trial. One year earlier, Riemers blocked a BNSF railway train, stating […]
One typically associates covert online campaigns to influence American politics with geopolitical rivals of the U.S., like Russia and China. But it turns out that some of the recent meddling is coming from a staunch U.S. ally: Israel. According to shocking reports in The New York Times and Haaretz this week, citing current and former […]
Did you know that Florida, California, Texas and New York have economies so big that if they were countries, they would rank in the top 20 in the world? Personal finance company WalletHub just released a study that ranks all 50 states by determining the states with the best and worst economies, based on metrics […]
A Toyota subsidiary will shut down its largest auto parts plant in the U.S. over concerns about a difficult path to “sustainable profitability.” Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. opened the facility in Marion, Arkansas, in 2006, making truck frames and axles for Hino commercial vehicles as well as for its Toyota parent. It is by far […]
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Ecuadorean crime gang Los Lobos and its leader, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Los Lobos, led by Wilmer Geovanny Chavarria Barre, known by his alias Pipo, has emerged as Ecuador’s largest drug trafficking organization and contributes significantly to the violence gripping the country, […]
Support local journalism. Unlock unlimited digital access to floridatoday.com Here are the stories included on today’s News in 90 Seconds: ‘A new chapter’: Boeing Starliner sends two NASA astronauts into orbit on way to ISS Beneath a backdrop of scattered puffy clouds, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams soared into the history books Wednesday morning by taking Boeing’s Starliner […]
There are a lot of similarities between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lexington, Kentucky, believe it or not. That’s according to Commerce Lexington President and CEO Bob Quick. He said the things that put Salt Lake City on the map are things Lexington already has. Despite Salt Lake being more than twice the size of […]
Investors may be grousing at the highest interest rates in over two decades, but one economist says the Fed may not have raised rates enough—and we may be stuck with higher prices as a consequence. When the central bank stopped raising interest rates in July 2023 it may not have led to sufficient tightening in […]